BOOK PUBLISHERS

Walk into any bookstore and start counting the number of images you see on books and calendars. The illustrations you see on covers and within the pages of books are, for the most part, created by freelance artists. Publishers rarely have enough artists on staff to generate such a vast array of styles. If you like to read and work creatively to solve problems, the world of book publishing could be a great market for you.

The artwork appearing on a book cover must grab readers’ attention and make them want to pick up the book. It must show at a glance what type of book it is and who it is meant to appeal to. In addition, the cover has to include basic information such as title, the author’s name, the publisher’s name, blurbs, and price.

Most assignments for freelance work are for jackets/covers. The illustration on the cover, combined with typography and the layout choices of the designer, announce to the prospective readers the style and content of a book. Suspenseful spy novels tend to feature stark, dramatic lettering and symbolic covers. Fantasy and science fiction novels, as well as murder mysteries and historical fiction, might show a scene from the story on their covers. Visit a bookstore and then decide which kinds of books interest you and would be best for your illustration style.

Book interiors are also important. The page layouts and illustrations direct readers through the text and complement the story, particularly in children’s books and textbooks. Many publishing companies hire freelance designers with computer skills to design interiors on a contract basis. Look within each listing for the subheading Book Design to find the number of jobs assigned each year and how much is paid per project.

Finding your best markets

The first paragraph of each listing describes the types of books each publisher specializes in. You should submit only to publishers who specialize in the types of books you want to illustrate or design. There’s no use submitting to a publisher of literary fiction if you want to illustrate children’s picture books.

The publishers in this section are just the tip of the iceberg. You can find additional publishers by visiting bookstores and libraries and looking at covers and interior art. When you find covers you admire, write down the name of the books’ publishers in a notebook. If the publisher is not listed in Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, go to your public library and ask to look at a copy of Literary Market Place, also called LMP, published annually by Information Today, Inc. The cost of this large directory is prohibitive to most freelancers, but you should become familiar with it if you plan to work in the book publishing industry. Though it won’t tell you how to submit to each publisher, it does give art directors’ names. Also be sure to visit publishers’ websites—many offer artist’s guidelines.

How to submit

Send one to five nonreturnable samples along with a brief letter. Never send originals. Most art directors prefer samples that can fit in file drawers. Bulky submissions are considered a nuisance. After sending your initial introductory mailing, you should follow up with postcard samples every few months to keep your name in front of art directors. If you want to e-mail TIFF or JPEG files, check the publishers’ preferences to see if they will accept submissions via e-mail.

Getting paid

Payment for design and illustration varies depending on the size of the publisher, the type of project, and the rights purchased. Most publishers pay on a per-project basis, although some publishers of highly illustrated books (such as children’s books) pay an advance plus royalties. Small, independent presses may pay only in copies.

Children’s book illustration

Working in children’s books requires a specific set of skills. You must be able to draw the same characters in a variety of poses and situations. Many publishers are expanding their product lines to include multimedia projects. While a number of children’s book publishers are listed in this book, Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market, published by Writer’s Digest Books, is an invaluable resource if you enter this field. Visit www.writersdigestshop.com to order the most recent edition. You may also want to consider joining the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (www.scbwi.org), an international organization that offers support, information, networking opportunities, and conferences.

AACE INTERNATIONAL

209 Prairie Ave., Suite 100, Morgantown WV 26501-5934. (304)296-8444. Fax: (304)291-5728. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.aacei.org. Contact: Noah Kinderknecht, graphic designer/editor. Estab. 1958. Publishes trade paperback originals and reprints; textbooks. Specializes in engineering and project management books. Catalog available.

NEEDS 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress. 100% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé and slides.

DESIGN Assigns 1-2 freelance design jobs/year.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 1-2 freelance illustration jobs/year.

HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC.

Subsidiary of La Martiniere Group, 115 W. 18th St., 6th Floor, New York NY 10011. (212)206-7715. Fax: (212)519-1210. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.abramsbooks.com. Contact: Managing editor. Estab. 1951. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include fine art and illustrated books. Publishes 250 titles/year. 60% require freelance design. Visit website for art submission guidelines.

NEEDS Uses freelance designers to design complete books including jackets and sales materials. Uses illustrators mainly for maps and occasional text illustration. 100% of freelance design and 50% of illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, InDesign or QuarkXPress and Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, tearsheets, photocopies. Accepts disk submissions or Web address. Samples are filed “if work is appropriate.” Samples are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Portfolio should include printed samples, tearsheets and/or photocopies. Originals are returned at job’s completion, with published product. Finds artists through word of mouth, submissions, attending art exhibitions and seeing published work.

DESIGN Assigns several freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

ACROPOLIS BOOKS, INC.

DeVorss and Company, 533 Constitution Ave., Camarillo CA 93012. (805)322-9010 or (800)843-5743. Fax: (800)843-6960. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.acropolisbooks.com. 55 Imprints include Awakening. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints; trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include mysticism and spiritual. Specializes in books of higher consciousness. 30% require freelance design. Catalog available.

NEEDS Approached by 7 illustrators and 5 designers/year. Works with 2-3 illustrators and 2-3 designers/year. Knowledge of Photoshop and QuarkXPress useful in freelance illustration and design.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send brochure and résumé. Illustrators: Send query letter with photocopies and résumé. Samples are filed. Responds in 2 months. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights.

DESIGN Assigns 3-4 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 3-4 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION “We are looking for people who are familiar with our company and understand our focus.”

ALLYN & BACON PUBLISHERS

75 Arlington St., Suite 300, Boston MA 02116. Website: www.allynbaconmerrill.com/index.aspx. Find local rep to submit materials via online rep locator. Publishes more than 300 hardcover and paperback college textbooks/year. 60% require freelance cover designs. Our subject areas include education, psychology and sociology, political science, theater, music and public speaking.

NEEDS Designers must be strong in book cover design and contemporary type treatment. 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and FreeHand.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 100 design jobs and 2-3 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project, $500-1,000. Pays for illustration by the project, $500-1,000. Prefers sophisticated, abstract style in pen & ink, airbrush, charcoal/pencil, watercolor, acrylic, oil, collage and calligraphy.

TIPS “Keep stylistically and technically up to date. Learn not to over-design. Read instructions and ask questions. Introductory letter must state experience and include at least photocopies of your work. If I like what I see, and you can stay on budget, you’ll probably get an assignment. Being pushy closes the door. We primarily use designers based in the Boston area.”

THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY

1865 Broadway, New York NY 10023. (212)408-1200. Fax: (212)408-1512. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.americanbible.org. Company publishes religious products including Bibles/New Testaments, portions, leaflets, calendars and bookmarks. Additional products include religious children’s books, posters, seasonal items, teaching aids, audio casettes, videos and CDs. Specializes in contemporary applications to the Bible. 90% requires freelance design. Book catalog on website.

NEEDS Approached by 50-100 freelancers/month. Works with 10 freelance illustrators and 20 designers/year. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover illustration and design, text illustration, book design and children’s activity books. 90% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Photoshop. Works on assignment only. 5% of titles require freelance art direction.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard samples of work or send query letter with brochure and tearsheets. Samples are filed or returned. Please do not call. Responds in 2 months. Product design department will contact artist for portfolio review if additional samples are needed. Portfolio should include final art and tearsheets. Buys all rights. Finds artists through artists’ submissions, The Workbook (by Scott & Daughters Publishing) and RSVP Illustrator.

DESIGN Assigns 3-5 freelance interior book design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 60-80 freelance design and 20 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns several freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Looking for contemporary, multicultural artwork/designs and good graphic designers familiar with commercial publishing standards and procedures. Have a polished and professional-looking portfolio or be prepared to show polished and professional-looking samples.”

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

3 Park Ave., New York NY 10016-5991. (800)242-4363. Fax: (203)775-5177. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.aiche.org. Contact: Karen Simpson, sales administrator. Estab. 1925. Book and magazine publisher of hardcover originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints and magazines. Specializes in chemical engineering.

NEEDS Approached by 30 freelancers/year. Works with 17-20 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in technical illustration. Macintosh experience a must. Uses freelancers for concept and technical illustration. Also for multimedia projects. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of all standard Mac programs.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Call for appointment to show portfolio of color tearsheets and electronic media. Buys first rights or one-time rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

JACKETS/COVERS Payment depends on experience, style.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 250 jobs/year. Pays by the hour.

AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY

2700 University Ave., Des Moines IA 50311. (515)271-2281. Fax: (515)279-3090. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.ajs.org. Contact: Michael Ream, interim editor. Estab. 1913. Publishes journals and books. Specializes in courts, judges and administration of justice. Publishes 2 titles/year; 75% require freelance illustration. Catalog available on website.

NEEDS Approached by 20 illustrators and 6 designers/year. Works with 3-4 illustrators and 1 designer/year. Prefers local designers. Uses freelancers mainly for illustration. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Photoshop and Illustrator.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers and illustrators: Submit samples electronically to [email protected]. Will contact artist for portfolio review of photocopies, roughs and tearsheets if interested. Buys one-time rights.

DESIGN Assigns 1-2 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project, $500-1,000.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $75-375.

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PRESS, INC.

1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1825, Arlington VA 22209. (703)907-7322 or (800)368-5777. Fax: (703)907-1091. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.appi.org. Contact: Samantha Luck, editorial support services manager. Estab. 1981. Imprint of American Psychiatric Association. Company publishes hardcover originals and textbooks. Specializes in psychiatry and its subspecialties. Publishes 60 titles/year. 10% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Uses freelancers for jacket/cover design and illustration. Needs computer-literate freelancers for design. 100% of freelance work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress, Illustrator 3.0, PageMaker 5.0. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with brochure, photocopies, photographs or tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Samples are filed. Promotions coordinator will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include final art, slides and tearsheets. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TIPS Finds artists through sourcebooks. “Book covers are now being done in CorelDraw 5.0 but will work with Mac happily. Book covers are for professional books with clean designs. Type treatment design are done in-house.”

AMHERST MEDIA, INC.

175 Rano St., Suite 200, Buffalo NY 14207. (716)874-4450. Fax: (716)874-4508. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.amherstmedia.com. Contact: Craig Alesse, publisher. Estab. 1974. Company publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include instructional and reference. Specializes in photography, how-to. Publishes 30 titles/year. Recent titles include: Portrait Photographer’s Handbook; Creating World Class Photography. 20% require freelance illustration; 80% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 12 freelancers/year. Works with 3 freelance illustrators and 3 designers/year. Uses freelance artists mainly for illustration and cover design. Also for jacket/cover illustration and design and book design. 80% of freelance work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress or Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send brochure, résumé and photographs. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through word of mouth.

DESIGN Assigns 12 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the hour $25 minimum; by the project $2,000.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 12 freelance design and 4 illustration jobs/year. Pays $200-1200. Prefers computer illustration (QuarkXPress/Photoshop).

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 12 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project. Only accepts computer illustration (QuarkXPress).

ANDREWS MCMEEL PUBLISHING

1130 Walnut St., Kansas City MO 64106-2109. (816)932-6700. Fax: (816)932-6781. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.andrewsmcmeel.com. Contact: Tim Lynch, executive art director. Estab. 1972. Publishes calendars: all formats, trade hardcover and paperback originals and reprints. Category of books include humor, gift, nonfiction, reference, puzzles and games, cookbooks. Specializes in calendars and comic strip collection books. Recent titles include Knits for Nerds, My New Orleans Cookbook, America’s Best BBQ, Dilbert 2.0 Cartoon Collection and Posh Puzzle book series. Publishes 200 titles/year; 10% require freelance illustration; 80% require freelance design.

NEEDS Prefers freelancers experienced in book jacket design. Freelance designers must have working knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, or InDesign. Food photographers experienced in cook book photography.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send sample sheets and web address or contact through artist’s rep. Samples are filed and not returned. Responds only if interested. Portfolio review not required. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Assigns 60 freelance design jobs and 20 illustration jobs/year.

TIPS “We want designers who can read a manuscript and design a concept for the best possible cover. Communicate well and be flexible with design.” Designer portfolio review once a year in New York City.

ANTARCTIC PRESS

7272 Wurzbach, Suite 204, San Antonio TX 78240. (210)614-0396. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.antarctic-press.com. Contact: David Hutchison. Estab. 1985. Publishes CDs, mass market paperback originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include adventure, comic books, fantasy, humor, juvenile fiction. Specializes in comic books. Publishes 18 titles/year. Recent titles include: Gold Digger; President Evil; The Last Zombie; Time Lincoln. 50% requires freelance illustration. Submission guidelines on website.

“Antarctic Press is among the top 10 publishers of comics in the United States. However, the difference in market shares between the top five publishers and the next five publishers is dramatic. Most of the publishers ranked above us have a far greater share of the market place. That being the case, we are an independent publisher with a small staff, and many of our employees have multiple responsibilities. Bigger companies would spread these responsibilities out among a larger staff. Additionally, we don’t have the same financial power as a larger company. We cannot afford to pay high page rates; instead, we work on an advance and royalty system which is determined by sales or potential sales of a particular book. We pride ourselves on being a company that gives new talent a chance to get published and take a shot at comic stardom.”

NEEDS Approached by 60-80 illustrators/year. Works with 12 illustrators/year. Prefers local illustrators. 100% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Digital submissions should be sent to Rod Espinosa or Douglas Dlin. Do not send originals. Send copies only. Accepts e-mail submissions from illustrators. Prefers TIFF or JPEG files. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Portfolios may be dropped off every Monday-Friday. Portfolio should include b&w, color finished art. All submissions must include finished comic book art, 10 pages minimum. Buys first rights. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through anthologies published, artist’s submissions, Internet, word of mouth. Payment is made on royalty basis after publication.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Negotiated.

TIPS “You must love comics and be proficient in doing sequential art.”

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB BOOKS

5 Joy St., Boston MA 02108. (617)523-0636. Fax: (617)523-0722. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.outdoors.org. Estab. 1876. Publishes trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include adventure, instructional, nonfiction, travel and children’s nature books. Specializes in hiking guidebooks. Publishes 7-10 titles/year. Recent titles include: Best Day Hikes. 5% requires freelance illustration; 100% requires freelance design. Book catalog free for #10 SASE.

NEEDS Design and typesetting work for 7-10 books per year. Prefers local freelancers experienced in book design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send link to web portfolio. Illustrators: Send link to web portfolio. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Samples are not returned. Will contact artist for portfolio review of book dummy, photocopies, photographs, tearsheets, thumbnails if interested. Negotiates rights purchased.

DESIGN Assigns 10-12 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project, $800-1,500.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10-12 freelance design jobs and 1 illustration job/year.

ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10020. Website: imprints.simonandschuster.biz/atheneum; www.simonsayskids.com. Contact: Caitlyn Dlouhy, editorial director; Justin Chanda, vice president/publisher; Namrata Tripathi, executive editor; Emma Dryden, vice president. Estab. 1960. “Atheneum Books for Young Readers publishes books aimed at children, pre-school through high school.” Publishes hardcover originals, picture books for young kids, nonfiction for ages 8-12 and novels for middle-grade and young adults. Types of books include biography, historical fiction, history, nonfiction. Publishes 60 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free by request. Approached by hundreds of freelance artists/year.

NEEDS Approached by hundreds of freelance artists/year. Works with 40-50 illustrators/year. “We are interested in artists of varying media and are trying to cultivate those with a fresh look appropriate to each title.” Send postcard sample of work or send query letter with tearsheets, résumé and photocopies. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include final art if appropriate, tearsheets, and folded and gathered sheets from any picture books you’ve had published. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through submissions, magazines (“I look for interesting editorial illustrators”), word of mouth.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION 100% of the books published require freelance illustration.

AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS

P.O. Box 1209, Minneapolis MN 55440-1209. (800)328-4648. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.augsburgfortress.org. Contact: Senior art director. Publishes hard cover and paperback Protestant/Lutheran books (90 titles/year), religious education materials, audiovisual resources, periodicals.

NEEDS Uses freelancers for advertising layout, design, illustration and circulars and catalog cover design. Freelancers should be familiar with Quark­XPress 4.1, Photoshop 5.5 and Illustrator 8.01.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “Majority, but not all, of our freelancers are local.” Works on assignment only. Responds on future assignment possibilities in 2 months. Call, write or send brochure, disk, flyer, tearsheet, good photocopies and 35mm transparencies; if artist is not willing to have samples filed, they are returned by SASE. Buys all rights on a work-for-hire basis. May require designers to supply overlays on color work.

JACKETS/COVERS Uses designers primarily for cover design. Pays by the project. Prefers covers on disk using QuarkXPress.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Negotiates pay for 1-, 2- and 4-color. Generally pays by the project.

TIPS “Be knowledgeable of company product and the somewhat conservative contemporary Christian market.”

BAEN BOOKS

P.O. Box 1188, Wake Forest NC 27588. (919)570-1640. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.baen.com. Estab. 1983. Publishes science fiction and fantasy. Publishes 60-70 titles/year; 90% require freelance illustration/design. Book catalog free on request.

NEEDS Approached by 500 freelancers/year. Works with 10 illustrators and 3 designers/year. 50% of work demands computer skills.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé, color photocopies, color tearsheets and SASE. Illustrators: Send query letter with color photocopies, slides, color tearsheets and SASE. Samples are filed. Originals are returned to artist at job’s completion. Buys exclusive North American book rights.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project. Pays designers $200 minimum; pays illustrators $1,000 minimum.

TIPS Wants to see samples within science fiction/fantasy genre only. “Do not send b&w illustrations or surreal art. Please do not waste our time and your postage with postcards. Serious submissions only.”

BANDANNA BOOKS

1212 Punta Gorda St., #13, Santa Barbara CA 93103. (805)899-2145. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.bandannabooks.com/bookdoc/pussy.htm. Estab. 2002. Publishes illustrated fiction trade paperback translations. Types of books include erotic or neglected classics in translation. Recent titles include Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Open to suggestions for illustrated classics.

NEEDS Sensual art.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send samples, not originals. Responds in 3 months, only if interested.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project. Also, subsidy publishing (you pay) or co-publishing (we split costs and rights).

BARBOUR PUBLISHING, INC.

1800 Barbour Dr., P.O. Box 719, Urichsville OH 44683. (740)922-6045. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.barbourbooks.com. Contact: Ashley Schrock, creative director. Estab. 1981. Publishes adventure, humor, juvenile, romance, religious, young adult, coffee table, cooking and reference books. Specializes in inspirational fiction. “We’re an inspirational company—no graphic or provocative images are used. Mostly scenic, non-people imagery/illustration.”

Publishes hardcover, trade paperback and mass market paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include general Christian contemporary and Christian romance, self-help, young adult, reference and Christian children’s books. Accepts Mac disk submissions compatible with Illustrator 6.0 and Photoshop. Buys all rights. Finds artists through word of mouth, recommendations, sample submissions and placing ads. Assigns 10 freelance design and 90 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $450-750.

NEEDS Inspirational/traditional. Publishes more than 150 titles/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send e-mail including digital images, samples and a URL. Follow up every 2-4 months. Responds only if interested.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Publishes more than 150 titles/year. 60% require freelance illustration. Prefers freelancers with experience in people illustration and photorealistic styles. Uses freelancers mainly for fiction romance jacket/cover illustration. Works on assignment only. “Submit a great illustration of people suitable for a romance cover or youth cover in a photorealistic style. I am also looking for great background illustrations, such as florals and textures. As a publisher of bargain books, I am looking for top-quality art on a tight budget.”

TIPS Portfolio should include b&w, color, finished and original art, photographs and tearsheets. Provide samples.

BEARMANOR MEDIA

P.O. Box 1129, Duncan OK 73534. (580)252-3547. Fax: (814)690-1559. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.bearmanormedia.com. Contact: Ben Ohmart, publisher. Estab. 2000. Publishes 60+ titles/year. Payment negotiable. Responds only if interested. Catalog available online or free with a 9×12 SASE submission.

TIPS “Potential freelancers should be familiar with our catalog, be able to work comfortably and timely with project managers across 12 time zones, and be computer savvy. Like many modern publishing companies, different facets of our company are located in different regions from Japan to both U.S. coasts. Potential freelancers must be knowledgeable in the requirements of commercial printing in regards to resolution, colorspace, process printing and contrast levels. Please provide some listing of experience and payment requirements.”

BECKER&MAYER!

11120 NE 33rd Place, Suite 101, Bellevue WA 98004. (425)827-7120. Fax: (425)828-9659. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.beckermayer.com. Estab. 1973. Publishes nonfiction biography, humor, history and coffee table books. Publishes 100+ titles/year. 10% require freelance design; 75% require freelance illustration. Book catalog available on website.

becker&mayer! is spelled in all lower case letters with an exclamation mark. Publisher requests that illustration for children’s books be sent to Juvenile Submissions. All other illustration should be sent to Adult Submissions.

