Submissions

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Cobblestone Press Submissions

Cobblestone Press has updated their submission guidelines. Join their Submissions loop (to stay in the loop) or

More Publishers & Submission Guidelines

Kensington Books – Brava, Aphrodisia, Zebra, etc.
Avon
Harlequin – Silhouette, Mira, Steeple Hill, Kimani, etc.
Avalon
More publisher information can be found here.
Getting ready to submit?
Check out this submission checklist.
Top 10 Submitting Does and Don’ts

Call for Submissions & Guidelines

The following are not endorsements, simply mentions of submission calls I’m aware of. If you know of a submission call, please leave a comment with the details.
Ellora’s Cave – new theme, Ice Cream & Wet Beverages
Samhain Publishing – Cowboy Roundup, Shapeshifter Anthology
Noble Romance – offering up to $1000 advance
Liquid Silver Books
Loose Id – BBW & [...]

Tracking Your Manuscripts

This is my weird little way of tracking manuscripts. Since I’m a visual person, I use a mindmapping software to show me everything at a glance.If you’re not familiar with mind mapping, I think of it as a patch of pumpkins. Each pumpkin could be about a character or a chapter and all the lines [...]

Following the Guidelines: Is it Voluntary Torture or Common Courtesy?

By Deanna Lee
Editor in Chief
Cobblestone Press, LLC
What happens to a submission when it hits in my inbox? I’m sure that’s a question more than one author has so I’ll break that process down.

I review the cover letter
Verify the correct file format
File the submission for review based on the genre and purpose of the submission (i.e. [...]