Links & Contacts

If you have questions, comments, or feedback, please email us at shelsilversteinfeedback@gmail.com.

To Obtain Permission to Use the Works of Shel Silverstein

A. If the use will be in the United States, its dependencies, or in Canada:

  1. All requests to use text and art in publications should be submitted to HarperCollins. Mail, fax or email your request to:

    HarperCollins Children’s Permissions
    195 Broadway
    New York, NY 10007
    Fax: 212-207-2582
    Phone: 212-207-7700
    Email: ChildrensPermissions@harpercollins.com


  2. All other permissions requests, including those for dramatic rights, film/television rights, and other uses, should be submitted to:

    Shel Silverstein Permissions
    Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
    222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 900
    P.O. Box 1784
    Madison, WI 53701-1784
    Email: shelsilversteinpermissions@staffordlaw.com

    Please include as much information as possible with your request, including:
  • Specific details about the work you wish to use, how it will be used, whether the use is a non-profit or educational use, and how you intend to publish and distribute the use once completed.
  • If the intended use is in a performance, state the size of the venue, cost of admission, and whether any recording is planned (please note: only recording for archival purposes is permitted).

B. If the use will be in other territories and languages, please submit the request to the Estate’s foreign rights agent:

Victoria Wells Arms
HGL Literary
6 West 18th Street, Suite 7R
New York, NY 10011
Email: victoria@hgliterary.com

In all cases, please allow at least six weeks for a response.

Links

www.HarperCollinsChildrens.com
www.Poets.org
www.SonyMusic.com
www.UnderwaterLand.com