It’s an exciting time to be in children’s publishing. The readership is expanding– and expanding their reading lists! Engaging, teen-friendly nonfiction is a huge area for growth in the industry, and of perennial interest, especially for students doing book reports who want to read more than boring biographies . So kt […]
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Some particularly memoir-able shoes for Susan, who asks, "I was under the impression that non-fiction, including memoir, is sold on a proposal and sample chapters. I do not have an agent yet, but in May saw a call for submissions from a publisher that I think would be suitable for my memoir, so I sent them a letter and the required 30 pages before their June deadline. I recently I received an e-mail from the publisher's assistant, asking for the full manuscript. The e-mail mentioned my "novel", but did not indicate whether they had read the 30 pages I had submitted. My question is this: is memoir really treated like other non-fiction genres?"
It's an exciting day around Unfeasible Enterprises, as boxes are piled around us and we wait for the movers to arrive. While we wait, let's tackle some of your questions, shall we? Time for a SPEED ROUND!