Submissions information

12 Willows Press publishes fiction and nonfiction for young readers through adults, with a particular interest in work that engages environmental themes while offering a sense of hope. We look for stories that broaden understanding, explore solutions, and illuminate how we adapt to a changing world.

Submissions

General submissions are paused for now while we give our current books and authors the attention they deserve.

That said, we’re a small press with a clear sense of what we love. If your work centers on environmental themes, place-based storytelling, or hope in the face of change, we’d still like to hear about it.

Send a brief query to submissions@12willowspress.com with “Query: [Title]” in the subject line. Please include:

• Your name
• A 2–3 sentence description of the project
• The intended audience and word count
• How the work connects to environmental themes
• Whether the manuscript is complete

For young and easy-reader books, both the text and the illustrations should be finished before you query.

Please don’t send a full manuscript unless we ask for one.

We read every query, and we respond to every one.