Romance publishers accepting submissions

Harlequin submission manager powered by submittable accept and curate. These publishers either specialize in romance or have a. Yes, we are accepting unsolicited manuscripts in all major genres and nonfiction markets, including romance. We are closed to unsolicited submissions of novels in 2020, but we are always open to agented submissions. Sep 05, 2017 11 literary fiction publishers accepting unagented manuscripts. Finding other writers to offer feedback during the submissions process was crucial. The minimum word count for romance submissions is 40,000 words.

If youre a romance author who wants to publish a romance novel, you must first familiarize yourself with the different publishers in the market to find where your book will fit. Publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts writing. Many established writers prefer to go with small and indie publishers, because theyre looking for a longlasting partnership and more individual. Hot tree publishing, with close consultation with yourself, will be responsible for all cover art. Yanicke is first, and in keeping with our romance theme from.

Heres a list of 60 active romance literary agents now accepting submissions to help you get a book deal with a traditional romance publishing company. As of 31 october 2019, we will no longer accept submissions of unsolicited fiction manuscripts online. It accepts unsolicited manuscripts for all books and prefers electronic submissions through its manuscriptsubmission form. Were accepting submissions from every genre except erotica. We look at agentedunagented, simultaneous okay that is, we accept submissions of material you also have other potential publishers looking at. We are actively seeking authors who can tell an exciting story and arent afraid to venture into new territory. We receive a large number of submissions and because of that please note the following terms and conditions apply when making a submission. A list of 28 publishers for erotica and romance darla g. While researching literary agents that accept romance andor erotica submissions i inadvertently came up with a list of publishers that accept romance andor erotic submissions as well. We encourage novels that are original and blur the genre lines.

Carina press is committed to inclusion and representation in our publishing program, and we want to emphasize how interested we are in seeing not just manuscripts that feature. This list will be updated regularly with new publishers added to the top. We welcome submissions from both new and previously published authors from around the world pegasus publishers submissions guidelines and our publishing process see our covid19 statement here. To submit to a romance series, click on the links below. We are accepting submissions from agented and unagented authors in the below genres from new and previously published authors. April 18, 2018 by kevinson libama leave a comment romance publishers accepting submissions. Theres no community like the romance book community. Hot tree publishing is currently closed for romance submissions. Apr 30, 2019 for a list of more than a hundred publishers that do not require an agent, go to publishers accepting unagented manuscripts. Soul mate publishing is a royaltypaying publisher currently accepting submissions for the following romance genres. Please check the stated submission guidelines of your chosen publisher to verify if they are open.

With the anticipation and subsequent marketing surrounding the 50. Romance and carina press accept unagented submissions from authors. Sep 23, 2016 baen books is a science fiction and fantasy publisher. Manuscripts must be complete prior to submissionquery. Lyrical press offers authors an opportunity to break out fresh content to a wide audience with the personalized publishing experience of an independent house. Most of them are smaller houses, but a few are pretty big names. Established in 1974, kensington, americas independent publisher, located in new york city, is the foremost independent publishing house in the united states publishing in hardcover, trade. Kensington continues to be the foremost american publisher of romance novels. First dates can be so awkward wikimedia h ere are sixteen publishers accepting dark fiction, horror, urban fantasy, military horror, and anything that goes bump in the night including.

Aug 09, 2019 in this post, ive collected recently spotlighted book publishers who are accepting science fiction or sf submissions. On this list we have collected 60 romance book publishers looking for your work. Five romance publishers accepting unsolicited submissions. Unfortunately, according to their submission guidelines they only accept submissions from agents. This is an exclusive submission until date 3 months from now.

They accept unagented submissions for series romance, which are the smallerskinnier harlequins. They do not publish new age, selfhelp, childrens literature, howto guides, or genre works such as romance, westerns, or science fiction. While the big five publishers require an agent, many smaller publishers do not. We are also accepting submissions for our ebookonly line of titles. Apr 18, 2018 21 top romance publishers accepting submissions april 18, 2018 by kevinson libama leave a comment if youre a romance author who wants to publish a romance novel, you must first familiarize yourself with the different publishers in the market to find where your book will fit. For more than 150 publishers accepting submissions directly from writers see. They have different guidelines and expectations for each of these categories. Hot tree publishing is open for submissions of all subgenres of adult and new adult romance. Heres our list of 39 publishers that publish romance novels. Unlike most publishing companies, we do not require you to be affiliated with a literary agent. Ten respected publishers that accept unsolicited submissions written by emily harstone all of the publishers on this list have published books that won or were nominated by industry members for awards.

This begs the question, where then can writers send their work when the time comes. We are currently accepting only ya and adult contemporary romance manuscripts at this time. We are currently accepting submissions for romance titles. Adelaide books publishes novels literary fiction, historical fiction, and romance, collections of short stories, poetry, memoirs, as well as creative nonfiction books on history, spirituality, religion, and esoteric teachings.

We no longer lists whether or not a publisher is accepting submissions. The passionate pen romance publisher list includes publishers at the discretion of killer book marketing. Please submit to only one series at a time, with only one submission at a time. We welcome submissions from both new and previously published authors from around the world pegasus publishers submissions guidelines and our publishing process see our covid19. Editorial staffkensington and citadel john scognamiglio, editorinchief of kensington. Forever yours is currently accepting romance submissions from all subgenres, including but not limited to.

