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Milkweed Editions invites writers to submit their works of fiction
for middle-grade readers for the Milkweed Prize for Children’s
Literature. The winning author will receive a $10,000 advance against
royalties and join a growing list of award-winning children’s authors.
THE PRIZE
Milkweed Editions will award the Milkweed Prize for
Children’s Literature to the best manuscript for children ages 8 to 13
that Milkweed accepts for publication during the calendar year by a
writer not previously published by Milkweed. All children’s manuscripts
received are automatically entered into the competition. Judging will
be by Milkweed Editions; the winner of the prize will receive a $10,000
cash advance as part of any royalties agreed upon in the contractual
arrangement negotiated at the time of acceptance. Milkweed Editions
reserves the right not to award the prize for a particular year. We are
now accepting submissions for the 2008 prize.
MILKWEED'S BOOKS for YOUNG READERS
Milkweed Editions is committed to publishing the highest quality
children’s books for middle-grade readers. Previous prize winners—such
as Perfect (a Book Sense 76 pick), Parents Wanted (Bank Street College
Best Children's Books of the Year), The $66 Summer (New York Public
Library Best Book for the Teen Age), The Ocean Within (Sunshine State
Young Reader’s Award), and Behind the Bedroom Wall (with more than
80,000 copies in print)—introduce young readers to memorable characters
struggling with the kinds of difficult decisions that young people of
any era must face.
Our goal is to encourage both writers of children’s literature
and writers of books for adults to turn their attention to creating
books for this discriminating and important group of readers. At this
age, readers are ready for well-written books that range widely in
subject matter, from fantasy, to fiction grounded in history, to books
about everyday life. Milkweed Editions is looking for manuscripts of
high literary quality that embody humane values and contribute to
cultural understanding.
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions should adhere to Milkweed’s children's literature
submission guidelines. Manuscripts should be novels for children ages 8
to 13. Picture books and collections of stories are not eligible, nor
are retellings of legends or folktales. Work previously published as a
book in the United States is not eligible, but prior magazine
publication of a portion of the manuscript does not render the work
ineligible. Manuscripts previously submitted to Milkweed should not be
resubmitted. Questions concerning the prize may be directed to
editor@milkweed.org.
WINNERS of the MILKWEED PRIZE for CHILDREN'S LITERATURE:
- 2007 The Linden Tree by Ellie Mathews
- 2005 Trudy by Jessica Lee Anderson
- 2004 Perfect by Natasha Friend
- 2001 Parents Wanted by George Harrar
- 2000 The $66 Summer by John Armistead
- 1999 The Ocean Within by V. M. Caldwell
- 1998 The Dog with Golden Eyes by Frances Wilbur
- 1996 Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams
- 1995 The Summer of the Bonepile Monster by Aileen Kilgore Henderson
- 1994 A Bride for Anna's Papa by Isabel R. Marvin
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