Random House Children's Books is a company of the Random House Group Ltd. Merged with Transworld Children's books in November 2001, it ranks amongst the top 5 children's publishers in the UK.

The five Random House Children's Books hardback imprints (David Fickling, The Bodley Head, Jonathan Cape, Doubleday and Hutchinson) and two paperback imprints (Corgi and Red Fox) are proud to publish many fine writers and illustrators. Classic names in illustration include Quentin Blake, Helen Cooper, Shirley Hughes, John Burningham and Babette Cole, and we publish bestselling writers such as Jacqueline Wilson, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Philip Pullman and Roald Dahl amongst many others.

Our titles have won every major UK children's award. For more information about these titles please go to the Prizes and Award winners page in the Grown Ups section.

We are also delighted to be the publisher of Eden Project Books. The Eden Project has quickly become one of the most visited attractions in Great Britain with two million visitors each year. For more information on the Eden Project please visit www.edenproject.com.

David Fickling Books is the first bi-continental children's publisher with books publishing simultaneously in the USA and the UK. Authors and illustrators on this list are: Peter Dickinson, Robin McKinley, Adele Geras, Jan Mark, Linda Newbery, Nick Sharratt and Philip Pullman.

Random House Children's Books also has a strong asscoiation with Andersen Press. Andersen Press is renowned for its authors and illustrators who include Tony Ross, Melvin Burgess and David McKee, whose multi-coloured patchwork elephant, Elmer, is hugely popular the world over.

For information on our adult companies please click on the links below:

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Random House Children's Books is owned by Bertelsmann, one of the world's largest media groups.

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How do I apply for a job at Random House Children's Books?

Please visit our dedicated careers site at careersatrandom.co.uk for full details and online application forms.

How do I contact one of your authors?

If you would like to write to an author please send your letter to the following address and it will be forwarded straight on:

FANMAIL

Author's Name
Fanmail, c/o Children's Editorial Department
Random House Children's Books
61-63 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 5SA

Or e-mail

Your fanmail will be forwarded directly to the author or illustrator.

EVENTS

To request a specific author for a Festival, Bookshop or Library event, please send a written request (stating author's name, venue, date, number of sessions, size of audience etc) to the following address:

Author's Name
Events Requests
c/o Children's Publicity Department
Random House Children's Books
61-63 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 5SA

Or e-mail

For information on arranging author school events click here.

For Chris Ryan event requests email chrisryanevents@randomhouse.co.uk Please note this is for children’s events only. Adult event requests will not be answered.

POSTER REQUESTS

To request posters please send 5 first class stamps (to cover postage) and a self-addressed label to: Children's Publicity
Poster requests
Random House Children's Books
61-63 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 5SA

Your requests will be sent out within 3 weeks. Please refer to Fun Stuff for downloadable activity sheets and posters.

For school events please contact Speaking of Books on tel: 020 8692 4704

How do I find out which books you have in print?

Please use the Search facility at the top of this page or go to the Advanced Search page if you wish to browse through the different categories of books we publish. All our books in print are listed and you can search by author name, title, age-range or ISBN number.

Although Random House is a big publisher, each imprint only publishes a small number of books each year. Our lists for the next few years are already very full. Any book we take on from a previously unpublished author has to be truly exceptional and so we strongly prefer to consider manuscripts that are sent to us by literary agents and would suggest that you try to get taken on by an agent first. They are in the best position to assess your work, send it to the most appropriate publishers, and negotiate on your behalf should your work be accepted for publication. Literary agencies are listed in The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook, which is published annually in paperback by A & C Black and can be found in all good bookshops and libraries.

Other good resources are:
Book Trust have details of courses and competitions as well as tips for submitting your manuscript and getting published.
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is a professional organization which aims to provide writers and illustrators of children's books with advice and marketing information as well as workshops and conferences in order to improve their craft.

The usual requirement by agents for fiction is a synopsis and a few sample chapters (approximately 50 pages), all typed and double-spaced, with an SAE enclosed.

For picture books, send photocopied examples of work or sketches, plus a synopsis - DO NOT post originals, as any losses cannot be accounted for.

For young aspiring writers, Young Writer magazine could be a good starting point. It publishes articles about writers and writing as well as stories and poetry by young writers. More information and subscription details are available from:

Young Writer
Glebe House
Church Road
Weobley
Hereford HR4 8SD
Tel: 01544 318901

www.youngwriter.org/

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Our offices are in the Transworld Publishers building, in Ealing, West London, at 61-63 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SA. The map below shows our location, just off Ealing Broadway.

The nearest tube station is Ealing Broadway, which is on the Central and District lines. British Rail trains run from Paddington Station through Ealing Broadway to Slough and Reading. Transworld is about ten minutes walk from the station.

Buses 83, 207, E2, E7 and E8 all travel to within easy walking distance.