Explore Forever Submissions
Explore Forever is all about the infinite possibilities along the exciting life-long quest of learning and growing. Merging education and imagination takes us beyond the confines of our everyday lives and into a world of adventure and wonder.
Key Elements of Explore Forever Books
Clean, uplifting, and engaging children’s books, mid-grade, and young adult fiction.
Stories maintain positive traditional values, suitable for all ages and backgrounds.
Picture books, activity books, workbooks, or chapter books with a wide variety of themes, tropes, and settings.
We encourage authors to plan for and pursue multiple books within a series.
Featuring characters who navigate life’s challenges with courage, curiosity, and hope.
We welcome characters from diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and challenges.
Stories should avoid overt political or nationalistic themes, as well as religious messaging that dominates the plot. Cultural settings, historical references, or characters with faith-based perspectives are welcome, provided they serve as part of a broader narrative.
General reference to a creator, higher power, and quotes from public domain, historical, poetic, or holy writings may be allowed, if such does not monopolize the plot.
While fantasy and adventure elements are welcome, stories should not rely on magic, supernatural beings, or mystical forces, including astrology, curses, tarot, or fortune telling.
Explore Forever Submittal Instructions
What to Submit for Screening:
Link to your query letter (Optional)
Link to a 1-3 page synopsis of your story (include predominant tropes, themes, overarching plot outline, character development, and the resolution). Please do not link to your entire manuscript.
Please use Google Docs, and ensure you have shared the file so that anyone with the link can read it. You will receive a reply within 5 business days. If we feel your story fits within our brand, quality, and audience expectations, and we are interested in the story, you will be provided with further instructions (for an interview, upload of sample, or submission of full manuscript).