NEEDS Works with 6 designers and 20-30 illustrators/year. Freelance design work demands skills in FreeHand, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark­XPress. Freelance illustration demands skills in FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send query letter, nonreturnable postcard sample, résumé and tearsheets. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard every 6 months. Does not accept e-mail submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will request portfolio review of color finished art, roughs, thumbnails and tearsheets, only if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 30 freelance illustration jobs a year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Our company is divided into adult and juvenile divisions; please send samples to the appropriate division. No phone calls!”

BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS USA

175 Fifth Ave., New York NY 10010. (212)674-5151. Fax: (212)982-2837. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.bloomsburyusa.com. Estab. 2001. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include children’s picture books, fantasy, humor, juvenile and young adult fiction. Publishes 50 titles/year. 50% require freelance design; 100% require freelance illustration. Book catalog not available.

NEEDS Works with 5 designers and 20 illustrators/year. Prefers local designers. 100% of freelance design work demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress and Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure, photocopies and SASE. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every 6 months. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through word of mouth.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 5 freelance cover illustration jobs/year.

BLUE DOLPHIN PUBLISHING, INC.

P.O. Box 8, Nevada City CA 95959. (530)477-1503. Fax: (530)477-8342. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.bluedolphinpublishing.com. Contact: Paul M. Clemens, president. Estab. 1985. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include biography, cookbooks, humor and self-help. Specializes in comparative spiritual traditions, lay psychology and health. Recent titles include Vegan Inspiration, Consciousness Is All, Embracing the Miraculous, Mary’s Message to the World, The Fifth Tarot, and The Fifth Gospel. Publishes 20 titles/year; 25% require freelance illustration; 30% require freelance design. Books are “high quality on good paper, with laminated dust jacket and color covers.” Book catalog free upon request.

NEEDS Works with 5-6 freelance illustrators and designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for book cover design; also for jacket/cover and text illustration. “More hardcovers and mixed media are requiring box design as well.” 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of PageMaker, QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw, InDesign and other IBM-compatible programs. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure and photocopies. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested. Responds “whenever work needed matches portfolio.” Originals are returned to artist at job’s completion. Sometimes requests work on spec before assigning job. Considers project’s budget when establishing payment. Negotiates rights purchased. Considers buying second rights (reprint rights) to previously published work.

DESIGN Assigns 3-5 jobs/year. Pays by the hour, $10-15; or by the project, $300-900.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 5-6 design and 5-6 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the hour, $10-15; or by the project, $300-900.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 1-2 jobs/year. Pays by the hour, $10-15; or by the project, $300-900.

TIPS “Send query letter with brief sample of style of work. We usually use local people, but are always looking for something special. Learning good design is more important than designing on the computer, but we are very computer-oriented. Basically we look for original artwork of any kind that will fit the covers for the subjects we publish. Please see our online catalog of over 250 titles to see what we have selected so far.”

BLUEWOOD BOOKS

242 Aragon Blvd., San Mateo CA 94402. (650)548-0754. Fax: (650)548-0654. E-mail: [email protected]. Estab. 1990. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include biography, history, nonfiction and young adult. Publishes 4-10 titles/year. Titles include: True Stories of Baseball’s Hall of Famers, 100 Scientists Who Shaped World History and American Politics in the 20th Century. 100% require freelance illustration; 75% require freelance design. Catalog not available.

NEEDS Works with 5 illustrators and 3 designers/year. Prefers local freelancers experienced in realistic, b&w line illustration and book design. Uses freelancers mainly for illustration and design. 80-100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress. 80-100% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of FreeHand, Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with brochure, photocopies, résumé, SASE and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send query letter with photocopies, résumé, SASE and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review of photocopies, photographs, roughs, slides, tearsheets, thumbnails and transparencies if interested. Buys all rights.

DESIGN Assigns 4-10 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the hour or project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project, $150-200 for color.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 4-10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays $15-30 for each b&w illustration. Finds freelancers through submissions.

NICHOLAS BREALEY PUBLISHING

20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115A, Boston MA 02116. (617)523-3801. Fax: (617)523-3708. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.nicholasbrealey.com. Contact: Vanessa Descalzi, assistant editor and digital director. Estab. 1992. Publishes paperback and hardcover originals. Types of books include text and reference. Specializes in global business, popular psychology, travel memoir, and crossing cultures. Recent titles: 10 Career Essentials by Donna Dunning and Among the Iranians by Sofia Koutlaki. Publishes 20 titles/year. 10% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Approached by 20 freelancers/year. Works with 2-3 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in trade books, multicultural field. Uses freelancers mainly for jacket/cover design and illustration. 100% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Quark.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, tearsheets, résumé and photocopies. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w final art. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned. Finds artists through submissions and word of mouth.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 6 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $300-500.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 1 freelance illustration job/year. Pays “by the piece depending on complexity.” Prefers b&w line art.

TIPS First-time assignments are usually book jackets only; book jackets with interiors (complete projects) are given to “proven” freelancers. “We look for artists who have flexibility with schedule and changes to artwork. We appreciate an artist who will provide artwork that doesn’t need special attention by pre-press in order for it to print properly. For b&W illustrations, keep your lines crisp and bold. For color illustrations, keep your colors pure and saturated.”

BROOKS/COLE PUBLISHING COMPANY

Cengage Learning, 1065 Toebben Dr., Independence KY 41051. (800)354-9706. Fax: (800)487-8488. Website: www.brookscole.com; www.cengage.com. Contact: Art director. Estab. 1967. Specializes in hardcover and paperback college textbooks on mathematics, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, computer science, engineering and statistics. Publishes 100 titles/year. 85% requires freelance illustration. Books are bold, contemporary textbooks for college level.

NEEDS Works with 25 freelance illustrators and 25 freelance designers/year. Uses freelance artists mainly for interior illustration. Uses illustrators for technical line art and covers. Uses designers for cover and book design and text illustration. Also uses freelance artists for jacket/cover illustration and design. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets and photographs. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include roughs, tearsheets, final reproduction/product, photographs, slides and transparencies. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist, project’s budget and turnaround time in determining payment. Negotiates rights purchased. Not interested in second rights to previously published work unless first used in totally unrelated market. Finds illustrators and designers through word of mouth, magazines, submissions/self promotion, sourcebooks, and agents.

DESIGN Assigns 70 design and many illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 90 design and many illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 85 freelance jobs/year. Prefers ink/Macintosh. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Provide excellent package in mailing of samples and cost estimates. Follow up with phone call. Don’t be pushy. Would like to see abstract and applied photography/illustration; single strong, memorable bold images.”

CANDLEWICK PRESS

99 Dover St., Somerville MA 02144. (617)661-3330. Fax: (617)661-0565. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.candlewick.com. Contact: Deb Wayshak, executive editor (fiction); Joan Powers, editor-at-large (picture books); Liz Bicknell, editorial director/associate publisher (poetry, picture books, fiction); Mary Lee Donovan, executive editor (picture books, nonfiction/fiction); Hilary Van Dusen, senior editor (nonfiction/fiction); Sarah Ketchersid, senior editor (board, toddler); Joan Powers, editor-at-large. Estab. 1991. Publishes hardcover, trade paperback children’s books. Publishes 200 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration. Book catalog not available. Works with 170 illustrators and 1-2 designers/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS If you think your illustration style is well-suited to our list, please send non-returnable, color samples (color copies or sample books, but no original artwork, please) to: Attn: Art resource coordinator. Please include a brief cover letter and a resume detailing relevant professional and publishing experience. If you work in more than one medium or style, or specialize in a particular subject matter (e.g., people, animals, landscapes, etc.), remember to include a representative assortment of samples. Include your name, address, and telephone number on every sample. We also appreciate knowing the date the work was created and the medium used. Please do not send original art. If you wish to submit a full portfolio or have materials returned to you, you must include detailed instructions, return packaging, and sufficient postage. We regret that materials received without these elements cannot be returned. If you would like to send an electronic file of your artwork, please send it in JPEG or PDF form to [email protected] where it will be forwarded to a member of the art department. We keep tear sheets and illustration samples—including updates—on file for one year and will contact you if we have or anticipate a project that suits your particular talents. No phone calls please!

DESIGN 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator or QuarkXPress. Send non-returnable, color samples (no original artwork) a brief cover letter and a resume detailing relevant professional and publishing experience.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Finds illustrators through agents, sourcebooks, word of mouth, submissions, art schools. “We generally use illustrators with prior trade book experience.”

CANDY CANE PRESS

Guideposts Company, 2630 Elm Hill Pike, Suite 100, Nashville TN 37214. (615)333-0478. Fax: (615)781-1447. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.idealsbooks.com. Contact: Peggy Schaefer, publisher. Estab. 1996. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include board books, children’s picture books, educational activity books, juvenile and preschool. Publishes 10 titles/year.

CAPSTONE PRESS

151 Good Counsel Dr., P.O. Box 669, Mankato MN 56002. (800)747-4992. Fax: (888)262-0705. E-mail: Nonfiction, [email protected]; fiction, [email protected]. Website: www.capstonepress.com. Contact: Dede Barton. Estab. 1991.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with stock list. E-mail résumé, sample artwork, and a list of previous publishing credits if applicable. Accepts images in digital format for submissions as well as for use. Digital images must be at least 8×10 at 300 dpi for publishing quality (TIFF, EPS or original camera file format preferred). Keeps samples on file. Responds in 6 months. Simultaneous submissions and previously published work OK. Pays after publication. Credit line given. Looking to buy worldwide all language rights for print and digital rights. Producing online projects (interactive websites and books); printed books may be bound up into binders.

TIPS “Be flexible. Book publishing usually takes at least 6 months. Capstone does not pay holding fees. Be prompt. The first photos in are considered for covers first.”

CENTERSTREAM PUBLICATION LLC

P.O. Box 17878, Anaheim CA 92807. (714)779-9390. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.centerstream-usa.com. Contact: Ron Middlebrook, owner. Estab. 1982. “Centerstream is known for its unique publications for a variety of instruments. From instructional and reference books and biographies, to fun song collections and DVDs, our products are created by experts who offer insight and invaluable information to players and collectors.” Publishes DVDs, audio tapes, and hardcover and softcover originals. Types of books include music reference, biography, music history and music instruction. Publishes 10-20 titles/year. Samples are not filed and are returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Accepts Mac-compatible submissions.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION 100% requires freelance illustration. Works with 3 illustrators/year. Approached by 12 illustrators/year.

CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS

132 W. 31st St., 17th Floor, New York NY 10001. (800) 322-8755 or (212) 967-8800. Fax: (800)780-7300. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.chelseahouse.com. Contact: Editorial assistant. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, history, juvenile, reference, young adult. Specializes in young adult literary books. Publishes 150 titles/year. Recent titles include: Coretta Scott King by Lisa Renee Rhodes. 85% requires freelance illustration; 30% requires freelance design; 10% requires freelance art direction. Book catalog not available.

NEEDS Approached by 100 illustrators and 50 designers/year. Works with 25 illustrators, 10 designers, 5 art directors/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in Mac for design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, QuarkXPress. 20% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with nonreturnable printed samples, photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample and follow-up postcard every 3 months. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Samples are filed and are not returned. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys first rights. Finds freelancers through networking, submissions, agents and American Showcase.

DESIGN Assigns 25 freelance design and 5 art direction projects/year. Pays for design by the hour, $15-35; for art direction by the hour, $25-45.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 50 freelance design jobs and 150 illustration jobs/year. Prefers oil, acrylic. Pays for design by the hour, $25-35. Pays for illustration by the project, $650-850. Prefers portraits that capture close likeness of a person.

TIPS “Most of the illustrations we purchase involve capturing an exact likeness of a famous or historical person. Full color only, no b&w line art. Please send nonreturnable samples only.”

CHURCH PUBLISHING, INC.

4775 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg PA 17112. 800-223-6602. Fax: (212) 779-3392. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.churchpublishing.org. Contact: Nancy Bryan, editorial director. Estab. 1884. Company publishes trade paperback and hardcover originals and reprints. Specializes in spirituality, Christianity/contemporary issues.

NEEDS Works with illustrators as needed.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Samples are filed. Usually buys one-time rights. Finds artists through freelance submissions and web.

CLARION BOOKS

Houghton Mifflin Co., 215 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10003. Website: www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com; www.hmco.com. Contact: Dinah Stevenson, vice president and publisher; Jennifer B. Greene, senior editor (contemporary fiction, picture books for all ages, nonfiction); Jennifer Wingertzahn, editor (fiction, picture books); Lynne Polvino, editor (fiction, nonfiction, picture books); Christine Kettner, art director. Estab. 1965. Imprint publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback reprints. Book catalog free with SASE. Approached by “countless” freelancers. Works with 48 freelance illustrators/year. Uses freelancers mainly for picture books and novel jackets. Also for jacket/cover and text illustration. Pays by the project. “Be familiar with the type of books we publish before submitting. Send a SASE for a catalog or look at our books in the bookstore.”

NEEDS Picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels and nonfiction, including historical and animal behavior. Publishes 60 titles/year. 90% requires freelance illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send children’s book-related samples. Send query letter with tearsheets and photocopies. Samples are filed “if suitable to our needs.” Responds only if interested. Portfolios may be dropped off every Monday. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 48 freelance illustration jobs/year.

CRC PROSERVICES

2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Grand Rapids MI 49560. (616)224-0780. Fax: (616)224-0834. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.crcna.org. Estab. 1866. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and magazines. Types of books include instructional, religious, young adult, reference, juvenile and preschool. Specializes in religious educational materials. Publishes 8-12 titles/year. 85% require freelance illustration. 5% require freelance art direction.

NEEDS Approached by 30-45 freelancers/year. Works with 12-16 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with religious education, cross-cultural sensitivities. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover and text illustration. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets, photographs, photocopies, slides and transparencies. Submissions will not be returned. Illustration guidelines are available on website. Samples are filed. Portfolio should include thumbnails, roughs, finished samples, color slides, tearsheets, transparencies and photographs. Buys one-time rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 2-3 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $200-1,000.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 50-100 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $75-100. “This is high-volume work. We publish many pieces by the same artist.”

TIPS “Be absolutely professional. Know how people learn and be able to communicate a concept clearly in your art.”

THE CROWN PUBLISHING GROUP

Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019. (212)782-9000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.randomhouse.com/crown. Specializes in fiction, nonfiction and illustrated nonfiction. Publishes 250 titles/year.

Crown is an imprint of Random House. Within that parent company, several imprints—including Clarkson Potter, Crown Arts & Letters, and Harmony—maintain separate art departments.

NEEDS Approached by several hundred freelancers/year. Works with 15-20 illustrators and 25 designers/year. Prefers local artists. 100% of design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress and Illustrator. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with samples showing art style. Responds only if interested. Originals are not returned. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 15-20 design or illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “There is no single style. We use different styles depending on nature of the book and its perceived market. Become familiar with the types of books we publish. For example, don’t send juvenile, sci-fi or romance. Book design has changed to Mac-generated layout.”

CYCLE PUBLICATIONS, INC.

Van der Plas Publications, 1282 Seventh Ave., San Francisco CA 94112. (415)665-8214. Fax: (415)753-8572. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.cyclepublishing.com. Estab. 1985. Book publisher. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include instructional and travel. Specializes in subjects relating to cycling and bicycles. Publishes 6 titles/year. 20% require freelance illustration. Book catalog for SASE with first-class postage.

NEEDS Approached by 5 freelance artists/year. Buys 100 freelance illustrations/year. Uses freelance artists mainly for technical (perspective) and instructions (anatomically correct hands, posture). Also uses freelance artists for text illustration; line drawings only. Also for design. 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of CorelDraw and FreeHand. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions. Please include print-out with EPS files. Samples are filed. Call “but only after we have responded to query.” Portfolio should include photostats. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are not returned to the artist at the job’s completion.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 5 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Show competence in line drawings of technical subjects and 2-color maps.”

DA CAPO PRESS

Perseus Books Group, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142. (617)252-5200. Website: www.dacapopress.com. Estab. 1975. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals, trade paperback reprints. Types of books include self-help, parenting, biography, memoir, coffee table books, history, travel, music, and film. Specializes in self-help, parenting, music and history (trade). Publishes 100 titles/year. 25% requires freelance design; 5% requires freelance illustration.

NEEDS Approached by 30+ designers and 30+ illustrators/year. Works with 10 designers and 1 illustrator/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, URL, color prints/copies. Send follow-up postcard sample every 6 months. Prefers Mac-compatible, JPEG, and PDF files. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Portfolios may be dropped off every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and should include finished, printed samples. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through art competitions, artist submissions, Internet and word of mouth.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance cover illustration jobs/year.

TIPS “Visit our website to view work produced/assigned by Da Capo.”

DARK HORSE

10956 SE Main St., Milwaukie OR 97222. (503)652-8815. Fax: (503)654-9440. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.darkhorse.com. Contact: Submissions Dept. Estab. 1986. Publishes mass market and trade paperback originals. Types of books include comic books and graphic novels. Specializes in comic books. Book catalog available on website.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send photocopies (clean, sharp, with name, address and phone number written clearly on each page). Do not submit via fax or e-mail. Samples are not filed and not returned. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Please see website for more detail guidelines.

TIPS “If you’re looking for constructive criticism, show your work to industry professionals at conventions.”

JONATHAN DAVID PUBLISHERS, INC.

68-22 Eliot Ave., Middle Village NY 11379. (718)456-8611. Fax: (718)894-2818. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.jdbooks.com. Contact: David Kolatch, editorial director. Estab. 1948. Publishes hardcover and paperback originals. Types of books include biography, religious, young adult, reference, juvenile and cookbooks. Specializes in Judaica. Titles include: Drawing a Crowd and The Presidents of the United States & the Jews. Publishes 25 titles/year. 50% require freelance illustration; 75% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by numerous freelancers/year. Works with 5 freelance illustrators and 5 designers/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in book jacket design and jacket/cover illustration. 100% of design and 5% of illustration demand computer literacy. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé and photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample and/or query letter with photocopies, résumé. Samples are filed. Production coordinator will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include color final art and photographs. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned. Finds artists through submissions.

DESIGN Assigns 15-20 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 15-20 freelance design and 4-5 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS First-time assignments are usually book jackets, mechanicals and artwork.

DAW BOOKS, INC.

Penguin Group (USA), 375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014-3658. (212)366-2096. Fax: (212)366-2090. Website: www.dawbooks.com. Contact: Peter Stampfel, submissions editor. Estab. 1971. Publishes hardcover and mass market paperback originals and reprints. Specializes in science fiction and fantasy. Publishes 72 titles/year. All require freelance illustration. Guidelines available on website.

NEEDS Works with numerous illustrators and 1 designer/year. Buys more than 36 illustrations/year. Works with illustrators for covers. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets, transparencies, photocopies, photographs and SASE. “Please don’t send slides.” Samples are filed or are returned by SASE only if requested. Responds in 3 days. Originals returned at job’s completion. Call for appointment to show portfolio of original/final art, final reproduction/product and transparencies. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist and project’s budget when establishing payment. Buys first rights and reprint rights.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project. “Our covers illustrate the story.”

TIPS “We have a drop-off policy for portfolios. We accept them on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and report back within a day or so. Portfolios should contain science fiction and fantasy color illustrations only. We do not want to see anything else. Look at several dozen of our covers.”

DC COMICS

1700 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York NY 10019. (212)636-5400. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.dccomics.com. Estab. 1948. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints, mass market paperback originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include adventure, comic books, fantasy, horror, humor, juvenile, science fiction. Specializes in comic books. Publishes 1,000 titles/year.

DC Comics does not accept unsolicited submissions.

DIAL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Imprint of Penguin Group USA, 345 Hudson St., New York NY 10014. (212)366-2000. Website: www.penguin.com/youngreaders. Contact: Lauri Hornik, president/publisher; Kathy Dawson, associate publisher; Kate Harrison, senior editor; Liz Waniewski, editor; Alisha Niehaus, editor; Jessica Garrison, editor; Lily Malcom, art director. Estab. 1961. Specializes in juvenile and young adult hardcover originals. Publishes 50 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration. Books are “distinguished children’s books.”

NEEDS Approached by 400 freelancers/year. Works with 40 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with some book experience. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with photocopies, tearsheets and SASE. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist and project’s budget when establishing payment. Rights purchased vary.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 8 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 40 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Never send original art. Never send art by e-mail, fax or CD. Please do not phone, fax or e-mail to inquire after your art submission.”

