19 April 2012

Win a Publishing Contract: Regency Romance Contest

Post date: 19 April 2012
Deadline: 1 May 2012

Love a story about passion in the parlor, clandestine meetings, willful heroines and gallant heroes? Intrigued by double dealing and secret couplings among proper English society? Is regency romance for you? It’s for us as we launch our newest line. Write one for us!

Do you have a regency you’ve been thinking about submitting? Have you’ve always wanted to write a regency? Now is your chance.

Polish up your best effort and enter it in the Secret Cravings Publishing Regency Romance contest. The winner will be offered a contract. Strut your stuff. Join our brand-new and growing regency line and become a member of the SCP family of authors.

Length: 5-100,000 words.

GENERAL SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES

At this time, we are accepting submissions for all genres of romance including:
  • Historical, Contemporary, and Futuristic Time Periods
  • Paranormal (shape shifters, ghosts, vampires, wereanimals)
  • Westerns
  • Time Travel
  • Pirate
  • Steampunk
  • Mystery
  • Fantasy (Including Sci-Fi)
  • Chick Lit
  • Mainstream
  • Sweet Romance
  • Romantic Suspense
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Gay/Lesbian
  • Fairies
  • Bisexual
  • Horror
  • Regency
  • Gothic

We do accept reprints and self-published works as long as you are a contracted author with Secret Cravings Publishing. You must show us your terminated agreement(s) and letter stating your termination with whomever you have published with in the past.

All manuscripts must be formatted with 12 Times New Roman font, 1.5 spaced, 0.3 indent and please include your name, address and email address on your manuscript. There is a tab for our style sheet at the bottom of our website. This goes into detail about our style, expectations and things you should self-edit your book for before submission of your manuscript. Please make sure your name and contact information is on your manuscript when submitting.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: publisher@secretcravingspublishing.com

For submissions: submit all entries to publisher@secretcravingspublishing.com

Website: www.secretcravingspublishing.com
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