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Publishers' Guidelines & FAQS

 

 


 

Publishers' guidelines are meant to give only a general idea of what they are seeking from writers.  Editors feel a writer should become acquainted with the publisher's style and read what the line is currently publishing.  This will give you an idea of how your own work will fit with the publisher.

Most publishers have included current guidelines on their websites. We've included a link to these sites when available.  Watch this page for future additions and updates.

Avalon Books
Under its AVALON BOOKS imprint, Thomas Bouregy & Co., Inc., publishes hardcover secular romances, mysteries, and westerns for the library market. Our books are wholesome adult fiction, suitable for family reading. There is no graphic or premarital sex or sexual tension in any of our novels; kisses and embraces are as far as our characters go.

Pocket/Star/Sonnet
We are interested in fast-paced, commercial stories with marketable storylines and settings. 100,000 words. One man, one woman storylines. Nice balance of narrative and dialogue. We are looking for strong voices, unique stories and memorable characters.

Kensington
We publish Contemporary, Historical, Regency and Alternative Romance as well as mainstream men's and women's fiction. For lovers of Mystery and Horror, we publish cozy mysteries, suspense thrillers, and supernatural horror. We also publish Action Adventure, Western, and Humor books. Under Non-Fiction, we publish an extensive library of alternative health and breakthrough diet books. Also, for those who seek to be inspired we publish Inspirational, Self-Help, New Age and Occult books. We also publish How-To books and books about Parenthood and Child Care. We are the leaders in publishing grisly, up-to-the-minute True Crime novels, as well as, Movie and TV tie-ins. Kensington publishes under three imprints—Zebra, Pinnacle and Kensington.

 

Harlequin, Silhouette, MIRA
Each line has its own guidelines.  Harlequin and Silhouette publishes various lines of romance.  MIRA publishes mainstream contemporary and historical romance, romantic suspense, thrillers, family sagas and relationship novels.

Random House Publishing
Imprints: Del Rey Books, Knopf, Ivy, Fawcett Gold Medal, Fawcett Crest, Fawcett. No guidelines listed on website but it does have a frequently asked question page. 

Leisure/Loveswept
Historical, Futuristic, Time Travel plus other categories listed with separate guidelines as well as guidelines for submission.

 

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