Submission Guidelines
​JTZ Books is an author-first collaborative publisher who is open to book-length submissions in all children book genres year-round. Our guidelines can be found below and you can learn more about how we serve authors via our FAQ.
Please remember
Before you submit details of your manuscript to JTZ Books, it is necessary to read and agree to the following Terms and Conditions:
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The material you have submitted is the Author’s own creative and/or well researched work.
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At all times the right of the Author to the intellectual copyright of his/her or their work, will be maintained.
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JTZ Books guarantees the privacy and intellectual property of the Author and maintains said privacy at all times.
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No information regarding any Author’s personal details will be disclosed to any third parties without the express permission of said Author.
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No disclosure of email addresses or similar contact data will be allowed without the express permission being granted by the Author.
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JTZ Books may use the personal details of the Author for correspondence.
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JTZ Books cannot be held responsible for the loss, damage or non-return of any material sent to us in hardcopy or otherwise.
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We do not accept academic or foreign language submissions. These submissions will be automatically removed from our systems and you may not hear back from us.
Questions and Tips a About What to Send
JTZ Books consider submissions from a wide range of children or colourful books. Our editorial team will undertake a comprehensive review.
What to Send?
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All you need to do is send across the full manuscript of your work, with a covering letter and synopsis. Your synopsis should be no longer than one page of A4.
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If you haven’t yet finished the work but would like to know if it would be something we are interested in before completing then you are also welcome to send samples of the manuscript to us.
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Please always try to submit a digital copy of your work, preferably as one single document in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Helpful Tips
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There is no need to double space your work.
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Always use a font that is legible and easy to read. Garamond or Times New Roman are preferred, whereas fonts such as Comic Sans and Broadway are not encouraged.
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At JTZ Books we pride ourselves on our responsive nature. We confirm the receipt of all submissions and inform you of our decision regarding them. Response times can vary and can take up to 3 weeks, so please remain patient during the review process.
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In our effort to become more environmentally friendly, we are encouraging authors to move away from postal submissions. Please submit your work to us on the company website as a PDF or Word document. If you submit to us by post this can take a lot longer for us to respond. Also a SAE must be included if you want you work returned at any point.
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We do not accept academic or foreign language submissions. These submissions will be automatically removed from our systems and you may not hear back from us.