Catch the Paranormal Wave
By
Rebecca York (aka Ruth Glick) and Binnie
Syril Braunstein
Print Publishers
Below
is a listing of publishers accepting or open to paranormal submissions,
although paranormal may not be the main focus of their publishing program. We have gathered this material in a variety
of ways: by talking to editors, reading guidelines on web sites, and reviewing
published information about what various editors, lines and imprints are
seeking.
|
Line/Imprint |
Publisher |
Web Site |
Contact Information |
Notes |
Published Authors |
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Avon Romance |
HarperCollins |
http://www.harpercollins/hc/features/romance/guidelines.asp |
Erika
Tsang, Editor 10 E. 53rd St. New York, NY 10022 212-207-7000 |
Query
first, preferably by email. Currently seeking
contemporary and historical romances, romantic suspense, African-American,
and first-time books. |
Jenna
McKnight, Judi McCoy |
|
Baen Books |
Baen Books |
http://www.baen.com |
http://www.baen.com/submit.htm
(for guidelines) |
Powerful
plots; for fantasy, any magical system must be both rigorously coherent and
integral to the plots--100,000-130,000 words. |
Lois McMaster Bujold, Mercedes Lackey |
|
Ballantine/Ivy Books |
Random House |
http://www.ballantinebooks.com |
Charotte
Herscher, Editor Ballantine/Ivy 1540 Broadway, 11th
FL New
York, NY 10036 |
Wants
romances with lots of plot and wonderful characters. No guidelines. Review their list of published books to see
what they’re seeking. Please query
first. Highly selective. |
Laurell K. Hamilton, Susan Carroll |
|
Bantam Dell Publishing
Group |
Bantam Dell Publishing
Group |
http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/index2.html |
Wendy
McCurdy Senior Editor 1540 Broadway New
York, NY 10036 |
No
specific guidelines. Read what they publish to get a good idea of what they
want. Will look at any kind of
paranormal, as long as it has a romance.
No unagented material or unsolicited
mss. |
Karen Harbaugh, Karen
Marie Moning, Kay Hooper |
|
Line/Imprint |
Publisher |
Web Site |
Contact Information |
Notes |
Published Authors |
|
Berkley/Jove |
Penguin
Group |
http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/about/contact.htm |
Cindy
Hwang, Senior Editor Berkley/Jove 212-366-2000 |
The
new Berkley Sensation imprint is seeking contemporaries, historicals,
paranormal romances. Open to new and established
writers. General guidelines available
for SASE. No
unsolicited manuscripts |
Rebecca York, Lynn Kurland, Christine Feehan, Emma
Holley, Robin D. Owens, Susan Krinard, Judie Aitken |
|
Daw Books |
Affiliated with Penguin
Group |
http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/about/dawsub.htm |
Daw
Books |
Publishes
SF and fantasy novels. No short
stories, novellas, collections. 80,000
words. |
Mercedes Lackey, Tanya
Huff |
|
Five Star |
Gale Group |
http://www.galegroup.com/fivestar |
1-800-223-1244 Address queries/submission to: Romance Editor |
Geared toward libraries. No unsolicited submissions. Query via email first. All submissions via email as well. Guidelines online in PDF format. Time travel, fantasy. 60,000-90,000 words. |
Melinda Rucker Haynes |
|
Harlequin
Intrigue |
Harlequin
Books |
http://www.eHarlequin.com |
Denise O'Sullivan Harlequin Intrigue 233 Broadway, www.eHarlequin.com |
Taut, edge-of-the-seat, contemporary romantic
suspense tales of intrigue and desire. Kidnappings, stalkings
and women in jeopardy, coupled with bestselling romantic themes are good
examples. Whether a murder mystery, psychological suspense or thriller, the
love story must be inextricably bound to the resolution, where all loose ends
are tied up neatly — and shared dangers lead right to shared passions. For new writers, stories can flirt with the
paranormal. Not looking for full-out
vampires and aliens or the totally unexplainable. 70,000 – 75,000 words. |
Rebecca York, Patricia Rosemoor, Amanda
Stevens |
|
Line/Imprint |
Publisher |
Web
Site |
Contact Information |
Notes |
Published
Authors |
|
HQN |
Harlequin
Books |
http://www.eHarlequin.com |
Tracy Farrell 233 Broadway, |
Looking for a wide range of single-title mainstream
romance, including historicals. Will launch in August 2004 with 2-3 titles
a month. Has purchased some books with
paranormal elements. The HQN list will feature writers who already write for Harlequin
as well as new authors. Harlequin will pay "competitive
advances" to attract top mainstream romance authors. |
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|
ImaJinn
Books |
ImaJinn
Books |
http://www.imajinnbooks.com/Romance_tip_Sheet.htm |
ImaJinn Books 49060-0162 (Moving to |
Supernatural, paranormal, fantasy, futuristic, and
time travel romances. Fast-paced
action-packed stories involving ghosts, psychics or psychic phenomena,
witches, vampires, werewolves, angels, reincarnation, futuristic in space or
on earth, time travel to the past, present, new age. Humor must have paranormal elements. 70,000-90,000 words. Not accepting submissions until late summer/early
fall, 2003. MUST query before submitting. |
Rickey Mallory, Jo Ann Ferguson, Katriena
Knights, Keri Arthur, CB Scott, T. L. Sinclare,
Nancy Gideon, |
|
Kensington
Publishing Corp. |
Kensington
Publishing Corp. |
http://www.kensingtonbooks.com |
Kensington Publishing Corp. 850 |
Not actively seeking but will consider “the right
project.” |
|
|
Leisure
Books/ Love Spell |
|
http://www.dorchesterpub.com/guidelines_01.htm |
Editorial Assistant 276 212-725-8811 |