DORCHESTER PUBLISHING

200 Madison Ave., Suite 2000, New York NY 10016. (212)725-8811. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.dorchesterpub.com. Contact: Art department. Estab. 1970. Home of Leisure Books and Love Spell. Publishes paperback originals and reprints. Specializes in mass market category fiction—romance, western, adventure, horror, thriller, chick lit. Publishes 200 titles/year. View covers on website. Art submission guidelines available online.

NEEDS Works with 24 freelance illustrators and 6 designers/year for covers. Prefers digital, oil or acrylic. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send samples by mail, marked ATTN: Art Department. Send nonreturnable tearsheets. No e-mail or fax submissions. Complexity of project will determine payment. Usually buys first rights, but rights purchased vary according to project. Interested in buying second rights (reprint rights) to previously published work for romances and westerns only.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TIPS “Talented new artists welcome. Be familiar with the kind of artwork we use on our covers.”

DREAMLAND BOOKS, INC.

P.O. Box 1714, Minnetonka MN 55345. (612)281-4704. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.dreamlandbooks.inc.com. Estab. 2008. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include children’s picture books, self-help and poetry journal. Specializes in children’s books. Publishes 2-3 titles/year. Recent titles include A Granny’s Heart, Faces...Who Are We?, 12 Months of Baby Animals, and Night~A Counting Backwards Book. 100% requires freelance design; 100% requires freelance illustration. No book catalog available.

NEEDS Approached by 10 designers and 100 illustrators a year. Works with 2 designers and 2 illustrators a year. Prefers designers to have knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers and illustrators should send query letter with web page link. Send follow-up postcard sample every 6-12 months, if invited to do so. E-mail submissions accepted with a link to website and an image file; must be Windows-compatible. No samples kept on file. Artists must have a well-developed webpage and a professional Facebook page. Responds only if interested. Rights are negotiated. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through submissions, word-of-mouth and Internet.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 2-3 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project; combination of flat fee after books arrive in warehouse plus a royalty fee, plus a cut on all books sold at signing events the illustrator does or books sold personally by illustrator, plus some free books each 5,000 printed.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 2 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project; combination of flat fee after books arrive in warehouse plus a royalty fee, plus a cut on all books sold at signing events the illustrator does or books sold personally by illustrator, plus some free books each 5,000 printed.

TIPS “We are a tiny publishing house, and as such we require a sense of perfection to be competitive with the large houses. We will not work with an artist who has pornographic or violent images in the portfolio. We are very open to working with first-time illustrators or designers. However, the illustrator must have a professional Facebook page, as well as a web page developed featuring their work. The designer, if a first-timer in children’s books, must have a design degree. Art for our children’s books should be vibrant, not vexing. Prefers hand drawn/painted art over art done on the computer in different forms.”

DUTTON CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Penguin Group (USA), Inc., 375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.penguin.com. Contact: Sara Reynolds, art director. Estab. 1852. Publishes hardcover, trade picture books and illustrated middle grade. Publishes 50-75 titles/year.

NEEDS Prefers local designers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample, printed samples, tearsheets. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolios may be dropped off every Tuesday and picked up by end of the day. Do not send samples via e-mail.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays for illustration by the project $1,800-2,500.

EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING, INC.

Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., The William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court, Northampton MA 01060. (413)584-5551. Fax: (413)584-9933. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.e-elgar.com. Contact: Alan Sturmer; Tara Gorvine. Estab. 1986. Publishes hardcover originals and textbooks. Types of books include instructional, nonfiction, reference, textbooks, academic monographs, references in economics and business and law. Publishes 200 titles/year.

This publisher uses only freelance designers. Its academic books are produced in the United Kingdom. Direct marketing material is done in U.S. There is no call for illustration.

NEEDS Prefers local designers experienced in direct mail and academic publishing. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Samples are filed. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys one-time rights or rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through word of mouth, local sources (i.e., phone book, newspaper, etc.).

FABER & FABER, INC.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 18 W. 18th St., New York NY 10011. (212)741-6900. Website: us.macmillan.com/faberandfaber.aspx. Estab. 1976. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, cookbooks, history, mainstream fiction, nonfiction, self help and travel. Publishes 35 titles/year. 30% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 60 illustrators and 40 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for book jacket design. 80% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or photocopies. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance design and 4 illustration jobs/year. Pays by project.

FALCONGUIDES

246 Goose Lane, P.O. Box 480, Guilford CT 06437. (203)458-4500. Website: www.falcon.com; www.globepequot.com. Book publisher. The Falcon line specializes in outdoor recreation topics such as hiking, biking, climbing, surfing and other areas.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “We welcome solicited and unsolicited submissions from authors, agents and book packagers sent in hard copy by mail or other shipping carrier. We will not return any materials without a SASE containing sufficient postage. Never send original copies. We aren’t responsible for the loss of any materials sent to us. No calls, please, unless you are a professional literary agent or have a book contract with GPP. Proposals should only be e-mailed to an editor by request.” See website for complete proposal guidelines.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS, INC.

7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. (206)524-1967. Fax: (206)524-2104. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.fantagraphics.com. Contact: Submissions editor. Estab. 1976. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include contemporary, experimental, mainstream, historical, humor and erotic. “All our books are comic books or graphic stories.” Publishes 100 titles/year. 10% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free by request. Art submission guidelines available on website.

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NEEDS Approached by 500 freelancers/year. Works with 25 freelance illustrators/year. Must be interested in and willing to do comics. Uses freelancers for comic book interiors and covers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter addressed to Submissions Editor with résumé, SASE, photocopies and finished comics work. Samples are not filed and are returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Call or write for appointment to show portfolio of original/final art and b&w samples. Buys one-time rights or negotiates rights purchased. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Pays royalties.

TIPS “We want to see completed comics stories. We don’t make assignments, but instead look for interesting material to publish that is pre-existing. We want cartoonists who have an individual style, who create stories that are personal expressions.”

FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX

175 Fifth Ave., New York NY 10010. (212)741-6900. Fax: (212)633-2427. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.fsgkidsbooks.com. Contact: Margaret Ferguson, editorial director; Wesley Adams, executive editor; Janine O’Malley, senior editor; Frances Foster, Frances Foster Books; Robbin Gourley, art director. Estab. 1946. Book publisher. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and trade paperback reprints. Publishes nonfiction and juvenile fiction. Publishes 200 titles/year. 20% require freelance illustration; 40% freelance design.

NEEDS Works with 12 freelance designers and 3-5 illustrators/year. Uses artists for jacket/cover and book design.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

DESIGN Assigns 40 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance design jobs/year and 10-15 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS The best way for a freelance illustrator to get an assignment is “to have a great portfolio.”

FIRST BOOKS

6750 SW Franklin St., Suite A, Portland OR 97223. (503)968-6777. Fax: (503)968-6779. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.firstbooks.com. Estab. 1988. Publishes trade paperback originals. Publishes 50 titles/year. Recent titles include: Devine Color, by Gretchen Schaufaer. 100% require freelance illustration.

NEEDS Works with 5 designers and 5 illustrators/year. Uses freelance designers not illustrators mainly for interiors and covers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send any samples you want to send and SASE but no original art. Illustrators: Send query letter with a few photocopies or slides. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Payment varies per assignment.

TIPS “Small samples get looked at more than anything bulky and confusing. Little samples are better than large packets and binders. Postcards are easy. Save a tree!”

FLASHLIGHT PRESS

527 Empire Blvd., Brooklyn NY 11225. (718)288-8300. Fax: (718)972-6307. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.flashlightpress.com. Contact: Shari Dash Greenspan, editor. Estab. 2004. Publishes 2-3 picture books/year; 50% of books by first-time authors. Fiction: Picture books: contemporary, humor, multicultural. Average word length: 1,000. Recently published: Pobble’s Way by Simon Van Booy, illustrated by Wendy Edelson (ages 4-8, picture book); That Cat Can’t Stay by Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins (ages 4-8, picture book); I Always, ALWAYS Get My Way by Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins (ages 4-8, picture book); I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll, illustrated by Howard McWilliam (ages 4-8, picture book); I’m Really Not Tired by Lori Sunshine, illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler (ages 4-8, picture book).

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS E-mail with résumé and URL or low-res digital images. Submission guidelines available at www.flashlightpress.com/submissionguidelines.html.

TIPS “Our audience is 4-8 years old. Follow our online submissions guide.”

FORT ROSS, INC.

26 Arthur Place, Yonkers NY 10701. (914)375-6448. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.fortrossinc.com. Contact: Dr. Kartsev, executive director. Estab. 1992. “Generally, we publish Russia-related books in English or Russian. Sometimes we publish various fiction and nonfiction books in collaboration with the east European publishers in translation. We are looking mainly for well-established authors.” Publishes paperback originals. Receives 100 queries received/year;100 mss received/year. Pays 6-8% royalty on wholesale price or makes outright purchase of $500-1,500; negotiable advance. Buys and sells rights for more than 500 titles per year, mostly in Russian and in Russia. Genres include children adapted classics, adventure, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, biography, history and self-help. Publishes more than 500 titles per year, mostly in Russian. Genres include adventure, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, biography, history, and self-help.

NEEDS Illustrations.

TIPS Must be proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and QuarkXPress.

FRANKLIN WATTS

338 Euston Rd., London NW1 3BH, United Kingdom. +44 (0)20 7873 6000. Fax: +44 (0)20 7873 6024. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.franklinwatts.co.uk. Estab. 1942. Publishes juvenile nonfiction and specialty reference sets.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

FULCRUM PUBLISHING

4690 Table Mountain Dr., Suite 100, Golden CO 80403. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.fulcrum-books.com. Contact: T. Baker, acquisitions editor. Estab. 1984. Publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, Native American, reference, history, self help, children’s, teacher resource books, travel, humor, gardening and nature. Specializes in history, nature, teacher resource books, travel, Native American, environmental and gardening. Publishes 30 titles/year. 15% requires freelance illustration; 15% requires freelance design. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Uses freelancers mainly for cover and interior illustrations for gardening books. Also for other jacket/covers, text illustration and book design. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets, photographs, photocopies and photostats. Samples are filed. Responds to artist only if interested. To show portfolio, mail b&w photostats. Buys one-time rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

TIPS Previous book design experience a plus.

GALISON/MUDPUPPY PRESS

28 W. 44th St., Suite 1411, New York NY 10036. (800)670-7441. Fax: (212)391-4037. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.galison.com. Publishes note cards, journals, stationery, children’s products. Publishes 120 titles/year.

NEEDS Works with 20 illustrators. Assigns 5-10 freelance cover illustrations/year. Some freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “To submit your artwork for consideration, please e-mail a letter and PDF files to [email protected]. For Mudpuppy children’s products, please submit artwork for consideration to [email protected]. We will contact you if a suitable project arises.”

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY PRESS

800 Florida Ave. NE, Washington DC 20002-3695. (202)651-5488. Fax: (202)651-5489. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: gupress.gallaudet.edu. Estab. 1980. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals, hardcover and trade paperback reprints, DVDs, videotapes and textbooks. Types of books include reference, biography, coffee table books, history, instructional and textbook nonfiction. Specializes in books related to deafness. Publishes 12-15 new titles/year. 90% requires freelance design; 2% requires freelance illustration. Book catalog free on request.

NEEDS Approached by 10-20 designers and 30 illustrators/year. Works with 15 designers/year. 100% of freelance design work demands knowledge of Illustrator, PageMaker, Photoshop and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with postcard sample with résumé, sample of work and URL. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every 6 months. Accepts disk submissions. Prefers Windows-compatible, PDF files. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include color finished art. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through Internet and word of mouth.

TIPS “Do not call us.”

GEM GUIDES BOOK CO.

1275 W. Ninth St., Upland CA 91786. (626)855-1611. Fax: (626)855-1610. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.gemguidesbooks.com. Contact: Greg Warner, editor. Estab. 1965. Book publisher and wholesaler of trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include rocks and minerals, guide books, travel, history and regional (western U.S.). Specializes in travel and local interest (western Americana). Recent titles: Geodes: Nature’s Treasures by Brad L. Cross and June Culp Zeitner; Baby’s Day Out in Southern California: Fun Places to Go With Babies and Toddlers by Jobea Holt; Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West by James Martin and Jeannette Hathaway Monaco; and Moving to Arizona by Dorothy Tegeler. Publishes 7 titles/year; 100% require freelance cover design.

NEEDS Uses freelancers mainly for covers. 100% of freelance work demands knowledge of Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop. Works on assignment only. Needs Map Makers for simple maps with minor terrain and extensive rural road network skill.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, résumé and SASE; or e-mail. Samples are filed. Editor will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Requests work on spec before assigning a job. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned. Finds artists through word of mouth and “our files.”

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

GIBBS SMITH

P.O. Box 667, Layton UT 84041. (801)544-9800. Fax: (801)544-8853. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.gibbs-smith.com. Contact: Suzanne Taylor, associate publisher and creative director (children’s activity books); Jennifer Grillone, art acquisitions. Estab. 1969. Imprints include Sierra Book Club for Children and Hill Street Press. Company publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include children’s activity books, architecture and design books, cookbooks, humor, juvenile, western. Publishes 100 titles/year. 10% requires freelance illustration; 90% requires freelance design

NEEDS Approached by 250 freelance illustrators and 50 freelance designers/year. Works with 5 freelance illustrators and 15 designers/year. Designers may be located anywhere with Broadband service. Uses freelancers mainly for cover design and book layout, cartoon illustration, children’s book illustration. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress or InDesign. 70% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and FreeHand.

DESIGN Assigns 90 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 90 freelance design jobs and 5 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project. Pays for illustration by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

GLENCOE

McGraw-Hill Education, P.O. Box 182605, Columbus OH 43218. (877)833-5524. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.glencoe.com. Estab. 1965. Publishes textbooks. Types of books include marketing and career education, art and music, health, computer technology. Specializes in most el-hi (grades 7-12) subject areas, as well as post-secondary career subjects. Publishes 350 titles/year.

Glencoe also has divisions in Peoria IL and Columbus OH with separate art departments.

NEEDS Approached by 50 freelancers/year. Works with 10-20 freelance illustrators and 10-20 designers/year. Prefers experienced artists. Uses freelance artists mainly for illustration and production. Also for jacket/cover design and illustration, text illustration and book design. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of Adobe, InDesign, or Illustrator on Mac. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send nonreturnable samples. Accepts disk submissions compatible with above program. Samples are filed. Sometimes requests work on spec before assigning a job. Negotiates rights purchased. Originals are not returned.

DESIGN Assigns 10-20 freelance design and many illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10-20 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 20-30 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS

246 Goose Ln., P.O. Box 480, Guilford CT 06437. (203)458-4500. Website: www.globepequot.com. Contact: Design department. Estab. 1947. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include (mostly) travel, kayak, outdoor, cookbooks, instruction, self-help and history. Specializes in regional subjects New England, Northwest, Southeast bed-and-board country inn guides. Publishes 600 titles/year. 20% require freelance illustration; 75% require freelance design. Design of books is “classic and traditional, but fun.” Book catalog available.

NEEDS Works with 10-20 freelance illustrators and 15-20 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for cover and text design and production. Also for jacket/cover and text illustration and direct mail design. Needs computer-literate freelancers for production. 100% of design and 75% of illustration demand knowledge of QuarkXPress 3.32, Illustrator 7.0 or Photoshop 5. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, photocopies and photographs. Accepts disk submissions compatible with QuarkXPress 3.32, Illustrator 7.0 or Photoshop 5. Samples are filed and not returned. Request portfolio review in original query. “Due to the volume of inquiries, we are unable to respond individually unless suitable work is available at that time.” Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include roughs, original/final art, photostats, tearsheets and dummies. Requests work on spec before assigning a job. Considers complexity of project, project’s budget and turnaround time when establishing payment. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned. Finds artists through word of mouth, submissions, self promotion and sourcebooks.

DESIGN Pays by the hour or by the project for cover design.

JACKETS/COVERS Prefers realistic style. Pays by the hour or by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project. Mostly b&w illustration, preferably computer-generated.

TIPS “Our books are being produced on Macintosh computers. We like designers who can use the Mac competently enough that their design looks as if it hasn’t been done on the Mac.”

GO! COMI

Go! Media Entertainment, LLC, 5737 Kanan Rd. #591, Agoura Hills CA 91301. Website: www.gocomi.com. “Go! Comi is not accepting submissions for original ideas or material at this time. Submissions will not be looked at and will automatically be deleted. If you ignore this policy and send us scripts, stories, artwork, ideas, or any material, either through e-mail or regular mail, your submissions become the property of Go! Media Entertainment LLC, and we will not be responsible for any use or disclosure of your material. Furthermore, by sending us unsolicited submissions without a release, you agree not to hold us liable for any similarities between your work and any work subsequently published by us.”

GOLDEN BOOKS

Website: www.randomhouse.com/golden. Publishes preschool and juvenile. Specializes in picture books themed for infant to 8-year-olds. Publishes 250 titles/year, including: Pat the Bunny; Little Golden Books; Nickelodeon, Mattel.

NEEDS Approached by several hundred artists/year. Works with approximately 100 illustrators/year. Very little freelance design work. Most design is done in-house. Buys enough illustration for over 200 new titles, approximately 70% being licensed character books. Artists must have picture book experience; illustrations are generally full color, but b&w art is required for coloring and activity books. Uses freelancers for picture books, storybooks. Traditional illustration, as well as digital illustration is accepted, although digital is preferred.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with SASE and tearsheets. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Art director will call for portfolio if interested. Will look at original artwork and/or color representations in portfolios, but please do not send original art through the mail. Royalties or work-for-hire limited according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS All design done in-house. Makes outright purchase on licensed character properties only.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns approximately 250 freelance illustration jobs/year. Payment varies.

TIPS “We are open to a wide variety of styles. Contemporary illustrations that have strong bright colors and mass market appeal featuring appealing multicultural children will get strongest consideration.”

GOOSE LANE EDITIONS, LTD.

500 Beaverbrook Ct., Suite 330, Fredericton NB E3B 5X4, Canada. (506)450-4251 or (888)926-8377. Fax: (506)459-4991. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.gooselane.com. Contact: Julie Scriver, art director. Estab. 1954. Publishes trade paperback originals of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Types of books include poetry, biography, cookbooks, fiction, reference and history. Publishes 10-20 titles/year. 0-5% requires freelance illustration. Books are “high quality, elegant, generally with full-color fine art reproduction on cover.” Book catalog free for SASE with Canadian first-class stamp or IRC.

NEEDS Approached by 30 freelancers/year. Works with 0-1 illustrators/year. Only works with freelancers in the region. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 0-1 freelance design job and 0-1 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 0-1 freelance illustration job/year. Pays by the project.

THE GRADUATE GROUP

P.O. Box 370351, West Hartford CT 06137-0351. (860)233-2330. Fax: (860)233-2330. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.graduategroup.com. Contact: Mara Whitman, partner; Robert Whitman, vice president. Estab. 1964. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include instructional and reference. Specializes in internships and career planning. Recent title: Create Your Ultimate Résumé, Portfolio, and Writing Samples: An Employment Guide for the Technical Communicator by Mara W. Cohen Ioannides. Publishes 35 titles/year; 10% require freelance illustration and design. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Approached by 20 freelancers/year. Works with 1 freelance illustrator and 1 designer/year. Prefers local freelancers only. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover illustration and design; direct mail, book and catalog design. 5% of freelance work demands computer skills. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure and résumé. Samples are not filed. Responds only if interested. Write for appointment to show portfolio.

TIPS “Our goal is to provide readers with information (at no cost to them) that will help them gain a broader understanding of available opportunities and career options. It is helpful to us if you could inform us about the following: (a) your ability to obtain favorable reviews of your book, and (b) your ability to market your book. If you wish to discuss your idea for a book, call Bob Whitman at (860)232-3100.”

GRAYWOLF PRESS

250 Third Ave. N., Suite 600, Minneapolis MN 55401. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.graywolfpress.org. Contact: Katie Dublinski, editorial manager (nonfiction, fiction). Estab. 1974. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals and reprints. Specializes in novels, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, essays and short stories. Publishes 30 titles/year. Recent titles include: I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson; Mattaponi Queen by Belle Boggs; We Don’t Know We Don’t Know by Nick Lantz. 100% require freelance cover design. Books use solid typography, strikingly beautiful and well-integrated artwork. Book catalog free by request.

Graywolf is recognized as one of the finest small presses in the nation.

