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Email submissions remain a rarity in the publishing world as publishers cling to the printed word despite an increase in e book sales. We publish some of the most successful, beautiful and awardwinning books you can find, and we offer a platform to new and old authors and illustrators who would like to use the publishing services we offer. Childrens book press is the only nonprofit, independent press in the country focused on publishing first voice literature for children by and about people from the latino, african american, asianpacific islander, and native american communities. Thankfully, there are still a few childrens book publishers who are happy to wade through the slush pile, that teetering tower of manuscripts we imagine fill up a.
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