Aug 15, 2014 here are three reasons you should consider writing a novella right now. Veterans in the fields of publishing, technology, and media founded interlude press in 2014 to feature original novels, novellas and short form fiction. Please ensure you have read the guidelines and instructions below before submitting your book for consideration. If you only have a few novellas and your ultimate goal is. Where should i send my novella for publishing, when its. I m an author, journalist and one of the uks social media pioneers. In publishing, as with all businesses, it is brand. For a comprehensive suite of resources designed to help you take your best book to market, visit kdp. Salt is one of the uks leading independent publishing houses, established in 1999. For a comprehensive suite of resources designed to help you take your best book to market, visit kdp university. The first and foremost consideration is the novella submission, but in keeping with the concept of helping launch an authors career, the breadth or some of an authors previously published work may be looked at in order to provide a fuller context of the writers aesthetic.
Polis books is an independent book publisher founded in 20 aiming to deliver all the service and professionalism of a major trade publishing house with the innovation and speed necessary to thrive in a rapidlychanging book market. List of largest book publishers of the united kingdom jump to. Soul mate publishing is a royaltypaying publisher currently accepting submissions for the following romance genres. Our publishers novella distribution proudly represents a growing list of australian and international publishers to the bookstore trade, library and educational markets, including. How to become an ebook superstar books the guardian. We pay authors 50% royalties, and we earn all our profits from selling your books to readers all over the world. Selfpublish ebooks and paperbacks for free with kindle direct publishing, and reach millions of readers on amazon. We make it easy for authors to self publish great books. Literary submissions how to submit your novel, novella or short story. Accent press is an awardwinning independent publisher founded in 2003 by hazel cushion. Not too long ago, you couldnt be published unless you had an agent who could get you a book deal with one of the big six. Read our full submission guidelines dedicated for authors.
Salts publishing soon expanded to include childrens poetry, native american poetry, latin american poetry in translation, poetry criticism, essays, literary companions, biography, theatre studies, writers guides and poetry chapbooks as well as a groundbreaking series of ebook novellas. Open for direct submissions of literary fiction and short stories. During our last open submissions period we bought six novellas and novelsglitch rain by alex livingston, the kraken sea by e. We believe we offer the best value in book self publishing. Pride publishing is actively acquiring empowering, enchanting and endearing storylines that are sure to capture readers. The feud between the two men has dark roots in an incident shrouded in secrecy and protected by a templar oath. We are actively seeking authors who can tell an exciting story and arent afraid to venture into new territory. People find themselves confused between selfpublishing, traditional publishing, and vanity publishing.
We have ventured into the brave new world of selfpublishing. If you only have a few novellas and your ultimate goal is to write novels and obtain an agent, perhaps pitch your novella to indie presses as you work on the novel that is going to land you an agent. If you want to know whether we accept submissions in your area, see below. Book publishers of thriller novels book publishing directory.
The fiction desk is a uk based print magazine that focuses on publishing short stories between 2,000 and 20,000 words. Bad luck city near to the knuckle novellas book 1 kindle. Well advise you every step of the way and you retain 100% ownership. This is a list of largest uk trade book publishers, with some of their principal imprints, ranked by sales value, according to nielsen bookscan. Here are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent. Get everything you want for a successful book launch. Excepting digitized romance and scififantasy novellas, novellas are a hard commercial sell even if you bundle two to three of them or include your novella in a short story collection story collections typically dont sell either. Salt the uks foremost independent literary publisher. Cnet executive editor david carnoy offers some basic tips for e book publishing and lays out your best options for publishing. People find themselves confused between self publishing, traditional publishing, and vanity publishing.
Melville house celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time. Salts publishing soon expanded to include childrens poetry, native american poetry, latin american poetry in translation, poetry criticism, essays, literary companions, biography, theatre studies, writers. We notice you are using a browser version that we do not support. We publish books for those authors who may not have the combination of skills to do so for themselves, or may simply not have the time to devote to what can be a time consuming editorial process. Zombie pirate publishing is a indie publisher specialising in short story anthologies and novellas. Use our selfguided resources to get started publishing ebooks and paperbacks. The feud between the two men has dark roots in an incident. Uk book publishing specialists nows the time to self. Uk book publishing its never been easier to publish. Starting in 2017, we are publishing a number of speculative fiction novellas per year. A print and ebook publisher of christian romance novels. During our last open submissions period we bought six novellas and novelsglitch rain.