NEEDS Approached by 100 freelance artists/year. Works with 7 designers/year. Buys 25 illustrations/year (existing art only). Uses freelancers mainly for cover design only. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé and photocopies. Samples are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Editorial director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w, color photostats and tearsheets. Negotiates rights purchased. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 25 design jobs/year. Pays by the project, $800-1,200.

TIPS “Have a strong portfolio of literary (fine press) design.”

GREAT QUOTATIONS PUBLISHING

8102 Lemont Rd., #300, Woodridge IL 60517. (630)390-3580. Contact: Ringo Suek, acquisitions editor (humor, relationships, Christian); Jan Stob, acquisitions editor (children’s). Estab. 1991. Imprint of Greatime Offset Printing. Publishes hardcover, trade paperback and mass market paperback originals. Types of books include humor, inspiration, motivation and books for children. Specializes in gift books. Publishes 50 titles/year. 50% require freelance illustration and design. Book catalog available for $3 with SASE.

NEEDS Approached by 100 freelancers/year. Works with 20 designers and 20 illustrators/year. Uses freelancers to illustrate and/or design books and catalogs. 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress and Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send letter of introduction and sample pages. Name, address and telephone number should be clearly displayed on the front of the sample. All appropriate samples will be placed in publisher’s library. Design editor will contact artist under consideration, as prospective projects become available. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance cover illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 30 freelance text illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “We’re looking for bright, colorful cover design on a small-size book cover (around 6×6). Outstanding humor or motivational titles will be most in demand.”

GREAT SOURCE EDUCATION GROUP

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Editorial Department, 181 Ballardvale St., Wilmington MA 01887. Website: www.greatsource.com. Specializes in supplemental educational materials. Publishes more than 25 titles/year. 90% requires freelance design; 80% requires freelance illustration. Book catalog free with 9×12 SASE or check website.

NEEDS Approached by more than 100 illustrators/year. Works with 25 illustrators/year. 50% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send nonreturnable samples such as postcards, photocopies and/or tearsheets. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every year. Accepts disk submissions from illustrators. Prefers Mac-compatible, JPEG files. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w, color tearsheets. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through art reps, artist’s submissions, Internet.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10 freelance cover illustration jobs/year. Pays for illustration by the project. Prefers kid-friendly styles.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 25 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project. Prefers professional electronic submissions.

GREENWOOD PUBLISHING

ABC-CLIO, P.O. Box 1911, Santa Barbara CA 93116-1911. (805)968-1911. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.greenwood.com. Contact: Cathleen Casey, acquisitions department/Greenwood. Estab. 1964. (Formerly Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press.) Specializes in hardcover and paperback original reference books concerning library science and school media for librarians, educators and researchers. Also publishes in resource and activity books for teachers. Publishes more than 60 titles/year. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Works with 4-5 freelance artists/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers send query letter with résumé and photocopies. Illustrators send query letter with photocopies. Samples not filed are returned only if requested. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist, and project’s budget when establishing payment. Buys all rights. Originals not returned.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 4-6 design jobs/year. Pays by the project, $500 minimum.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 2-4 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “We look for the ability to draw or illustrate without overly loud cartoon techniques. Freelancers should have the ability to use two-color effectively, with screens and screen builds. We ignore anything sent to us that is in four-color. We also need freelancers with a good feel for typefaces.”

GROSSET & DUNLAP

Penguin Group Publishers, 375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014-3657. (212)366-2000. Website: us.penguingroup.com. Publishes hardcover, trade paperback and mass market paperback originals and board books for preschool and juvenile audience (ages 1-10). Specializes in “very young mass market children’s books.” Publishes more than 200 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design. Grosset & Dunlap publishes children’s books that examine new ways of looking at the world of children. Many books by this publisher feature unique design components such as acetate overlays, 3D pop-up pages, or actual projects/toys that can be cut out of the book.

NEEDS Works with 100 freelance illustrators and 10 freelance designers/year. Buys 80 books’ worth of illustrations/year. “Be sure your work is appropriate for our list.” Uses freelance artists mainly for book illustration. Also for jacket/cover and text illustration and design. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of Illustrator 5.5, QuarkXPress 3.3, and Photoshop 2.5.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with website address and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with résumé, photocopies, SASE, and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Responds to the artist only if interested. Call for appointment to show portfolio, or mail slides, color tearsheets, transparencies and dummies. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

GROUNDWOOD BOOKS

110 Spadina Ave. Suite 801, Toronto ON M5V 2K4, Canada. (416)363-4343. Fax: (416)363-1071. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.groundwoodbooks.com. Publishes 10 picture books/year; 3 young readers/year; 5 middle readers/year; 5 young adult titles/year, approximately 2 nonfiction titles/year. 10% of books by first-time authors.

GROUP PUBLISHING

1515 Cascade Ave., Loveland CO 80539. (970)669-3836 or (800)447-1070. Fax: (970)292-4373. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.group.com. Company publishes books, Bible curriculum products (including puzzles, posters, etc.), clip art resources and audiovisual materials for use in Christian education for children, youth and adults. Publishes 35-40 titles/year. Recent titles include: Group’s Scripture Scrapbook series; The Dirt on Learning; Group’s Hands-On Bible Curriculum; Group’s Treasure Serengeti Trek Vacation Bible School; Faith Weaver Bible Curriculum.

See additional listing in the Magazines section.

NEEDS Uses freelancers for cover illustration and design. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of InDesign CS2, Photoshop 7.0, Illustrator 9.0. Occasionally uses cartoons in books and teacher’s guides. Uses b&w and color illustration on covers and in product interiors.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with nonreturnable b&w or color photocopies, slides, tearsheets or other samples. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed, additional samples may be requested prior to assignment. Responds only if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns minimum 15 freelance design and 10 freelance illustration jobs/year.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns minimum 20 freelance illustration projects/year. Pays on acceptance. Fees for color illustration and design work vary and are negotiable. Prefers b&w line or line and wash illustrations to accompany lesson activities.

TIPS “We prefer contemporary, nontraditional styles appropriate for our innovative and upbeat products and the creative Christian teachers and students who use them. We seek experienced designers and artists who can help us achieve our goal of presenting biblical material in fresh, new and engaging ways. Submit design/illustration on disk. Self promotion pieces help get you noticed. Have book covers/jackets, brochure design, newsletter or catalog design in your portfolio. Include samples of Bible or church-related illustration.”

GUERNICA EDITIONS

Box 117, Station P, Toronto ON M5S 2S6, Canada. (416)658-9888. Fax: (416)657-8885. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.guernicaeditions.com. Contact: Antonio D’Alfonso, editor/publisher (poetry, nonfiction, novels). Estab. 1978. Book publisher and literary press specializing in translation. Publishes trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include contemporary and experimental fiction, biography and history. Specializes in ethnic/multicultural writing and translation of European and Quebecois writers into English. Recent titles: Peace Tower by F.G. Paci (artist Hono Lulu); and Medusa Subway by Clara Blackwood (artist Normand Cousineau). Publishes 20-25 titles/year; 40-50% require freelance illustration. Book catalog available for SAE; include IRC if sending from outside Canada.

NEEDS Approached by 6 freelancers/year. Works with 6 freelance illustrators/year. Uses freelancers mainly for jacket/cover illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send e-mail. Buys one-time rights. Originals are not returned at job completion. Does not accept or respond to e-mail enquiries about manuscripts.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $150-200.

TIPS “We really believe that the author should be aware of the press they work with. Try to see what a press does and offer your own view of that look. We are looking for strong designers. We have three new series of books, so there is a lot of space for artwork.”

HARLAN DAVIDSON, INC./FORUM PRESS, INC.

773 Glenn Ave., Wheeling IL 60090. (847)541-9720. Fax: (847)541-9830. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.harlandavidson.com. Publishes textbooks. Types of books include biography, classics in literature, drama, political science and history. Specializes in US and European history. Publishes 6-15 titles/year. 20% requires freelance illustration; 20% requires freelance design. Catalog available.

NEEDS Approached by 2 designers/year. Works with 1-2 designers/year. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with brochure and résumé. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE. Responds in 2 weeks. Portfolio review required from designers. Will contact artist for portfolio review of book dummy if interested. Buys all rights.

DESIGN Assigns 3 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 3 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project. Finds freelancers through networking.

TIPS “Have knowledge of file preparation for electronic prepress.”

HARLEQUIN ENTERPRISES, LTD.

P.O. Box 5190, Buffalo NY 14240-5190. (888)432-4879. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.eharlequin.com. Contact: Art director. Publishes mass market paperbacks. Specializes in women’s fiction. Publishes more than 100 titles/year. 15% requires freelance design; 100% requires freelance illustration. Book catalog not available.

NEEDS Approached by 1-3 designers and 20-50 illustrators/year. Works with 3 designers and 25 illustrators/year. 100% of freelance design work demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send postcard sample with brochure, photocopies, tearsheets and URL. Illustrators: Send postcard sample with brochure, photocopies, tearsheets and URL. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every 6 months. Samples are filed and not returned. Does not reply. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w and color tearsheets and color outputs. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through art competitions, art exhibits/fairs, art reps, artist’s submissions, competition/book credits, Internet, sourcebooks, word of mouth.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns more than 50 freelance cover illustration jobs/year. Prefers variety of representational art—not just romance genre.

HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN’S BOOKS/HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

10 E. 53rd, New York NY 10022. (212)207-6901. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.harpercollins.com. Contact: Mischa Rosenberg, assistant designer; Dana Fritts, designer. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints, mass market paperback originals and reprints, and audiobooks. 500 titles/year.

NEEDS Babies/children/teens, couples, multicultural, pets, food/drink, fashion, lifestyle. “We would be interested in seeing samples of map illustrations, chapter spots, full page pieces, etc. We are open to half-tone and line art illustrations for our interiors.” Negotiates a flat payment fee upon acceptance. Will contact if interested. Catalog available online.

TIPS “Be flexible and responsive to comments and corrections. Hold to scheduled due dates for work. Show work that reflects the kinds of projects you want to get, be focused on your best technique and showcase the strongest, most successful examples.”

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, LTD. (CANADA)

2 Bloor St. E, 20th Floor, Toronto ON M4W 1A8, Canada. (416)975-9334. Website: www.harpercanada.com. Contact: Vice president production. Publishes hardcover, trade paperback and mass market paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include adventure, biography, coffee table books, fantasy, history, humor, juvenile, mainstream fiction, New Age, nonfiction, preschool, reference, religious, self-help, travel, true crime, western and young adult. Publishes 100 titles/year. 50% require freelance illustration; 25% require freelance design.

NEEDS Prefers freelancers experienced in mixed media. Uses freelancers mainly for illustration, maps, cover design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress. 25% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with brochure, photocopies, tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with photocopies, tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions compatible with QuarkXPress. Send EPS or TIFF files. Samples are filed. Will contact artist for portfolio review “only after review of samples if I have a project they might be right for.” Portfolio should include book dummy, photocopies, photographs, slides, tearsheets, transparencies. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Assigns 5 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance design and 50 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

990 Owen Loop N, Eugene OR 97402. (541)343-0123. Fax: (541)302-0731. Website: www.harvesthousepublishers.com. Estab. 1974. Specializes in hardcover and paperback editions of Christian evangelical adult fiction and nonfiction, children’s books, gift books and youth material. Publishes 100-125 titles/year. Books are of contemporary designs that compete with the current book market.

NEEDS Works with 1-2 freelance illustrators and 4-5 freelance designers/year. Uses freelance artists mainly for cover art. Also uses freelance artists for text illustration. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets and photographs. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Requests work on spec before assigning a job. Originals may be returned at job’s completion. Buys all rights. Finds artists through word of mouth and submissions/self-promotions.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 100-125 design and less than 5 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns fewer than 5 jobs/year. Pays by the project.

THE HAWORTH PRESS, INC.

Taylor & Francis Group, 270 Madison Ave., New York NY 10016. (212)216-7800. Fax: (212)244-1563. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.haworthpress.com. Estab. 1979. Imprints include Harrington Park Press, Haworth Pastoral Press, International Business Press, Food Products Press, Haworth Medical Press, Haworth Maltreatment, The Haworth Hospitality/Tourism Press and Trauma Press. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals and reprints and textbooks. Types of books include biography, new age, nonfiction, reference, religious and textbooks. Specializes in social work, library science, gerontology, gay and lesbian studies, addictions, etc. Catalog available.

NEEDS Approached by 2 illustrators and 5 designers/year. 100% of freelance design and illustration demands knowledge of PageMaker, Photoshop and Illustrator.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send photocopies, SASE and slides. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with photocopies. Accepts disk submissions compatible with Illustrator and Photoshop 3.0. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review of slides if interested. Buys reprint rights. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through word of mouth.

DESIGN Pay varies.

JACKETS/COVERS Pay varies. Prefers a variety as long as camera ready art can be supplied.

HAY HOUSE, INC.

P.O. Box 5100, Carlsbad CA 92018. (760)431-7695. Fax: (760)431-6948. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.hayhouse.com. Contact: Patty Gift, East Coast acquisitions ([email protected]); Alex Freemon, West Coast acquisitions ([email protected]). Estab. 1985. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints, CDs and DVDs. Types of books include self-help, mind-body-spirit, psychology, finance, health and fitness, nutrition, astrology. Recent titles: A Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson; Getting Into the Vortex by Esther and Jerry Hicks; The Angel Therapy Handbook by Doreen Virtue; Power Up Your Brain by David Perlmutter, M.D. and Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D. Publishes 75 titles/year; 40% require freelance illustration; 30% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 50 illustrators and 5 designers/year. Works with 20 illustrators and 2-5 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for cover design and illustration. 80% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress. 20% of titles require freelance art direction.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send e-mail or send non-returnable samples to the address above. Art director will contact if interested. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through word of mouth and submissions.

TIPS “We look for freelancers with experience in graphic design, desktop publishing, printing processes, production and illustrators with strong ability to conceptualize.”

HEAVY METAL

100 N. Village Rd., Rookville Center NY 11570. (516)594-2130. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.heavymetal.com. Estab. 1977. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include comic books, fantasy and erotic fiction. Specializes in fantasy. Art guidelines available on website.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send contact information (mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail), photocopies, photographs, SASE, slides. Samples are returned only by SASE. Responds in 3 months.

TIPS “Please look over the kinds of work we publish carefully so you get a feel for what we are looking for.”

HIPPOCRENE BOOKS, INC.

171 Madison Ave., New York NY 10016. (718)454-2366. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.hippocrenebooks.com. Estab. 1971. Publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback reprints. Types of books include cookbooks, history, nonfiction, reference, travel, dictionaries, foreign language, bilingual. Specializes in dictionaries, cookbooks. Publishes 60 titles/year.

NEEDS Approached by 150 illustrators and 50 designers/year. Works with 2 illustrators and 3 designers/year. Prefers local freelancers experienced in line drawings.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query e-mail with small attachment or website link.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 4 freelance design and 2 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 4 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “We prefer traditional illustrations appropriate for gift books and cookbooks.”

HOLIDAY HOUSE

425 Madison Ave., New York NY 10017. (212)688-0085. Fax: (212)421-6134. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.holidayhouse.com. Contact: Claire Counihan, director of art and design. Specializes in hardcover children’s books. Recent titles: Washington at Valley Forge by Russell Freedman; Tornadoes by Gail Gibbons; and The Carbon Diaries by Saci Lloyd. Publishes 70 titles/year. 75% require illustration. Art submission guidelines available on website.

NEEDS Accepts art suitable for children and young adults only. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send cover letter with photocopies and SASE. Submissions are not returned. Request portfolio review in original query. Responds only if interested. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through submissions and agents.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 5-10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 35 freelance jobs/year (picture books). Pays royalty.

HOMESTEAD PUBLISHING

P.O. Box 193, Moose WY 83012. (307)733-6248. Fax: (307)733-6248. Website: www.homesteadpublishing.net. Contact: Art director. Estab. 1980. Publishes hardcover and paperback originals. Types of books include art, biography, history, guides, photography, nonfiction, natural history, and general books of interest. Publishes more than 6 print, 100 online titles/year. 75% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free for SASE with 4 first-class stamps.

NEEDS Works with 20 freelance illustrators and 10 designers/year. Prefers pen & ink, airbrush, pencil and watercolor. 25% of freelance work demands knowledge of PageMaker or FreeHand. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

DESIGN Assigns 6 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 2 freelance design and 4 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 50 freelance illustration jobs/year. Prefers technical pen illustration, maps (using airbrush, overlays, etc.), watercolor illustrations for children’s books, calligraphy and lettering for titles and headings. Pays by the hour or by the project.

TIPS “We are using more graphic, contemporary designs and looking for exceptional quality.”

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT COMPANY

222 Berkeley St., Boston MA 02116. (617)351-5000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.hmco.com. Estab. 1980. Company publishes hardcover originals. Types of books include juvenile, preschool and young adult. Publishes 60-70 titles/year. 100% requires freelance illustration; 10% requires freelance design.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt now has a new imprint, Graphia, a high-end paperback book series for teens.

NEEDS Approached by 6-10 freelancers/year. Works with 50 freelance illustrators and 10 designers/year. Prefers artists with interest in or experience with children’s books. Uses freelance illustrators mainly for jackets, picture books. Uses freelance designers primarily for photo essay books. 100% of freelance design work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress, Photoshop and Illustrator.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Please send samples through artist rep only. Finds artists through artist reps, sourcebooks, word of mouth.

DESIGN Assigns 10-20 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 5-10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns up to 50 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

HOW BOOKS

F+W Media, Inc., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (513)531-2690. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.howdesign.com. Contact: Megan Patrick, content director. Estab. 1985. “We look for material that reflects the cutting edge of trends, graphic design, and culture. Nearly all HOW Books are intensely visual, and authors must be able to create or supply art/illustration for their books.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Query with SASE. Submit proposal package, outline, 1 sample chapter, sample art or sample design.

HUMANICS PUBLISHING GROUP

12 S. Dixie Hwy., Suite 203, Lake Worth FL 33460. (800)874-8844. Fax: (888)874-8844. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.humanicspub.com or www.humanicslearning.com. Estab. 1976. Publishes college textbooks, paperback trade, New Age and educational activity books. Publishes 30 titles/year. Trade paperbacks are 6×9 with 4-color covers. Book catalog for 9×12 SASE. Specify which imprint when requesting catalog. Learning or trade paperbacks.

No longer publishes children’s fiction or picture books.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, SASE and photocopies. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

TIPS “Books on self-help and spirituality emphasized under current program. A new imprint on mysteries, started in 2008, is called Sleuth Hound Books.”

IDEALS PUBLICATIONS, INC.

2630 Elm Hill Pike, Suite 100, Nashville TN 37214. (615)781-1451. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.idealsbooks.com. Estab. 1944. Company publishes hardcover originals and Ideals magazine. Specializes in nostalgia and holiday themes. Publishes 2-4 adult and 25-40 children’s book titles and 2 magazine issues/year. 50% require freelance illustration. Guidelines available online.

NEEDS Approached by 100 freelancers/year. Works with 10-12 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in illustrating people, nostalgia, botanical flowers. Uses freelancers mainly for flower borders (color), people and spot art. Also for text illustration, jacket/cover and book design. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Art submission guidelines available online. Send to Attn: Art department.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 75 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project. Prefers watercolor or gouache.

TIPS “Looking for illustrations with unique perspectives, perhaps some humor, that not only tells the story but draws the reader into the artist’s world. We accept all styles.”

IDW PUBLISHING

5080 Santa Fe, San Diego CA 92109. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.idwpublishing.com. Estab. 1999. Publishes hardcover, mass market and trade paperback originals. Types of books include comic books, illustrated novel and art book nonfiction. Publishes 20 titles/year. Submission guidelines available on website.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send proposal with cover letter, photocopies (5 fully inked and lettered 8½×11 pages showing story and art), 1-page synopsis of overall story. Samples are not returned. Responds only if interested.

TIPS “Do not send original art. Make sure photocopies are clean, sharp, and easy to read. Be sure that each page has your name, address and phone number written clearly on it. Do not call.”

IGNATIUS PRESS

1348 Tenth Ave., San Francisco CA 94122. (415)387-2324. Fax: (415)387-0896. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.ignatius.com/Default.aspx. Contact: Roxanne Lum, art director. Estab. 1978. Company publishes Catholic theology and devotional books for lay people, priests and religious readers. Publishes 30 titles/year.

NEEDS Works with 1-2 freelance illustrators/year. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Will send art guidelines “if we are interested in the artist’s work.” Accepts previously published material. Send brochure showing art style or résumé and photocopies. Samples not filed and not returned. Responds only if interested. To show a portfolio, mail appropriate materials; “we will contact you if interested.” Pays on acceptance.

