Submissions

The cat is out of the bag! (OK, we let it out, because we don’t believe in cruelty to animals, but still…) We are BACK OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!

We’re handling things a little differently than we used to. Rather than an open form, we’re making the free submission a product on our site. It’s waaaaaay down on the bottom, which should at least give you a chance to peruse our wares and make sure you’d want to be associated with us before trying to become one of us. (Querying is like dating—you don’t want to be so desperate for someone to like you that you don’t think about whether or not YOU like THEM.)

A couple plusses about the new process—it will help us manage submission volume, because we can limit the “inventory” of submissions; we can pause and unpause the process depending on how many are coming in. (And unfortunately we do have to limit submissions; when we were open full-time, we were getting as many submissions in a week as we could publish in a year.) It will also help us track submissions a little better. You will have to put in your physical address; that’s just how the product page works.

We’ve also set up an option for a paid submission and critique. We’ve been doing paid critiques for other organizations for years; people do really seem to enjoy and appreciate the experience. It’s a premium luxury service; you will get the advantage of guaranteed feedback within a quick timeframe. (And if we do decide to launch your book, we’ll refund the fee once we sign a contract.) Supplies for this will be very limited while we get our feet wet, so please check it out soon if you’re interested.

If you are going for the free submission—or heck, if you’re considering the paid submission—we do strongly encourage you to pick up a book as well. We’d like to keep the process free, but it does help both of us if you’re willing to get to know us while we’re getting to know you.

Thanks for all your support as we work to build and grow our company!

Free submissions are available here. (Inventory permitting.)

Paid submisisons are available here.