NGL Press · Emerging Authors

We are looking for the next storyteller children fall in love with.

If you write picture books for every reader with a developmental, neurological, or educational angle, NGL Press wants to read your work.

What Authors Get

Editorial care and a real path to print.

  • Editorial review by an experienced children’s book editor
  • Professional cover and interior design
  • ISBN, BISAC, and Library of Congress registration
  • Distribution through Amazon, IngramSpark, and Barnes & Noble Press
  • Inclusion in NGL marketing campaigns
  • Industry-standard royalty terms
STORIES WE ARE SEEKING

What We Are Looking For

If your story makes a child feel safer, smarter, or more seen, we want to read it.

Picture Books

Stories that pair gentle text with rich imagery for every reader.

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Early Readers

Short, paced books that build confidence in beginning readers.

🌱

Social-Emotional

Tales that name feelings and teach kids to navigate big moments.

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Brain & Body

Curious dives into how children grow, think, and feel.

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Voices We Need

Stories from underrepresented authors and unheard places.

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Wonder & Wisdom

Big ideas told tenderly. Science, nature, history, color, sound.

How It Works

The Submission Process

  1. Read our submission guidelines below
  2. Complete the application form (next section)
  3. We respond within 4 weeks
  4. Accepted manuscripts move into editorial review
  5. Published authors receive industry-standard royalty terms

A Day In The Life Of An NGL Author

From manuscript to printed page. Watch how a story becomes a book in the hands of a child.

▶ VIDEO PLACEHOLDER
"Behind The Brushstrokes"
A short film about how an NGL Press story moves from a writer's desk through illustration, editing, and into the hands of a child who needed it. Coming soon.
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