In order to be considered for Wacky Bee we prefer that authors first use one of The Writers’ Advice Centre’s manuscript appraisal services. We are a small, fledgling company and, as such, can only publish a limited number of titles every year. How to submitīecause Wacky Bee is the publishing arm of The Writers’ Advice Centre our submissions process is slightly different from that of other publishers. We prefer picture books to be fully illustrated and sent as low res pdfs.Īnd no rhyming texts please. We are not looking for young adult fiction, poetry or non-fiction. We also want to make our readers laugh so we are looking for a strong element of humour, even if the story has sad bits as well. We will look at all types of subject matter but we’re particularly keen to bridge the gap between picture books and longer general fiction.
What sort of books are we looking for?Īt Wacky Bee we’re concentrating on books for 3–12 year olds with our list falling into three sections – picture books for 3–6 year olds, early readers for 4–7 year olds and middle grade fiction for 8–12 year olds. We are committed to finding and developing new talent, whether you are a writer or an illustrator. We’re looking for plots that fizz and fly, and characters who are bold and buzzy