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We may not be the right house for you, and you may not be the right author for us.

But if we are right for each other, both of our dreams will become manifest.

We are traditional, not vanity.

We will pay you a healthy percentage of royalties and you will work to ensure your book sells. (see Frequently Asked Questions)

We publish in trade paperback, hardcover, and Kindle or Nook.

We publish internationally in English and other languages (see the chart below).

We will consider any books that are positive, uplifting, supportive, or spiritual in nature, but please make sure you have read our Vision Statement before you submit your book.

As of Feb. 25, 2025: Our publishing house (ShelteringTree.Earth, LLC) has taken a stand against the use of AI generated illustrations in our children's book division. We will still accept AI-assisted images (whereby the author creates a prompt and then uses various images to create their own illustration) for middle reader, young adult, poetry, and adult books, but proper citations must be given. Effective immediately.

Please note: We do not at this time have an in-house illustrator. Although we can get you in touch with wonderful artists we have used in the past, the author is responsible for hiring any artwork.

If you are an artist interested in being hired for freelance illustrations, please contact us here.

How to Send us Your Book

PREPARE YOUR MANUSCRIPT BEFORE YOU BEGIN THIS PROCESS by reading this great article by Bucket Siler.

Fill out the form below as completely as possible.

Yes, spelling, grammar, and punctuation count!

Do not insert websites URLs.

If your book is illustrated, please make sure you list the full name of the illustrator.

We do check for possible plagiarism and for possible AI-generated and/or AI-assisted art and written materials.

We reserve the right to offer contracts only to those who comply with our policies.

* are required

What to Expect and When to Expect it

1. We will respond within 15 working days to any query.

2. After those 15 days, we will send you a letter of declination (we have not rejected you or your book, but we decline to publish your book) or ask for the full manuscript with a 6-week exclusive review wherein there are no promises made between author and publisher, but author agrees not to submit the manuscript to another house during this duration.

3. After that 6-week review, we will send you a letter of declination or offer you a contract.

<<Times are approximate and may be much shorter than described above.>>

Download the Marketing Plan. Fill it out completely.

Save it with your first and last name plus Marketing Plan.

(i.e. Evelyn Rainey Marketing Plan)

Attach it where indicated in the form below.

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All Submissions Must Be Sent Through This Form.

Full Name *

Email address *

Phone Number

Working Title of your Book *

Word Count of the entire manuscript (not page count) *

Hook (2-3 sentences to hook our attention about your book) *

Tell us about your book. Format it as you would a query: 150 words to expand on your hook. 100 words Author Bio. *

Upload the best chapter of your book or 5 of your best poems (no more than 5,000 words). PDF or Word doc *

If illustrated, please upload one jpg or png of your book's pictures.

If illustrated, give full (legal) name of illustrator. We will not accept AI Generated images in our children's books. If you want your book to be illustrated but don't yet have an illustrator, tell us this.

Did you use AI-gen or AI-assistance to illustrate or write this book? *

Yes - AI-gen for illustrations
Yes - AI-assistance for illustrations
Yes - AI-gen for writing
Yes - AI-assistance for writing
No

Marketing Plan - Please attach your marketing plan -- see instructions above. Use ONLY the plan we recommend. *

If this book is already available in any way (website, audio, self-published, etc) explain where it is and exactly why you are pursuing a traditional publishing contract for this project.

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Languages We Accept

National or Official	Indigenous
Dutch
	Thai
	Korean
	Indonesian
French
	Cree
	Samoan
	Tongan
	Welsh
	Gaelic
German
	Icelander
	Norwegian
	Lakota
Italian
	Malagasy
	Maltese
	Catalan
Portuguese
	Gujurati
	Hindi
	Romani
Spanish
	Tagalog/Filipino
	Queretaro Otomi
	Yucatec Maya
	Navajo