Apr 30, 2019 baen was one of the first publishers to use the internet as a means of spreading the word about a book or author. Baens bar onlineall emanuscript submissions for either of the above ezines have to go through this door into the two subforums 1632 slush. We will focus on the final submission process to format your childrens manuscript. Biographical data is especially helpful to us in considering proposals and manuscripts. Interview with peter stampfel, submissions editor, daw books.
So baen books rejected my manuscript, who should i try. Please keep in mind that while polis books does accept unsolicited submissions, due to the incredibly high volume of unsolicited material we receive, we will only respond to queries if we have interest in the submission. Submit manuscript in electronic ms word format as an attachment to. The proposed book s topic and your rationale for writing it. Persea books a respected publisher of fiction, nonfiction, poetry manuscripts, and literary young adults novel. The company was established in 1983 by science fiction publisher and editor jim baen. Materials sent to our editorial staff through a professional literary agent will be considered. We receive a large number of submissions and because of that please note the following terms and conditions apply when making a submission. With tor had a manuscript get out of the slush pile to one of their editors, but was rejected. Peter stampfel, an associate editor for the major science fiction and fantasy publisher, daw books.
Concordia publishing house cph is the publishing arm of the lutheran churchmissouri synod. Bloodhound books is looking for submissions of new fiction from authors with or without representation. To submit material for consideration, please send the material to. Particular soft spots include baseball, dogs, dark family magic, wry humor, and strong female friendship. Employees of baen books and staff of nasfic 2020 are not eligible. The average length of the novels we publish varies, but is almost never fewer than 80,000 words. All fiction submissions must pass the bechdel test. Accepting manuscript submissions authors publish magazine. See what theyre looking for in submissions and get statistics on acceptance. Prometheus books is a large established publisher of what they like to call intelligent nonfiction.
Please be sure your name and address appear on the title page as well as on your cover letter. Gray has seen novel submissions on lined paper torn from a spiralbound notebook. All have helpful websites with clear submission guidelines. Baen books is a longtime publisher of science fiction and fantasy works. As such, it is made up of individual sentences, double spaced. Recent cover image or website screenshot for baen books. There are many different places you will send your manuscript and they all have slight variances in formatting. We ask that physical submissions are doublespaced and with numbered pages. He prefers manuscripts typed in 12point courier in.
Most users ever online was 1973 on sun, 17 november 2019 04. Please retain your original manuscript proposal and only send us a copy. Send your manuscript by using the submission form at. Seeks strongly plotted science fiction and innovative fantasy. It accepts unsolicited manuscripts for all books and prefers electronic submissions through its manuscript submission form. Founded by jim baen, baen books is a publishing company that specializes in science fiction and fantasy. The way i envision it is that there would be a picture for each sentence. This is your chance to pitch the book to our editorial, sales, and marketing people. Submitting your manuscript of your book can be done by mailing it to the bantam books company. Manuscript submission guidelines, pocket book publisher. Title and author in the subject line short synopsis of the book brief bio and bibliography of author full or partial manuscript word file, times new roman 12 comparable authors or titles any relevant marketingpr strengths info courtesy amazon publishing received via email you can follow. Fairlight books is open to literary submissions of short stories, novellas between 25,000 and 50,000 words and novels. Baen prefers books to be between 100,000,000 words in length but they will consider books that are short than that.
Polis books is an independent publishing company actively seeking new and established authors for our growing list. If your chapters are really short or really long, or you dont use chapter breaks, you may send the first 4060 pages of your book, provided you stay under 10,000 words. In nonfiction, she loves anything to do with celebrity, movie, and tv culture, as well as humorous selfcare and lifestyle books with a fresh twist. Even if you finish your manuscript before approaching us, we ask that you submit a proposal instead of the manuscript. Baen books announces winner of the baen fantasy adventure award. How to format a manuscript the specifics guidelines you. Jo fletcher books is an imprint of quercus publishing, the only imprint that accepts unsolicited submissions. Submissions should include the following information. The manuscript doesnt need to be errorfree at this stage. Daw accepts unsolicited submissions of science fiction and fantasy novels. Boyds mills is a publisher of childrens and young adult books that accepts unsolicited.
