Bring Your Story to Life as a Personalised Audiobook

Dudley Editions is currently open for manuscript submissions. We work with authors of children’s books, from baby and toddler books through to select adult titles, to bring their stories to a brand new kind of audience.

On the Dudley Editions platform, listeners record a sample of their voice, and purchase a book within the platform that we create for them as a personalised audiobook, narrated in their voice; then they can share that book with family and friends within the platform. Think about a grandparent reading a bedtime story to a grandchild who lives far away, or a parent capturing their voice for a child to keep forever.It’s an experience that turns a book into something deeply personal, and it starts with the right story.

If you’d like to submit your children’s book or short work of fiction, we’d love to hear from you.

What We’re Looking For

We curate our catalogue carefully and work closely with every author we select. We publish across all children’s age categories:

• Baby & Toddler (0–2)
• Pre-school (3–5)
• Early Readers (5–7)
• Growing Readers (7–9)
• Middle Grade (9–12)
• Young Adult (12–15)

All submissions should be under 10,000 words. We’re looking for stories that are new and surprising, with a strong narrative voice, and a natural fit for the read-aloud experience. Think about how your words will sound spoken in an audio-first experience. 

How the Platform Works for Authors

When your book is selected for the Dudley Editions catalogue, we work with you through an editorial process to prepare it for the platform. You earn a revenue share each time a listener creates a personalised audiobook version of your work.

Your story reaches readers in a genuinely new way, not just purchased and shelved, but created, shared, and listened to within families and communities.

How to Submit Your Manuscript

Our audiobook manuscript submission process is straightforward. Please include the following:

1. Manuscript Your full manuscript in Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF format. Please ensure the text is clean, edited, and ready to read. We accept works under 10,000 words across all age categories from baby and toddler to YA.
2. Synopsis A brief synopsis of no more than 300 words describing your story and why it would work as a personalised audiobook narrated by the listener.
3. Age Category Tell us which age category your book is written for: Baby & Toddler (0–2), Pre-school (3–5), Early Readers (5–7), Growing Readers (7–9), Middle Grade (9–12), or Young Adult (12–15).
4. Author Bio A short bio of up to 150 words, including any previous publications or relevant experience.
5. Contact Information Your full name, email address, and any other relevant contact details.
6. Rights Please confirm that you hold the rights to the submitted work and that it is not under contract with another publisher. If your work is already published, please confirm with your agent or publisher that personalised audio rights are available before submitting.
7. Where to Send Your Submission Email everything to hellodudley@dudleyeditions.com with the subject line: Personalised Audiobook Submission – [Your Name] – [Title of Work]

What Happens After You Submit?

Every submission is read by our editorial team. We assess each manuscript on the quality of the writing, its suitability for the read-aloud format, and its fit with our catalogue.

We aim to respond to all submissions within 4 weeks. If your work is selected, we’ll contact you to discuss the editorial process and next steps. If it isn’t the right fit at this stage, we’ll let you know, and we welcome future submissions as our open submissions policy is ongoing.