Submission Guidelines for Independent Contractors


Rising Phoenix Press is currently building a list of independent contractors that we will provide to our authors as a resource to aid in the creation of quality, original children’s picture books and young adult novels.  Rising Phoenix Press is providing this list to our authors for informational purposes only.  All contracts, fees, and time requirements will be negotiated directly between the contractor and author.  Below is a list of services that we are currently seeking to add to our list.  If you would like to be considered for our list, please follow the submission guidelines below.  

Illustrators – Picture Book and YA Covers
You may send a link to online portfolios to submissions@risingphoenixpress.net.  Please provide the necessary contact information: name, e-mail, telephone.  We would also appreciate knowing the medium used to create the work as well as an approximate working time-frame per project.  If you would prefer to send non-returnable samples or dummies by mail, you may send them to:

Rising Phoenix Press, LLC
Attn:  Art Director
100 Goldmine Ct
Aledo, TX 76008

Editors
You may send sample work to submissions@risingphoenixpress.net. Please provide the necessary contact information:  name, e-mail, telephone, as well as an approximate time-frame for projects.
Novels – Please provide a list of previously edited work as well as text from at least two complete chapters from the most recent project that you have edited.
Picture books – Please provide a list of previously edited work as well the complete text from your most recently edited book.

Book Layout, Interior and Exterior
You may send a link to online portfolios/samples to submissions@risingphoenixpress.net.  Please provide the necessary contact information: name, e-mail, telephone, as well as an approximate working time-frame per project. 
Novels – Please provide a list of previously completed work as well as two full cover layouts from the most recent projects that you have completed.
Picture books – Please provide a list of previously completed work as well as two two-page spreads from your two most recently completed projects.

Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to each submission or query.  If we find your work to be of interest for future projects, we will certainly contact you.  Please send any questions to contact@risingphoenixpress.net.