NOTE: We won't return anything that does not include a SASE.
Send queries, illustrations and complete manuscripts to:
DRT Press
PO Box 427
Pittsboro, NC 27312
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DRT Press accepts submissions of manuscripts concerning the world of adoption. We are particularly interested in receiving manuscripts about under-represented groups in the adoption triad. We currently only publish books for children but we are interested in books for adults, and craft and idea books. We are not accepting picture book manuscripts at this time.
We would LOVE to see submissions about adoption from Guatemala, older child adoption (both international and domestic), open adoption, and adoption of children from foster care.
We are actively seeking submissions for an upcoming anthology of essays that focus on the trials and triumphs of parenting children who are easy to love, but due to behavioral issues, hard to raise. Please click here to read a more thorough call for submissions.
We welcome submissions from unpublished writers.
Please follow standard submission guidelines and either send a query letter (in the case of longer manuscripts) or include a cover letter (in the case of picture book and shorter manuscripts) that explains who you are, who you see as the audience for your proposed book, and how you will help with marketing. Please be sure to research the market and let us know how your book will be different than other books on the same topic(s). At DRT Press we have found that the very best strategies for marketing niche books are sometimes the less expensive ones: e-mail lists, participation in topical listservs, newsletter articles, local press, and targeted book signings. What are you willing to do? Be realistic, but be enthusiastic!
We allow simultaneous submissions (of course!) but please let us know so if we're interested in something we can contact you quickly.
DRT Press welcomes illustrator's samples for our upcoming picture books. Please submit a resume, a brief statement about yourself, and samples of your work. We will keep sample packets on file for use in our upcoming projects.
Be sure to include illustrations of children in various poses, including close-ups of faces of various ethnicities. Do not send originals. If you would like your submission acknowledged, please enclose a SASE.