Submission Form – Chicken Scratch Books

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

Remember that the form is only available the first week of each ODD month (1st-8th), so plan accordingly.

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Author's Name*

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Email*

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Phone Number

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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