thanks a lot.
p.s
they are a mixture of long and short novels.Does anyone know any good publishing companies for a young writer?
In all honesty, this question has been posted so many times %26amp; I've answered this so many times. If I were you I'd check TWITTER! They are awesome for a list of publishers that take manuscripts from unagented authors. You need to look under PUBLISHERS (books) and a long list of about a hundred will be there and beside the names it lists exactly which genres they each take.
Age doesn't mean much in book publishing (unlike with acting/singing) because most writers can't even get published until they are in their 30's, and most started out as teen writers like you. Seems like there is some sort of conspiracy against "young writers" like you but there isn't. It's just that most people don't seem to garner the storytelling %26amp; writing skills needed to entertain consumers (and thus get picked up by publishers for that reason) until later in life. Believe me, MOST writers would have LOVED to have been published as teens or early 20's instead of 30's and up. Who wouldn't? But many teens DO get published and get multiple book deals, too, like:
TRUANCY by 15 year olf Isamu Hukui, now a 3 book dystopian sci-fi teen trilogy.
THE DUFF by 18 y old Kody Keplinger (published in 2010 by Twilight publisher Little Brown.
PROPHECY OF THE STONES by 14 y old Flavia Bujor (She got a 3 book deal).
100 STROKES OF THE BRUSH BEFORE BED by 16 y old Melissa P. (Sold 2 million copies).
TWELVE by 17 y old Nick McDonnell.
ERAGAN (sic?) By 15 y old Christopher Polini.
And so on.
Google this phrase: "Old folks writing for teens kody keplinger" %26amp; this teen author's interview will come up on how she got published. THE GOOGLE: "Teen author finds success in hating high school" and Isamu Hukui's interview will come up. Also GOOGLE: "Austrailian teen lands 3 book deal" and an article on an author I don't recall should come up.
Google this phrase: "Literary agents %26amp; the authors they represent" %26amp; a list of all authors will be there and then their agent's names beside theirs. So any authors who's work you read or like, check out who their agents are! For example: STEPHENIE MEYER (Twilight author), Agent: Jodi Reamer at Writer's House, NYC. It's all there.
But you'll have to turn around and Google those agent's name: example Literary agent Jodi Reamer. Like that and the agency will come up.
But yeah, look at Twitter for your publisher lists and then follow those links to their sites! Good luck!Does anyone know any good publishing companies for a young writer?
The same publishers that adults use.
Why would you think there are publishers for young writers? What would they do? let you off if you make grammatical errors and write a book full of cliches? Accept and sell substandard work just because it's been written by a teen?
If your book is better than the hundreds of adults who try and fail to get published daily, then any publisher which specializes with the genre/whatever will take it.Does anyone know any good publishing companies for a young writer?
Concentrate on one book at a time.
Finish writing your book, if it is not already finished (obvious, I know).
Type it in proper manuscript form (http://www.neverend.com/msformat.htm has the details on what is needed).
Edit it many, many times to make it as good as it can be. Put it in a drawer, and don't even think about it, for a month or two, then take it out and do more editing. Don't try to say "It's perfect. It does not need editing." Yes, it does.
Get it proofread by someone who knows what they are doing (do not rely just on spellcheck).
There are a tiny number of publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts (those that don't go through a literary agent), so getting an agent is a really good idea.
When your book is edited and polished, come back here and ask about how to get an agent. You can also use the search-bar at the top of this page and ask. It's a very popular question.
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