Publishing
Submissions Guidelines
Tekeyla (Tequila) Friday Studios Publishing utilizes a Hybrid Model. Depending on the project, some books may be traditionally published, and others may require crowdfunding, grant money, or extra work from the author to make them suitable for our needs. All emails should adhere to the following format in their subject line: Submission (genre, book title, and author's name). Only submissions that follow these guidelines will be read.
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Manuscripts should be in typed Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. Your name, contact info and page numbers should be in the upper, left-hand corner of the manuscript. A response can take 8-12 weeks to 6 months. This will depend on the manuscript.
Most of our books use American English due to its global appeal; nevertheless, we also accept manuscripts written in Canadian English.
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The publishing industry for Children and Teen materials is as competitive as a shark-filled chum-stocked ocean. An idea is only as good as it is expressed and well-polished. We cannot guarantee that all ideas submitted meet our requirements, so please read through our guidelines carefully. All of our books are based on the LITE-STRE@M™ concept, helping parents to combine practical skills and knowledge in a fun way while fostering their children's language skills and broadening their vocabulary.
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LITE-STRE@M™ Picture Books - these are books for children from infancy to grade 3. They will have simple concepts and storylines that are between 10 words to 900 words. They are produced with illustrations for each page in a pattern of 8 to 32 pages. You do not have to illustrate the book yourself; we will only accept illustrations that we think will work for the book.
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Examples of these books would be Fancy Nancy, Llama Llama, and Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. We are looking for Picture Books that would include STREAM (Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematic concepts so parents can share the book and then encourage their little ones to use manipulatives to build, experiment and learn skills. All books should be well-polished.
To submit a Picture Book, please email the entire manuscript without illustrations in the body of your email.
Emailed: tkfridayStudiosPublishing(at)gmail.com
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LITE-STRE@M™ Early Chapter Books: These are great beginning books for children in grade 3 and up. They have straightforward plots. Some examples of these books are Geronimo Stilton, Dragon Masters, Magic Tree House and many more. They will have no more than 10 to 12 chapters and about 10,000 to 20,000 words.
To submit an Early Chapter Book, ensure it is well edited. There are three phases of editing that most books go through; Developmental or Structural editing for content, Line editing and Copy editing.
Send a query letter in the body of your email and the first two chapters of the book as a Microsoft Word doc attachment.
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LITE-STRE@M™ Juvenile Novels: These books have more of a character, plot line and sometimes a sub-plot. These books are for older children who are ready to read and enjoy books. These books include Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Septimius Heap series. The word count for these books are between 30,000 to 60,000. To submit these types of books, please ensure they are well-edited. Send a query letter in the body of your email and one to two chapters as a Microsoft word attachment.
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LITE-STRE@M™ Young Adult - These books are for teenagers ages 13 and up. They deal with teen issues and concepts, especially new love, fantasy, adventure etc. The word count on these books are 60,000 to 100,000. Examples of these books are Twilight, City of Bones, Rules etc. To submit a Young Adult Book, please provide a query letter in the body of your email and one to two chapters as a Microsoft word attachment.
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LITE-STRE@M™ Graphic Novels: We will consider most Graphic Novels that fit within the children to teen categories. Please submit a link to examples of the novel or submit one chapter as an attachment.
Mature Content - We will consider cross-over teen Graphic Novels and YA Novels. These novels may cross over into the New Adult Genre. They are grittier and deal with darker issues such as suicide, depression, drug addiction, ect. They may range from 60,000 to 100,000 words. These books are strictly for enjoyment and do not have a LITE-STRE@M™ concept.