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Milkweed Editions


An independent non-profit literary publisher looking for children's literature for ages 8-13.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. Manuscripts should be of high literary quality, embody humane values, and contribute to cultural understanding. We are especially interested in fiction set in the contemporary world.

Specifically interested in books with these subjects or themes: children's novels (age 8-14)

Main Address: 1011 Washington Avenue South Suite 300
Minneapolis MN 55415-1246 United States
Phone: (612) 332-3192
Fax: (612) 215-2550
Updated 8/12/2006

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Manuscript SubmissionsPolicy:
for fiction, submit complete manuscript. will consider simultaneous submissions email - [email protected] Milkweed does not acc... More
Contact Information:Ms. Hilary Reeves
Managing Editor
Phone:

Fax:
612-332-3192

612-215-2550
Updated 11/1/2005
Illustrator SubmissionsPolicy:
for illustrations, query with samples, provide resume, promotional sheet, slides, tearsheets and client list. samples files or returned... More
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1. Behind the Bedroom Wall (Historical Fiction for Young Readers) (Kindle E...
    Author: Laura E. Williams
(Unknown)  09/01/2010
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54 Reviews  
2. Perfect (Kindle Edition)
    Author: Natasha Friend
(Unknown)  01/01/2010
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129 Reviews  
3. Perfect: A Novel (Hardcover)
    Author: Natasha Friend
Young Adult 09/16/2004
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1,156 Reviews  
4. Behind the Bedroom Wall (Historical Fiction for Young Readers) (Paperback)
    Author: Laura E. Williams
Young Adult 08/31/2005
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175 Reviews  
5. Beyond the Station Lies the Sea (Hardcover)
    Author: Jutta Richter
Ages 4-8 09/15/2009
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15 Reviews  
6. Parents Wanted (Paperback)
    Author: George Harrar
Ages 9-12 09/09/2001
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24 Reviews  
7. The Return of Gabriel (Paperback)
    Author: John Armistead
    Illustrator: Fran Gregory
Ages 9-12 09/18/2002
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9 Reviews  
8. Hard Times for Jake Smith: A Story of the Depression Era (Historical Fic...
    Author: Aileen Kilgore Henderson
Ages 9-12 03/17/2004
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7 Reviews  
9. The $66 Summer: A Novel of the Segregated South (Milkweed Prize for Chil...
    Author: John Armistead
Young Adult 05/08/2006
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5 Reviews  
10. Slant (Kindle Edition)
    Author: Laura E. Williams
(Unknown)  09/01/2008
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4 Reviews  
11. The Spider's Web (Paperback)
    Author: Laura E. Williams
    Illustrator: Erica Magnus
Ages 9-12 03/24/1999
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7 Reviews  
12. The Ocean Within (Paperback)
    Author: V. M. Caldwell
    Illustrator: Erica Magnus
Ages 4-8 08/17/1999
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31 Reviews  
13. Perfect: A Novel (Paperback)
    Author: Natasha Friend
Ages 9-12 09/16/2004
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841 Reviews  
14. The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity (Hardcover)
    Author: Jutta Richter
    Illustrator: Rotraut Susanne Berner
Ages 4-8 09/28/2007
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52 Reviews  
15. The Keening (Kindle Edition)
    Author: A. Lafaye
Young Adult 04/01/2010
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5 Reviews  
16. The Hole in the Wall (Kindle Edition)
    Author: Lisa Rowe Fraustino
(Unknown)  07/01/2010
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1 Reviews
17. The Secret of the Ruby Ring (Paperback)
    Author: Yvonne MacGrory
    Illustrator: Terry Myler
Young Adult 03/11/1994
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45 Reviews  
18. Swimming in the Congo (Paperback)
    Author: Margaret Meyers
(Unknown)  09/18/1995
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19 Reviews  
19. Nissa's Place (Kindle Edition)
    Author: A. Lafaye
(Unknown)  02/01/2010
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7 Reviews  
20. Water Steps (Paperback)
    Author: A. Lafaye
Ages 4-8 04/07/2009
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13 Reviews  
21. The Keening (Kindle Edition)
    Author: A. Lafaye
(Unknown)  02/01/2010
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5 Reviews  
22. The Keening (Paperback)
    Author: A. Lafaye
Ages 9-12 04/13/2010
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17 Reviews  
23. Minnie (Paperback)
    Author: Annie M. G. Schmidt, Kay Sather, Lance Salway
Ages 9-12 08/22/1994
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244 Reviews  
24. The Dog with Golden Eyes (Hardcover)
    Author: Wilbur
Ages 4-8 07/16/1998
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24 Reviews  
25. I Am Lavina Cumming: A Novel of the American West (Historical Fiction fo...
    Author: Susan Lowell
Ages 9-12 04/10/2005
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24 Reviews  
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