Submission Guidelines for Book Length Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction

Thank you for your interest in Speak Up Press. We are always looking for new and engaging works of young adult fiction and nonfiction.

PLEASE FOLLOW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• writers may be any age
• send ONLY a one page query letter, a 2-3 page synopsis, and the first three chapters. An editor will get back to you if we’d like to see the complete manuscript.
• send ONLY Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction
• submit requested items in the body of an e-mail or by regular mail
• NO ATTACHMENTS WILL BE OPENED
• please indicate simultaneous submissions

SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME

Mail submissions to:
Speak Up Press
P.O. Box 100506
Denver, CO 80250

Email Submissions to:
submit@speakuppress.org

PLEASE NOTE:

Unsolicited full manuscripts will not be read and will be discarded.

Manuscripts other than Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction will not be read and will be discarded.

Because of the number of queries we receive, we cannot respond to your phone calls, e-mails, or other inquiries.

Please be patient. We want to give each submission proper attention. If you wish any of your materials returned, you must send a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with the proper postage