JACKETS/COVERS Buys cover art from freelance artists. Prefers Christian symbols/calligraphy and religious illustrations of Jesus, saints, etc. (used on cover or in text). “Simplicity, clarity, and elegance are the rule. We like calligraphy, occasionally incorporated with Christian symbols. We also do covers with type and photography.” Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

TIPS “I do not want to see any schmaltzy religious art. Since we are a nonprofit Catholic press, we cannot always afford to pay the going rate for freelance art, so we are always appreciative when artists can give us a break on prices and work ad maiorem Dei gloriam.”

IMAGE COMICS

Submissions, 2134 Allston Way, 2nd Floor, Berkeley CA 94704. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.imagecomics.com. Contact: Eric Stephenson, publisher. Estab. 1992. Publishes comic books, graphic novels. See this company’s website for detailed guidelines.

NEEDS “We are looking for good, well-told stories and exceptional artwork that run the gamut in terms of both style and genre.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send proposals only. See website for guidelines. No e-mail submissions. All comics are creator-owned. Image only wants proposals for comics, not “art submissions.” Proposals/samples not returned. Do not include SASE. Responds as soon as possible.

TIPS “Please do not try to ‘impress’ us with all the deals you’ve lined up or testimonials from your Aunt Matilda. We are only interested in the comic.”

IMMEDIUM

P.O. Box 31846, San Francisco CA 94131. (415)452-8546. Fax: (360)937-6272. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.immedium.com. Contact: Amy Ma, acquisitions editor. Estab. 2005. “Immedium focuses on publishing eye-catching children’s picture books, Asian American topics, and contemporary arts, popular culture, and multicultural issues.”

NEEDS Babies/children/teens, multicultural, families, parents, entertainment, lifestyle. Illustrations for text illustration, dust jackets, promotional materials and book covers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, samples and/or SASE.

TIPS “Look at our catalog, it’s colorful and a little edgy. Tailor your submission to our catalog. We need responsive workers.”

IMPACT BOOKS

F+W Media, Inc., 10151 Carver Road, Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (513)531-2690. Fax: (513)531-2686. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.northlightshop.com; www.impact-books.com. Contact: Pamela Wissman, editorial director (art instruction for fantasy, comics, manga, anime, popular culture, graffiti, science fiction, cartooning, body art). Estab. 2004. Publishes trade paperback originals. Specializes in illustrated art instruction books. Recent titles: Shojo Wonder Manga Art School by Supittha Bunyapen, Dragonworld, edited by Pamela Wissman, and The Explorer’s Guide to Drawing Fantasy Creatures by Emily Fiegenschuh and Graff 2 by Scape Martinez. Publishes 7 titles/year. Book catalog free with 9×12 SASE (6 first-class stamps).

IMPACT Books publishes titles that emphasize illustrated how-to-draw manga, graffiti and fantasy art instruction. Currently emphasizing fantasy art, Japanese-style (manga and anime), and graffiti. This market is for experienced artists who are willing to work with an IMPACT editor to produce a step-by-step how-to book about the artist’s creative process.

NEEDS Approached by 30 author-artists/year. Works with 10 author-artists/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter or e-mail; digital art, tearsheets, photocopies; résumé, SASE and URL. Accepts Mac-compatible e-mail submissions (TIFF or JPEG). Samples may be filed but are usually returned. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review of color finished art, digital art, roughs, photographs, tearsheets if interested. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through referrals, submissions, conventions, Internet and word of mouth.

TIPS Submission guidelines available online www.artistnetwork.com/contactus and impact-books.com

INCENTIVE PUBLICATIONS, INC.

(615)385-2934. Fax: (615)385-2967. Website: www.incentivepublications.com. Contact: Patience Camplair, editor. Estab. 1970. Specializes in supplemental teacher resource material, workbooks for middle school and teaching strategy books for all levels. Publishes 15-30 titles/year. 40% require freelance illustration. Books are “cheerful, warm, uncomplicated and spontaneous.”

NEEDS Uses freelancers for covers and text illustration. Also for promo items (occasionally). Works on assignment only, primarily with local artists.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Looks for a whimsical, warm style of illustration that respects the integrity of the child. Black and white line art is used for the inside illustrations of our books. Four-color art in any medium is used for our cover art. Good quality Xeroxes, photostats or printed pieces are acceptable for showing line art pieces through the mail. Color photographs or printed pieces are best for showing four-color work through the mail

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 3-4 freelance illustration jobs/year. Prefers 4-color covers in any medium. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 3-4 freelance jobs/year. B&w line art only. Pays by the project.

TIPS “We look for a warm and whimsical style of art that respects the integrity of the child. We sell to parents and teachers. Art needs to reflect specific age children/topics for immediate association of parents and teachers to appropriate books.”

INNER TRADITIONS/BEAR & COMPANY

1 Park St., Rochester VT 05767. (802)767-3174. Fax: (802)767-3726. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.innertraditions.com. Contact: Peri Ann Swan, art director. Estab. 1975. Publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include self-help, psychology, esoteric philosophy, alternative medicine, Eastern religion, and art books. Recent titles: Mystery of the Crystal Skulls, Thai Yoga Massage and Science and the Akashic Field. Publishes 65 titles/year; 10% require freelance illustration; 5% require freelance design. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Works with 3-4 freelance illustrators and 3-4 freelance designers/year. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress, InDesign or Photoshop. Buys 10 illustrations/year. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover illustration and design. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, tearsheets, photocopies, photographs, slides and SASE. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed if interested; returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds only if interested. To show portfolio, mail tearsheets, photographs, slides and transparencies. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals returned at job’s completion. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns approximately 10 design and illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

INTERNATIONAL MARINE/RAGGED MOUNTAIN PRESS

90 Mechanic St., Camden ME 04843. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.books.mcgraw-hill.com/im. Contact: Molly Mulhern, editing/design/production director. Estab. 1969. Imprint of McGraw-Hill. Specializes in hardcovers and paperbacks on marine (nautical) and outdoor recreation topics. Publishes 50 titles/year. 50% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Works with 20 freelance illustrators and 20 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for interior illustration. Prefers local freelancers. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

DESIGN Assigns 20 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project or by the hour.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance design and 3 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project or by the hour.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 20 jobs/year. Prefers technical drawings. Pays by the hour or by the project.

TIPS “Do your research. See if your work fits with what we publish. Write with a résumé and sample; then follow with a call; then come by to visit.”

JEWISH LIGHTS PUBLISHING

LongHill Partners, Inc., Sunset Farm Offices, Rt. 4, P.O. Box 237, Woodstock VT 05091. (802)457-4000. Fax: (802)457-4004. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.jewishlights.com. Contact: Tim Holtz, art acquisitions. Estab. 1990. Types of books include children’s picture books, history, juvenile, nonfiction, reference, religious, self help, spirituality, life cycle, theology and philosophy, wellness. Specializes in adult nonfiction and children’s picture books. Publishes 50 titles/year. 10% requires freelance illustration; 50% requires freelance design. Book catalog free on request.

“People of all faiths and backgrounds yearn for books that attract, engage, educate and spiritually inspire. Our principal goal is to stimulate thought and help all people learn about who the Jewish people are, where they come from, and what the future can be made to hold.”

NEEDS Approached by 75 illustrators and 20 designers/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in fine arts, children’s book illustration, typesetting and design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress. 50% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send postcard sample, query letter with printed samples, tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or other printed samples. Samples are filed and are not returned. Portfolio review not required. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through submission packets, websites, searching local galleries and shows, Graphic Artists’ Guild’s Directory of Illustrators and Picture Book.

DESIGN Assigns 40 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 30 freelance design jobs and 5 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project.

TIPS “We prefer a painterly, fine-art approach to our children’s book illustration to achieve a quality that would intrigue both kids and adults. We do not consider cartoonish, caricature art for our children’s book illustration.”

KAEDEN BOOKS

P.O. Box 16190, Rocky River OH 44116. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.kaeden.com. Contact: Lisa Stenger, editor. Estab. 1986. Publishes children’s books. Types of books include picture books and early juvenile. Specializes in elementary educational content. Publishes 8-20 titles/year; 90% require freelance illustration. Book catalog available upon request.

NEEDS Approached by 100-200 illustrators/year. Works with 5-10 illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in juvenile/humorous illustration and children’s picture books. Uses freelancers mainly for story illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with brochure and résumé. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with photocopies, photographs, printed samples or tearsheets, no larger than 8½×11. Samples are filed and not returned. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 8-20 jobs/year. Pays by the project. Looks for a variety of styles.

TIPS “We look for professional-level drawing and rendering skills, plus the ability to interpret a juvenile story. There is a tight correlation between text and visual in our books, plus a need for attention to detail. Drawings of children are especially needed. Please send only samples that pertain to our market.”

KALMBACH PUBLISHING CO.

21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha WI 53187. (262)796-8776. Fax: (262)798-6468. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.corporate.kalmbach.com. Contact: Ronald Kovach, senior editor. Estab. 1934. Types of books include reference and how-to books for serious hobbyists in the railfan, model railroading, plastic modeling, and toy train collecting/operating hobbies. Also publishes books and booklets on jewelry-making, beading and general crafts. Publishes 50+ new titles/year.

NEEDS 10-20% require freelance illustration; 10-20% require freelance design. Book catalog free upon request. Approached by 25 freelancers/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in the hobby field. Uses freelance artists mainly for book layout/design and line art illustrations. Freelancers should have the most recent versions of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Projects by assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, tearsheets and photocopies. No phone calls please. Samples are filed and will not be returned. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review. Finds artists through word of mouth, submissions. Assigns 10-12 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project. Assigns 3-5 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS First-time assignments are usually illustrations or book layouts. Complex projects (e.g., track plans, 100+ page books) are given to proven freelancers. Admires freelancers who present an organized and visually strong portfolio, who meet deadlines, and follow instructions carefully.

KAR-BEN PUBLISHING

Lerner Publishing Group, 241 First Ave. N, Minneapolis MN 55401. (612)332-3344, ext. 229. Fax: 612-332-7615. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.karben.com. Estab. 1974. “Kar-Ben publishes 12-15 new titles on Jewish themes for young children and families each year.” Publishes hardcover, trade paperback and electronic originals. 12-15 titles/year.

NEEDS Need children’s text illustration, book covers and dust jackets.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample or e-mail with URL and samples. Follow up every 6-12 months. Samples kept on file for possible future assignments. Samples are not returned. Buys all rights. Illustrators paid $4,000-$4,500. 12-15 freelance illustrators/year.

TIPS “Look at our catalog online for a sense of what we like—bright colors and lively composition.”

KIDZUP PRODUCTIONS, INC./TORMONT PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL

5532 St. Patrick St., Montreal QC H4E 1A8, Canada. (888)321-5437. Fax: (514)931-0609. E-mail: [email protected]. Contact: Liliana Martinez Szwarcberg, art director. Estab. 1986. Publisher and packager of children’s activity and novelty books and educational music CDs.

NEEDS Always on the lookout for creative freelance illustrators, layout artists and graphic designers, with experience in children’s book publishing. Experience using Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop are a must.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send portfolio by e-mail or postal mail. Art director will contact artist only if there is interest. We buy the rights to all art.

TIPS Kidzup/Tormont creates children’s products, with a special focus on toddlers to 8-year-olds.

KIRKBRIDE BIBLE CO., INC.

335 W. 9th St., Indianapolis IN 46202. (800)428-4385. Fax: (317)633-1444. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.kirkbride.com. Estab. 1915. Publishes Thompson Chain-Reference Bible hardcover originals and quality leather bindings styles and translations of the Bible. Types of books include reference and religious. Specializes in reference and study material. Publishes 6 main titles/year. Recent titles: The Thompson Student Bible and The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible Centennial Edition. 2% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design. Catalog available.

NEEDS Approached by 1-2 designers/year. Works with 1-2 designers/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in layout and cover design. Uses freelancers mainly for artwork and design. 100% of freelance design and most illustration demands knowledge of PageMaker, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress. 5-10% of titles require freelance art direction.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with portfolio of recent works, printed samples and résumé. Illustrators: Send query letter with Photostats, printed samples and résumé. Accepts disk submissions compatible with QuarkXPress or Photoshop files 4.0 or 3.1. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Assigns 1 freelance design job/year. Pays by the hour $100 minimum.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 1-2 freelance design jobs and 1-2 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project, $100-1,000. Pays for illustration by the project, $100-1,000. Prefers modern with traditional text.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 1 freelance illustration/year. Pays by the project, $100-1,000. Prefers traditional. Finds freelancers through sourcebooks and references.

TIPS “Quality craftsmanship is our top concern, and it should be yours, too!”

ALFRED A. KNOPF

1745 Broadway, 21st Floor, New York NY 10019. Website: knopf.knopfdoubleday.com. Estab. 1915. Publishes hardcover originals for adult trade. Specializes in history, fiction, art and cookbooks. Publishes 200 titles/year.

Random House, Inc. and its publishing entities are not accepting unsolicited submissions via e-mail at this time.

NEEDS Prefers artists with experience in b&w. Uses freelancers mainly for cookbooks and biographies. Also for text illustration and book design.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with SASE. Request portfolio review in original query. Artist should follow up. Sometimes requests work on spec before assigning a job. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project, $100-5,000; $50-150/illustration; $300-800/maps.

TIPS Finds artists through submissions, agents and sourcebooks. “Freelancers should be aware that Macintosh/Quark is a must for design and becoming a must for maps and illustration.”

PETER LANG PUBLISHING, INC.

29 Broadway, New York NY 10006. (212)647-7706; (800)770-5264. Fax: (212)647-7707. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.peterlang.com. Contact: Creative director. Publishes humanities textbooks and monographs. Publishes 300 titles/year. Book catalog available on request or on website.

NEEDS Works with a small pool of designers/year. Prefers local freelance designers experienced in scholarly book covers. Most covers will be CMYK. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples, photocopies and SASE. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Finds freelancers through referrals.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 100 freelance design jobs/year. Only accepts Quark electronic files. Pays for design by the project.

LAREDO PUBLISHING CO./RENAISSANCE HOUSE

465 WestView, Englewood NJ 07631. (201)408-4048. Fax: (201)408-5011. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: renaissancehouse.net. Contact: Sam Laredo, art director. Estab. 1991. Publishes children and juvenile books. Specializes in Spanish and bilingual texts, educational/readers. Recent titles include Legends of the Americas (series of 21 titles), Extraordinary People (series of 6 titles), Yes, You Can Too!, The Life of Barack Obama (bilingual English-Spanish). Winner of the International Latino Book Awards 2010, First Place, Young Adult Non-fiction category. Publishes 35 titles/year.

NEEDS Approached by 25 illustrators/year. Works with 10 designers/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers/illustrators: E-mail samples responds only if interested.

DESIGN Assigns 5 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays for illustration by the project, page.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project, page.

LEE & LOW BOOKS

95 Madison Ave., #1205, New York NY 10016. (212)779-4400. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.leeandlow.com. Jennifer Fox, senior editor; Emily Hazel, assistant editor. Contact: Louise May, editor-in-chief (multicultural children’s fiction/nonfiction). Estab. 1991. Publishes hardcover originals for the juvenile market. Specializes in multicultural children’s books. Titles include: Bird by Zetta Elliot; Honda: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars by Mark Weston; and Hiromi’s Hands by Lynne Batasch. Publishes 12-15 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration and design. Book catalog available.

NEEDS Approached by 100 freelancers/year. Works with 12-15 freelance illustrators and 4-5 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for illustration of children’s picture books. 100% of design work demands computer skills. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Contact through artist rep or send query letter with brochure, résumé, SASE, tearsheets or photocopies. Samples of interest are filed. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include color tearsheets and dummies. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

TIPS “We want an artist who can tell a story through pictures and who is familiar with the children’s book genre. We are now also developing materials for older children, ages 8-12, so we are interested in seeing work for this age group, too. Lee & Low Books makes a special effort to work with writers and artists of color and encourages new talent. We prefer filing samples that feature children, particularly from diverse backgrounds.”

LEGACY PRESS

P.O. Box 261129, San Diego CA 92196. (858)277-1167. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.rainbowpublishers.com; www.legacypresskids.com. Estab. 1979. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include religious books, reproducible Sunday School books for children ages 2-12, and Bible teaching books for children and adults. Recent titles include Favorite Bible Families, Instant Bible Lessons, The Christian Girl’s Guides, Bill the Warthog, Gotta Have God, God and Me. Publishes 20 titles/year. Book catalog available for SASE with 2 first-class stamps.

NEEDS Approached by hundreds of illustrators and 50 designers/year. Works with 5-10 illustrators and 5-10 designers/year. 100% of freelance design and illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples, SASE and tearsheets. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Finds freelancers through samples sent and personal referrals. For submission directions, go to: www.RainbowPublishers.com/submissions.apsx.

DESIGN Assigns 25 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project, $350 minimum. Pays for art direction by the project, $350 minimum.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 25 freelance design jobs and 25 illustration jobs/year. “Prefers computer generated-high energy style with bright colors appealing to kids.” Pays for design and illustration by the project, $350 minimum. “Prefers designers/illustrators with some Biblical knowledge.”

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 20 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $500 minimum. “Prefers b&w line art, preferably computer generated with limited detail yet fun.”

TIPS “We look for illustrators and designers who have some Biblical knowledge and excel in working with a fun, colorful, high-energy style that will appeal to kids and parents alike. Designers must be well versed in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, know how to visually market to kids and have wonderful conceptual ideas!”

LERNER PUBLISHING GROUP

11430 Strand Dr. #2, Rockville MD 20852-4371. (301)984-8733. Fax: (301)881-9195. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.karben.com; www.lernerbooks.com. Contact: Dan Wallek, dir. of electronic content and photo research. Estab. 1959. Publishes educational books for young people. Subjects include animals, biography, history, geography, science and sports. Publishes 200 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free on request. Art submission guidelines available on website.

NEEDS Uses 10-12 freelance illustrators/year. Uses freelancers mainly for book illustration; also for jacket/cover design and illustration, book design and text illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submit samples that show skill specifically in children’s book illustration. Do not send original art. Submit slides, JPEG, or PDF files on disk, color photocopies of full-color artwork, photocopies of b&w line work, or tear sheets.

TIPS “Send samples showing active children, not animals or still life. Don’t send original art. Look at our books to see what we do.”

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

351 W. Camden St., Baltimore MD 21201. (401)528-4000; (800)638-3030. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.lww.com. Estab. 1890. Publishes audio tapes, CDs, hardcover originals and reprints, textbooks, trade paperbook originals and reprints. Types of books include instructional and textbooks. Specializes in medical publishing. 100% requires freelance design.

See website for a listing of all locations.

NEEDS Approached by 20 illustrators and 20 designers/year. Works with 10 illustrators and 30 designers/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in medical publishing. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples and tearsheets. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Send EPS or TIFF files. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through submission packets, word of mouth.

DESIGN Assigns 150 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 150 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project. Prefers medical publishing experience.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 150 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project. Prefers freelancers with medical publishing experience.

TIPS “We’re looking for freelancers who are flexible and have extensive clinical and textbook medical publishing experience. Designers must be proficient in Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop and completely understand how design affects the printing (CMYK 4-color) process.”

LITURGY TRAINING PUBLICATIONS

3949 S. Racine Ave., Chicago IL 60609-2523. (773)579-4900; (800)933-1800. Fax: (773)579-4929; (800)933-7094. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.ltp.org. Contact: John Thomas, director; Mary Fox, editor. Estab. 1964. Publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include religious instructional books for adults and children. Publishes 50 titles/year. 60% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Approached by 30-50 illustrators/year. Works with 10-15 illustrators/year. 10% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample or send introductory letter with printed samples, photocopies and tearsheets. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Send EPS or TIFF files. Samples are filed and are not returned. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 15-20 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project. “There is more opportunity for illustrators who are good in b&w or 2-color, but illustrators who work exclusively in 4-color are also utilized.”

TIPS “Two of our books were in the AIGA 50 Best Books of the Year show in recent years and we win numerous awards. Sometimes illustrators who have done religious topics for others have a hard time working with us because we do not use sentimental or traditional religious art. We look for sophisticated, daring, fine art-oriented illustrators and artists. Those who work in a more naturalistic manner need to be able to portray various nationalities well. We never use cartoons.”

