[susan-olcott Posts: 1 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

I'm interested in writing for Grosset and Dunlap's series "Who Was . . . .", a series of biographies. I'm an unpublished author in the children's book arena but published in other genres. Does anyone have pointers on how to pitch myself to them?  Thanks! Susan

[Vijaya Posts: 7,338 Status: Offline Encourage WWW]

You could write a proposal with a sample and see if they bite.
Good luck, Vijaya

[Dionna Posts: 1,285 Status: Offline I love all things kidlit! WWW]

Fall in love with a person's story. Love the research. Write a great ms kids will love. When pitching, let your love show.

That said, Grossett & Dunlap follows PENGUIN's submission guidelines in not accepting unsolicited manuscripts.

But don't let that stop you from writing a great biography!

[Vijaya Posts: 7,338 Status: Offline Encourage WWW]

Fall in love with a person's story. Love the research. Write a great ms kids will love. When pitching, let your love show.

Love this! The first step always.
V.