We do consider all material sent to us but unfortunately cannot respond to every submission.  
​If we have any questions or further requests we will be in touch.
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Illustrator Submissions

We welcome submissions from illustrators who are looking for representation.  

Please e-mail no more than 5 samples (low-resolution JPEG
files) with a link to your website and social media to [email protected]
 
You are also welcome to post samples to us but please include
​an SAE if you would like your work to be returned.

*Please do not submit texts to the submission email above - this is for illustration submissions only. 

Author Submissions

We accept text submissions from debut and published authors via email only.

Whilst we do read and consider every submission we receive, we are a small agency and cannot respond individually to every submission.

If we are interested in reading more, and feel your work is right for us at Pickled Ink, we will try to respond to you within 6-8 weeks.

Please read our guidelines below carefully and then send any submissions to [email protected]

GUIDELINES

At present we are NOT considering books for adults, memoir or poetry/anthology collections.

Please include the following in your submission:

• Full manuscript as a word document. Please label your word document with your name and book's title.
  
• A page synopsis of your story
  
• A little background information about yourself, including any relevant social media handles, websites or published works

As a specialist children's and YA agency, we are interested in seeing texts for the following age ranges:

• Picture book texts (for ages 3-5). Please send 2 or 3 texts that show the style of your writing. These do not need to be in a series, or have illustrations – unless you are submitting as the author and illustrator.
  
• Younger fiction (for ages 5-7 & 7-9) Chapter books text and submissions from authors and from author-illustrators
  
• Middle grade (For ages 8-12)
  
• YA ( For ages 13+)
  
• Children's and YA non-fiction proposals. Please include outline and a sample chapter, as well as an indication why you are best placed to write such a non-fiction book or explaining your expertise in the area.  
  

Many thanks for considering Pickled Ink, we look forward to receiving your submission.
 

We do consider all material sent to us but unfortunately cannot respond to every submission.  
​If we have any questions or further requests we will be in touch.