Strong lesbian writing with an emphasis on popular commercial fiction in the following genres: contemporary, romantic, er0tic, historical, paranormal, crime, thriller and suspense. Lesbian non-fiction may also be considered. Reprints where rights have reverted may be negotiated. Realistic sex is preferred for romance and utterly essential in an er0tic submission, where sexual content should be strong, frequent and inventive. While not wishing to discourage darker storylines, positive depictions of lesbians and a lesbian lifestyle are preferred.
What to Submit
Your first 3 chapters and a synopsis, or the full ms and synopsis if submitting a novella.
Please include a writing-specific CV or account of your writing history, a few lines about the book, including word count and which line you are targeting, and why your submission would suit Embrace.
All submissions should be by Word doc (not docx). RTF will be accepted, though Word is preferred. Other formats may be rejected. Please include your title, or an abbreviation of it, and your surname in each file name, attaching the synopsis separately.
To improve your chances of acceptance, keen attention should be paid to rules of punctuation, spelling and good writing generally before a manuscript is submitted.
For advice on formatting your manuscript correctly, please see Preparing your Manuscript.
Submissions by email only to jane@embracebooks.co.uk
There are no automatic acknowledgements. Manuscripts will be acknowledged individually, in order of receipt. Response times are currently short. The sooner you send, the quicker you should hear back. If you do not hear back within six weeks, please query.
Please note, Embrace Books is a digital-first publisher.
All titles will be sold digitally. Selected titles will also be presented in a print edition. 40% royalties are offered on home downloads, 35% on other sites, 7.5% on print (where applicable). Rights are for 3 years’ duration. Payments quarterly.
More information here.
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