Most people know what a finished picture book looks like, but very few know what the foundation of a picture book looks like—when it’s just the text for the story, without the illustrations.
We’ve put together a picture book manuscript template to give you an idea of how editors organize the text, which mimics the structure of a finished book. While authors aren’t required to organize their manuscript in this format, it can be helpful to format your text this way so that both you and whoever reads your manuscript can get a clear idea of how your story would flow as a book.
DOWNLOAD THE WORD DOC PICTURE BOOK MANUSCRIPT TEMPLATE HERE.
Find out more about Lee & Low’s Writing Contests here.
Further Reading:
- Five Great Writing Resources for New Voices Contestants
- Building a Biography: An Interview with New Voices Award Winner Andrea Loney and Senior Editor Jessica Echeverria
- How to Make Your New Voices Submission Stand Out
- Submitting to our New Voices Award: Tips from an Editor
- Interview: 2013 New Voices Award Winner Sylvia Liu
