Submissions


Little Steps is always on the lookout for new and amazing children’s books. We do not publish all books submitted to us

so please be sure your manuscript is in a near-complete state before submitting.





What we offer

Picture books, around 600 words in length, illustrations or not

Picture books

Maximum word length 600 words

Junior fiction

For early readers, aged 5-8, word length 5,000-10,000

For confident readers, aged 7-10, word length 10,000-30,000

For middle readers, aged 11-14, word length 30,000-55,000




Illustrator enquiry

We are always looking for new illustrators to work with,
please click the link below to submit your work.Illustrator enquiry

Manuscript submission

If you have a manuscript that you would like to send 
please click the link below.
Manuscript submissions





Not ready to submit your work just yet?


Contact us to receive our Guide to Publishing with Little Steps, which includes writing tips,

frequently asked questions, package details, testimonials, an introduction to the Little Steps team,

plus our Little Steps Publishing catalogue.


It may be worthwhile to look at our “The Process” page for further guidance.
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