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  Full details  Rowan Prose Publishing was founded in 2023 and launched in January 2024 to be a  unique  publishing experience. Who else knows the readers  better than those who write books themselves?            Large publishing houses have dominated the market with titles they pick, and for years, those were the  only options. But then, the indie boom happened, giving a voice  and opportunity to not only authors, but to readers, too.         However, the book world is saturated with titles. It's inundating. How does one stand out among the fray? Who helps indies get seen? When a traditional publishing contract has run out, what do those authors do with their books once they've left the shelves? What about authors who want the cushion of a publisher, yet the freedom of self-publishing?       That's exactly what Rowan Prose was created for. We bring  a fresh approach t...

 Full details         OUR VIBE Fringe is the exotic, the chaotic, a twisted mind-blowing concoction. We’re looking for novels , novellas , and short stories primarily in the thriller/horror/sci-fi vein that bleed from genre to genre and can’t be neatly put into a box. Work that is visual, plot-heavy, and potentially adaptable to film and TV—screenwriters welcome and encouraged to submit! If your work is non-fiction and fits the criteria, send along. We encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and voices from all over the world. SUBMISSION PROCESS Email the following to submissions@fringepublishers.com : Simultaneous submissions are A-OK, but please query using separate submission emails. In the body of your email, paste your complete query letter—word count, genre, paragraph synopsis, comp titles, and bio. Attach a 1 to 3-page synopsis, which discloses the ending (even if it’s a surprise twist). Attach you...

 Full details  Marilia Savvides is an Agent in the Books Division. She is a graduate of UCL and the Columbia Publishing Course in New York. She spent seven years working at Peters Fraser + Dunlop and joined 42 in early 2020. Marilia is also a returning member of the faculty at the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University. She was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2018. What I'm looking for: I am most drawn to dark tales that weave together excellent characters and an impossible-to-put-down story. I am very hands-on editorially, and love working with my authors to shape their manuscripts. I love discovering debut authors and helping them find a home for their books. I’m on the hunt for high-concept thrillers, crime, psychological suspense, horror and speculative, genre-bending fiction. No Fantasy please! I’m also on the lookout for reading group fiction in the vein of Jodi Picoult or Liane Moriarty. On my wish list, at the moment, is finding a great legal / ...

  Full submissions  Dear Writers... Thank you for your interest in submitting your work to us. ​ We publish high-quality literary fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and short-story anthologies. We consider submissions in all genres, including  action-adventure, urban contemporary, biography, memoir, high-quality romance and women’s literature, children’s stories, young adult, satire, mystery, historical fiction, thrillers, humor, philosophy, and educational works. What We Offer As a small, independent nonprofit located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, we are able to offer very competitive terms to our authors, including professionally-designed covers, editing, formatting, and distribution to online outlets as well as availability to any bricks-and-mortar bookstore through Ingram. ​ Our books are also available directly from us, through our easy-to-remember Bookstore URL, www.visitourbookstore.com . Through pre-orders, you can promote ...

 Full details Inkubator Books is accepting submissions of full-length fiction in the genres of crime, mystery, thrillers and suspense. If you are a new author and don’t have an agent, that’s okay. We love to discover exciting new voices and launch them into the world… All our authors get 45% of net receipts – no funny deductions or ‘expenses’. We pay for all editing, design and marketing of a book. When you are published by us it won’t cost you a penny. Ever. Inkubator Books is a publisher where the writer and the storytelling comes first. They have introduced me to a way of planning, plotting and writing that has revolutionised how I bring my stories to life and the lessons I have learnt about the craft are incredibly valuable – and I’m still learning with every book. OMJ Ryan, bestselling author of the D...

Full details   Who We Are Uncharted Magazine is a premier publisher of short fiction and the newest platform from the team behind The Masters Review, CRAFT Literary, Fractured Lit, and The Voyage Journal. Using the skills and expertise we developed to bring those magazines to life, we hope to uplift writers of the stories that we always fall back upon when we seek a thrilling escape, a surprising new world, or a brain-twisting mystery. The Stories We Publish Sci-Fi & Fantasy — We cannot wait to share tales of other worlds that reveal clearly just how strange our own actually is. Horror & Thriller — We are thrilled to get to share stories that terrify us, send us running, make us hide like children under the covers. Crime & Mystery — We will share the very best whodunnits we can get our hands on—the deep and thrilling mysteries that leave us in awe. We cannot wait to read your writing. You can submit your stories ...

