How hard is it for a first-timer to get a childrens book published in Canada?
Hard. One publisher reports getting 2,000 unsolicited manuscripts a year. However, each year they only published an average of one or two first-time authors. Because the number of unsolicited manuscripts a publisher receives is higher in children’s publishing, it is actually more difficult, from a statistical point of view, to get a children’s book published than an adult book. However, there are always success stories. Also, even though children’s publishers get more submissions, they are also more likely to publish a first-time or non-agented writer than other publishers are.
