Illustrators - Children's Books

Publishers of children's books need illustrators to work with them and add various types of illustrations to their books. If you want to work from home as an illustrator it's a good idea to create an online portfolio that shows a collection of your style of work for potential employers to see. These companies will ask for samples of your artwork in order to be considered for their projects.

Companies that accept submissions from illustrators

Visit these websites to learn more about the types of books they publish and to check if they are currently accepting submissions. Make sure to read through their guidelines and follow their instructions when submitting your artwork.

Boyds Mills Press - Illustrators - Picture Books

Publishes books for children and young adults. Review the online catalog to see the types of books published before submitting artwork. Read through the Illustrator guidelines to learn more about how to submit your work.

Cobblestone Publishing - Illustrators - Children's magazines

Their line of magazines for young people feature nonfiction, fiction, recipes, maps, and activities that often require illustration. Illustrators are encouraged to study recent issues to note the style and function of illustrations used in the magazines. Read through the Illustration guidelines for more information.

Dragonpencil - Illustrators - Children's Books

Dragonpencil works with self-publishing children's authors and is always looking for the best illustrators in the world. They accept submissions from artists all over the globe. Looking for picture book artists, cover artists, coloring book artists, and line art artists.

Kids Can Press - Illustrators - Children's books

Kids Can Press publishes a diverse range of titles for children from birth to age 16. The specific style and genre of a book dictates the type of illustration needed. It is important that we see how you handle drawing children, since most books we publish require illustrating children to some degree.

Lee & Low Books - Illustrators - Children's books

This publisher specializes in multicultural themes. They are open to seeing work from professional illustrators and artists at all levels of experience. Illustrators who have worked in other fields and are interested in illustrating books are also welcome.

Little Tiger Press - Illustrators - Children's books

Little Tiger Press publish picture books and novelty books for the 0-7 age group. Submitted illustrations should be photocopied, ideally in color. Read the submission guidelines and peruse the site to learn more.

Sylvan Dell Publishing - Illustrators - Children's books

Generally looking for realistic-style (not cartoon) illustrations for children. Only accept submissions by e-mail. If accepted, we offer an advance against royalty. See the submission guidelines for more information about submitting artwork.

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Children's Book Illustrators

Companies that accept submissions from illustrators