Glossary

Board Books - are for preschoolers, ages 2-4, have less than 500 words, and are 16 pages.

Clips - samples of your published work.

Defamation - injury to a living person or organization through the written or spoken work-which is untrue. If what you say/write is true, it can't be defamation.

Easy Readers or Early Readers - these are the first books children will read by themselves, usually written for ages 4-7.

Editor
  Associate editor - often screens the slush pile
  Copy Editor - A copy editor is the person who takes on the manuscript after it's been written and edited, and goes through it carefully to make sure the spelling, punctuation, and grammar are correct, everything conforms to the Chicago Manual of Style, the headings and subheadings are consistent throughout, etc.
  Editorial Assistant - may help screen the slush pile
  Editor-in-chief - usually oversees a group of related magazines published by the same publisher
  Executive editor -
  Managing editor - usually reviews queries and manuscripts, making decisions and assignments
  Senior Editor - in some publishing houses, reviews, proposals, queries and manuscripts, making decisions and assignments

Filler - a short piece of writing (usually under 1,000 words) used to fill in small spaces on a magazine or newspaper page.

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House - a publishing house

Libel - the written act of defamation

Mass Market - small, rack-size paperbacks

Picture Books - these usually have 500-2,000 words, are either 24 or 32 pages, and are filled with four-color pictures.

Query - a letter to a publisher or agent that describes the book you have completed or are writing.

Remainders - unsold books that publisher no longer wish to store

SASE - A self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Sidebar - a short piece of writing that accompanies an article and often set apart in some sort of box or border. This may be a different perspective on the topic, an elaboration, a listing of helpful resources, or other explanatory material.

Slander - the verbal act of defamation.

Slush Pile -

Trade Publishing Market - books sold to the 'trade' - booksellers and/or wholesalers who supply them.

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