City Owl Press

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City Owl Press accepts unsolicited novel queries for adult and New Adult romance and speculative fiction, with limited interest in horror, psychological thriller, and mystery.

Response time info: 4-6 weeks for a query; 8-12 weeks for a full manuscript

Read the full guidelines at cityowlpress.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomancePays: 40% of net for digital editions, increasing to 50% after 10,000 books sold; 45% of net for print editions, with a minimum guarantee of $1.25 per book.

Adult or New Adult novels of 50,000 words or more in romance and speculative-fiction subgenres, including contemporary, dark, fantasy, historical, monster, paranormal, romantic comedy, sci-fi, romantic suspense, small-town, time-travel romance, fairy-tale retellings, cozy fantasy, dark fantasy, and urban fantasy. Horror, psychological thriller, and mystery are accepted in limited quantities. Submit a query and first ten pages to an open editor.

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