LLEWELLYN PUBLICATIONS

2143 Wooddale Dr., Woodbury MN 55125. (651)291-1970; (800)843-6666. Fax: (651)291-1908. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.llewellyn.com. Estab. 1909. Book publisher. Publishes trade paperback, calendars and Tarot decks. Llewllyn is not a distributor for fine art, cards or previously printed art works. Types of books include mystery/fiction, teens, New Age, astrology, alternative religion, self-help, Spanish language, metaphysical, occult, health, and women’s spirituality. Publishes 135 titles/year. Books have photography, realistic painting and computer generated graphics. 60% require freelance illustration.

NEEDS Approached by 200 freelancers/year. Licenses 15-20 freelance illustrations/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in book covers, New Age material and realism. Uses freelancers mainly for realistic paintings and drawings. Works on assignment only. Negotiates “License for Use Only.”

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 50+ freelance jobs/year. Pays by the illustration. Realistic style preferred, may need to research for project, should know/have background in subject matter.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 20 freelance jobs/year. Pays by the project. Media and style preferred are pen & ink, vector based or pencil. Style should be realistic and anatomically accurate.

LUMEN EDITIONS/BROOKLINE BOOKS

8 Trumbull Rd., Suite B-001, Northampton MA 01060. (413)584-0184. Fax: (413)584-6184. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.brooklinebooks.com. Contact: Milt Budoff, editor. Estab. 1970. Publishes hardcover originals, textbooks, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, experimental and mainstream fiction, instructional, nonfiction, reference, self-help, textbooks, travel. Specializes in translations of literary works/education books. Publishes 10 titles/year. 100% requires freelance illustration; 70% requires freelance design. Book catalog free with 6×9 SAE with 2 first-class stamps.

NEEDS Approached by 20 illustrators and 50 designers/year. Works with 5 illustrators and 20 designers/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in book jacket design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, PageMaker, QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples, SASE. Samples are filed. Will contact artist for portfolio review of book dummy, photocopies, tearsheets if interested. Negotiates rights purchased. Finds freelancers through agents, networking, other publishers, Book Builders.

DESIGN Assigns 30-40 freelance design/year. Pays for design by the project, varies.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays for design by the project, varies. Pays for illustration by the project, $200-2,500. Prefers innovative trade cover designs. Classic type focus.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 5 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $200-2,500.

TIPS “We have a house style, and we recommend that designers look at some of our books before approaching us. We like subdued colors that still pop. Our covers tend to be very provocative, and we want to keep them that way. No ‘mass market’ looking books or display typefaces. All designers should be knowledgeable about the printing process and be able to see their work through production.”

THE LYONS PRESS

The Globe Pequot Press, Inc., Box 480, 246 Goose Ln., Guilford CT 06437. (203)458-4500. Fax: (203)458-4668. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.lyonspress.com. Estab. 1984 (Lyons & Burford), 1997 (The Lyons Press). Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include adventure, humor, biography, memoir, coffee table books, cookbooks, history, military history, instructional, reference, self-help, sporting (also hunting and fishing), and travel. Publishes 180 titles/year. Book catalog available.

MADISON HOUSE PUBLISHERS

4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham MD 20706. (301)459-3366. Fax: (301)429-5748. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Estab. 1984. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Specializes in biography, history and popular culture. Publishes 10 titles/year. 40% require freelance illustration; 100% require freelance jacket design. Book catalog free by request.

Madison House is just one imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, which has eight imprints.

NEEDS Approached by 20 freelancers/year. Works with 4 freelance illustrators and 12 designers/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in book jacket design. Uses freelancers mainly for book jackets. Also for catalog design. 80% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Photoshop or FreeHand. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets, photocopies and photostats. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds to the artist only if interested. Call for appointment to show portfolio of roughs, original/final art, tearsheets, photographs, slides and dummies. Buys all rights. Interested in buying second rights (reprint rights) to previously published work.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 16 freelance design and 2 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project. Prefers typographic design, photography and line art.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by project.

TIPS “We are looking to produce trade-quality designs within a limited budget. Covers have large type, clean lines; they ‘breathe.’ If you have not designed jackets for a publishing house but want to break into that area, have at least five ‘fake’ titles designed to show ability. I would like to see more Eastern European style incorporated into American design. It seems that typography on jackets is becoming more assertive, as it competes for attention on bookstore shelf. Also, trends are richer colors, use of metallics.”

MAGICAL CHILD

Shades of White, 301 Tenth Ave., Crystal City MO 63019. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.magicalchildbooks.com. Estab. 2007. Publishes hardback originals; 1-3 titles/year. Pays royalty or small advance.

NEEDS Illustrations for text illustration and book covers. Works with 1 freelance illustrators/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample or query letter with a brochure, samples, photocopies and/or URL. Samples not kept on file. Buys first rights, which may vary according to project. Paid small advance/royalties. Guidelines available online. SASE returned. Responds only if interested.

TIPS “We are a tiny niche publishing company. Our market is children’s literature about the practices and people of the Earth religions. All freelancers should be familiar with our current catalog before submitting. Read our submissions guidelines before submitting any work. Do not e-mail attachments.”

MAPEASY, INC.

P.O. Box 80, Wainscott NY 11975. (631)537-6213. Fax: (631)537-4541. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.mapeasy.com. Estab. 1990. Publishes maps. 100% requires freelance illustration; 25% requires freelance design. Book catalog not available.

NEEDS Approached by 15 illustrators and 10 designers/year. Prefers local freelancers. 100% of freelance design and illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress and Painter.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with photocopies. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include photocopies. Finds freelancers through ads and referrals.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the hour.

MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION

P.O. Box 182604, Columbus OH 43272. (630)789-4000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.mheducation.com. Estab. 1969. Independent book producer/packager of textbooks and reference books. Specializes in social studies, history, geography, vocational, math, science, etc. 80% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 30 freelance artists/year. Works with 4-5 illustrators and 5-15 designers/year. Buys 5-10 illustrations/year. Prefers artists with experience in textbooks, especially health, medical, social studies. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets and résumé. Samples are filed. Responds to the artist only if interested. To show portfolio, mail roughs and tearsheets. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals returned at job’s completion.

DESIGN Assigns 5-15 jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 1-2 design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Designers, if you contact us with samples we will invite you to do a presentation and make assignments as suitable work arises. Graphic artists, when working assignments we review our files. Enclose typical rate structure with your samples.”

MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION GROUP

P.O. Box 182604, Columbus OH 43272. (877)833-5524. Fax: (614)759-3749. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.mhhe.com or www.mcgraw-hill.com. Estab. 1944. Publishes hardbound and paperback college textbooks. Specializes in science, engineering and math. Produces more than 200 titles/year. 10% require freelance design; 70% require freelance illustration.

NEEDS Works with 15-25 freelance designers and 30-50 illustrators/year. Uses freelancers for advertising. 90% of freelance work demands knowledge of PageMaker, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Photoshop or FreeHand. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Prefers color 35mm slides and color or b&w photocopies. Send query letter with brochure, résumé, slides and/or tearsheets. “Do not send samples that are not a true representation of your work quality.” Responds in 1 month. Accepts disk submissions. Samples returned by SASE if requested. Responds on future assignment possibilities. Buys all rights. Pays half contract for unused assigned work.

DESIGN Assigns 100-140 freelance design jobs/year. Uses artists for all phases of process. Pays by the project. Payment varies widely according to complexity.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 100-140 freelance design jobs and 20-30 illustration jobs/year. Pays $1,700 for 4-color cover design and negotiates pay for special projects.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 75-100 freelance jobs/year. Considers b&w and color work. Prefers computer-generated, continuous tone, some mechanical line drawings; ink preferred for b&w.

TIPS “In the McGraw-Hill field, there is more use of color. There is need for sophisticated color skills—the artist must be knowledgeable about the way color reproduces in the printing process. Be prepared to contribute to content as well as style. Tighter production schedules demand an awareness of overall schedules. Must be dependable.”

MEADOWBROOK PRESS

5451 Smetana Dr., Minnetonka MN 55343. Fax: (952)930-1940. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.meadowbrookpress.com. Estab. 1974. Company publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include: pregnancy, childbirth and parenting instruction; baby names; preschool and children’s poetry; party and humor. Publishes 20 titles/year. Titles include: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn; Very Best Baby Name Book; Mary Had a Little Jam; Age Happens; Themed Baby Showers. 80% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design.

NEEDS Babies/children/teens. Receives 1,500 queries/year. No SASE returns. Responds only if interested. Guidelines available online. Book catalog for #10 SASE.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé and photocopies. Illustrators: Send query letter with photocopies. Samples are filed and are not returned. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist if interested. Finds artists through agents, sourcebooks and submissions.

DESIGN Assigns 2 freelance design jobs/year. “Pay varies with complexity of project.”

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 6 freelance jobs/year.

TIPS “Send me a new postcard at least every three months. I may not be looking for your style this month, but I may be in six months. I receive a pile of them every day, I will not reply until I need your style, but I enjoy looking at every single one, and I will keep them on file for six months. Don’t worry about showing me everything, just show me what you do best.”

MITCHELL LANE PUBLISHERS, INC.

P.O. Box 196, Hockessin DE 19707. (302)234-9426. Fax: (866)834-4164. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.mitchelllane.com. Contact: Barbara Mitchell, publisher. Estab. 1993. Publishes library bound originals. Types of books include biography. Specializes in multicultural biography for young adults. Publishes 85 titles/year; none require freelance illustration; none require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 20 illustrators and 5 designers/year. Works with 2 illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in illustrations of people. Looks for cover designers and interior book designers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples, photocopies. Interesting samples are filed and are not returned. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights.

JACKETS/COVERS Prefers realistic portrayal of people.

MODERN PUBLISHING

155 E. 55th St., New York NY 10022. (212)826-0850. Fax: (212)759-9069. Website: www.modernpublishing.com. Specializes in children’s coloring and activity books, novelty books, hardcovers, paperbacks (both generic and based on licensed characters). Recent titles include Fisher Price books, Hello Kitty, Lisa Frank, Smurfs, Chuggington, Planet Earth, and more. Publishes approximately 200 titles/year.

NEEDS Approached by 15-30 freelancers/year. Works with 25-30 freelancers/year. Works on assignment and royalty.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé and samples. Samples are not filed and are returned by SASE only if requested. Responds only if interested. Originals not returned. Considers turnaround time, complexity of work and rights purchased when establishing payment.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project, usually 2-4 books/series.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

MONDIAL

203 W. 107th St., Suite 6C, New York NY 10025. (212)851-3252. Fax: (208)361-2863. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.mondialbooks.com; www.librejo.com. Contact: Andrew Moore, editor. Estab. 1996. Publishes mainstream fiction, romance, history and reference books. Specializes in linguistics. Payment on acceptance.

NEEDS Landscapes, travel and erotic. Printing rights are negotiated according to project. Illustrations are used for text illustration, promotional materials and book covers. Publishes 20 titles/year. Responds only if interested.

MORGAN KAUFMANN PUBLISHERS

Elsevier, 30 Corporate Dr., Suite 400, Burlington MA 01803-4252. (781)663-5200. Website: www.mkp.com. Estab. 1984. Publishes computer science books for academic and professional audiences in paperback, hardback and book/CD-ROM packages. Publishes 60 titles/year. 75% require freelance interior illustration; 100% require freelance text and cover design; 15% require freelance design and production of 4-color inserts. Morgan Kaufmann is now part of Elsevier (www.elsevier.com).

NEEDS Approached by 150-200 freelancers/year. Works with 10-15 freelance illustrators and 10-15 designers/year. Uses freelancers for covers, text design and technical and editorial illustration, design and production of 4-color inserts. 100% of freelance work demands knowledge of at least one of the following Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Ventura, Framemaker, or laTEX (multiple software platform). Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with samples. Samples must be nonreturnable or with SASE. “No calls, please.” Samples are filed. Production editor will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include final printed pieces. Buys interior illustration on a work-for-hire basis. Buys first printing and reprint rights for text and cover design. Finds artists primarily through word of mouth and submissions.

DESIGN Pays by the project. Prefers Illustrator and Photoshop for interior illustration and QuarkXPress for 4-color inserts.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project. Uses primarily stock photos. Prefers designers take cover design through production to film and MatchPrint. “We’re interested in a look that is different from the typical technical publication.” For covers, prefers modern, clean, spare design, with emphasis on typography and high-impact imagery.

TIPS “Although experience with book design is an advantage, sometimes artists from another field bring a fresh approach, especially to cover design.”

MOUNTAIN PRESS PUBLISHING CO.

P.O. Box 2399, Missoula MT 59806. (406)728-1900 or (800)234-5308. Fax: (406)728-1635. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.mountain-press.com. Contact: Jennifer Carey, editor. Estab. 1948. Company publishes trade paperback originals and reprints; some hardcover originals and reprints. Types of books include western history, geology, natural history/nature. Specializes in geology, natural history, history, horses, western topics. Publishes 20 titles/year. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Prefers artists with experience in book illustration and design, book cover illustration. Uses freelance artists for jacket/cover illustration, text illustration and maps. 100% of design work demands knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, SASE and any samples. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Project editor will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys one-time rights or reprint rights depending on project. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through submissions, word of mouth, sourcebooks and other publications.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

TIPS “First-time assignments are usually book cover/jacket illustration or map drafting; text illustration projects are given to proven freelancers.”

NBM PUBLISHING

40 Exchange Pl., Suite 1308, New York NY 10005. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: nbmpub.com. Contact: Terry Nantier, editor/art director. Estab. 1976. Publishes graphic novels for an audience of 18-34 year olds. Types of books include fiction, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, horror and social parodies. Not accepting submissions unless for graphic novels.

Publisher reports too many inappropriate submissions from artists who “don’t pay attention.” Check their website for instructions before submitting, so you’re sure that your art is appropriate for them.

NEW ENGLAND COMICS (NEC PRESS)

732 Washington St., Norwood MA 02062. (781)769-3470. Fax: (781)769-2853. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.newenglandcomics.com. Types of books include comic books and games. Book catalog available on website.

NEEDS Seeking pencillers and inkers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send SASE and 2 pages of pencil or ink drawings derived from the submissions script posted on website. Responds in 2 weeks (with SASE only).

TIPS Visit website for submissions script. Do not submit original characters or stories. Do not call.

NORTH LIGHT BOOKS

F+W Media, Inc., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. Fax: (513)891-7153. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.fwmedia.com. Contact: Jamie Markle, fine art publisher; Ali Meyer, craft publisher; Pam Wissman, senior content director fine arts; Vanessa Lyman, editorial director craft. “North Light Books publishes art and craft books, including watercolor, drawing, mixed media and decorative painting, knitting, jewelry making, sewing, and needle arts that emphasize illustrated how-to art instruction. Currently emphasizing drawing, acrylic, creativity and inspiration.” Recent titles: Artist’s Journal Workshop, Splash 12, Amazing Crayon Drawing With Lee Hammond, Sew Serendipity, Image Transfer Workshop, and The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt.

This market is for experienced fine artists and crafters who are willing to work with a North Light editor to produce a step-by-step how-to book about the artist’s creative process.

NEEDS Approached by 100 author-artists/year. Works with 50 artists/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with photographs, digital images. Accepts e-mail submissions. Samples are not filed and are returned. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through art competitions, art exhibits, submissions, Internet and word of mouth.

TIPS “Include 30 examples of artwork, book idea, outline and a step-by-step demonstration. Submission guidelines posted on website.”

OCP (OREGON CATHOLIC PRESS)

5536 NE Hassalo, Portland OR 97213. (800)LITURGY; (800)548-8749. Fax: (800)462-7329. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.ocp.org. Contact: Judy Urben, art director. Nonprofit publishing company, producing music and liturgical publications used in parishes throughout the U.S., Canada, England and Australia. 30% require freelance illustration. Catalog available with 9×12 SASE with first-class postage.

TIPS “I am always looking for appropriate art for our projects. We tend to use work already created on a one-time-use basis, as opposed to commissioned pieces. I look for tasteful, not overtly religious art.”

OCTAMERON PRESS

1900 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria VA 22301. (703)836-5480. Fax: (703)836-5650. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.octameron.com. Contact: Anna J. Leider, publisher. Estab. 1976. Publishes paperback originals. Specializes in college financial and college admission guides. Recent titles: College Match; The Winning Edge. Publishes 9 titles/year.

NEEDS Approached by 25 freelancers/year. Works with 1-2 freelancers/year. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure showing art style or résumé and photocopies. Samples not filed are returned if SASE is included. Considers complexity of project and project’s budget when establishing payment. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Works with 1-2 designers and illustrators/year on 15 different projects. Pays by the project, $500-1,000.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Works with variable number of artists/year. Pays by the project, $35-75. Prefers line drawings to photographs.

TIPS “The look of the books we publish is friendly! We prefer humorous illustrations.”

ONSTAGE PUBLISHING

190 Lime Quarry Rd., Suite 106-J, Madison AL 35758-8962. (256)461-0661. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.onstagepublishing.com. Contact: Dianne Hamilton, senior editor. Estab. 1999. Small, independent publishing house specializing in children’s literature. “We currently publish chapter books, middle-grade fiction and YA. At this time, we only produce fiction books for ages 8-18. We will not do anthologies of any kind. Query first for non-fiction projects as non-fiction projects must spark our interest. See our submission guidelines for more information.” See guidelines online.

NEEDS “Our chapter books need inside b&w line illustrations. All books need full color cover illustrations. Sample illustrations need to have one sample in full color to show your style and one sample in b&w to show your skill. The main characters in our books are children. We need to see how you portray children, especially children in action.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Please remember to include a cover letter and a SASE large enough, with sufficient postage, to safely return your work if we do not put your work on file. Never send originals! The art director requests that you send your samples by mail. Please do not send your work by e-mail or computer disk unless specifically requested.

ORCHARD BOOKS

338 Euston Rd., London NW1 3BH, United Kingdom. +44 (0)20 7873 6000. Fax: +44 (0)20 7873 6024. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.orchardbooks.co.uk. Estab. 1987. Publishes hardcover children’s books. Specializes in picture books and novels for children and young adults. 100% require freelance illustration.

NEEDS Works on assignment only. 5% of titles require freelance art direction.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send brochure or photocopies. Illustrators: Send samples, photocopies or tearsheets. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE only if requested. Responds to queries/submissions only if interested. Originals returned to artist at job’s completion. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist and project’s budget when establishing payment. See website.

THE OVERLOOK PRESS

141 Wooster St., New York NY 10012. (212)673-2210. Fax: (212)673-2296. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.overlookpress.com. Estab. 1971. Publishes hardcover and paperback originals. Types of books include contemporary and experimental fiction, health/fitness, history, fine art and children’s books. Recent title: A Simple Act of Violence by R.J. Ellory. Publishes around 100 titles/year. 60% require freelance illustration; 40% require freelance design. Book catalog free for SASE.

NEEDS Approached by 10 freelance artists/year. Works with around 4 freelance illustrators and 4 freelance designers/year. Buys around 5 freelance illustrations/year. Prefers local artists only. Uses freelance artists mainly for jackets. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “If you’d like your work to be considered for publication, we recommend you work with an established literary agent. Agents can be found in such literary guides as Literary Marketplace.”

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project, $500.

RICHARD C. OWEN PUBLISHERS, INC.

P.O. Box 585, Katonah NY 10536. (914)232-3903 or (800)336-5588. Fax: (914)232-3977. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.rcowen.com. Contact: Richard Owen, publisher. Estab. 1986. Company publishes children’s books. Types of books include juvenile fiction and nonfiction. Specializes in books for 5-, 6- and 7-year-olds. Publishes 15-20 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration.

“Focusing on adding nonfiction for young children on subjects such as history, biography, social studies, science and technology; with human characters, buildings, structures, machines. Realistic but appealing to a child.”

NEEDS Approached by 200 freelancers/year. Works with 20-40 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with focus on children’s books who can create consistency of character from page to page in an appealing setting. Needs illustrators who can illustrate human characters, figures and architecture in an appropriate and appealing manner to young children. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover and text illustration. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send samples of work (color brochure, tearsheets and photocopies). Samples are filed. Art director will contact artist if interested and has a suitable project available. Buys all rights. Original illustrations are returned at job’s completion.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 20-40 freelance illustration jobs/year.

TIPS “Show adequate number and only best samples of work. Send work in full color, but target the needs of the individual publisher. Send color copies of work—no slides. Be willing to work with the art director. All our books have a trade book look. No odd, distorted figures. Our readers are 5-8 years old. Try to create worlds that will captivate them.”

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

198 Madison Ave., New York NY 10016. (212)726-6000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.oup.com/us. Chartered by Oxford University. Specializes in fully illustrated, not-for-profit, contemporary textbooks emphasizing English as a second language for children and adults. Also produces wall charts, picture cards, CDs and cassettes.

