Submission Form – Chicken Scratch Books

Please fill out this Submission Form completely. It’s quite lengthy, so plan to take some time.

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Author's Name*

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Email*

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Is your manuscript a Middle Grade Novel?*

Would you consider it an Upper MG, or a Lower MG?*

What is the Genre?*

Please select the one genre that best describes your story. If there isn’t a clear ‘one’, then select ‘Other’.

Describe your 'Other' Genre:*

Working Title of Manuscript*

Approximate Word Count*

Webinar/Presentation Code

If you’ve attended a presentation or webinar we’ve given, enter the submission code you received.

Has this manuscript been workshopped?*

Meaning – has it been evaluated in a critique group or with a critique partner? Has it been edited by a professional editor? Have other writers read the full manuscript and discussed it with you? Please describe what has been done.

Are you a member of SCBWI?

Professional Development*

Describe the most important as well as recent writing professional development you’ve received, whether educational degree, workshop, conference, or course.

Have you taken any courses from Chicken Scratch Writing School?*

Which courses have you taken?*

List the "Learning Code" for each course taken*

Are you agented?*

Provide the name, agency, and email contact for your agent*

Have you been published before?*

How have you been published?*

Describe your publishing experience.*

Include publisher and editor information, title, year published.

Describe your self-publishing experience*

Include the platform you used, and the marketing you did.

Describe your short story writing experience.*

Include the name(s) of the periodicals and the dates published.

Describe your local publishing experience*

Include places, names, and events involved.

Recognition or Awards

Describe any contests, recognition, or awards you’ve received for your writing.

Do you have an author website?*

Please provide your website information*

Do you maintain an email list?*

Describe your interactions with your audience*

Include your list number, newsletter or other communication type and frequency, and the date of your last communication.

Why are you submitting your manuscript to Chicken Scratch Books?*

How did you find us, and why do you think you are a good fit?

100 Word Pitch*

Please provide an overview of your manuscript in 100 words. Be sure to include info about your protagonist, the problem they face, and the flavor of your manuscript’s style.

First 5 Chapters of Your Manuscript*

Please attach the first 5 chapters of your manuscript. The allowed file extensions are .doc, .docx, and PDF.

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 512 MB.

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Should we still consider your manuscript?

Explain why – even though it’s not a Middle Grade Novel – we should consider your manuscript.

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