Amazons kindle direct publishing kdp is a fast, easy and free way for authors and publishers to keep control and publish their books worldwide on the kindle and kindle reading apps. If your book is high quality, but perhaps risky because it doesnt have a clear market niche, such as crossgenre works, emerging genres like new adult, or novellas, a small publisher may be. Interlude press is an awardwinning boutique publisher of lgbtq general and romantic fiction. If your goal is to write novellas, start small with indie presses, perhaps selfpublishing, and build a name for yourself as a novella author. May 29, 2017 where should i publish my novella or novel for publishing comes up a lot in quora. The first and foremost consideration is the novella submission, but in keeping with the concept of helping launch an authors. On the contrary, there are plenty of exciting publishing houses springing up all over the uk, whilst the big boys are adapting their approach to cater for digital media and changing consumer. Wordwooze publishing produces ebooks and audiobooks in all genres. Jun 06, 2012 a growing number of ambitious authors are turning to self publishing. Currently wordwooze publishing is actively seeking submissions of novellas, novels and anthologies as well as nonfiction books of any. Without further ado, we unveil the book smugglers publishing novella initiative. Express media announces book publishing initiative for young writers 22 may 20 express media will publish two novellalength books by australian writers under 30 as part of a new initiative called. Literary submissions direct to publisher fairlight books.
Below is a list of literary journals and publishers seeking novellas. Olympia publishers accept submissions from a wide range of genres and there are different ways you can submit your work. Where should i publish my novella or novel for publishing comes up a lot in quora. Bad luck city near to the knuckle novellas book 1 kindle edition by phillips, matt, douglas, craig, sant, darren. We are currently acquiring titles in the genres listed below.
City lights press is a new publishing imprint, based in las vegas, nevada we dont have offices so that we can focus all our money. Unless youre a wellknown author, youd probably do better going for a small or independent press. However, small presses often dont publish many novellas, perhaps one to. For you to have the best experience on, we recommend using the current versions of firefox, chrome, safari, or upgrading to internet explorer 11 or higher. Uk book publishing its never been easier to publish your book. Tck publishing is a fullservice independent book publisher, and we love publishing thriller novels. We publish books for those authors who may not have the combination of skills to do so for themselves, or may simply not have the time to devote to. See our submission guidelines for fiction and nonfiction books. Publishing takes less than 5 minutes and your book appears on kindle stores worldwide within 2448 hours. A signed and numbered editon limited to 100 copies is also. Catherine tobler, rosewater by tade thompson, stay crazy by erica l. Nouvella publishes fiction by emerging authors in the 10k40k word range. From melville houses the art of the novella series of classic novellas, to big fiction magazine and nouvella, there are more places than ever to publish your.
The uks foremost specialist genre publisher of horror, fantasy, crime, speculative and science fiction. Earn up to 70% royalty on sales to customers in the us, canada, uk, germany, india. Here are three reasons you should consider writing a novella right now. A growing number of ambitious authors are turning to selfpublishing. They try to respond to all submissions within three months, however if you pay their voluntary submission fee your piece will be expedited and they will respond to your submission within two weeks. Since starting up our trade paperbacks in 2014, weve been publishing one or two novellas a year, and then another couple of. Polis books is an independent publishing company actively seeking new and established authors for our growing list. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We offer a personal, tailored service with competitive prices. Cnet executive editor david carnoy offers some basic tips for e book publishing and lays out your best options for. For the contact details of these indie publishers, download the pdf list. Apex publications to hold open novellanovel submissions. A signed and numbered editon limited to 100 copies is also available. We are a traditional publisher, which means we never charge any fees to.
Book marketing services also available with experienced, professional support. Fairlight books is open to literary submissions of short stories, novellas between 25,000 and 50,000 words and novels. All manuscripts of novels and books submitted to us are read and responded to. The books we publish are usually the same quality as seen in books produced by the largest publishing houses, and are a million miles from the typical self published books that are so often produced via automated services. But how do they translate their aspirations into success. Are ebooks and kindle singles prompting a revival of midlength fiction. List of largest book publishers of the united kingdom. When you typeset a novella and turn it into a book, it can look very slight.
Apex publications will be accepting unsolicited submissions of novelsnovellas january 1st through january 31st. We are a traditional publisher, which means we never charge any fees to publish books. See a list of common questions from authors getting started on kdp. Mar 08, 2016 here are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent. Dec 10, 2012 if your goal is to write novellas, start small with indie presses, perhaps self publishing, and build a name for yourself as a novella author. The uk s foremost specialist genre publisher of horror, fantasy, crime, speculative and science fiction. Apr 30, 2012 if your book is high quality, but perhaps risky because it doesnt have a clear market niche, such as crossgenre works, emerging genres like new adult, or novellas, a small publisher may be more willing to take the chance on you. We will very rarely consider titles under that length. Head of zeus is a uk based print publisher that was founded in early 2012.