Marble Press LLC, a San Francisco-based publisher. Marble Press was formed by a collaboration between various children’s book authors and illustrators. The company secured a multi-year seven-figure funding commitment from California based venture capital. This team, headed by Susan Szecsi and Jon Collins-Black, has over five decades of business experience. In April, Michael Green, former director and publisher of Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House, joined Marble Press as acquisitions editor and advisor Jodi Keller is a former Senior Editor from Penguin Random House with over twenty years of experience in children’s publishing, editing middle-grade and young adult fiction and fantasy joined MP in 2023.
“Our mission is to publish books that inspire children, books that challenge their imaginations and ignite their curiosity. Our books will be diverse and honest. We are seeking books that will stand on their own by offering fresh perspectives and outside-the-box experiences,” added Szecsi.
“Starting from scratch and being guided by artistic vision, this is book publishing in its purest and most fun form,” said Green. “I am honored to be part of the Marble team and to help establish the high standards of our list.”
Marble Press published 14 books in 2024. The company plans to expand quickly from there.
“We are seeking the best authors and illustrators, both established and unknown talents,” said Collins-Black. “Our goal is to source and to develop great stories. We believe the Marble Press team has the experience and funding to compete with established brands while bringing the enthusiasm, energy, and care of a startup. The publishing industry can be a frustrating one for writers and illustrators. By providing personalized service to our writers and artists, we want the process to be fun and exciting. We believe this philosophy will bring forth the best books for our readers.”
Looking for: (see more detail on https://marblepress.com/submissions/)
- fiction picture books, narrative non-fiction picture books
- Early middle grade (6-9) graphic novels (script from authors or dummy from author-illustrators)
- Middle grade (9-12) graphic novels (script from authors or dummy from author-illustrators)
- Middle-grade novels
- Young adult graphic novels Send submissions to michael.green@marblepress.com
- Young adult novels send submissions to jodi.keller@marblepress.com
Agent submissions can be sent directly to michael.green@marblepress.com, or jodi.keller@marblepress.com
Marble Press is open for submissions from children’s book authors and illustrators. See more details about submissions on http://marblepress.com/submissions.
Marble Press is distributed by Baker & Taylor Publisher Services. Find Marble Press' catalogs on Edelweiss.