Candy Jar Books
Not currently open for submissions.
Last updatedCandy Jar Books is a UK-based independent publisher seeking submissions of children's fiction (ages 8-12), young adult fiction, cultural biographies, and non-fiction books about cult TV/film, but is not currently commissioning new books until autumn 2026 or later.
Response time info: ~150 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at candy-jar.co.uk↗Submission calls
Children's books for ages 8-12 (ghosts, time travel, adventure stories), and young adult stories with strong, distinctive ideas. Schedule for 2025/26 is full; new projects will not be scheduled until autumn 2026 or later, but submissions are still reviewed.
Cultural biographies (in the style of BBC 4 documentaries) and non-fiction cult TV/film books (e.g., similar to '100 Objects of Dr Who'). Schedule for 2025/26 is full; new projects will not be scheduled until autumn 2026 or later, but submissions are still reviewed.
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