Submissions

AUTHORS: We are currently open for a limited submission opportunity. At this time, we are ONLY looking for chapter book or early middle grade stories (no more than 15,000 words) for one of our imprints below. The work must be complete, not a work-in-progress.

  • Dream Jar Books: Dream Jar Books inspire readers to believe what's possible, to persevere and overcome big challenges, and to achieve goals that seem out of reach. Both our fiction and nonfiction books include diverse characters and topics with underlying themes of growth mindset, self-awareness, self-empowerment, encouraging others, and envisioning a better and brighter future. We also seek concept books that promote diversity and inclusion for all and environmental conservation.
  • Yellow Brick Books: Yellow Brick Books encompass stories stemming from the far depths of the imagination, where characters embark on a mission or quest to solve a larger-than-life problem. From silliness to spookiness, magical realism to exploring fantastical worlds, readers are in for quite an adventure!

We want to read your wonderful submissions! But any type of work other than what we're asking for will sadly be deleted and not read, and you will not receive a response. So please hold all other work for future submission opportunities. 

At Dream Jar Publishing, we believe stories have the ability to uplift, empower, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of young readers. We look for stories that captivate the imagination and ignite a sense of wonder, while having a high level of impact on our readers as they learn and grow.

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We work with published and not-published-yet book creators. We accept agented and non-agented submissions via the same submission form. Before submitting, please read the details on the form carefully and read about each of our imprints to ensure your story might be a fit for our company. We will not respond at all to submissions via email or direct message.

Please only pitch one story at a time and wait until you receive a response before submitting another. Multiple submissions at the same time will not be read.

We do not read full manuscripts for submissions, only review pitches and synopses. If one captures our attention and interest, we’ll reach out for the full manuscript.

ILLUSTRATORS:  If you wish to submit your portfolio for consideration, please complete this illustrator portfolio form. We accept submissions for artists all year round.

 

Here’s to making more publishing dreams come true!