A fully developed proposal consists of the following. Baens bar onlineall emanuscript submissions for either of the above ezines have to go through this door into the two subforums 1632 slush or jbu universe slush conference. Submitting your book to them to possibly get published can be a wonderful way to get started as an author. In science fiction, it emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, and military science fiction. To see the other forums you must register or log in. Mar 23, 2019 baen books is a science fiction and fantasy publisher. The form only accepts a single file so any synopsis and contact info needs to be in the file with your manuscript. Rtf file only as a single filedo not break it into separate chapter files, synopsis and contact info needs to be in the file with your manuscript, and use this on site submission form. They are not interested in childrens or young adult books, or in short story collections or novellas.
Baen books is a science fiction and fantasy publisher. We will consider photocopies if they are dark and clear. The manuscript submission guidelines below apply only to books of a professional or academic nature. We seek to publish a wide range of voices and stories, because we believe that it is the duty of the science fiction and fantasy genres to be. Science fiction with powerful plots with solid scientific and philosophical underpinnings are essential for science fiction submissions. So baen books rejected my manuscript, who should i try next. We cannot consider short stories, short story collections, novellas, or poetry. They prefer to not receive query letters and only ask that your manuscript is accompanied by a synopsis. Those manuscripts which survive the first cut as outlined above are then judged. Heartdrum submission guidelines heartdrum is a nativefocused imprint of harpercollins childrens books, authorcurated by cynthia leitich smith and edited by rosemary brosnan.
Please include only a title page if you want one, your name and contact information and your manuscript. For book publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript. Baen books adults submission guidelines specialized science fiction and fantasy. They used to run two imprints but recently sold them to start media. This publishing company has a wide range of books to offer, and plenty of writers go to them to get started in their careers. A publisher of fine books and pocket book editions, peter pauper press accepts manuscript submissions meeting all listed guidelines. In all categories, she is on the lookout for diverse, authentic voices, stories that play with structure and format, characters that could step off the page, and atmospheric settings that make her feel transported. Baen books was founded in 1983 by science fiction editor and publisher jim baen now deceased.
Publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts writing. Your submission must include your name, email address, postal mailing address. Submission guidelines august house publishers atlanta. Baen manuscript submission please use this form to submit your manuscript in rtf rich text formatmost wordprocessors can save your file in rtf format. Please include a brief list of notable prior publications and a onepage synopsis of the book in the body of your email, and send your full manuscript as an attachment.
Click here for our standard manuscript format guidelines. Five major book publishers always open to submissions. With baen, made it out of the slush pile, and past the slush editor up the ranks, but was finally rejected at the last stop. If you are submitting to us by post, please send your submission to our offices. They specialize in publishing nonfiction books that fall into the following categories. Please keep in mind that we do not publish standalone novellas or short stories, and novellength submissions should generally be a minimum of 60,000 words. The work they publish receives good distribution, particularly in academic circles. The subject line of your email should start with the text submission. Use a 1 margin on all sides use a title page, set up the same as the title page in your package see page 159. Please submit the whole manuscript in standard manuscript format, i. The font and the layout are not that important for the mere submission. Our phone number is 968428, or send the files on a cd labeled with your last name, manuscript title, and date to.
Baen was one of the first publishers to use the internet as a means of spreading the word about a book. Peter pauper press offers a wide array of specialty gifts, books, boxed stationery sets, writing journals, kids activity books, daily planners and desk calendars. Daw books founded in 1971 by veteran paperback editor donald a. Turner publishing is accepting submissions of manuscripts andor proposals. For chapter books or story collections, please send a letter or proposal with sample chapters at least 4050 pages in length rather than a complete manuscript.
