Though their website says they print a few high-demand titles. From their website: “We accept queries including but not limited to women's fiction, mystery or thriller, historical fiction and erotica.”īeachwalk is a digital-only press looking for high heat romances under 75k. They also provide an ebook and paperback. In the past, I received a revise and resubmit from TWRP and the editorial notes were extremely helpful. They produce an ebook as well as a paperback and their cover designs pack a punch. They accept all kinds of subgenres and heat levels. This is the publisher that offered me my first book contract for Dating Maggie. Space cowboys, gargoyles, the hunk next-door and crusty cops welcome.” From their website: “We’re seeking submissions from writers who can deliver the emotional punch readers crave. They publish in a variety of subgenres of romance and accept a range of word counts. Women’s fiction, thrillers, suspense and literary novels are also welcome. Unlike some of the other publishers on this list, HI takes romance but several other genres as well.
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From their website: “Endeavour Press is looking for works of at least 25,000 words in length, as well as full length books, both fiction and nonfiction, in the following genres: Crime Fiction and Thrillers, History and Historical Fiction, Romance and popular Women's Fiction.” Here’s another digital imprint accepting submissions in the UK. Books that effortlessly transport readers to another world and keep them turning the pages.” From their website: “We’re looking for entertaining, emotional stories for smart, modern women. They are a digital imprint that accepts romance, women’s fiction, thrillers and other genres. From their website: “We are looking for dynamic and diverse voices, compelling stories, and authors who are ready to build their brand.” Martin’s Press joined the club as another big publisher with a digital-only romance imprint called Swerve. From their website: “Forever Yours is currently accepting romance submissions from all subgenres, including but not limited to: contemporary romance, New Adult, category romance stories, romantic suspense, western, historical, inspirational, paranormal, time-travel, and erotica.” They are a digital romance imprint of Hachette. From their website: “We invite queries for submissions in contemporary romance, erotica, historical romance, paranormal romance, women’s fiction, and new adult.” This is a digital-only branch of Random House. Wait for a rejection with one before submitting to the other.įrom their website: “We are looking for fresh stories in a variety of categories including all romance genres (specifically suspense and historicals with unique settings), compelling psychological suspense fiction, thrillers, women’s fiction, new adult, and cozy mysteries.” Note: you are not supposed to submit to Harlequin category and Carina at the same time. They accept a variety of romance genres and are interested in what they deem “contemporary crack”.
Some of their editors also show up in Twitter contests. They offer some articles with tips about what makes a good submission that is worth a read. I’ve noticed they usually have editors participating in some of the Twitter pitch contests.Ĭarina is an ebook offshoot of Harlequin. They have several romance lines with different length, heat and character requirements. From their website: “What we’re looking for now: Big, high-concept historical and contemporary romances.” It’s my understanding that they only respond if interested, otherwise there will be no reply or confirmation.
This is an ebook imprint, there are other Avon books that require an agent. Note: their other lines for longer novels require an agent. They have contests like So You Think You Can Write that might be another good way in. Their wait time to hear back about a submission can be six months or longer. Don’t let the short length fool you, their requirements are very specific for each line and it’s wildly competitive. They are the short paperbacks found on grocery store racks. The only way into Harlequin without an agent is to submit a “category romance”. If holding a paperback in your hand is part of your dream, make sure to seek out the publishers that will offer that as part of the deal. Some of these publishers offer a print and e-book version of your book as part of the contract but some of these presses are strictly digital only. Here’s my list of 22 Romance Publishers Seeking Unsolicited Manuscripts This will help you avoid some of the scam publishers out there. This is especially important for small presses that you may not have heard of. The cool thing about romance is that there are many publishers that will consider a manuscript without an agent. Before submitting, I recommend reading about each publisher on the Absolute Write forum.