NEEDS Approached by 1,000 freelance artists/year. Works with 100 illustrators and 8 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for interior illustrations of exercises. Also uses freelance artists for jacket/cover illustration and design. Some need for computer-literate freelancers for illustration. 20% of freelance work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress or Illustrator. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, tearsheets, photostats, slides or photographs. Samples are filed. Art buyer will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Artists work from detailed specs. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist and project’s budget when establishing payment. Artist retains copyright. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through submissions, artist catalogs such as Showcase, Guild Book, etc., occasionally from work seen in magazines and newspapers, other illustrators.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 500 jobs/year. Uses black line, half-tone and 4-color work in styles ranging from cartoon to realistic. Greatest need is for natural, contemporary figures from all ethnic groups, in action and interaction. Pays for text illustration by the project, $45/spot, $2,500 maximum/full page.

TIPS “Please wait for us to call you. You may send new samples to update your file at any time. We would like to see more natural, contemporary, nonwhite people from freelance artists. Art needs to be fairly realistic and cheerful.”

PALACE PRINTING AND DESIGN

80 Mark Dr., San Rafael CA 94903. (415)526-1378. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.palacepress.com. Estab. 1987. Publishes art and photography books, calendars, journals, postcards and greeting card box sets. Types of books include pop culture, fine art, photography, spiritual, philosophy, art, biography, coffee table books, cookbooks, instructional, religious, travel, and nonfiction. Specializes in art books, spiritual. Publishes 12 titles/year. 100% requires freelance design and illustration. Book catalog free on request.

NEEDS Approached by 50 illustrators/year. Works with 12 designers and 12 illustrators/year. Location of designers/illustrators not a concern.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send photographs and résumé. Accepts disk submissions from designers and illustrators. Prefers Mac-compatible, TIFF and JPEG files. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys first, first North American serial, one-time and reprint rights. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through artist submissions, word of mouth.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 3 freelance cover illustration jobs/year. Pays for illustration by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 2 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Look at our published books and understand what we represent and how your work could fit.”

PAPERCUTZ

40 Exchange Place, Suite 1308, New York NY 10005. (212)643-5407. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.papercutz.com. Contact: Chief editor. Estab. 2005. “Independent publisher of graphic novels based on popular existing properties aimed at all ages.” Publishes hardcover and paperback originals, distributed by Holtzbrinck Publishers. Publishes 10+ titles/year. Book catalog free upon request.

NEEDS Uses licensed characters/properties aimed at all ages. “Looking for professional comics writers able to write material for teens and tweens without dumbing down the work, and comic book artists able to work in animated or manga styles.” Also has a need for inkers, colorists, letterers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send low-res files of comic art samples or a link to website. Attends New York comic book conventions, as well as the San Diego Comic-Con, and will review portfolios if time allows. Will respond eventually—generally will hold work until an appropriate project comes along. Please be incredibly patient. Pays an advance against royalties.

TIPS “Be familiar with our titles—that’s the best way to know what we’re interested in publishing. If you are somehow attached to a successful teen or tween property and would like to adapt it into a graphic novel, we may be interested.”

PARENTING PRESS, INC.

P.O. Box 75267, Seattle WA 98175. (206)364-2900 or (800)992-6657. Fax: (206)364-0702. Website: www.parentingpress.com. Contact: Carolyn Threadgill, publisher. Estab. 1979. Publishes trade paperback originals and hardcover originals. Types of books include nonfiction: instruction and parenting. Specializes in parenting and social skill building books for children. 100% requires freelance design; 100% requires freelance illustration. Book catalog online

NEEDS Approached by 10 designers/year and 100 illustrators/year. Works with 2 designers/year. Prefers local designers. 100% of freelance design work demands knowledge of Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, SASE, postcard sample with photocopies, photographs and tearsheets. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every 6 months. Accepts e-mail submissions. Prefers Windows-compatible, TIFF, JPEG files. Samples returned by SASE if not filed. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w or color tearsheets. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays for illustration by the project. Prefers appealing human characters, realistic or moderately stylized.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project or shared royalty with author.

TIPS “Be willing to supply 2-4 roughs before finished art.”

PATHWAY BOOK SERVICE

4 White Brook Rd., P.O. Box 89, Gilsum NH 03448. (800)345-6665. Fax: (603)357-2073. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.pathwaybook.com. Specializes in design resource originals, children’s nonfiction and nature/environmental books in series format or as individual titles. Publishes 6-8 titles/year; 10% require freelance design; 75% require freelance illustration.

NEEDS Approached by more than 200 freelancers/year. Works with 4 freelance illustrators and 1 designer/year. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with brochure, tearsheets, SASE, photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure, photocopies, photographs, SASE, slides and tearsheets. Do not send original work. Material not filed is returned by SASE. Call or write for appointment to show portfolio. Responds in 6 weeks. Works on assignment only. Originals are returned to artist at job’s completion on request. Negotiates rights purchased.

DESIGN Assigns 1 freelance design and 2 illustration projects/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 4 freelance design jobs/year. Prefers paintings. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 3 freelance jobs/year. Prefers full-color artwork for text illustrations. Pays by the project.

TIPS Looks for “draftsmanship, flexibility, realism, understanding of the printing process.” Books are “rich in design quality and color, stylized while retaining realism; not airbrushed. We prefer noncomputer. Review our books. No picture book illustrations considered currently.”

PAULINE BOOKS & MEDIA

50 St. Paula’s Ave., Boston MA 02130. (617)522-8911. Fax: (617)541-9805. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.pauline.org. Estab. 1932. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Religious publishers; types of books include instructional biography/lives of the saints, reference, history, self-help, prayer, children’s fiction. For Adults, teens and children. Also produces music and spoken recordings. Publishes 30-40 titles/year. Art guidelines available. Send requests and art samples with SASE using first-class postage.

NEEDS Approached by 50 freelancers/year. Works with 10-20 freelance illustrators/year. Knowledge and use of QuarkXPress, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc., is valued.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Postcards, tearsheets, photocopies, include website address if you have one. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Rights purchased; work for hire or exclusive rights.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 3-4 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 6-10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

PAULIST PRESS

997 MacArthur Blvd., Mahwah NJ 07430. (201)825-7300. Fax: (201)825-8345. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.paulistpress.com. Contact: Donna Crilly, editorial. Estab. 1865. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals, textbooks. Types of books include religion, theology, and spirituality. Specializes in academic and pastoral theology. Recent titles include The Catholic Prayer Bible, The Golfer’s Prayer Book, Off to Serve, and Young and Catholic in America. Publishes 80 titles/year; 5% require freelance illustration; 5% require freelance design.

NEEDS Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, résumé and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Portfolio review not required. Originals are returned at job’s completion if requested.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

PEACHTREE PUBLISHERS

1700 Chattahoochee Ave., Atlanta GA 30318-2112. (404)876-8761. Fax: (404)875-2578. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.peachtree-online.com. Contact: Helen Harriss, acquisitions editor; Loraine Joyner, art director. Estab. 1978. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include children’s picture books, young adult fiction, early reader fiction, middle reader fiction and nonfiction, parenting, regional. Specializes in children’s and young adult titles. Publishes 24-30 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration. Call for catalog.

NEEDS Approached by 750 illustrators/year. Works with 15-20 illustrators. “We normally do not use book designers. When possible, send samples that show your ability to depict subjects or characters in a consistent manner. See our website to view styles of artwork we utilize.”

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 18-20 illustration jobs/year. Prefers acrylic, oils, watercolor, or mixed media on flexible material for scanning, or digital files. Pays for illustration by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 4-6 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “We are an independent, award-winning, high-quality house with a limited number of new titles per season; therefore, each book must be a jewel. We expect the illustrator to bring creative insights which expand the readers’ understanding of the storyline through visual clues not necessarily expressed within the text itself.”

PELICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

1000 Burmaster St., Gretna LA 70053. (504)368-1175. Fax: (504)368-1195. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.pelicanpub.com. Contact: Nina Kooij, editor-in-chief. Estab. 1926. Publishes hardcover and paperback originals and reprints. Publishes 70 titles/year. Types of books include travel guides, cookbooks, business/motivational, architecture, golfing, history and children’s books. Books have a “high-quality, conservative and detail-oriented” look. Recent titles include: Finn McCool’s Football Club; CRAZY About Cherries; Foods and Flavors of San Antonio; A Dream of Pilots.

NEEDS Approached by 2,000 freelancers/year. Works with 20 freelance illustrators/year. Uses freelancers for illustration and photo projects. Works on assignment only. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send photocopies, photographs, SASE, slides and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with photocopies, SASE, slides and tearsheets. Samples are not returned. Responds on future assignment possibilities. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned.

DESIGN Pays by the project, $500 minimum.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project, $150-500.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project, $50-250.

TIPS “Show your versatility. We want to see realistic detail and color samples.”

PENGUIN GROUP (USA), INC.

375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014. (212)366-2372. Website: www.penguinputnam.com. Contact: Art director. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals.

NEEDS Works with 100-200 freelance illustrators and 100-200 freelance designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for jackets, catalogs, etc.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets, photocopies and SASE. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Pays by the project; amount varies.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project; amount varies.

PENNY-FARTHING PRESS, INC.

2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S, Houston TX 77042. (713)780-0300 or (800)926-2669. Fax: (713)780-4004. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.pfpress.com. Contact: Ken White, publisher; Marlaine Maddox, editor-in-chief. Estab. 1998. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include adventure, comic books, fantasy, science fiction. Specializes in comics and graphic novels. Book catalog and art guidelines available on website.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Pencillers: Send 3-5 penciled pages “showing story-telling skills and versatility. Do not include dialogue or narrative boxes.” Inkers: Send at least 3-5 samples (full-sized and reduced to letter-sized) showing interior work. “Include copies of the pencils.” Illustrators: Send color photocopies. “Please do not send oversized copies.” Samples are returned by SASE only. Submissions in the form of URLs may be e-mailed to [email protected] with PFP Art Submission as the subject line. See website for specific instructions. Responds in several months. Do not call to check on status of your submission.

TIPS “Do not send originals.”

CLARKSON N. POTTER, INC.

Crown Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019. (212)782-9000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.clarksonpotter.com. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints. Types of books include coffee table books, cookbooks, gardening, crafts, gift, style, decorating. Specializes in lifestyle (cookbooks, gardening, decorating). Publishes 50-60 titles/year. 20% requires freelance illustration; 25% requires freelance design.

NEEDS Works with 10-15 illustrators and 15 designers/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in illustrating food in traditional styles and mediums and designers with previous book design experience. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample or query letter with printed samples, photocopies, tearsheets. Samples are filed and are not returned. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested or portfolios may be dropped off any day. Negotiates rights purchased. Finds freelancers through submission packets, promotional postcards, web sourcebooks, illustration annuals and previous books.

DESIGN Assigns 20 freelance design jobs/year.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance design and 15 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project. Jackets are designed by book designer, i.e., the whole book and jacket are viewed as a package.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 15 freelance illustration jobs/year.

TIPS “We no longer have a juvenile books department. We do not publish books of cartoons or humor. We look at a wide variety of design styles. We look at mainly traditional illustration styles and mediums and are always looking for unique food and garden illustrations.”

PRAKKEN PUBLICATIONS, INC.

P.O. Box 8623, Ann Arbor MI 48107. (734)975-2800. Fax: (734)975-2787. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Contact: Susanne Peckham, book editor; Sharon K. Miller, art/design/production manager. Estab. 1934. “We publish books for educators in career/vocational and technology education, as well as books for the machine trades and machinists’ education. Currently emphasizing machine trades.” Publishes 2 magazines: The Education Digest and Tech Directions; text and reference books for technology and career/technical education. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Rarely uses freelancers. 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of InDesign. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send samples. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w and color final art and tearsheets.

PRENTICE HALL COLLEGE DIVISION

Pearson Education, One Lake St., Upper Saddle River NJ 07458. (201)236-7000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.prenhall.com. Specializes in college textbooks in education and technology. Publishes 400 titles/year.

NEEDS Approached by 25-40 designers/freelancers/year. Works with 15 freelance designers/illustrators/year. Uses freelancers mainly for cover textbook design. 100% of freelance design and 70% of illustration demand knowledge of QuarkXPress 6.5, Illustrator and Photoshop CS.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé and tearsheets; sample text designs on CD in Mac format. Samples are filed and portfolios are returned. Responds if appropriate. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

TIPS “Send a style that works well with our particular disciplines.”

PRO LINGUA ASSOCIATES

P.O. Box 1348, Brattleboro VT 05302-1348. (802)257-7779. Fax: (802)257-5117. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.prolinguaassociates.com. Contact: Arthur A. Burrows, president. Estab. 1980. Publishes textbooks. Specializes in language textbooks. Recent titles: Writing Strategies, Dictations for Discussion. Publishes 3-8 titles/year. Some require freelance illustration. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Approached by 10 freelance artists/year. Works with up to 3 freelance illustrators/year. Uses freelance artists mainly for pedagogical illustrations of various kinds; also for jacket/cover and text illustration. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure, photocopies and photographs. Samples are filed. Responds in 1 month. Portfolio review not required. Buys all rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion if requested. Finds artists through word of mouth and submissions.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 1-3 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $200-1,200.

G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS, BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

345 Hudson St., 14th Floor, New York NY 10014. (212)366-2000. Website: us.penguingroup.com. Contact: Annie Ericsson, art assistant. Publishes hardcover juvenile books. Publishes 84 titles/year. Free catalog available.

NEEDS Picture book illustration on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Provide printed samples or color copies to be kept on file for possible future assignments. Samples are returned by SASE only. We take drop-offs on Tuesday mornings before 11 A.M. and return them to the front desk by 5 P.M the same day. Do not send samples via e-mail, original art, or CDs. If you are interested in illustrating picture books, we will need to see at least 3-4 sequential scenes of the same children or animals interacting in different settings.

QUITE SPECIFIC MEDIA GROUP, LTD.

7373 Pyramid Place, Hollywood CA 90046. (323)851-5797. Fax: (323)851-5798. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.quitespecificmedia.com. Contact: Ralph Pine, editor-in-chief. Estab. 1967. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints, trade paperback reprints and textbooks. Specializes in costume, fashion, theater and performing arts books. Recent titles: Understanding Fashion History; The Medieval Tailor’s Assistant. Publishes 12 titles/year. 10% require freelance illustration; 60% require freelance design.

Imprints of Quite Specific Media Group, Ltd. include Drama Publishers, Costume & Fashion Press, By Design Press, EntertainmentPro, and Jade Rabbit.

NEEDS Works with 2-3 freelance designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for jackets/covers; also for book, direct mail and catalog design and text illustration. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals not returned. Pays by the project.

RAINBOW BOOKS, INC.

P.O. Box 430, Highland City FL 33846. (863)648-4420. Fax: (863)647-5951. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.rainbowbooksinc.com. Contact: Betsy A. Lampe, president. Estab. 1979. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include instruction, adventure, biography, travel, self-help, mystery and reference. Specializes in nonfiction, self-help, mystery fiction, and how-to. Recent titles: Blinding Pain, Simple Truth: Changing Your Life Through Buddhist Meditation, Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: One Woman’s Journey, Falling Immortality: Casey Holden, Private Investigator, The Successful Retirement Guide; Teen Grief Relief; and Building Character Skills in the Out-of-Control Child. Publishes 10-15 titles/year.

NEEDS All in house

RAINBOW PUBLISHERS

P.O. Box 261129, San Diego CA 92196. (858)277-1167. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.rainbowpublishers.com; www.legacypresskids.com. Estab. 1979. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include religious books, reproducible Sunday School books for children ages 2-12, and Bible teaching books for children and adults. Recent titles include Favorite Bible Families, Instant Bible Lessons, The Christian Girl’s Guides, Bill the Warthog, Gotta Have God, God and Me. Publishes 20 titles/year. Book catalog available for SASE with 2 first-class stamps.

NEEDS Approached by hundreds of illustrators and 50 designers/year. Works with 5-10 illustrators and 5-10 designers/year. 100% of freelance design and illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples, SASE and tearsheets. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Finds freelancers through samples sent and personal referrals. For submission directions, go to: www.RainbowPublishers.com/submissions.apsx.

DESIGN Assigns 25 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project, $350 minimum. Pays for art direction by the project, $350 minimum.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 25 freelance design jobs and 25 illustration jobs/year. “Prefers computer generated-high energy style with bright colors appealing to kids.” Pays for design and illustration by the project, $350 minimum. “Prefers designers/illustrators with some Biblical knowledge.”

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 20 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $500 minimum. “Prefers black & white line art, preferably computer generated with limited detail yet fun.”

TIPS “We look for illustrators and designers who have some Biblical knowledge and excel in working with a fun, colorful, high-energy style that will appeal to kids and parents alike. Designers must be well versed in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, know how to visually market to kids and have wonderful conceptual ideas!”

RANDOM HOUSE

1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019. (212)782-9000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.randomhouse.com. Contact: Art director. Imprint publishes hardcover, trade paperback and reprints, and trade paperback originals. Types of books include adventure, coffee table books, cookbooks, children’s books, fantasy, historical fiction, history, horror, humor, instructional, mainstream fiction, New Age, nonfiction, reference, religious, romance, science fiction, self-help, travel and western. Specializes in contemporary authors’ work. 80% requires freelance illustration; 50% requires freelance design.

NEEDS Uses freelancers mainly for jacket/cover illustration and design for fiction and romance titles. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Photoshop and FreeHand. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send résumé and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample, brochure, résumé and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Request portfolio review in original query. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include tearsheets. Buys first rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through American Showcase, Workbook, The Creative Illustration Book, artist’s reps.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 50 freelance design and 20 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Study the product to make sure styles are similar to what we have done new, fresh, etc.”

RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS

1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019. (212)782-9000. Website: www.randomhouse.com. Estab. 1925. Largest English-language children’s trade book publisher. Specializes in books for preschool children through young adult readers, in all formats from board books to activity books to picture books and novels. Recent titles: How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?; How Not to Start Third Grade; Spells & Sleeping Bags; The Power of One. Publishes 250 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration.

The Random House publishing divisions hire their freelancers directly. To contact the appropriate person, send a cover letter and résumé to the department head at the publisher as follows: “Department Head” (e.g., Art Director, Production Director), “Publisher/Imprint” (e.g., Knopf, Doubleday, etc.), 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019.

NEEDS Works with 100-150 freelancers/year. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, tearsheets and printed samples; no originals. Samples are filed. Negotiates rights purchased.

DESIGN Assigns 5 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 150 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

RED WHEEL/WEISER

665 Third St., Suite 400, San Francisco CA 94107. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.redwheelweiser.com. Contact: Donna Linden, creative director. Publishes trade hardcover and paperback originals and reprints. Imprints: Red Wheel (spunky self-help); Weiser Books (metaphysics/oriental mind-body-spirit/esoterica); Conari Press (self-help/inspirational). Publishes 50 titles/year.

NEEDS Uses freelancers for jacket/text design and illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send résumé, photocopies and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send photocopies, photographs, SASE and tearsheets. “We can use art or photos. I want to see samples I can keep.” Samples are filed or are returned by SASE only if requested by artist. Responds only if interested. Originals are returned to artist at job’s completion. To show portfolio, mail tearsheets, color photocopies. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist, project’s budget, turnaround time and rights purchased when establishing payment. Buys one-time nonexclusive royalty-free rights. Finds most artists through references/word of mouth, portfolio reviews and samples received through the mail.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 design jobs/year. Must have trade book design experience in the subjects we publish.

TIPS “Send samples by mail, preferably in color. We work electronically and prefer digital artwork or scans. Do not send drawings of witches, goblins and demons for Weiser Books; we don’t put those kinds of images on our covers. Please take a moment to look at our books before submitting anything; we have characteristic looks for all three imprints.”

REGNERY PUBLISHING, INC.

Eagle Publishing, One Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20001. (202)216-0600; (888)219-4747. Fax: (202)216-0612. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.regnery.com. Contact: Art director. Estab. 1947. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, history, nonfiction. Specializes in nonfiction. Publishes 30 titles/year. Recent titles include: God, Guns and Rock & Roll by Ted Nugent. 20-50% requires freelance design. Book catalog available for SASE.

NEEDS Approached by 20 illustrators and 20 designers/year. Works with 6 designers/year. Prefers local illustrators and designers. Prefers freelancers experienced in Mac, QuarkXPress and Photoshop. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Quark­XPress. 50% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop, QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “We will only accept proposals submitted by agents.”

DESIGN Assigns 5-10 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project; negotiable.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 5-10 freelance design and 1-5 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project; negotiable.

