Please take the time to ensure you follow our submission guidelines. We want fiction that is controlled and fluid, gripping from. Fantasy publishers who want your manuscript no agent required. We publish excellent stories and are open to anything, if its concise, vivid, and has some sense of depth, be that of character, plot, theme, vision, etc. Analogs science fiction and fact magazine is an established market for science fiction stories. August 23, 2020 to august 27, 2020 submissions period for the summer 2021 issue. We are not considering works of erotica or science fiction, or cozythemed mysteries.
We only accept new, never before published works when attaching the manuscript, make sure it. Whether its an essay, a philosophy tract, or a novel, a book of verse. Find science fiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. They publish scifi, fantasy, horror, and mystery books, and they now have a romance line called falstaff crush. Science fiction book publishers open to submissions writers digest. We cannot consider short stories, short story collections, novellas, or poetry. The speculative element may be slight, but it should be present. H ere are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent. We are an adult nonfiction publisher and are happy to read manuscripts from potential new authors.
Guidelines science fiction and fantasy publications. We seldom buy stories shorter than 1,000 words or longer than 20,000 words, and we dont serialize novels. Submissions for the bingewatching cure iii, science fiction edition, will open january 20th and close july 1st. November 30, 2020 to december 4, 2020 submissions period for the autumn 2021 issue. Asimovs pays 810 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500.
Telltale publishing is a small press founded in 2009. Daw accepts unsolicited submissions of science fiction and fantasy novels. Due to covid19, we are closed to submissions until august 1. Please note that some of these publishers accept unsolicited and unagented submissions, while others only accept submissions from literary agents. The journal welcomes unsolicited, original submissions from academics around the world about science fiction in all media literature, film, television. Authors of science fiction and fantasy, both aspiring and previously published, can submit work to a number of publishing companies that will. Book publishers taking submissions, fantasy book publishers, fiction book publishers, pics, science fiction book publishers. Please reach out with your ideas and pitches and include a sample of your nonfiction writing links are fine for this. Jan 04, 2019 science fiction and horror publishers this is a list of of smallpress publishers including micropresses that release work in the science fiction and horror genres. Speculative and fantasy are listed as bonuses if the publisher also mentioned that they released work in those genres as well. For fiction, your query letter should include a bio, genre, target audience, title, word count, and a short summary. Fantasy and science fiction publishers who accept unsolicited. They seem to focus primarily on ebooks but also they have print options. Submissions ghostwoods books is currently only accepting complete manuscripts in answer to one of our calls for submission or in response to a request from one of our editors.
The average length of the novels we publish varies, but is almost never fewer than 80,000 words. In 2020, fireside will be open to submissions for short stories during the following periods. Jo fletcher books publishes science fiction, fantasy. We cannot consider short stories, short story collections. Hard scifi, epic fantasy, space opera, military sf, althistory, time travel and more, our main concern is story, story, story. Angry robot normally accepts submissions via an agent, but every so often they have an open submission month. Be sure to check out our featured publisher as well. They publish both science fiction and fantasy novels of 75,000 100,000. We do not accept adult fiction, poetry, or childrens fiction. By this we mean science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, etc. June 15, 2020 to june 19, 2020 submissions period for the spring 2021 issue. We accept unsolicited adult nonfiction manuscripts only.
Occasionally, theyll publish ya speculative fiction. Science fiction and fantasy book publishers book publishing. Science fiction literary agents open to submissions writer. Writers familiar with what we have published in the past will know what sort of material we are most likely to publish in the future. Aug 09, 2019 here are science fiction book publishers open to submissions from previous market spotlights on the publishing insights blog. Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. We crave innovative stories that push the boundaries of our imaginations. We are seeking crime fiction novels in the following categories. Submission guidelines for fiction world weaver press. Writers guidelines contact us asimovs science fiction. Fireside holds a submissions period for each upcoming issue of fireside quarterly.
Science fiction book publishers open to submissions writer. Turner publishing is accepting submissions of manuscripts andor proposals. Not all book publishers require a literary agent for writers to submit their work. Mystery commercial literary fiction thriller suspense procedural traditional crime i.
