Stories by chen quifan, taiyo fujii, david brin, robert silverberg, jerry oltion, emily devenport, eric del carlo, ken liu, yoon ha lee, orson scott card, robert j. Bellebooks was founded in 1999 by a number of writers of southern fiction. The witcher, a new netflix fantasy saga the streaming service has positioned as the next game of thrones, has similar literary roots. Carina press is committed to inclusion and representation in our publishing program, and we want to emphasize how interested we are in seeing not just manuscripts that feature characters from a range of backgrounds and experiences, but most especially books by authors from traditionally marginalized or underrepresented groups, including but not limited to black authors. Here you can find essays on the science fiction writing craft along with other useful resources for aspiring speculative fiction writers.
Consider sending it to one or many of these nine awesome presses that accept unsolicited manuscripts. Daw accepts unsolicited submissions of science fiction and fantasy novels. Most of them are smaller houses, but a few are pretty big names. Submit your manuscript today and get that book deal youve been dreaming about. Jan 04, 2019 this is a list of of smallpress publishers including micropresses that release work in the science fiction and horror genres. Baen books submission guide baen books science fiction. Carina press publishes books from talented authors in all subgenres of romance, including contemporary, paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and more. Our ebookonly line generally consists of content too short to.
Science fiction, fantasy, thrillersuspense, young adult, chick lit, historical fiction, middle grade, and contemporary. Not all book publishers require a literary agent for writers to submit their work. In this post, ive collected recently shared agent spotlights with literary agents who are accepting science fiction or sf submissions. See our submission guidelines for fiction and nonfiction books. The wwend database contains over 650 publishers for you to peruse. Effective april 1, 2020, we are currently closed for submissions. There are many blogs and there are links to larger blog listings that will point you to them. Here is a list of science fiction and fantasy literary agents that are open to submissions from authors. They publish science fiction and fantasy novels, 100,000,000 words, and say their pay is very competitive. Jo fletcher books publishes science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for adults.
They are not interested in childrens or young adult books, or in short story collections or novellas. Include the first ten pages of the book pasted into the body of the email. Finding a home for your science fiction or fantasy novel can be difficult, especially if youre looking at publishers who take all genres. We cant do a list for inspirational scifi movies and not do the same for fantasy. Paying markets, free scifi submittable discover discover your. Science fiction and fantasy artist, jim burns has won three hugo awards, being the only nonamerican artist to have ever won it as well as winning more british science fiction awards than any other artist. Group speculative fiction blog with a focus on books from independent. We are huge fans of these presses and are so grateful for the work that they do.
The gunn center for the study of science fiction is kansas universitys online portal to all things scifi. They take books, chapbooks, and zine submissionsso especially if youve got. Here are science fiction book publishers open to submissions from previous market spotlights on the publishing insights blog. The finalists for the 2019 kitschies red tentacle and golden tentacle awards have been announced the kitschies reward the years most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic published in the uk. I also like to get excited, be amazed, learn things, feel things deeply and profoundly. Book bloggers are the engine powering book discovery and connecting books with readers. Heres a roundup of publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts.
The two genres are too linked, too similar, and, though we can look to a good future with science fiction, fantasy often has a universal feeling of uplifting hope. Be sure to check out our featured publisher as well. An important piece that some authors find impossible. Poetry and fiction read submissions february 1st november 30th. Please note that in recent years the lines have become blurred as to what fantasy is and what science fiction is, mainly because marketers are promoting science fiction as fantasy, as fantasy sells more. Apex book company will be holding open novel and novella submissions from january 1st to january 31st, 2018. Jan 08, 2018 heres a roundup of publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts. The show is based on the fantasy book series of the same namesix novels and two story collections by polish author andrzej sapkowski that develop a rich setting. I am asking for your blog name, blog url, what genres you accept and a blurb. Authors of science fiction and fantasy, both aspiring and previously published. The definition for alien dimensions is that science fiction contains real or extrapolated scientific ideas or concepts, and i need more of those. Latest from the blog alastair reynolds backlist acquisition announcement orbit us is proud to be publishing several titles from space opera master alastair reynolds prolific backlist, including the legendary inhibitor trilogy and several more novels and collections in reynolds most popular universes.
Fantasy publishers who want your manuscript no agent. By making a submission you agree to these terms and conditions. We are seeking crime fiction novels in the following categories. Torforge books submission information is over here.
We are always accepting submissions, especially short stories. I do read other genres, however this is a new thing for me and i want to keep it focused. Orbit books science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy. I just published virus, a science fiction thriller writing was the easy part. At aethon books, were open to all genre fiction, with a focus on science fiction and fantasy. Theres a huge market for speculative fiction, as long as it doesnt get lost in a mess of books of other genres. I dont list facebook pages this site is called the book blogger list and as such, i will only list blogs. Fiction submissions 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. Fantasy and science fiction publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts 2018. Counting down the top 20 science fiction blogs for 20 in no particular order 20. Fiction, crime, historical fiction, nonfiction, romance, science fiction, ya.
