The children's story/book industry is a highly competitive market, with publishers often overloaded with submissions from prospective authors. In fact, many publishers will only accept submissions from previously published authors.
As a result so many fantastic story ideas never make it to print with a traditional publisher. Those that are self-published typically only sell in low numbers.
That's where Monkeydidit comes in! Monkeydidit is a free platform where authors can showcase their stories for a wide range of people to read and enjoy. Show your story to the world!
So don't let your stories fade away to obscurity – share them on Monkeydidit!
If you have been unsuccessful in submitting your children's story to a publishing house, don't think this means your story is no good! Given many publishing houses generally only accept stories from previously published authors, there are thousands of stories out there that don't go any further because they either remain unpublished, or at best their authors self-publish them with only moderate success.
At Monkeydidit we believe that if you, as an author, have spent the time and energy to write and create your own original children's story, then you must have believed that it has some worth. That worth might be about bringing joy to a child's face or sparking their imaginations. By submitting your story to Monkeydidit you can give children, parents and teachers access to your creation.
When you submit your children's story to Monkeydidit, we ask you to provide a short sentence or two about yourself and a brief synopsis of your work which we will display with your story. We will not display your contact details unless you'd like us to do so. Think of Monkeydidit as an online portfolio of your work!
If a member of the public would like to contact you regarding your children's story, they can contact Monkeydidit and we will pass on their details to you. Any sales of hard copies of your story or income generated by your story's appearance on Monkeydidit is between you and the reader/s. Monkeydidit is not a bookstore or an agent, and we will never ask for a commission on any sales or work.
The number of children's stories that make it into bookstores is such a tiny percentage of the number of children's stories actually written. Monkeydidit gives the authors of those thousands of unpublished or self-published stories the opportunity to showcase them for free.
Monkeydidit's aim is to provide a platform for these stories making them accessible for a wide range of readers in the simplest possible way.
Monkeydidit – no join up, no membership, no account, no cost, just free children's stories!
All we ask is that you respect the author's copyrights and their intellectual property.