"We offer backgrounds in agenting, editing, copyediting and literary consultancy: a wealth of skill and experience all available to you as a CBC client."
Fees & Submission
You are welcome to send as much or as little of your manuscript for assessment as you like, though obviously a longer extract will provide a more accurate overview of the work as a whole. We will provide you with a detailed report on your work of no less than 7 A4 pages, often more depending on the length of your submission. The report will be sent to you by first-class post within two weeks of receipt.
Please include a synopsis of your work - this should always accompany any submission to an advice service, agent or publisher. Synopses should be no more than two A4 pages of double-spaced, 12-point type.
Our reading and reporting fees are as follows:
| Synopsis + up to 50 pages of double-spaced, 12-point type: | £100 |
| Synopsis + up to 100 pages of double-spaced, 12-point type: | £175 |
| Synopsis + up to 200 pages of double-spaced, 12-point type: | £225 |
| Synopsis + 200 to 350 pages of double-spaced, 12-point type: | £275 |
Please include a cheque for the appropriate amount with your submission, made payable to:
The Children's Book Consultancy Ltd.
We are happy to accept manuscripts via email, disk or as a hard copy to the following address:
The Children's Book Consultancy Unit 6, Bee Mill Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3XLemail: info@childrensbookconsultancy.co.uk
In the case of a hard copy, please indicate whether you would like your manuscript returned (free of charge in UK).
Please retain the original copy of your work - we cannot be held responsible for work lost or damaged in the post.