Guidelines available through web site, or send SASE. Accepts unsolicited ms. Seeking futuristic,
time travel, paranormal romances. 90,000-100,000 words. |
Christine Feehan, Julie Kenner, Julie
Moffett, Sandra Hill, Karen Lee, Ann Lawrence, Dara
Joy, Susan Grant |
|
Line/Imprint |
Publisher |
Web
Site |
Contact Information |
Notes |
Published
Authors |
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LUNA
Books |
Harlequin
Books |
http://www.eHarlequin.com |
Mary-Theresa Hussey 212-553-4200 |
"Powerful, alluring, mythic,
elemental—magical. Female-focused
fantasy with vivid characters, rich worlds, strong, sympathetic women and
romantic subplots. Emotionally
complex, sweeping stories that highlight the inner female power. Whether the
heroine is on a quest to save the world—or someone or something important to
her, discover her past or develop her own abilities, these stories are
involving, gripping and sweep the reader away into a detailed, convincing
world. Romantic subplots enhance main story, but don’t become the focus of
the novel." 100,000-150,000 words. |
|
|
MIRA
Books |
Harlequin
Books |
http://www.eHarlequin.com |
Diane Moggy MIRA BOOKS Don Mills, |
No longer accepts unagented
submissions. 100,000 words. |
Maggie Shayne |
|
Pocket
Books |
Simon
& Schuster |
http://www.simonsayslove.com |
Any editor listed on web site. Pocket Books 1230 Avenue of the |
Seeking gothic and paranormal romances, vampires,
time travel. 90,000-100,000 words. |
Janet Chapman, Susan Sizemore, Jude Deveraux |
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http://www.stmartins.com/smp/manuscript.html |
175 |
No unsolicited ms; query first. No guidelines. 90,000-100,000 words. |
Sherrilyn
Kenyon |
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Line/Imprint |
Publisher |
Web Site |
Contact Information |
Notes |
Published Authors |
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Signet/Onyx |
NAL |
http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/about/contact.htm |
Ellen Edwards, Executive Editor OR Laura Cifelli Senior Editor |
Not actively seeking but will consider “the right
project.” Query first on unagented submissions. |
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|
Silhouette
Bombshell |
Harlequin/Silhouette |
http://www.eHarlequin.com |
Associate Senior Editor: Lynda Curnyn Silhouette Bombshell 233 Broadway, |
Books focus on female protagonist, action/adventure.
Heroines include: psychic cop; bodyguard; cop with martial arts skills +
secret agent mission; “Grailkeeper”; crime-solving
vampire; secret agent; military heroines (still seeking G.I. Jane!); PIs;
investigative reporters; genetically
altered superheroines. 80,000-90,000 words. Authors: Please query first. |
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|
Silhouette
Intimate Moments |
Harlequin/Silhouette |
http://www.eHarlequin.com |
Leslie Wainger, Executive
Senior Editor Silhouette Intimate Moments 233 Broadway, |
Books must fit IM profile: believable characters
swept into a world of larger-than-life romance. Recent stories have had werewolves,
vampires, second sight. Open to paranormal proposals from authors, especially
authors who have sold paranormal to IM. 80,000 words. |
Maggie Shayne, Merline Lovelace. |
|
Silhouette
Romance |
Harlequin/Silhouette |
http://www.eHarlequin.com |
Mavis Allen Silhouette Romance 233 Broadway, |
Stories that have upbeat, tender approach to paranormal
romance. Paranormal characters have included mermaids, ghosts, pixies. 53,000-58,000 words. |
Karen Rose Smith, DeAnna Talcott |
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Line/Imprint |
Publisher |
Web
Site |
Contact Information |
Notes |
Published
Authors |
|
Sonnet
Books |
Pocket |
http://simonsays.com/sub/txtobj.cfm?areaid=173&pagename=manuscript |
Pocket Books 1239 Avenue of the |
Time travel and paranormal romance if predominantly set
in a historical time period. One man, one woman storylines preferred. 100,000 words.
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Tor
Romance |
Tor
Books |
http://www.tor.com/paranormalromance.html |
Anna Genoese Tor
Books 175 anna.genoese@tor.com |
Actively seeking well-written novel-length
stories. MUST have paranormal
elements: plausible science fiction, fantasy, otherworldly beings (i.e.,
vampires, goblins, faeries, ghosts, banshees, skinwalkers,
zombies, golem, etc.), near-future/speculative fiction, non-standard time
travel, alternate history/alternate timelines. Primarily original novels, but will look at
self-published & e-published. Anna
Genoese is seeking books for a new paranormal line that will debut in
2004. Approximately 45-55% romance,
but must have a strong paranormal plot in addition to the romance. 80,000-130,000 words. |
Catherine Asaro, Laura Resnick |
|
Warner
Books |
Time
Warner |
http://www.twbookmark.com/ |
Beth deGuzman, Editorial
Director of Mass Market OR Karen Kosztolnyik Senior
Editor 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 |
Agented manuscripts, but will look at unsolicited queries.
Dark or light paranormal, psychic, supernatural, ghosts, vampires. No science fiction or futuristic. No time travel. |
Amanda Scott |
You can catch the paranormal wave in recent and forthcoming releases from Rebecca York including Killing Moon (Berkley Sensation, June 03) Edge of the Moon (Sensation, August 03), Witching Moon (Sensation, October 03), Nowhere Man (reprinted in Guarded Secrets, Harlequin Intrigue, September 03), and Out of Nowhere, (Harlequin Intrigue, April 2004).