Studio
Whether it's high-concept YA, picture books with a bold voice or commercial young fiction with series potential, in our studio we create ambitious, market-friendly stories that children and young people will love. We're nimble, we're original and we've got imagination by the bag-load!
LIST
CONSULTANCY
We tailor our list consultancy service to suit the individual needs of each imprint and team we work with.
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Collaborating with Editorial, Design, Sales and Rights, we take a detailed look at the publishing programme and list shape to identify gaps and potential opportunities.
REACTIVE
THINK-TANK
Through our frank and meaningful conversations with publishers, we develop original and high-quality ideas in a way that's both fast-paced and reactive. We also respond to publisher briefs and wish lists.
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Close collaboration and open communication is key in helping us hone, expand and pivot our pitches based on publisher demand and feedback.
FOCUSSED SUBMISSIONS
All of our submissions are tailored to individual publishers to maximise compatibility. At CRS, we do not believe in blanket emails - we are committed to learning editor and publisher tastes, wants and needs.
Our pitches include market insights, comp titles and high-quality sample text.
ADAPTABLE WORKING
When a project has been snapped up by an editor, the pitch is worked up into a full manuscript by the chosen creator, with support and guidance from the CRS team.
At CRS, we don't believe in a "one size fits all" approach.
Instead, we adapt our way of working to suit the needs of each creative and each editorial team we collaborate with to help make the process as creative, easy and enjoyable as we can.
WHO CAN WORK WITH OUR STUDIO?
We work with a limitless group of talented creatives.
AGENTED CREATIVES
We work with agented authors and illustrators. Our deals are set up to make sure both the creative and their agent are paid for their work.
If you’re an agented creative who wants to work with us, ask your agent to get in touch.
TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED UN-AGENTED CREATIVES
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We work with authors and illustrators who have been traditionally published and don't have an agent.
Agents play an important role in the publishing industry, but competition is fierce and there currently aren't enough agents to go around.
If you're un-agented, get in touch.
MID-CAREER CREATIVES
We are helping to build sustainable careers for authors and illustrators, withh a special focus on mid-career creatives who are focussed on growing their portfolio.
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UNDER-RESPRESENTED CREATIVES
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If you are a mid-career creative who identifies as under-represented in the publishing industry, get in touch. Whether you're agented or un-agented, traditionally published or self-published, we'd love to hear from you.