Last month, I covered the Christian imprints of secular publishing houses taking children’s books. Kids Lit – Almost An Author
However, some publishers produce only Christian materials. These publishers are often not reviewed or announced in standard industry journals such as Publishers Weekly or School Library Journal, but they are frequently featured in ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, ECPA.org) news and bulletins. Many are listed below with links to their submission pages.
A WORD OF CAUTION
None of the publishers listed below is a hybrid publisher (where authors pay some or all of the publishing or marketing costs), but some do have imprints that operate on a hybrid model. Others offer editing services or manuscript-listing services for a fee. Be very careful about paying money for any service unless you fully understand what is being offered and have determined that it aligns with your goals.
B&H kids FAQs Archive – B&H Publishing
Baker Books/Bethany House Submission Policy | Baker Publishing Group Manuscript Guidelines
Beaming Books Submissions | Beaming Books
Concordia Submissions – Concordia Publishing House
Crossway Book Proposals | Crossway
Eerdman’s Publishing Submission Guidelines – Eerdmans Publishing Co
Harvest House Publishers Manuscript Submissions | Harvest House Publishers
Ignatius Press Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Intervarsity Press Submissions — Paraclete Press
Kregel Publications Submissions policy | Kregel
Moody Publishers Support | Submissions | Moody Publishers
New Growth Christian Manuscript Submissions: Book Publisher Accepting Submissions
OSV kids OSV Submission Manager
Paraclete Press Submissions — Paraclete Press
Paulist Press auth_res_0 : PaulistPress
Thomas Nelson Manuscript Submission – Thomasnelson
Tyndale Tyndale | Frequently Asked Questions
Once again, often an agent is the best/only way to submit. However, editors from these houses frequently attend Christian conferences and will be glad to meet one-on-one to hear a pitch or advise on next steps. So next month will feature Christian Writing conferences that are helpful to children’s writers.
Robin Currie is the recent winner of a 2026 SELAH award, 2nd place in picture books, for Just Enough Room for Christmas, at the Blue Ridge Christian Writers Conference.
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