Submissions

Hachette New Zealand is always looking for the opportunity to publish great stories. As part of this search, we are pleased to welcome email submissions from children’s writers. Due to the huge number of submissions we receive, there are limitations to what we can do and we hope you understand this.

We can currently only accept submissions for readers aged ten and under. We can only accept work from New Zealand residents.

Only submissions received through the below form will be read and no hard-copy submissions will be accepted. Hard copy submissions will not be returned. Please read the submission guidelines carefully and submit accordingly.

What Will Happen

You will receive an acknowledgement of your submission and it will be read and considered by one of our editors or publishers on Tuesday, 1 October 2019. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of this date, then we have decided not to pursue your manuscript further. Due to the huge volume of submissions we receive, it is not possible for an editor or publisher to discuss your submission by phone or by email and we are not able to provide feedback on unsuccessful submissions or explain why we have reached this decision.

If at First You Don't Succeed

There are a number of organisations that help writers improve their writing skills, assess their work and provide professional development opportunities. The New Zealand Society of Authors is a good place to start

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Phone Number* Postal Address* Brief Synopsis (100 words)* Word Count* Please provide a brief biography, including any previous publishing history, writing experience or awards* How are you going to be able to work with Hachette to promote your proposed book?* Please upload a brief cover letter stating the category of your publishing, your intended audience, the audience age and authors you believe are similar to you If your work is non-fiction, please supply a detailed chapter outline (copy) Please upload your manuscript. If your work is a picture book, unless you are an illustrator, or wish to illustrate the story yourself, please only send text. If you are sending illustrations, please upload a copy of sample artwork (not original artwork)

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