self help publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts

Because of the volume of submissions, we simply cannot take phone calls or respond to emails inquiring about the status of manuscripts. Response Time: We have a small editorial staff, and we respond to submissions within six to ten months. How-to guides will continue to be accepted on a limited basis during these three years. We do not publish romance, science fiction, thrillers, detective fiction, horror stories, westerns, unless written in a unique, literary, never seen before, style. We are not accepting any children’s or young adult literature, plays or self-help books over the next three years. We also do not publish stand-alone poems or stories, except in our literary magazine, The Halcyone, that you need to submit through submittable. We are interested in seeing your completed manuscript. We do not accept query letters, sample chapters, or proposals to the editors. If accepted for publication a electronic document in. Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the page only prose manuscripts double spaced with a 12pt font. Send your finished, book-length manuscript, along with a cover letter containing contact information, and relevant biographical information. There is a submission fee if sent through Submittable.

Submission Procedure: We accept manuscripts through submittable only. Due to the overwhelming interest in publishing with the Black Mountain Press, submissions can not be returned and will be re-cycled. Reading Period: We will accept submissions through December 2028. Our editors are looking for the highest quality literary fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry that combines a distinct voice and vision. For the next ten years from 2018 through the end of 2028 our focus will be in collections of poetry, memoir, novels and collections of short stories. In most cases it will be less to submit online than by post.īlack Mountain Press is a literary press for outstanding emerging writers publishing several different genres of books annually. There is a small fee for submitting through Submittable. You can submit for publication in the Black Mountain Press for a book, or to The Halcyone, our new literary magazine, or to our contests. We are no longer accepting manuscripts via post. Writers can now submit their work through Submittable.

Self help publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts