Query Guidelines for Book Length Young Adult Nonfiction

Thank you for your interest in Speak Up Press.

We are always looking for new and engaging works of nonfiction for young adults.

PLEASE FOLLOW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1) writers may be any age

2) E-MAIL QUERIES ONLY…no more than two pages. One page preferred. (An editor will get back to you if we’d like to see more of your work).

3) Send queries for Young Adult Nonfiction ONLY.We are looking for stories about finding voice, overcoming adversity, striking out in new directions, or being creative.

4) Contemporary stories are preferred, but historical nonfiction is also accepted.

5) If you are querying historical nonfiction, make sure you have a fresh and engaging angle for your story.

6) Submit query in the body of an email. NO ATTACHMENTS WILL BE OPENED and NO queries by regular mail.

E-MAIL QUERIES ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME

Send queries to:

submit@speakuppress.org (include your name and phone)

PLEASE NOTE:

Unsolicited synopses and/or full manuscripts will not be read and will be discarded (and we won’t read your query).

Because of the number of queries we receive, we cannot respond to your phone calls, e-mails, or other inquires.

Please be patient. We want to give each query the proper attention.