Guidelines | BearManor Fiction

BearManor Fiction is currently open to submissions.

Genres of Fiction
Right now, we’re to a wide range of genre, but take a look at our catalog to get a feel for the sort of books we tend to publish the most. You’ll find that many titles have a Hollywood nostalgia connection, a thriller or mystery connection, or a classic adventure connection. While we will consider other types of submissions, be aware of the sort of works we currently publish.

Yes, we will also consider some young-adult fiction.

Fiction (Long)
Right now we’re mostly looking for either a.) reprints of works that have since gone out of print that the author has regained the rights to and b.) new works by authors who have been had at least one previous novel published professionally. Because sales rely on author-based promotion and reputation, it helps to have an audience already in existence. While we will consider new works by authors without a publishing history, the odds are a little bit longer.

That said, this is an ideal way to make some money on a backlist, continue a series that another publisher has dropped, or to publish omnibus editions of previous works.

Fiction (Short)
We’ll readily consider collections of short stories by a single author. The author must have clear rights to reprint all stories, or have those rights cleared by the publication date.

If you’re looking to sell an anthology, we will consider your pitch, although we will only sign with the editor and it will be the editor’s responsibility to wrangle individual author rights and payments.

Non-Fiction
For those who wish to submit non-fiction, we urge you to visit the BearManor Media site.

How To Submit:

Please send a query letter to editor@bearmanorfiction.com. Introduce yourself, give a bit of your publication history, and describe your proposed project. If we wish to see more, we will promptly reply and ask to see further material. Do NOT send any attachments with your query letter, but rather keep all contents of the letter in the body of your e-mail message.

All mailed submissions should be sent to:

BearManor Fiction
c/o John Teehan
70 Lenox Ave.
West Warwick, RI 02893

Payments:

We’re a small publisher at the moment, but our rates are better than most based on percentages from net sales. We provide copies to the creators at very reduced rates so you earn more when you sell them yourselves–a great deal for convention appearances!

If we are interested in publishing your work, we can get down to more of the nitty-gritty involving payments and contracts.

Questions?

We look forward to working with you!

(Please note, we are not accepting design submissions at this time.)