Do publishing companies like new and young authors?

I am sixteen and I hope to send my manuscript in within this year or maybe early next year to a publishing company. Do they like young authors or do they prefer older ones like in or out of college? I was just curious. Also, if someone has turned in their manuscript to a publishing company before, what kind of information do you send in? Do you write a synopsis of your book? Thanks!Do publishing companies like new and young authors?
Age doesn't matter and they wouldn't know your age unless you told them. If you feel that your age could be a handicap then don't mention it when you're sending out your queries and manuscripts and let your work speak for itself.



When your book is well edited by you and has been beta read by different people then start sending it to literary agents. I would hold off on sending anything to publishers until you've run out of agents to query. This is because the publishers you query on your own cannot be queried by your agent; that is if you've queried 8 publishers and gotten rejected by all and then you find an agent, well the agent cannot resend your work to those publishers. Like you, your agent will be querying publishers trying to get their interest. The difference between you doing it and your agent is that your agent will have access to larger publishing houses like Random House that you don't have access to. You agent will most likely know how to write a good query letter for your work because they've done it many times before. It makes a difference to a publisher on whether or not your query is coming from you or an agent. http://pubrants.blogspot.com - a literary agent's blog. She has examples of query letters he clients sent that caught her attention and she has examples of the query letters she's sent publishers, just so you can get an example of how query letters should be written. She also has a lot of info about publishing and how to get an agent in general, so it's worth reading. http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com is another agent's blog. They both link to good resources and blogs.



Very few publishers will accept unsolicited manuscripts. This means that you have to query them first and if they are interested then they'll ask that you send them the first 3 chapters of your work. Query letters are usually 1-3 pages, but it varies by agent and publisher. You tell them what your story is about and try to get them interested enough to request the first chapters. You also give them info about you, if it's pertinent, like if you've been published before and if your story has won any awards. You'll include your contact info, and general info about the book, for example, "This is a Young Adult fantasy novel that's complete at 40,000 words." You need to give the genre and word count. Some agents/publishers might request that you send the first 10 - 50 pages or the first chapter along with your query letter. What you send depends on the company, so it's important to read their submission guidelines. Always make your query letters personalized and do not query several agents in the same e-mail; just one name per e-mail. It can be time-consuming to send 50 e-mails, but some people see it as unprofessional to mass e-mail and will reject you on that alone. Your query letter should be well written and you need to do a good job of explaining your story. This is a one shot deal, because an agent/publisher will base whether or not to request your manuscript based on the query, and if they reject you then you cannot query them again for this novel.



http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums - a community of publishing and aspiring authors. You can find beta readers for your work and get feedback on how to make it better. You can also get help with writing a good query letter.



http://www.writersdigest.com - has a lot of good short articles on how to write a good novel. It's free and worth the read if you're not an expert writer.



Good luck.
type in PUBLISHERS on your search bar and click on the first site, it edits your manuscript for frree, then suggests possible publishers.



Hope I helped, I don't care about the points I get or anything, I just hope you really do succesfully publish your book!Do publishing companies like new and young authors?
Most publishers would only want a sixteen year old to write a sixteen year old book. In other words, if you write a narrative about high school, there is a good chance a publisher will take interest, but if you write a riveting novel, they are less likely to publish it against an adult's work. It's icky, but the truth.
Well it depends if your book is good. Most publishing company's won't really care how old you are they just want the good books to publish. But it depends on who you send it too.





Hope I helped!!!Do publishing companies like new and young authors?
yes they do like fresh faces for authors when you send it end make copies send to several different publishers and send a query letter which is why you are writing to them and send a few chapters and if they want more send the rest of your book and if they are pleased they will publish it

~~~Daddy's Baby Girl~~~
I really don't think that it matters. Publishers want someone who can tell an original story.
In all honesty, publishing companies don't care about the author's age. They only care about the quality of the writing and market potential of the book. Period.



Good stories well told in a market with purchasing power will get published regardless.



The only time the author matters more than the story is when the author is somebody people care about and will bring a built in audience to the book (like an ex presidential candidate or actor). Otherwise, publishers will take quality of writing every time over the gimmick of the author's age or story every time.
On the positive side there is no need to include your age in a query letter or on the manuscript you are eventually invited to submit. On the negative side: Unless you are writing at the level of an accomplished adult writer there is a good chance an editor will be able to tell your age through your manuscript.



Most publishers won't publish the work of children unless it is an incredible piece of writing as well as unique and marketable. Most young adult fiction of any genre is written by adults. There are currently under 20 recognized published authors under the age of 18. The youngest in a nine year old with a division of Harper Collins. One of the most well known being Harper Lee who was published back in the fifties. It is safe to say publishers are highly selective over the teens they choose to publish and agents are equally reluctant to represent teens because they are such a difficult sell.



A query letter shoud go first. It should state who you are what genre you're writing in, the title of your manuscript, a word count, a synopsis of the work and any experience, accolades, awards you've won. If you've met with a publishing rep from the company at a conference or workshop or critique group then mention from when and where they should know you. Similarly if the prize of a contest you entered was having it reviewed by an editor make sure that, that information is included and sent through the appropriate channels.