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Submission
Guidelines
If you are interested in submitting
your manuscript to Highland Press Publishing, please take a few
minutes to review the following and acquaint yourself with our
guidelines:
Highland Press is particularly interested in expanding our
Christian/Inspirational/family line—both historical and contemporary
stories.
We’re looking for outstanding manuscripts of all genres and
timeframes—with the exception of erotica. (Absolutely no graphic sex
scenes, please!) We want love and romance. A HEA. Emotion.
We want historicals similar to what many of us grew up with and fell
in love with. This does NOT mean we want manuscripts with history
dumps! Please ensure the history is sprinkled throughout your
manuscript and your historical facts are accurate.
While we have predominantly focused on historicals to date, this
doesn’t mean we’re not willing to consider well written stories of
every time period. We’ve released several Young Adult books,
including our first Young Adult inspirational. We also have a
non-fiction reference book we believe every author will want to
have. Use it to help your creativity come to life.
Each manuscript query packet must
include the following:
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Cover letter with total word count, brief synopsis, and information
about yourself (publishing credits, writing memberships, etc.)
~ Make your cover letter interesting;
tell us why we'll love your manuscript
~ Be sure to let us know what marketing
strategy you plan for your book
~ First three chapters of your
manuscript (in standard manuscript format)
~ Do NOT staple chapters; use standard
binder clips
Each full
manuscript submission packet (when requested) must include the
following items:
~Cover letter with total word count,
brief synopsis, and applicable publishing credits
~Include a one to two page outline of
your specific marketing strategy
~One hard copy of the full manuscript
in standard format ~All submissions must also include
entire work on CD-Rom in RTF format
~SAS postcard for confirmation of
manuscript receipt
Since we
write notes and see how much editing will be required while we’re
using the hard copy, these will not be returned. Be assured they
will be shredded if your story is not accepted.
Do not send your full manuscript if we
have not requested it.
Standard Manuscript Format:
~8 1/2 x 11 white paper (countries that
use A-9 paper may submit that) ~Print on only one side of the paper
~Times New Roman 12pt font/black ink
~1-inch margin on all sides
~25 lines per page
~Align text left, do not justify
~Header containing author name,
manuscript title, word count, and page number
~Capital letters at the beginning of
sentences and proper nouns ~Show new paragraphs by indenting first line of new paragraph ~Do not add blank line between
paragraphs ~Show scene breaks
with * * * centered in the appropriate line
~Do not staple or otherwise bind (other
than a binder clip)
All
correspondence must include:
~Name (and pseudonym if applicable)
~Mailing address
~Phone number
~E-mail address (if available)
~Web address (if available)
Please do not send the only existing
copy of your manuscript. Highland Press cannot be responsible for
lost manuscripts.
Due to overwhelming number of
submissions, response time for manuscript submissions cannot be
guaranteed at this time. We will do our best to get to your
manuscript as expeditiously as possible.
Please note: We do not accept
email submissions without prior arrangement. Unsolicited submissions
sent via email will not be considered.
Please direct all email queries in
the body of an email (no unsolicited attachments) to:
Submissions.hp@gmail.com
General questions about Highland Press
Publishing should be addressed to:
The.Highland.Press@gmail.com
If you wish to send a partial query via
regular mail, please send the necessary cover letter, brief
synopsis, marketing plan, and the first three chapters to:
Highland Press
Submissions Department
PO Box 2292
High Springs, FL 32655
Full
submissions, when requested, should be sent to the same address.
Thank you for your interest in Highland
Press Publishing.
Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will be
discarded.
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