Previously selfpublished books are accepted, as long as the author is willing to let all rights revert to jf on signing a contract. Science fiction literary agents open to submissions. Asimovs science fiction magazine is an established market for science fiction stories. Fiction submissions due to covid19, we are closed to submissions until august 1. Agents and authors are invited to send projects to erewhon books according to these submissions guidelines. Below is a list of the top sffh publishers, the large and the small, who have made it possible for us to enjoy all those science fiction fantasy and horror awardwinning authors. Find out more about our family of authors and the books they wrote. Writers guidelines contact us analog science fiction. Both authors represented by agents and unagented writers are welcome to submit. Talos press, an imprint of the independent publisher skyhorse, accepts unagented submissions of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
We prefer characteroriented stories, whether its fantasy, science fiction, horror, humor, or another genre. Tyche books is a canadian smallpress specializing in science fiction and fantasy anthologies, novels, and non fiction, all available as ebooks and trade paperbacks. Asimovs now uses an online submissions system that has been designed to streamline our process and. Science fiction book publishers book publishing companies. We give full consideration to any submission that offers a wellpresented story while adhering to our guidelines. In addition to adult science fiction, fantasy and horror, jo fletcher considers ya, but only if it can be classed as yaadult crossover.
Please reference our science fiction page for more information on deadline and desired themes. Science fiction and fantasy publications is proud to announce an open. Fill out the contact form below or send us an email to email protected to get in touch with us about getting your science fiction book published. Were interested in including a small number of original popular science articles and genrerelated nonfiction, paid at one cent per word. Literary agents are important decision makers in the publishing process for authors who wish to be published by many of the big publishers. Query only the first book, but mention if the book is the first of a duology or trilogy. Action sorcery paranormal dark adventure demon shapeshifter humor horror international interracial romance thriller. We receive a large number of submissions and because of that please note the following terms and conditions apply when making a submission. Jul 22, 2019 literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. 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. The journal welcomes unsolicited, original submissions from academics around the world about science. In publishing, as with all businesses, it is brand.
Submissions can be made by agents or authors directly. Nonfictionnarrative nonfiction with a focus on arts and culture and personal memoir with a focus on identity. We have no upcoming submissions dates announced for the moment. Please dont submit stories longer than 1,500 words. We will update this page when we open again for fiction submissions. Well be calling for various things from time to time so check the calls regularly if youre interested in working with us. Jo fletcher books is an imprint of quercus publishing, the only imprint that accepts unsolicited submissions. Here are science fiction book publishers open to submissions from previous market spotlights on the publishing insights blog. Baen books submission guide baen books science fiction. Science fiction and horror publishers this is a list of of smallpress publishers including micropresses that release work in the science fiction and horror genres. Include the first ten pages of the book pasted into the body of the email. We are interested in standalones, duologies, or trilogies only.
To submit material for consideration, please send the material to. Submission guidelines please read before submitting while we encourage writers to submit to us, we do want you to have the chance of being accepted for publication. Tyche books is a canadian smallpress specializing in sciencefiction and fantasy anthologies, novels, and nonfiction, all available as ebooks and trade paperbacks. Please click on a submission type to begin a new submission. At aethon books, were open to all genre fiction, with a focus on science fiction and fantasy. We publish in both digital ebook and paperback print. Daily science fiction dsf is a market accepting speculative fiction stories from 100 to 1,500 words in length. Sep 05, 2017 whether its an essay, a philosophy tract, or a novel, a book of verse. Severed press is open for submissions, and we want to hear from talented writers of horror and science fiction looking to have their work published. During open submissions periods, there will be a form on this page for uploading your submission. The wwend database contains over 650 publishers for you to peruse. Send a sample of your work 2 or 3 chapters and a full table of contents along with a query letter to. Science fiction and fantasy publications are proud to support new and emerging writers and their desires to be published. Publishing is currently considering novellas of between 20,000 and 40,000 words in both the science fiction and fantasy genres, submitted between may and june of 2018.
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