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CHILDREN'S PREVIEWS - COMPLETE GUIDELINES

Please note that the scope of the children’s preview issue has changed, shifting from a comprehensive set of A-to-Z listings to a more selective format similar to the adult preview listings. Additionally, our simplified preview submissions process no longer requires a “PW Pitch” or request for interior spreads.

Submitting your books for inclusion in Publishers Weekly's fall 2026 children's previews is a two-step process:

STEP 1

A. Login or create an account on PW's GalleyTracker system, the same one used for submitting books for review consideration.

B. Go to the Previews section and click on the Enter Children's Previews link. (Be sure NOT to click on the "Submit Review" or "Review Status" links.)

C. This link takes you to a page with a box where you enter (or copy-and-paste) a list of 13-digit ISBN (EAN) numbers which should correspond with the books you want considered for PW's fall 2026 preview. Each ISBN should be separated by a line break. In other words, the list should look like this:
9781234567890
9780987654321
978-1234-5678-90
978098-765-43221
It's OK to include dashes, but it's not necessary; and it's OK to list as many ISBNs as you'd like. (For titles being published in multiple formats simultaneously, please submit the ISBN for only one format.)

D. Once you've entered your list of ISBNs, you will receive an email confirming your entry, including a list of the ISBNs.

STEP 2

Approximately one day later, you will receive an email from the GalleyTracker system telling you that your ISBNs have been processed, which means we have added the following information (from Ingram) for each of your titles:
- title & subtitle
- contributors (author, illustrator, translator, editor)
- publish date
- imprint
- pages
- price
- format
- marketing description
- age range start
- age range end
This email will have a URL you can click on, or you can login to GalleyTracker, to edit and/or add information to your titles. Note: If you only see the ISBN for your book on this page, but no other data, this means that your book metadata is not yet available in Ingram and you will need to enter it manually by clicking "View/Edit." Please take care to ensure the accuracy and completeness of your submissions.

Four additional pieces of information we ask for are children's category (picture book, middle grade, or young adult); "comic," which clarifies whether or not the book is a comic or graphic novel; "lead title," which tells our editors that a title is one of your key titles for the preview period; and print run, which also helps our editors better understand a title's priority.

If your record is complete, GalleyTracker will show a check-mark in the "completed?" column on the list of your entered titles in the "Edit/Revew Children's Previews" page in GalleyTracker. If a title doesn't have a check-mark next to it, it will not be considered.

You can login to GalleyTracker and make these edits/changes–and you can also add new titles–at any time before the previews deadline, April 17, 2026. After the deadline, you will not be able to change or add any new information.

GENERAL SUBMISSIONS INFORMATION

We are seeking information on original children’s board books, picture books, and middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction: new titles only, no reissues or reprints. Please do not include boxed sets, activity books, or sticker books. Additionally, please limit your submission of series titles to the opening volume (no companions, no sequels), including the series name with the book title.

The publishing season for which we are requesting information extends from Aug. 1, 2026, and Jan. 31, 2027. There is no limit to the number of titles that a publisher can submit, but each must be scheduled to publish within the date range specified above in order to be considered for inclusion. PW reserves the right to edit entries for consistency, coherence, and concision; submission of titles does not guarantee inclusion in print.

The children's preview issue will publish on July 13, 2026 and will focus on the highlights of the upcoming season.

MORE INFORMATION

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