TIPS “We welcome designers with knowledge of Mac platforms and the ability to design ‘bestsellers’ under extremely tight guidelines and deadlines!”

RENAISSANCE HOUSE

465 Westview Ave., Englewood NJ 07631. (800)547-5113. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.renaissancehouse.net. Publishes biographies, folktales, coffee table books, instructional, textbooks, adventure, picture books, juvenile and young adult. Specializes in multicultural and bilingual titles, Spanish-English.

TIPS “We look for artists with quick turnaround. Submit artwork via e-mail through our website. Share with us any book project you might have written and illustrated yourself.”

SCHOLASTIC, INC.

557 Broadway, New York NY 10012. (212)343-6100. Website: www.scholastic.com. Scholastic Trade Books is an award-winning publisher of original children’s books. Scholastic publishes more than 600 new hardcover, paperback and novelty books each year. The list includes the phenomenally successful publishing properties Harry Potter®, Goosebumps®, The 39 Clues™, I Spy™, and The Hunger Games; best-selling and award-winning authors and illustrators, including Blue Balliett, Jim Benton, Meg Cabot, Suzanne Collins, Christopher Paul Curtis, Ann M. Martin, Dav Pilkey, J.K. Rowling, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Brian Selznick, David Shannon, Mark Teague, and Walter Wick, among others; as well as licensed properties such as Star Wars® and Rainbow Magic®.

SCHOOL GUIDE PUBLICATIONS

210 North Ave., New Rochelle NY 10801. (800)433-7771. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.schoolguides.com. Contact: Miles Ridder, publisher. Estab. 1935. Types of books include reference and educational directories. Specializes in college recruiting publications. 1% requires freelance illustration; 1% requires freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 10 illustrators and 10 designers/year. Prefers local freelancers. Prefers freelancers experienced in book cover and brochure design. 100% of freelance design and illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples. Send EPS files. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through word of mouth.

SIMON & SCHUSTER

1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10020. (212)698-7000. Website: www.simonsays.com. Imprints include Pocket Books and Archway. Company publishes hardcover, trade paperback and mass market paperback originals, reprints and textbooks. Types of books include juvenile, preschool, romance, self-help, young adult and many others. Specializes in young adult, romance and self-help. Publishes 125 titles/year. Recent titles include Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward; The Price of Loyalty by Ron Suskind. 95% require freelance illustration; 80% require freelance design.

NEEDS Works with 50 freelance illustrators and 5 designers/year. Prefers freelancers with experience working with models and taking direction well. Uses freelancers for hand lettering, jacket/cover illustration and design and book design. 100% of design and 75% of illustration demand knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed and are not returned. Responds only if interested. Portfolios may be dropped off every Monday and Wednesday and should include tearsheets. Buys all rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 50 freelance illustration jobs/year.

SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING

1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10020. (212)698-7000. Website: www.simonsayskids.com. Imprint publishes hardcover originals and reprints. Types of books include picture books, nonfiction and young adult. Publishes 500 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration; 1% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 200 freelancers/year. Works with 40 freelance illustrators and 2-3 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for jackets and picture books. 100% of design work demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress and Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé and photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or other nonreturnable samples. Accepts disk submissions. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include original art, photographs and transparencies. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through submissions, agents, scouting in nontraditional juvenile areas such as painters, editorial artists.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $800-2,500. “We use full range of media collage, photo, oil, watercolor, etc.”

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 30 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

SLACK, INC.

6900 Grove Rd., Thorofare NJ 08086. (856)848-1000. Fax: (856)853-5991. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.slackbooks.com. Contact: John Bond, publisher. Estab. 1960. Publishes 22 medical publications dealing with clinical and lifestyle issues for people in the medical professions. Accepts previously published artwork. Originals returned at job’s completion. Art guidelines not available.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets, photographs, photocopies, slides and transparencies. Samples are filed and are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds to the artist only if interested. To show a portfolio, mail b&w and color tearsheets, slides, photostats, photocopies and photographs. Negotiates rights purchased. Pays on publication; $400-600 for color cover; $100-200 for b&w inside; $100-350 for color inside; $50-150 for spots.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Approached by 50 illustrators/year. Buys 2 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Features stylized and realistic illustration; charts & graphs; informational graphics; medical, computer and spot illustration. No cartoons! Assigns 5% of illustrations to well-known or “name” illustrators; 90% to experienced but not well-known illustrators; 5% to new and emerging illustrators. Prefers digital submissions.

TIPS “Send samples.”

THE SPEECH BIN, INC.

P.O. Box 1579, Appleton WI 54912-1579. (888)388-3224. Fax: (888)388-6344. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.speechbin.com. Estab. 1984. Publishes textbooks and educational games and workbooks for children and adults. Specializes in tests and materials for treatment of individuals with all communication disorders. Publishes 20-25 titles/year. 50% require freelance illustration; 50% require freelance design. Book catalog available on website.

NEEDS Works with 8-10 freelance illustrators and 2-4 designers/year. Buys 1,000 illustrations/year. Work must be suitable for handicapped children and adults. Uses freelancers mainly for instructional materials, cover designs, game boards, stickers; also for jacket/cover and text illustration. Occasionally uses freelancers for catalog design projects. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with SASE, tearsheets and photocopies. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds only if interested. Do not send portfolio; query only. Usually buys all rights. Considers buying second rights (reprint rights) to previously published work. Finds artists through “word of mouth, our authors, and submissions by artists.”

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10-12 freelance design jobs and 10-12 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 6-10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Prefers b&w line drawings. Pays by the project.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, INC.

4757 California Ave., SW, Seattle WA 98116-4499. (206)938-0570 or (800)832-4642. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.traders.com. Contact: Christine Morrison, art director. Estab. 1982. Publishes trade paperback reprints, magazines and software. Types of books include instruction, reference, self-help and financial. Specializes in stocks, options, futures and mutual funds. Publishes 3 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 100 freelance artists/year. Works with 20 freelance illustrators/year. Buys 100 freelance illustrations/year. Uses freelance artists for magazine illustration; also for text illustration and direct mail design. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with nonreturnable tearsheets, photographs or photocopies. Samples are filed. Will contact for possible assignment if interested. Buys first rights or reprint rights. Most originals are returned to artist at job’s completion.

DESIGN Assigns 5 freelance design, 100 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 1 freelance design, 15 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 5 freelance design and 100 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the hour or by the project.

TIGHTROPE BOOKS

602 Markham St., Toronto ON M6G 2L8, Canada. (647)348-4460. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.tightropebooks.com. Contact: Shirarose Wilensky, editor. Estab. 2005. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals.

NEEDS Publishes 12 titles/year. SASE returned. Responds only if interested. Catalog and guidelines free upon request and online.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send an e-mail with résumé, digital images and artist’s website, if available.

TILBURY HOUSE

Harpswell Press, Inc., 103 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner ME 04345. (800)582-1899. Fax: (207)582-8227. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.tilburyhouse.com. Contact: Karen Fisk, associate children’s book editor; Jennifer Bunting, publisher. Estab. 1990. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals. 10 titles/year.

NEEDS Regional adult biography/history/maritime/nature, and children’s picture books that deal with issues, such as bullying, multiculturalism, etc. Guidelines available online. Catalog available by request.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send photocopies of photos/artwork.

TORAH AURA PRODUCTIONS

4423 Fruitland Ave., Los Angeles CA 90058. (323)585-7312. Fax: (323)585-0327. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.torahaura.com. Contact: Jane Golub, art director. Estab. 1981. Publishes Jewish educational textbooks. Specializes in textbooks for Jewish schools. Recent titles: Experiencing the Jewish Holidays, Experiencing the Torah. Publishes 3-4 titles/year. 5% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free for 9×12 SASE with 10 first-class stamps.

NEEDS Approached by 50 illustrators and 20 designers/year. Works with 1-2 illustrators/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample and follow-up postcard every 6 months, printed samples, photocopies. Accepts Windows-compatible disk submissions. Samples are filed. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through submission packets.

TREEHAUS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

906 W. Loveland Ave., P.O. Box 249, Loveland OH 45140. (800)638-4287. Fax: (513)683-2882. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.treehaus1.com. Estab. 1973. Publisher. Specializes in books, periodicals, texts, TV productions. Product specialties are social studies and religious education. Recent titles: The Stray; Rosanna the Rainbow Angel (for children ages 4-8).

NEEDS Approached by 12-24 freelancers/year. Works with 2 or 3 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in illustrations for children. Works on assignment only. Uses freelancers for all work. 5% of work is with print ads. Needs computer-literate freelancers for illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, transparencies, photocopies and SASE. Samples sometimes filed or returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds in 1 month. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include final art, tearsheets, slides, photostats and transparencies. Pays for design and illustration by the project. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds artists through word of mouth, submissions and other publisher’s materials.

TIPS “We are looking for original style that is developed and refined. Whimsy helps.”

TRIUMPH BOOKS

542 Dearborn St., Suite 750, Chicago IL 60605. (312)939-3330; (800)335-5323. Fax: (312)663-3557. Website: www.triumphbooks.com. Contact: Tom Bast, editorial director. Estab. 1990. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, coffee table books, humor, instructional, reference, sports. Specializes in sports titles. Publishes 100 titles/year. 5% requires freelance illustration; 60% requires freelance design. Book catalog free for SASE.

NEEDS Approached by 5 illustrators and 5 designers/year. Works with 2 illustrators and 8 designers/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in book design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples, SASE. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Send TIFF files. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through word of mouth, organizations (Chicago Women in Publishing), submission packets. “Because of the workload, phone calls will not be returned.”

DESIGN Assigns 20 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 30 freelance design and 2 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project. Prefers simple, easy-to-read, in-your-face cover treatment.

TIPS “Most of our interior design requires a fast turnaround. We do mostly one-color work with occasional two-color and four-color jobs. We like a simple, professional design.”

TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS, INC.

351 Executive Dr., Carol Stream IL 60188. (800)323-9400. Fax: (800)684-0247. Website: www.tyndale.com. Contact: Katara Washington Patton, acquisitions; Talinda Iverson, art acquisitions. Estab. 1962. Estab. 1962. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Specializes in children’s books on “Christian beliefs and their effect on everyday life.” Publishes 150 titles/year. 15% require freelance illustration.

NEEDS Approached by 200-250 freelance artists/year. Works with 5-7 illustrators.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter and tearsheets only. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist, project’s budget and rights purchased when establishing payment. Negotiates rights purchased. Originals are returned at job’s completion except for series logos.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 5-10 illustration jobs/year. Prefers progressive but friendly style. Pays by the project, no royalties.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 1-5 jobs/year. Prefers progressive but friendly style. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Only show your best work. We are looking for illustrators who can tell a story with their work and who can draw the human figure in action when appropriate.”

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PRESS

P.O. Box 870380, Tuscaloosa AL 35487. (205)348-5180 or (205)348-1571. Fax: (205)348-9201. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.uapress.ua.edu. Contact: Rick Cook, production manager; Michele Myatt Quinn, designer; Kaci Lane Hindman, production editor. Specializes in hardcover and paperback originals and reprints of academic titles. Publishes 60-65 titles/year. Recent titles include: Motorcycling Alabama, by Haynes; Alabama Afternoons, by Hoffman; Butterflies of Alabama, by Ogard. 55% requires freelance design.

NEEDS Almost exclusively with 5 freelancers/year. Requires book design experience, preferably with university press work. Works on assignment only. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send information via e-mail and link to website. Tries to respond in a few days whenever possible. Considers project’s budget when establishing payment. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned.

DESIGN Assigns 50 freelance jobs/year. Pays by the project, $600 minimum.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns about 50 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project, $600 minimum.

TIPS Has a limited freelance budget. “For book design, our requirements are that they be classy. We are very rarely in the market for illustration or art work.”

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS

1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588. (800)755-1105. Fax: (402)472-6214. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: nebraskapress.unl.edu. Contact: Heather Lundine, editor-in-chief; Alison Rold, production manager. Publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include history, translations. Specializes in Western history, American Indian ethnohistory, Judaica, nature, Civil War, sports history, women’s studies. Publishes 180 titles/year. Recent titles include: A World of Light by Floyd Skloot; Algonquian Spirit by Bryan Swann. 5-10% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design. Book catalog free by request and available online.

NEEDS Approached by 10 freelancers/year. Works with 2-3 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in 4-color, action in Civil War, basketball or Western topics. “We must use Native American artists for books on that subject.” Uses freelancers for jacket/cover illustration. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with photocopies. Samples are filed. Responds to the artist only if interested. Buys one-time rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 2-3 illustration jobs/year. Usually prefers realistic, western, action styles. Pays by the project, $200-500.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS

3905 Spruce St., Philadelphia PA 19104. (215)898-6261. Fax: (215)898-0404. Website: www.pennpress.org. Contact: Jerome Singerman, humanities editor; Peter Agree, editor-in-chief and social sciences editor; Jo Joslyn, art and architecture editor; Robert Lockhart, history editor; Bill Finan, politics, international relations; John Hubbard, art director. Estab. 1890. Publishes hardcover originals. Types of books include biography, history, nonfiction, landscape architecture, art history, anthropology, literature and regional history. Publishes 80 titles/year. 10% requires freelance design.

NEEDS 100% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Samples are not filed or returned. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include book dummy and photocopies. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through submission packets and word of mouth.

DESIGN Assigns 2 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 6 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

VOYAGEUR PRESS

Quayside Publishing Group, 400 First Ave. N., Suite 300, Minneapolis MN 55401. (800)458-0454. Fax: (612)344-8691. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: voyageurpress.com. Contact: Michael Dregni, publisher. Estab. 1972. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints. Subjects include regional history, nature, popular culture, travel, wildlife, Americana, collectibles, lighthouses, quilts, tractors, barns and farms. Specializes in natural history, travel and regional subjects. Publishes 50 titles/year. 10% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Approached by 100 freelance artists/year. Works with 2-5 freelance illustrators and 2-5 freelance designers/year. Prefers artists with experience in maps and book and cover design. Uses freelance artists mainly for cover and book design; also for jacket/cover illustration and direct mail and catalog design. 100% of design requires computer skills. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample and query letter with brochure, photocopies, SASE and tearsheets, list of credits and nonreturnable samples of work that need not be returned. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. “We do not review portfolios unless we have a specific project in mind. In that case, we’ll contact artists for a portfolio review.” Usually buys first rights. Originals returned at job’s completion.

DESIGN Assigns 2-5 freelance design jobs and 2-5 freelance illustration jobs/year.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 2-5 freelance design and 2-5 freelance illustration jobs/year.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 2-5 freelance design and 2-5 design illustration jobs/year.

TIPS “We use more book designers than artists or illustrators, since most of our books are illustrated with photographs.”

WATERBROOK MULTNOMAH PUBLISHING GROUP

Random House, 12265 Oracle Blvd., Suite 200, Colorado Springs CO 80921. (719)590-4999. Fax: (719)590-8977. Website: www.waterbrookmultnomah.com. Estab. 1996. Publishes audio tapes, hardcover, mass market paperback and trade paperback originals. Types of books include romance, science fiction, western, young adult fiction; biography, coffee table books, religious, self-help nonfiction. Specializes in Christian titles. Publishes 60 titles/year. 30% requires freelance design; 10% requires freelance illustration. Book catalog free on request.

NEEDS Approached by 10 designers and 100 illustrators/year. 90% of freelance design work demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress and Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designer/illustrators: Send postcard sample with brochure, tearsheets. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every 3 months. Samples are filed and not returned. Portfolio not required. Buys one-time rights, first North American serial rights. Finds freelancers through artist’s submissions, Internet.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 2 freelance cover illustration jobs/year. Pays for illustration by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 4 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

WEIGL EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS, LTD.

6325 10th St. SE, Calgary AB T2H 2Z9, Canada. (403)233-7747. Fax: (403)233-7769. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.weigl.ca. Estab. 1979. Textbook and library series publisher catering to juvenile and young adult audience. Specializes in social studies, science-environmental, life skills, multicultural American and Canadian focus. Titles include: Structural Wonders; Backyard Animals; and Learning to Write. Publishes over 100 titles/year. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Approached by 300 freelancers/year. Uses freelancers only during peak periods. Prefers freelancers with experience in children’s text illustration in line art/watercolor. Uses freelancers mainly for text illustration or design; also for direct mail design. Freelancers should be familiar with QuarkXPress 5.0, Illustrator 10.0 and Photoshop 7.0.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send résumé for initial review prior to selection for interview. Limited freelance opportunities. Graphic designers required on site. Extremely limited need for illustrators. Samples are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds only if interested. Write for appointment to show portfolio of original/final art (small), b&w photostats, tearsheets and photographs. Rights purchased vary according to project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays on per-project basis, depending on job. Prefers line art and watercolor appropriate for elementary and secondary school students.

WHITE MANE PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.

73 W. Burd St., P.O. Box 708, Shippensburg PA 17257. (717)532-2237; (888)948-6263. Fax: (717)532-6110. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.whitemane.com. Estab. 1987. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include historical biography, biography, history, historical juvenile, historical nonfiction and historical young adult. Publishes 10 titles/year. 40% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free with SASE.

NEEDS Works with 2-3 illustrators and 2 designers/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples. Samples are filed. Interested only in historic artwork. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through submission packets and postcards.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 4 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project.

TIPS Uses art for covers only—realistic historical scenes for young adults.

ALBERT WHITMAN & COMPANY

250 S. Northwest Hwy., Suite 320, Park Ridge IL 60068. (800)255-7675. Fax: (847)581-0039. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.albertwhitman.com. Estab. 1919. Publishes hardcover originals. Specializes in juvenile fiction and nonfiction—many picture books for young children. Publishes 40 titles/year; 100% require freelance illustration. Responds “if we have a project that seems right for the artist. We like to see evidence that an artist can show the same children and adults in a variety of moods, poses and environments.”

NEEDS Prefers working with artists who have experience illustrating juvenile trade books. Works on assignment only. Illustrators: Send postcard sample and tearsheets. “One sample is not enough. We need at least three. Do not send original art through the mail.” Accepts disk submissions. Samples are not returned.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Rights purchased vary. Original work returned at job’s completion. Books need “a young look—we market to preschoolers and children in grades 1-3.” Especially looks for “an artist’s ability to draw people (especially children) and to set an appropriate mood for the story. Please do NOT submit cartoon art samples or flat digital illustrations.”

WILLIAMSON BOOKS

2630 Elm Hill Pike, Suite 100, Nashville TN 37214. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.idealspublications.com. Estab. 1983. Publishes trade paperback originals/casebound. Types of books include children’s nonfiction (science, history, the arts), creative play, early learning, preschool and educational. Specializes in children’s active hands-on learning. Publishes 8 titles/year. Book catalog free for 8½×11 SASE with 6 first-class stamps.

This publisher is an imprint of Ideals Publications, a division of Guideposts.

NEEDS Approached by 100 illustrators and 10 designers/year. 100% of freelance design demands Quark computer skills. “We especially need illustrators whose art communicates with kids and has a vibrant style, as well as a sense of humor and quirky characterizations evident in illustrations. We are not looking for traditional or picture book styles.” All illustrations must be provided in scanned, electronic form.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “Please do not e-mail large files to us. We prefer receiving postcards with references to your website. We really will look if we are interested.” Designers: Send query letter with website or brochure, photocopies, résumé, SASE. Illustrators: Send postcard sample and/or query letter with website or photocopies, résumé and SASE. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested.

DESIGN Pays for design by the project.

TIPS “We are actively seeking freelance illustrators and book designers to support our growing team. We are looking for full color distinctive illustration, along with an ‘energized’ view of how-to illustrations (always drawn with personality as opposed to technical drawings). Go to the library and look up several of our books in our four series. You’ll immediately see what we’re all about. Then do a few samples for us. If we’re excited about your work, you’ll definitely hear from us. We always need designers who are interested in a non-traditional approach to kids’ book design. Our books are award-winners, and design and illustration are key elements to our books’ phenomenal success.”

WILSHIRE BOOK COMPANY

9731 Variel Ave., Chatsworth CA 91311. (818)700-1522. Fax: (818)700-1527. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.mpowers.com. Contact: Rights Department. Estab. 1947. Publishes trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include Internet marketing, humor, instructional, New Age, psychology, self-help, inspirational and other types of nonfiction. Publishes 25 titles/year; 100% require freelance design.

NEEDS Uses freelancers mainly for book covers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with fee schedule, tearsheets, photostats, photocopies (copies of previous book covers).

DESIGN Assigns 25 freelance design jobs/year.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 25 cover jobs/year.