This ebook publisher distinguishes itself by offering short fiction lunchbox romances and romantisodes. I associate them with paranormal romance, probably because of the name, but they do historical and contemporary as well. This has had a huge impact on the self publishing industry. Submit your manuscript today and get your book published. Romance publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts 2018. Bloodhound books is looking for submissions of new fiction from authors with or without representation. I first heard about this relatively new publisher from a writer friend of mine. Tell them in your query or cover letter that this is a simultaneous submission. Im including publishing houses that have open calls now and again. Science fiction book publishers open to submissions writer.

Yanicke is first, and in keeping with our romance theme from last month, shell be sharing with you five romance publishers currently accepting submissions from unagented writers. We are accepting unsolicited manuscript submissions. If you have submitted your manuscript to other publishers, we ask that. However, in order for your submission to be considered, you must follow the submissions guidelines set forth below. We are a strong group of book nerds, authors, librarians, book bloggers, bookstagrammers and booktubers who all love romance. Carina press is committed to inclusion and representation in our publishing program, and we want to emphasize how interested we are in seeing not just manuscripts that feature characters from a range of backgrounds and experiences, but most especially books by authors from traditionally marginalized or underrepresented groups, including but not limited to black authors. While the list below is nichespecific, there are many mainstream publishers that accept lgbtq fiction and nonfiction as part of their general lists.

Baen is very accepting of new authors and has a large epublishing department. Ten respected publishers that accept unsolicited submissions. With the anticipation and subsequent marketing surrounding the 50 shades of gray books and movies, one thing is certain. Harlequin romance we accept unagented submissions for harlequin series sometimes known as category romance books. While the list below is nichespecific, there are many.

We welcome all romance and mixedgenre submissions, so dont worry if your book doesnt fit into the exact box of any one particular romance subgenre. Beacon publishing group accept all genres of fiction and. Spencer hill press focuses on fiction, particularly ya and adult contemporary. Lots of my readers want to know more about how to get published, so last week, i shared a list of fantasy and science fiction publishers who accept unagented submissions. Established in 1974, kensington, americas independent publisher, located in new york city, is the foremost independent publishing house in the united states publishing in hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market. Where is the best place to publisher your romance book. With bestselling titles in multiple genres and the addition of. The name of each publisher is a live link to their submission guidelines. Before submitting your manuscript, take the time to do the. Most of the publishers contained on the list are currently open to submissions, but not all of them are. Our ebookonly line generally consists of content too short to publish in print. We are looking for diverse characters from authors with unique voices.

Check out these 22 romance publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. As ebook readers have grown more popular, the publishing market has changed significantly. You think you want a big five publisher, but are you sure. Featuring the best in lgbt and queer romance, we take submissions from sweet to scorching.

Please note that some of these publishers accept unsolicited and unagented submissions, while. City owl press is a publisher of adult and new adult romance and speculative fiction. We are currently not accepting childrens, middle grade, young adult or poetry submissions. Jul 30, 2018 for more than 150 publishers accepting submissions directly from writers see. We come together in the hard times and support each other. Some of the publishers only publish romance, but many are also open to erotica. For any other inquiries, you can find their contact page here. To submit material for consideration, please send the material to. The passionate pen romance publishers list killer book. Romance publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts. Failure to follow our submission guidelines may result in rejection of your book. If you have submitted your manuscript to other publishers, we ask that you inform us. Fiction historical romance, contemporary romance, womens contemporary fiction, amish romances and inspirational romances, historical fiction, gay fiction. Im including publishing houses that have open calls now and again, even if theyre not open to unagented submissions at the moment.

Submissions can be made by agents or authors directly. We are currently accepting manuscripts in the erotic genres, including but not limited to erotica, erotic romance and paranormal erotic. Home of erotic romance submissions totally entwined group home of erotic romance find out about our book lengths, heat ratings and genres when submitting your romance novels for publishing. You will be asked to provide detailed information about the book and your characters which the cover artist will use when creating the cover. Pegasus publishers submit online see our covid19 statement here. We will reopen for submissions at specific intervals throughout the year. Submissions totally entwined group home of erotic romance. Fantasy and science fiction publishers who accept unsolicited.

Heres a roundup of publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts. Listed below are 44 publishers currently seekingaccepting unsolicited and unagented romance novels, short stories, novellas and anthologies. This month each of the print posse girls will take turns showcasing publishers from around the world in all sorts of genres. If it is an exclusive submission, i would give a time limit, for example. These publishers either specialize in romance or have a romance division. Harlequin series sometimes known as category romance and carina press accept unagented submissions from authors. Submissions must be 50,000 to 125,000 words in length, unless submitting a. Apr 07, 20 some publishers accept simultaneous submissions and others request exclusive submissions. Romance writer submissions must be no less than 50,000 words and no more than 125,000 words.

Directory of book publishers, literary awards, book events and more. You can find more than 150 publishers accepting unagented submissions. At the time of revising and writing this new list, all these publishers were looking for submissions. Hot tree publishing is accepting submissions for books in the romance genre mm, paranormal, western, contemporary, etc. The dates of these submissions windows and the types of material we are looking for will be announced on twitter and facebook, as well as on this page.