We are also accepting submissions for our ebookonly line of titles. They focused on publishing works of southern fiction before creating the now substantial imprint bellebridge, which is open to a wide variety of genres including, cozy mysteries, womens fiction, romance, fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, horror, fantasy, young adult, mystery, suspense, and thrillers. Hes authored numerous novels, short stories and nonfiction books in various genres and categories. Jo fletcher books is an imprint of quercus publishing, the only imprint that accepts unsolicited submissions. Science fiction and fantasy publications is proud to announce an open. Turner is under no obligation to provide any communication related to the status of a submission. In creating our top 10 science fiction magazine list, we used 3 main factors to decide what we feel are the best magazines out there. Bookfish books they publish young adult and new adult novels, including science fiction and fantasy ya and na. Query only the first book, but mention if the book is the first of a duology or trilogy. We cannot consider short stories, short story collections, novellas, or poetry. When it comes to sample scifi content from paying magazines.
So learning to develop great relationships with book bloggers can boost your author career in a huge range of ways. All currently open submission categories are detailed on the submittable page. For fiction, your query letter should include a bio, genre, target audience, title, word count, and a short summary. During our submissions periods, there will be a form for uploading your submission on this page.
I did a post like this a couple of years back, but it needed updating. Find out more about our family of authors and the books they wrote. Im including publishing houses that have open calls now and again, even if theyre not open to unagented submissions at the moment. Secondly, the title of the site isnt the book list and as such, i wont list individual books so dont submit an amazon link to a book. Science fiction book publishers open to submissions. Located in london, uk, jo fletcher books publishes in a number of genres, but will accept unsolicited submissions only in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
After three months, stories are compiled into an ebook anthology that. In sticking with the general theme of my site and to satisfy my own interest, i am currently only interested in submissions in the science fiction genre. Enclave publishing christian fantasy and science fiction. To submit your book to the book bloggers, simply look for your genre in the ones listed. Submission guidelines for fiction world weaver press. We want fiction that is controlled and fluid, gripping from the first paragraph until the last. Do you have a book length manuscript that is ready to submit. This list will be updated regularly with new agents added to the top. Science fiction literary agents open to submissions.
To submit material for consideration, please send the material to. Unfit magazine brings you fiction that isnt fit for them. We are not considering works of erotica or science fiction, or cozythemed mysteries. In 2020, fireside will be open to submissions for short stories during the following periods. Both authors represented by agents and unagented writers are welcome to submit.
His career stretches back to the pulps and his output is amazing by any standards. The original publisher of stephen kings dark tower, daniel keyess flowers for algernon, and walter m. Query only the first book, but mention if the book is. Leading edge is a science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes the work of people from all over the world. Speculative fiction resources science fiction and fantasy are near and dear to my heart, which means i frequently write posts about these genres. Word counts should be between 65,000 and 100,000 words for novels. Top 100 fiction blogs and websites to follow in 2020. Learn the correct word count for novels and childrens books here. We will consider novellas in length of 30,000 to 40,000 words and novels in length up.
Fantasy publishers who want your manuscript no agent required. He has become a national treasure with his lifelike depictions of aliens and other far off worlds. Anything that does not contain a speculative element i. Submissions can be made by agents or authors directly. May 18, 2015 here are 43 mustvisit scifi websites for writers. Take a look at our guide to getting your science fiction and fantasy novel published. Science fiction and fantasy may be considered if they are slightly longer. Sure, there are literary magazines and publishers willing to provide free content for writers to read before submitting work of their own.
Anything sent outside of this time period will be deleted unread. While not one of the largest publishers in these genres, the company nonetheless boasts a. Mar 08, 2016 here are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent. Because theyre focused on community, book bloggers often love to interact with authors, hosting giveaways on their blogs, conducting interviews, and getting creative with book promotion. 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. Science fiction and fantasy publications are proud to support new and emerging writers and their desires to be published. Novelnovella submission guidelines apex publications.
They publish scifi, fantasy, horror, and mystery books, and they now have a. The podcast the book riot podcast is a weekly news and talk show about whats new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of book riot. Hard scifi, epic fantasy, space opera, military sf, althistory, time travel and more, our main concern is story, story, story. Robert silverberg is rightly considered by many as one of the greatest living science fiction writers. To avoid that, the thirty publishers below are looking specifically. We are not currently accepting novellas, picture books, chapter books, short stories, or nonfiction. Science fiction book publishers open to submissions writers digest. We receive a large number of submissions and because of that please note the following terms and conditions apply when making a submission. Apr 06, 2020 my main passion is science fiction, but i also enjoy reading fantasy, horror and thrillers. Fireside holds a submissions period for each upcoming issue of fireside quarterly.
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. For more specific guidelines, check out each individual editors manuscript wishlist on our about page. I know many of my readers aspire to publishing a novel, and many of them write fantasy and science fiction, so i put this post together to help them. Submissions should include three chapters from the novel. His site states to be honest and tell him you want him to plug your work in the first. Were accepting submissions for 2020 releases and beyond fulllength novels, novellas, short story collections, horror genrerelated but will look at science fictionfantasy, urban fantasy and the like. The average length of the novels we publish varies, but is almost never fewer than 80,000 words. We are interested in standalones, duologies, or trilogies only. Theyre sometimes open to submissions of science fiction.
Here are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent. Enclave publishing, formerly marcher lord press, is the premier publisher of christian fantasy and science fiction. If an authors hoping for a big book deal, it probably makes sense to try to find an agent first. Fantasy and science fiction publishers who accept unsolicited. Speculative and fantasy are listed as bonuses if the publisher also mentioned that they released work in those genres as well. Turner publishing is accepting submissions of manuscripts andor proposals. We pride ourselves on publishing the best science fiction and fantasy books possible.
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