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HOW TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE WORK SEEN BY A PUBLISHER
A-1 Appointments possible; send letter to arrange
A-2 Appointments possible; telephone to arrange
A-3 Appointments possible; email to arrange
A-4 Appointments possible, but illustrators may simply drop off art if they prefer
A-5 Appointments not possible, but illustrators may drop off art after writing to arrange drop-off
A-6 Appointments not possible, but illustrators may drop off art after phoning to arrange drop-off
A-7 Appointments not possible, but illustrators may drop off art after emailing to arrange drop-off
A-8 Restrictions, possibilities, limitations, etc., in connection with appointments or drop-offs.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR ILLUSTRATORS OUTSIDE A PUBLISHER'S IMMEDIATE GEOGRAPHIC AREA
B-1 Illustrators are welcome to send materials without making prior arrangements
B-2 Illustrators should write before sending materials
B-3 Illustrators may send, at their own risk, original material that is to be returned, as long as material is accompanied by sufficient return postage and return shipping materials
B-4 Illustrators may email jpegs of their artwork
B-5 Publisher prefers that illustrators send only materials that need not be returned, such as color copies or printed pieces (no original artwork)
B-6 Restrictions, possibilities, limitations, etc., relating to illustrators outside a publisher's geographic area.

MATERIALS PUBLISHER PREFERS TO SEE
C-1 Complete portfolio
C-2 Representative sampling of work
C-3 Dummy of book
C-4 Sample spreads
C-5 Tearsheets or proofs
C-6 Published work
C-7 Book jackets (completed art for jackets OK)
C-8 Paperback covers (complete art for paperback cover OK)
C-9 Restrictions, possibilities, limitations, etc., relating to materials publishers prefer to see.

MATERIALS PUBLISHER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FOR FILES (or for limited examination period)
D-1 Color xeroxes representative of work
D-2 Printed book jackets
D-3 Printed paperback covers
D-4 Resume
D-5 Electronic files (jpegs or other file type) of art included in portfolio
D-6 Restrictions, possibilities, limitations, etc., relating to material for publisher's files (or for limited examination period).

PUBLISHER'S SPECIAL INTERESTS
E-1 Full-color art
E-2 Line work
E-3 Black & White photography
E-4 Color photography
E-5 Jacket illustration
E-6 Paperback book cover illustration
E-7 Illustration for infant/board book
E-8 Illustration for picture books
E-9 Illustration for young adult novel
E-10 Realistic animal illustration in natural setting
E-11 Whimsical animal illustration
E-12 Period, i.e. historical, illustration
E-13 Fantasy illustration
E-14 Children in realistic setting
E-15 Scientific and technical illustration
E-16 Maps
E-17 Hand-lettering/typography
E-18 Graphic or computer-generated art
E-19 Other, relating to publisher's special interest.

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