Cicada Books
Imprint of Lerner Publishing Group · US
Open nowCBC member Verified on June 9, 2026
Submission status
Accepting unagented submissions now, on an ongoing basis.
- Source says
- “(no policy stated)”
- We derived
- Open now
- Confirmed
- Verified on June 9, 2026 against the publisher's own site.
Eligibility
Now a Lerner imprint. Open to picture books, activity, and nonfiction. Submission details in the FAQ at the bottom of their About page.
What they publish
- Audiences
- Elementary, Middle grade
- Formats
- Board book, Picture book
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Fiction
- Themes / focus
- A bit anarchic and out of the ordinary; surprising books in any genre.
- Titles per year
- 10 titles annually
How to submit
- Method
- Web form
- Query first
- No
Trust & source
- CBC member
- Yes — Children's Book Council member
- Charges authors
- No
- Website
- www.cicadabooks.co.uk/
- Policy source
- cbcbooks.org/publishers/our-members/
Verified on June 9, 2026. The publisher's own submissions page is always the final word — policies change without notice.