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Quill & Crow Publishing House is an independent traditional small press currently accepting unagented novel and horror novella queries.

Response time info: 8 weeks

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fictionHorrorFantasyYoung AdultMysteryEligibility requirementsPays: Royalty payments are made regularly under the publishing contract.

Open to: Works must be unpublished in the listed genres; submissions must not be series books or first books that cannot stand alone; generative-AI manuscripts are not accepted.

Open as of October 1. Seeking polished, unpublished novels of 40,000–110,000 words and horror novellas of 20,000–40,000 words, including horror, dark fiction, dark fantasy, speculative fiction, YA horror, hauntings, ghosts, alternate history, genre blends, and literary themes. No series, first books that cannot stand alone, high fantasy, hard science fiction, or graphic sexual assault or child abuse; include trigger warnings when applicable. Submit a query with the first three chapters and a 1–2-page synopsis. If you do not hear back within 8 weeks, consider it a pass.

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