Orca Book Publishers
Independent publisher · US
Reading windowEligibility limitsCBC member Verified on June 9, 2026
Submission status
Accepts unagented submissions only during set reading periods. Check the window before submitting.
- Source says
- “Please visit: https://www.orcabook.com/AuthorGuidelines.aspx”
- We derived
- Reading window
- Confirmed
- Verified on June 9, 2026 against the publisher's own site.
Reading window
- Typical pattern
- February and August
- Announced via
- CanSubmit portal / social media
Eligibility
Canadian citizens or permanent residents only. Submit through the CanSubmit portal; no email, mail, or fax.
What they publish
- Audiences
- Preschool, Elementary, Middle grade, Young adult
- Formats
- Board book, Picture book, Early reader, Novel, Graphic novel
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Fiction
- Titles per year
- 100 books 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.orcabook.com/
- 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.