How to submit a book to Lee & Low Books
Only through an agent
Lee & Low is closed to unsolicited manuscripts and takes agented work and projects from conferences its editors attended. Unpublished writers can enter its New Voices and New Visions awards. It bought Cinco Puntos Press.
Read off Lee & Low Books's own pages on
What it says
“Please note that as a small publisher working through an extensive submissions backlog, our imprints are currently closed to unsolicited manuscript submissions until further notice.”
“We still accept agented submissions and projects from writers’ conferences that Lee & Low editors have attended.”
“In addition, if you are an unpublished writer, we encourage you to enter your work in the New Voices Award and New Visions Award contests.”
What it says it looks for
“We are happy to consider art samples for picture books, graphic novels, and book jackets.”
What it has bought from outside
- 2012
the backlist and author contracts of Children's Book Press, revived as an imprint from Children's Book Press, a defunct non-profit
“In January 2012, Lee & Low Books acquired the backlist titles of the now-defunct non-profit publisher, Children's Book Press, as well as the latter's existing contracts with authors and illustrators, with the name itself being revived as an imprint of Lee & Low Books. [ 6 ]” en.wikipedia.org
- 2021
Cinco Puntos Press
“In 2021, Lee & Low acquired Cinco Puntos Press. [ 7 ]” en.wikipedia.org
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