Submissions
NOW OPEN TO NEW SUBMISSIONS
Submissions Information
Melange is a royalty-paying company e-books (digital formats) and print books. We pay authors 35% net royalties on digital formats and 10% on print. We are actively seeking submissions for the genres listed below.Melange Books, LLC, acquires for all of the following novel and novella genres:
Romance, sweet, sensual and erotic western, science fiction, horror, contemporary, chic-lit, men's fiction, women's general fiction, adventure, speculative, action, drama, gay, lesbian, urban fantasy, paranormal, cross-genres, urban fantasy, young adult, mainstream fiction, and Non-Fiction.
"Melange" for every reader's taste in literature
Send Submissions to:
Jane - submissions-jane@melange-books.comTom - submissions-tom@melange-books.com
Nancy - submissions-nancy@melange-books.com
Jane Bonander:
Historical Fiction & Romance Novels/Novellas
Sensual Romance Novels & Novellas
Western Fiction and Romance Novels/Novellas
Sensual romance Novels/Novellas
Mystery Novels/Novellas
Romantic Suspense Novels/Novellas
(All of the above 40,000-100,000 words, produced in digital and print)
Tom Dahedl:
Fantasy, Horror Novels/Novellas
Paranoramal Novels/Novellas
Men's Fiction – Action, War, Adventure, Espionage-Spy Novels
(All of the above 40,000-100,000 words, produced in digital and print)
Nancy Schumacher:
Erotic & Sensual romance
Gay-lesbian Novels/Novellas
Paranoramal Novels/Novellas
Sensual Romance Novels & Novellas
Young Adult Fiction (all genres-contemporary, historical, paranormal)
(All of the above 40,000-100,000 words, produced in digital and print)
Short stories (stand alone - 6,000-29,999) for digital book only
Short stories (to be included in any of our anthologies listed on submissions page) will be available in both digital and print.
No Science Fiction submissions accepted at this time.
Our response time can be 10-18 weeks.
Contact Nancy Schumacher at submissions-nancy@melange-books.com for information or questions about the call for submissions for the following anthologies.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
"Trials and Tribulations of A Blind Date"
(Deadline: May 2012, Release July 2012)
Do you have an excellent or horrific memory of a blind date? We're looking for light, fun, or downright embarrassing stories about your most memorable blind date for our anthology, Trials and Tribulations of a Blind Date.
Stories should be mildly romantic to sensual.
7,000-15,000 words
"Having My Baby"
(Deadline: July 2012, Release November 2012)
Spring is a time for new birth and Melange is actively seeking sensual, poignant, joyous, humorous, and unusual stories about having a baby.
Stories should be mildly romantic to sensual.
9,000-16,000 words
"Warm Christmas Wishes 2012"
(Deadline: October 2012, Release Late November 2012)
Poignant, warm holiday stories is what we're after. The characters must
be in deep point of view. Immerse your readers in a story where your
primary characters pull at our emotions. Any heat level is good –
or none at all – as long as you show deep
emotions in your characters.
10,000-16,000 words
Call for specific Short Reads
8,000-15,000 words
(Sub any time. Available in digital-e-book format only)
Adventure-Heroic Men stories
Erotic or Playful Spanking Short stories
Sexy Summer Beach Reads
Submission Manuscript Requirements
For all submissions
Times New Roman, 12 pt. font
RTF format
* * * * to be used for scene breaks
1" margins all around
Single-spaced
.03 first line paragraph indent
Be sure and type name, email address, and other contact information on first page of your manuscript. Please include manuscript title, word count, and genre
Be aware. Melange publishes erotica, not porn. Know the difference. We do not accept any defaming and nauseating things such as incest, underage characters in illegal and immoral situations, or anything non-consensual or of a violently graphic nature.
Please include heat level: Sweet, Sensual, Hot, Scorching
Shorts are published in e-book format only-under 40,000 words, unless included within an anthology, which are available in print format.
Print works are 40,000 words and above.
Please send only first three chapters of a novel, novella or complete short story if under 15,000 words. Also send a short 25-50 word blurb and a short synopsis of your story or novel. If any manuscript does not adhere to these guidelines, we will not read it, but will reject. We love working with both new and established authors.
Thank you for considering Melange Books, LLC