First attempt at finding a publisher

It's been quite a few months since I finished the manuscript of For Veggie's Sake. I put it aside for a time while I was investigating leads for an illustrator. As I hit dead ends on that front, I decided that perhaps the most expedient thing to do would be to get the story published by a bona fide publisher. My first choice was AWSNA Publications.

In June I contacted David Mitchell to make inquiry. He encouraged me to send him some of my work, so I sent this story. There ensued a long silence. I knew David was attending the AWSNA conference in Atlanta, GA, so I waited patiently. In July I sent a follow-up letter. Still not response. In August I resubmitted my story. At last, as August was drawing to a close, I got a note from David: following the conference he had gone to visit family. He had also become quite ill, necessitating a visit to the hospital. This accounted for the long silence. He also said he'd both seen and enjoyed my two self-published books, Mother Earth's Bad day and The Wonderful World In Numbers. With that pleasant introduction, David went on to tell me that the line-up for this year was already determined. Still, he encouraged me to try again in the spring, and further recommended I also speak with Gerald Karnow at Mercury Press.

So my next step will be to follow David's advice and contact Gerald. Who knows - maybe I can get this story out to the public yet.