She does not acquire memoir or personal essay collections. Wollheim, daw books was the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy. After his death in 2006, he was succeeded as publisher by longtime executive editor toni weisskopf. My manuscript is forty thousand eight hundred and eighty six words. When sending in a submission, only send in the first three chapters or first 1,000 words for a novella, make sure it matches the formatting listed in the general submissions guidelines, and the manuscript should be completed before sending it in. Baen prefers online submissions through their easy to use submission. Baen is one of the best known publishers of science fiction and fantasy books. Please mark the submission clearly to state whether it is a literary. Please use this form to submit your manuscript in rtf rich text formatmost wordprocessors can save your file in rtf format. Occasionally, theyll publish ya speculative fiction. Manuscript submission guidelines thank you for your interest in hay house. I am very excited to welcome a very special guest to this blog mr. How to format your childrens manuscript like an expert. Baen prefers online submissions through their easy to use submission manager.
We know how much time and effort goes into every manuscript, and we sincerely apologize that we cannot reply to every submission individually. The submission process outlined above is the only way your manuscript will be considered, and it applies to authors and agents alike. Include a sase with all mailed submissions, queries, and requests for guidelines, unless the editor replies via email or guidelines state otherwise. Entangled publishing teen crave theyre looking for science fiction, fantasy, dystopian, and steampunk romances, 45,000 60,000 words, with main characters who are 16 to 18 years old. Jo fletcher books publishes science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for adults. She also selectively acquires cookbooks and craft books with a pop culture spin. Beacon publishing group accept all genres of fiction and. How to format a picture book manuscript for publishers. Now nearly 50 years and almost two thousand titles later, daw has a welldeserved reputation for discovering and publishing the hottest talents in the industry. Submission of any materials shall be done at the authorillustrators own. Any viruses attached to your submission will send your manuscript straight into the bitbucket. The first three chapters of your book, prepared in standard manuscript format on white paper. Publishing companies that accept unsolicited manuscripts.
Baen ebooks is proud to announce an agreement to distribute the english translation of judgment in moscow by vladimir bukovsky on its retail ebook site, as well as offering a selection of other ebooks from judgment in moscow publisher, ninth of november press. Over the years, weve found that it isnt efficient to enter into email correspondence or lengthy telephone calls regarding proposals and the publishing process, nor do we set up inperson or telephone meetings with prospective authors. If i can get close, no reason to say for you its impossible it over the. I was interested in baen books because they accepted online submissions and seemed to be a really neat place. Your text will be edited by our proofreaders and editors only after a positive evaluation and after signing the publishing contract.
Baens bar is the only submission mechanism for submitting stories to two professional sf magazines. They publish both science fiction and fantasy novels of 75,000 100,000. Baen is very accepting of new authors and has a large epublishing department. Submit completed manuscript with synopsis using online submission manager or regular mail.
Submissions can be made by agents or authors directly. Sep 22, 2018 your submission should be sent to their editor via mail. To find out if your book is a good match for us, get to know our program by downloading our catalog or visiting these guidelines are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a solicitation of any manuscript, artwork, or other material. In addition, our staff attends various writers conferences at which prospective authors can develop relationships with those in the publishing industry. Baen books is an american publishing house for science fiction and fantasy.
The best in science fiction and fantasy publishing. Amazon imprint submission guidelines unstressed syllables. Baen was one of the first publishers to use the internet as a means of spreading the word about a book or author. I have a picturebook manuscript that would target children up to three years of age. We are happy to accept submissions of longer fiction direct from authors. Those interested in submitting a proposal to baker academic may read more here. To submit a manuscript to avon impulse or heartdrum, please read the information below. Fantasy publishers who want your manuscript no agent required. These are collections of not just places to submit and articles on publishing, but where to find submission guidelines as well as tips for each. By joining bloodhound books your work will be showcased alongside award winning authors, new york times, usa today and amazon bestsellers including rob sinclair, betsy reavley, dreda say mitchell, rob ashman and anita waller submissions guidelines. David higham associates, 6th floor, waverley house, 712 noel street, london, w1f 8gq. Im kinda getting the feeling its simply too short, but i really couldnt make it longer. How to pitch your novel to baen books maybe futures less.
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