  Full details Please see our About page so you can send your material to the most appropriate agent. If you’re unsure who to submit to, please email submissions@theampersandagency.co.uk . We would like to see your first three chapters, together with a brief outline and some biographical details. We welcome contemporary and historical novels, literary, crime, thrillers, fantasy, science fiction; non-fiction: current affairs, history, biography, popular science. We don’t handle poetry, self-help books, or stories for young children. We only handle scripts for TV and film projects by our established clients, and we don’t consider material by unpublished authors based in the USA. We prefer submissions in digital form. If emailing your submission to us you should attach your chapters and outline as Word documents as opposed to copying and pasting text into an email. If you copy and paste, our server is likely to reject your submission because of length, and we will not rec...

  Full details  Please provide as much information as possible using the form opposite, and if we like your work we will get in touch. We are a small, London-based team of dedicated professionals committed to getting high quality ebooks and books by new authors out into the marketplace and high in the rankings, offering very competitive royalties for authors, and a simple, straightforward service by experienced staff. WHY PUBLISH WITH US? We produce books to the highest standard and our marketing gets them into the right readers’ hands. We manage everything from the editing process to promotions, social media publicity and building an audience for authors. Authors receive royalties directly on sales revenue and will never be asked for money to publish their work. Using our contacts we get your book out there high in the bestseller rankings and significant revenue in your bank. WHAT WE LOOK FOR Currently we are predominantly interested in crime fiction, thrillers and m...

  Full details  WHY PUBLISH WITH US JOFFE BOOKS is one of the UK’s leading independent publishers of excellent commercial fiction, especially crime and mystery fiction. We are renowned for working closely with authors from across the world to create fantastic books and turning them into best-sellers. We accept submissions from agents, previously published authors (including self-published authors) with long backlists, first-time writers with only one book under their belt, and anyone in between. We pride ourselves on the passion and dedication we pour into each and every book we publish. Become a Joffe Books author and you will join our roster of award-winning authors and  New York Times ,  USA Today  and Amazon best-sellers including Faith Martin ,  Joy Ellis ,  Robert Goddard , Stella Cameron  and  Helen Forrester . Joffe Books is a proud member of the Independent Publishers Guild and The Crime Writers’ Association . Before submitting,...

Full submissions We are actively growing our author list. If you write thriller, crime stories or mysteries with a unique voice, we want to hear from you. We'd love to find characters we haven't seen before and new angles on traditional crimes. Our small team are passionate about bringing the best stories to market, and our personal touch is aimed at bringing new voices to the crime and mystery world. We accept submissions from authors with or without agents, whether you're new to writing or already published. At this stage we cannot accept submissions in children's fiction, romance, young adult or non-fiction. We can only accept crime, thriller, psychological  thriller, noir and mystery. We will look at shorter novellas (25,000 words plus) only as part of a series. No standalone novels under 60,000 words, please. ​ WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU? ​ We will professionally edit, proofread and format your book. We work with great cover designer...

Full details Are you an author? Fantastic. We adore authors. We’re seeking submissions from writers who can deliver the emotional punch readers crave. Space cowboys, gargoyles, the hunk next-door and crusty cops are welcome. Boroughs Publishing Group will not limit your imagination; we encourage creative freedom. Stick to the tropes of the genre or push the envelope, as long as you’re providing well written incredible story-telling we’re game. We are seeking ROMANCE & WOMEN'S fiction in the following sub-genres: Contemporary Dystopian Erotica Fantasy Historical LGBTQ+ Multi-cultural New Adult Paranormal Regency Suspense/Thrillers Urban Fantasy Young Adult In general: We are a Romance and Women's Fiction publishing house with digital and print on demand distribution. We accept non-agented and agented submissions. Unpublished authors please submit your entire completed MS. Published authors may submit the first three chapters of completed wo...

Full details We are currently OPEN to new submissions for the Avon list. Please click the ‘Submit’ button below for more information and to submit your manuscript. We can’t wait to read it!

Full details ​ ​ We are not looking for novellas or erotica.  We are closed of children's picture book submissions for 2020.    ​ Submission Guideline: ​ •  Query Letter •  Synopsis •  First Chapter •  Author Biography (include any pertinent information, such as personal blogs, Twitter/Facebook/Instagram handle, or any other social media outlets or marketing tools we should be aware of. ​ Please send your query letter, bio, and Chapter One (12 point, Times New Roman), as well as a detailed marketing plan in the body of an email.  Use the title of your manuscript in the subject line. ​ Do not send attachments. ​ Please make sure all edits are in compliance with The Chicago Manual of Style . ​ Each manuscript we are interested in will go through a review process in order to see if it meets our requirements. ​ It is strongly advised to have at least two beta readers read your manuscript before you su...

