YA Publishers Call for Submissions

I came across two calls for submissions for YA manuscripts. I can't provide any information about either publisher. If you are interested, I suggest you do some research and ask around to make sure they worth submitting your work to. And if anyone does have personal experience or other knowledge of either publisher, please drop a comment and give us the scoop.

Pateley Books
Have you written a novel for young adults (ages 12-18)? New area publishing company, Pateley Books, is on the look out for talent. We are particularly interested in edgy literary fiction for older teens. Email brief cover letter and three chapters to E-mail cover letter and three chapters to pateleybooks@gmail.com. PLEASE NOTE, submissions without BOTH cover letter and attachments will not be acknowledged. At this time, we are only looking for manuscripts for the young adult market and cannot consider books for other audiences. Please allow several weeks for response.

UPDATE (3/22/07) There is a discussion taking place on Pateley Books here. Apparently not a lot is known about this publisher, so please proceed with caution. If you do hear of any information that you can share, leave it in the comments. Thank you.

Amira Press
Amira Press, LLC is calling for submissions in fiction - contemporary, fantasy, romance, sci-fi/futuristic, vampire/werewolf, young adult, you name it. Check out our website at www.amirapress.com and review the submissions page.

We are particularly looking for works at least 40,000 words in length to publish in print. There are no fees to the author at all. If you feel your manuscript fits what we're looking for, submit. You can only succeed if you try.