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OPEN FOR
SUBMISSIONS
Amanda
Hilton, Publisher
Deanna Anderson, Chief Editor
Christina Cheng, Acquisition Editor
All publishing services offered at no cost to
the authors.
Send all submissions to:
submissions@sirenbookstrand.com
In the Subject line,
type SUBMISSION: Title of Book (total computer word count)
| PUBLISHER |
Siren
Publishing
Erotic romance only |
BookStrand Publishing
Mainstream
romance only |
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Imprints
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SIREN
CLASSIC: M/F and M/M romance, sexual involvement only
with each other, and a happily forever after with each
other. No dubious consent. No adultery.
SIREN
ALLURE: M/F, M/M, and F/F romance, sexual liasions with
secondary characters who are not involved in a menage or a
consensual sharing arrangement, and a happily forever after
with each other. Some dubious consent.
SIREN
POLYAMOUR :
One woman with
two or more men F/M/M+, consensual sharing, no sexual
liaisons with characters outside the mutual relationship,
and a happily forever after for the heroine with at least
two men. No dubious consent. No adultery.
SIREN
MENAGE AMOUR:
One woman with
two or more men M/M/F or M/F/M+, or three men M/M/M,
consensual sharing, no sexual liaisons with characters
outside the mutual relationship, and a happily forever after
for at least three of them together. No dubious consent. No
adultery.
SIREN
MENAGE & MORE:
One woman with
two or more men F/M/M+, or two women with one or more men
F/F/M+, or three men M/M/M, or three women F/F/F, sexual
relationship not always committed (flings or temporary), and
at a minimum a happy for now for at least three of the
characters together. Some dubious consent.
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BOOKSTRAND
MAINSTREAM ROMANCE:
traditional M/F romance with sex scenes only between the
hero and the heroine. No rape. No adultery. |
| Requirements for all
imprints |
Story must be well written and have an interesting story
line, strong conflicts, and well-developed characters.
Romance must be 70%
of the story. |
| Specific erotic romance
requirements |
Sex scenes must be red-hot using explicit, adult
sexual language and leaving little or nothing to the
imagination. |
N/A |
| What will catch our
attention! |
Really hot sex scenes
M/M and M/M/M
Menage
a trois and
menage
a quatre
Multiple
partners: one woman shared by several men
Western and cowboys
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The first
page must start in medias res and capture our attention
immediately! Do not start your book with
back story and long exposition. |
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Not accepting |
Short stories or collection
of short stories.
General fiction. Poetry.
Non-fiction. |
| Automatic rejection |
A resounding no to bodily functions, pedophilia, necrophilia, or incest
in any form. |
Word count requirements
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Each story must be at least 15,000 words.
We will publish humongous novels and epics. |
| Print |
Print-on-demand only. Will
specify in offer letter. |
| Royalty percentage |
40% of download price for e-book sold at
BookStrand.com website
50% of publisher's royalties received from distributors
6% of cover price for print books |
| Royalty payments |
Quarterly.
Paid 30 days after the end of each quarter (January 1 to
March 31 paid on April 30th, April 1 to June 30 paid on July
30th, etc.). |
| Submission requirements |
Manuscript must be polished
and free of grammatical and spelling errors. |
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What to submit |
Please attach your
COMPLETE
manuscript as ONE document either in WORD or RTF format.
REJECTION WITHOUT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Without a complete manuscript attached, we
will delete the email. Please don't send just a synopsis,
some sample chapters, or a nearly finished/incomplete manuscript.
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How to submit |
IN THE BODY OF YOUR
EMAIL: Include (1) your book's title, (2) the genre,
(3) total computer word count of the finished manuscript,
(4) your
pen name, if you use one, (5) your current email address,
(6) your
physical mailing address, and (7) your day-time or cell phone number. Optionally,
include a short bio and the URL of your writing website if
you have one. (8) In no more than 300 words, give a detailed
but concise synopsis starting with a hook, an overview of
the plot, information on your major characters, the major
conflict and resolution, and the ending.
ATTACHMENT OF
MANUSCRIPT: Please label the attached file as
follows:
LAST NAME - Story Title - Total Manuscript
Computer Word Count.
EMAIL SUBJECT LINE:
Include in your Subject field: Submission:
Story Title (total computer word count. To bypass the Spam filter,
remember to start off the Subject field with the word
Submission.
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Where to submit |
SUBMISSIONS @ SIRENBOOKSTRAND . COM |
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Previously published works |
First submission must be new
work. Previously published works only if approved by Chief
Editor.
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Response time |
2 to 4 months. If you have not
heard from us in 4 months, follow up by sending an email to
inquiry @ sirenbookstrand . com. |
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