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Publishing
With Bold Strokes
Submission
Guidelines
Bold Strokes Books
offers a diverse collection of
LesbianGayBiTransQueer general and genre
fiction.
BSB category fiction includes romance, action,
adventure, crime, mystery/intrigue, speculative fic
(sci-fi/fantasy/horror), and erotica.
BSB Victory (Lesbian) and Liberty (GBT) Editions
includes literary and popular fiction as well as non-fiction that explore the
LGBT experience
in its many forms (contemporary, historical, saga) while telling strong
human stories with universal themes.
BSB Matinee Books are
sharp, entertaining romances designed to be fun, relaxing, sexy reads.
We are interested in quality
works from serious authors. The review of a manuscript is a
time-consuming and, upon occasion, costly procedure. Therefore,
we do not review manuscripts that have been simultaneously
submitted to multiple publishers.
A confirmation email is sent within 48 hours of receiving a manuscript.
Please query us if you do not receive one. Every manuscript is
individually reviewed, and every attempt is made to provide the author
with a decision regarding our interest in publishing the work in a
timely fashion. Our average time to decision regarding
publication is 12 weeks.
Note: Reprints will be considered only with proof of
termination of the previous publishing contract.
To submit a manuscript or query
about a submittal, please use this email address:
submissions@boldstrokesbooks.com.
We welcome the opportunity to consider your manuscript for publication
and are happy to answer any questions that you may have.
General
Submission Information:
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Submit the Entire Manuscript
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Electronic submissions only,
using Microsoft Word
® .doc or
.rtf with the entire document in one file
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Please include a cover letter
containing:
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A 1 page synopsis of the plot
(including the ending) with working title, category or genre, and word count
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A short author bio including
name, address, email, phone, website, and previous and planned
publications
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Indicate if the submitted
manuscript is a reprint and previous publication data
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Preferred Word Count
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BSB Category fiction
(Romance, Crime/Suspense, Speculative Fic, Mystery, Intrigue/Thriller): 55,000 - 130,000
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Matinee Books
(Romance): 45,000 - 55,000
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Victory and Liberty Editions (Contemporary, Historical, Saga): 80,000 - 150,000
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Non-fiction: None
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Formatting
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1 inch margins on all sides, 12
point Times New Roman
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Single space, indent
paragraphs, and do not skip lines between paragraphs (no html
formatting)
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Author's name on each page,
upper left corner
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Number pages in upper right
corner
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