Blue Whale Press
Blue Whale Press is an independent publisher that focuses on children’s books under its primary imprint. It is owned and operated by a couple who probably couldn’t be more different in backgrounds and personalities, yet they complement each other so well, and have for decades.
Blue Whale Press is not a vanity press. Our intention is to bring only quality writers to the market who might otherwise not get noticed. Because it is our money on the line, we are very selective. To ensure the success of our investment, we are engaged at every level from design & mock-up to sales & distribution, including copyright application and Library of Congress submissions. This enables you to focus on producing your best work.
We love submissions. But because of the overwhelming enthusiasm of kid lit writers and our commitment to producing quality books, we have decided to limit our submissions to picture books only with open periods restricted to the months of February, June, and September.
Word count for fiction should not exceed 800 words. Nonfiction should not exceed 1,000, but the lower the word count the better for both fiction and nonfiction.