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This is a partial list of publishers and submission requirements in my areas of interest as a writer.
Independent Publishers
Baen
- Based in the US
- It’s thought that they pay above the market rate
- Length preference is 100k to 130k
- Ask that submissions be accompanied by a synopsis
- Prefer online submissions
- Due to high volume, it can take 9 to 12 months to hear back
- They prefer exclusive submissions, and ask that they be notified right away if a submission is accepted elsewhere
- More about their submission guidelines here
BelleBooks/BelleBridge
- Based in the US
- Submissions should come via a query email with a brief synopsis, attached manuscript, and attached detailed synopsis
- Length prefernce is 50k words and up
- It can take 3 to 6 months to hear back
- Detailed submission guidelines are here
- SF/Fantasy submissions are currently closed
Edge
- Based in Canada, excellent distribution there and in North America.
- Prefer authors without agents
- Have an ePublishing group
- They try to respond to submissions within 4 months
- Require exclusive submissions
- They only accept completed, edited works
- More about their submissions here.
Imprint Publishers
DAW (Penguin)
- Asks for exclusive submissions, but after 3 months you are free to submit elsewhwere.
- Rarely publish less than 80k words
- Do not accept electronic submissions
- Manuscripts will not be returned
- More about their submission guidelines here.
Tor/Forge (Macmillan
- Open submissions policy
- Submission should be first three chapters or no more than 10,000 words, ending at a paragraph, and a synopsis of the entire book.
- Do not accept electronic submissions
- If you don’t hear within 6 months, resubmit
Angry Robot (Formerly HarperCollins, now Watkins Media)
- Based in the UK, also distributes in the US, Canada, Australia and NZ.
- Submission should be first three chapters or no more than 10,000 words, ending at a paragraph, and a 2-3 page synopsis of the entire book.
- Once or twice a year, they have an open door read period. The last one was in December 2015 – January 2016. The next one probably won’t be until 2017. Check this page periodically for information about the next read.
- More about their submissions policies here
More to come!