[Ben Brunetti Posts: 3 Status: Offline Cookie! Me want cookie!]

Hi all,

I've written and illustrated a PB for 0-4 year olds and was wondering if anyone has advice for author/illustrators submitting to publishers. I'm wondering how I should send my book. Should I send a book dummy to the editor? or to the art director?

What sort of experience have people had success with and how do combo author/illustrators get noticed?

Thanks!

[Marissa Doyle Posts: 2,946 Status: Offline Charles Bewitched: out now! WWW]

There is a wealth of information on submitting to publishers and agents on these boards, if you do a little research and use the search function. Here's one to get you going, right here on the PB Board:

https://www.scbwi.org/boards/index.php?topic=20068.0

[Ben Brunetti Posts: 3 Status: Offline Cookie! Me want cookie!]

Thanks Marissa

It seems like there's a plethora of information for writers and for illustrators individually. I'm specifically looking for information from combo author/illustrators. What I want to hear about is from people who do both and what ways have worked best for them to get published.

[Marissa Doyle Posts: 2,946 Status: Offline Charles Bewitched: out now! WWW]

The submission process isn't any different for an author/illustrator than it is for anyone else--do your research, follow individual publisher or agent guidelines. Do you mean that you're looking for specifics on the mechanics of submitting picture book dummies?

[Artemesia Posts: 3,790 Status: Offline WWW]

try these. lots of good info for author/illustrators and how to submit/prepare a dummy.

https://www.scbwi.org/boards/index.php?topic=65680.0
https://www.scbwi.org/boards/index.php?topic=65052.0

[Ben Brunetti Posts: 3 Status: Offline Cookie! Me want cookie!]

Those links are helpful. Thanks Artemesia :

[Artemesia Posts: 3,790 Status: Offline WWW]

no problem! glad you found them helpful!