Can someone give me a few names of publishing companies?

My friend is fifteen and she is writing a book. i think it is really good and so do her parents. she wants to try to publish her book so i told her that i would make a list of publishing companies for her. does anyone know of any publishing companies that might publish a fifteen-year-old's book?

Thanks :)Can someone give me a few names of publishing companies?
Age doesn't matter in publishing. If she is a good writer they'll want to buy her books. Her parents will have to sign contracts for her until she's of legal age is all.



Publishers are easy to find.



Go to a bookstore, look inside the front pages of any books similar to your friend's, and get the web addies of the publishing house.



Go to the websites and read their SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.



Some take open submissions, like Ace Science Fiction and Harlequin, others will only take submissions sent in by agents.



AGENTS:



Look up websites of writers with work similar to hers. See if they mention who reps for them. A short polite mail asking if they can recommend an agent is not out of place. Do not tell them about the book, that's seen as poor manners.



Go to the 808 section of the library which has all the books on writing. Writer's Market 2010 will be in the reference section. It lists all the commercial publishers and what they're looking for.



It may say something like "commercial fiction, 60,000-100,000 words long, reports in two months." That means it may take them at least 2 months to get back to you. It usually means longer.



Most writers start a new book while the first is making the rounds. It keeps their head from exploding!



That said, just because a book is finished doesn't mean the writer is done yet. She should get it workshopped, beta-read, and proofed by other writers. Her book is like a job application, so it needs to be the best book it can be before she starts shopping it around.



This writer's board can help:



http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/



It is safe, FREE, and run by pro writers.



AVOID PublishAmerica--they are a print mill passing themselves off as a publisher. Just google "publish America" + "scam" and find all the writers who got ripped off by them. You don't want anything to do with them. They ruin lives and careers.



AVOID Worthy of Publishing. They do what's called "pre-publishing" and have never sold a single book to a commercial publisher. They are connected to a vanity house, though. :%26gt;(



Obey YOG'S LAW: "Money flows TOWARD the writer."



This means NEVER pay to get published or to enter contests or to pay an agent. NEVER. Obey Yog's Law and you won't get ripped off.



Good luck!! ;%26gt;)
Tell your friend and her parents to research a book called "The Writer's Market".



That will guide her to the correct agent or publisher for her genre. Age means nothing in the publishing industry. She will need to write and conduct herself as a professional adult and not expect any special treatment because she is 15. It won't happen.



The book mentioned will be her writing bible. Use it. And also consider these web sites:



http://www.writersdigest.com

http://www.writersmarket.com

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forumsCan someone give me a few names of publishing companies?
HarperTeen can publish her book but seriously you could have looked up this question on here and got your answer much faster than this.
In order to get published, your friend will have to find an agent first since most publishers ignore manuscripts by unrepresented authors.



In order to find an agent to represent you, she'll need to get her hands on a copy of Writer's Market and go through it looking for agents (she can also go to their website online: http://www.writersmarket.com too). This book (and the website) has tons of information about agents. Like, what they would like to represent and what they would not like to represent... how to get in contact with them, etc. She should pick several (at least five).There will also be different ways in which to contact them, some like email, others like snail mail. Be sure that she picks agents that are interested in representing what her book is about since she wouldn't want to make the mistake of sending something to an agent who isn't interested in representing it (it makes her look bad).



Once she has her list of agents, she's going to have to send out a query letter to each of them. These letters should be no longer than a page and should include: a brief greeting (it's always good to prove that you've done your research by mentioning what the agent has represented before), a list of where and what she has published before (short stories in a literary magazine, etc, but if she has never been published, don't mention it), a very brief (like a paragraph) summary of the book and a reason why her book would sell and why the agent should consider representing it. Though, she should check each agent that she wants to send her query to in order to see exactly what they want her to send to them with your query, since some are different than others. She can find the information on the agency's website.



Once she sends her queries out, all she can do is just wait for responses. She is kind of young, but there are agents out there who might be interested if the book is good enough. You should tell her that she shouldn't get discouraged if she's rejected the first few times (the rejection could have nothing to do with whether the book was bad or whether the agent liked it or not. It could really be that they're reached their quota of authors to represent or they're just not that interested). . The likelihood of her getting accepted by the first agency she sends a query to is very unlikely. But, like I said... she shouldn't get discouraged, she just needs to send out some more... she'll find an agent eventually, she just has to be patient. Though, it might take longer since she's kind of young. If she keeps being rejected I would suggest that she wait a couple of years until she's older before attempting to get published.



Also, if she's asked to pay upfront (ex: reading fee), it's a scam. Agents aren't allowed to ask for any type of money upfront.Can someone give me a few names of publishing companies?
HNB -



That's very thoughtful of you!



Getting a book published, however, is not as easy as all that. First, she needs to get it edited. Next, the best bet is for her to find a literary agent. Many, if not most, reputable publishing houses these days will not even look at a manuscript that is not sent in by an agent.



She should read this (among other things):



http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2008/04/鈥?/a>



and perhaps try here:



http://www.writersmarket.com/



http://www.writersdigest.com/GeneralMenu鈥?/a>



This could be REALLY helpful for her:



http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/



And please tell her this from me:



Happy writing!



=D
Of course. Publishing companies now are lenient with their authors and hardly impose an age restriction.



I hope I can help! :)