Full details Inkitt's Writing Contest Inspired by authors, informed by algorithms, and connected by over 2 million readers and writers worldwide, Inkitt is opening a new chapter of your writing! Inkitt’s Writing Contests regularly give authors the opportunity to share their books with readers around the world and showcase their talents. Our monthly cash prizes give you the chance to win money and exclusive book badges for your writing! What you win Monthly cash prizes Each month one grand prize winner, and two runners up will be selected. 1st prize: $300, an exclusive badge for your book cover and Inkitt social media feature! 2nd prize: Exclusive 2nd place book badge and Inkitt social media feature! 3rd prize: Exclusive 3rd place book badge! Judged by our algorithm, the author with the most reader engagement will be chosen as the winner at the end of the contest. So make sure to get plenty of readers, likes, comments and shares on your book, as this i...

Full details Thank you for your interest in publishing with us! Please review our submissions guidelines prior to submitting your query to us. It will save everyone a headache! To answer a question we have previously been asked  YES! we accept international submissions. Submissions Requirements: Novel Queries must contain the following information to be considered for publication: Writer’s full name (and pen name if applicable) and introduction Title and genre of the book Word count The first two chapters of the work attached in .doc, .pdf, or .rtf format. Other formats will not be accepted. A  synopsis of the book. This should not exceed 500 words. We expect manuscripts to be between 60,000 words and 100,000 words for most genres. Please do not send us a full manuscript unless it is requested. Submissions Requirements: Short Stories We do not accept short stories except for collections. If we are not seeking pieces for a collection your work will ...

Full details At Avon we publish some of the leading names in commercial fiction, including Sunday Times bestsellers C.L. Taylor, Scott Mariani and Sue Moorcroft, and digital chart toppers Phillipa Ashley, Lorna Cook, Mel Sherratt and Mandy Robotham. If you have a commercial novel you think might be of interest to us, we’d love to see it. Questions?  Read our Frequently Asked Questions below. What font/size/spacing should my submission be? Ensure your story is legible, but we recommend no smaller than pt 12 Please submit your story as a Word document Any font is acceptable, so long as it is legible, but we do recommend Times New Roman There is no need to double space your submission, single space is fine Please send us your full-length manuscript, this can be 60,000+ What information should I provide alongside my submission? A short author biography (aim for 100-200 words) Your social media links (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc) A short synopsis/blurb abo...

Full details How can I submit my idea to Quirk? We love smart, original, cool, and fun books! However, each editor has their own submissions policy, so please review their guidelines carefully. Our house policy: We only review digital queries and sample material. No physical submissions, please. Thank you for thinking of us! Who should I contact? Jhanteigh Kupihea (Editorial Director)  loves exceptionally written, high-concept adult fiction and pop-culture-driven non-fiction. If your mystery/thriller has a true-crime or feminist twist to it, send it to her! She loves horror—the more atmospheric and psychological, the better. (Not a fan of violent and gory.) She loves fun, voice-y novels for women, especially ones that focus on female friendships or subvert romantic comedy tropes. Regardless of the genre, she loves anything that breaks the mold and plays with unusual structures, so think of her for your modern update on the epistolary novel or your interacti...

Full details Harlequin is always on the lookout for talented writers—from established authors to those just starting their writing careers. We publish a wide range of content and welcome writers from all backgrounds, cultures and communities to submit to the romance series or trade imprint best suited to their unique voice and story. We want to ensure all readers will see themselves reflected in the books we publish, and as such, are committed to publishing diverse and inclusive voices and stories. Get to know our various imprints and editorial lines to find out where you might fit into Harlequin's extensive publishing program.

Full details We consider full length fiction of a dark nature, be it thriller, horror or science fiction. We do accept submissions without a literary agent, but in this cut-throat industry, one is recommended (see the guide page for advice). Before submitting, you should ensure that your work has been through several thorough editing and proof-reading stages to be in with the best chance of being considered. We only accept emailed submissions and it should include a cover letter giving relevant information about you and your work plus Word attachments of the first 3 chapters and a synopsis. A synopsis is NOT the blurb on the back of a book. A synopsis should give a blow by blow account of exactly what happens and to whom from start to finish of your work. If in doubt, peruse the guide section first. To submit your work email the submissions team at submissions at wildwolfpublishing dot com. Please bear in mind that we are inundated with submissions, ...

Full details We know you’ve got a manuscript in that desk drawer. Send it to us! Cinestate is hungry for unique voices that push boundaries in the horror, mystery, thriller or related genres. We seek stories that are cinematic in scope with a great hook. We are further committed to publish stories told by women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, or unique storytellers who can enrich our literary culture through diverse experiences. Please email all manuscripts to info@cinestate.com . Due to a massive amount of submissions, it might take some time to get back to you unless your name is Stephen King. Is your name Stephen King? Or are you the future Stephen King?!