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  👉Sasquatch Books Sasquatch Books publishes 30 titles per year in a variety of genres and have a Little Bigfoot children’s imprint. The editors say, “Sasquatch Books publishes books for and from the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and California is the nation’s premier regional press. Sasquatch Books’ publishing program is a veritable celebration of regionally written words. Undeterred by political or geographical borders, Sasquatch defines its region as the magnificent area that stretches from the Brooks Range to the Gulf of California and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.” How to submit : Potential authors can submit a query, proposal, full manuscript, or a combination of all three.  See their submission guidelines   here .  Has submission windows . 👉 Heartdrum   Heartdrum   is an imprint of HarperCollins focusing on Indigenous stories that reflect Native people whose Nations are located within the borders of what’s now c...

This blog post by Nicholas C. Rossis in Publishing has a series explaining the history of publishing. Also watch the movie THE WIFE with Glenn Close to get an idea of the male dominated industry.... Trace A Brief History of 20th Century Publishing As Kristen Lamb points out in her must-read post, Goliath has Fallen & What This Means for Writers , publishing worked in a pretty standard way for over a century. Writers would take their books to publishers. If their pitch was successful, the publishers would then sign them on, publish the books, and distribute them to smaller chains and independent bookstores around the country. The leaders in charge of the publishing business knew they had three jobs: Protect the writers, producers of the product publishers sold. Protect the bookstores, distributors of books. Protect the readers, consumers of books. These are listed in order of importance. If there are no writers, then there is no content: no stories, no books, no...

9 Publishing Organizations that Promote Diversity Within the Industry LINK This blog post is part of Chronicle Books blog's ongoing Diversity in Publishing series, focusing on the need for inclusion, equity, and diverse voices within the book industry. Read more posts here . In the same way that diverse talent databases have started emerging in recent years, so too have a number of organizations dedicated to helping do the much-needed work of diversifying book publishing . It’s encouraging to see these groups of passionate individuals who are organizing and working for change in our industry, and the exciting array of resources, programs, networks, platforms, and events they’re creating. CLICK ON LINKS Below↓ Children’s Book Council Diversity Committee In addition to promoting diverse voices, the CBC Diversity group strives to open up the publishing industry to a wider range of employees through recruitment, career fairs, and ...