OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

Amanda Hilton, Publisher
Deanna Anderson, Chief Editor
Julie Armstrong, Acquisition Editor

All publishing services offered at no cost to the authors.

Send all submissions to: submissions@sirenbookstrand.com

(do not use the customer support Contast Us form to inquire about submission)

In the Subject line, type SUBMISSION: Title of Book (total computer word count)

     

PUBLISHER Siren Publishing
 Erotic romance only		 BookStrand Publishing
 Mainstream romance only
Imprints

 

 

 SIREN CLASSIC: M/F and M/M romance, sexual involvement only with each other, and a happily forever after with each other. No dubious consent. No adultery.

SIREN ALLURE: M/F, M/M, and F/F romance, sexual liasions with secondary characters who are not involved in a menage or a consensual sharing arrangement, and a happily forever after with each other. Some dubious consent.

SIREN POLYAMOUR : One woman with two or more men F/M/M+, consensual sharing, no sexual liaisons with characters outside the mutual relationship, and a happily forever after for the heroine with at least two men. No dubious consent. No adultery.

SIREN MENAGE AMOUR: One woman with two or more men M/M/F or M/F/M+, or three men M/M/M, consensual sharing, no sexual liaisons with characters outside the mutual relationship, and a happily forever after for at least three of them together. No dubious consent. No adultery.

SIREN MENAGE & MORE: One woman with two or more men F/M/M+, or two women with one or more men F/F/M+, or three men M/M/M, or three women F/F/F, sexual relationship not always committed (flings or temporary), and at a minimum a happy for now for at least three of the characters together. Some dubious consent.

 

 BOOKSTRAND MAINSTREAM ROMANCE: traditional M/F romance with sex scenes only between the hero and the heroine. No rape. No adultery.

 
Requirements for all imprints Story must be well written and have an interesting story line, strong conflicts, and well-developed characters.

Romance must be 70% of the story.
Specific erotic romance requirements Sex scenes must be red-hot using explicit, adult sexual language and leaving little or nothing to the imagination. N/A
What will catch our attention! Really hot sex scenes

M/M and M/M/M

Menage a trois and menage a quatre

Multiple partners: one woman shared by several men

Western and cowboys

 

 The first page must start in medias res and capture our attention immediately! Do not start your book with back story and long exposition.
Age requirements All characters must be at least 21 years old to be involved in a ménage or polyamorous relationship. All characters must be at least 18 years old to be involved in a sexual scene.
Not accepting Short stories or collection of short stories. General fiction. Poetry. Non-fiction.
Automatic rejection A resounding no to bodily functions, pedophilia, necrophilia, or incest in any form.
Word count requirements
 		 Each story must be at least 20,000 words. We will publish humongous novels and epics.
Print Print-on-demand only. Will specify in offer letter.
Royalty percentage 40% of download price for e-book sold at BookStrand.com website
50% of publisher's royalties received from distributors
6% of cover price for print books
Royalty payments Quarterly. Paid 30 days after the end of each quarter (January 1 to March 31 paid on April 30th, April 1 to June 30 paid on July 30th, etc.).
Submission requirements Manuscript must be polished and free of grammatical and spelling errors.
What to submit Please attach your COMPLETE manuscript as ONE document either in WORD or RTF format.

REJECTION WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Without a complete manuscript attached, we will delete the email. Please don't send just a synopsis, some sample chapters, or a nearly finished/incomplete manuscript.

How to submit

IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL: Include (1) your book's title, (2) the genre, (3) total computer word count of the finished manuscript, (4) your pen name, if you use one, (5) your current email address, (6) your physical mailing address, and (7) your day-time or cell phone number. Optionally, include a short bio and the URL of your writing website if you have one. (8) In no more than 300 words, give a detailed but concise synopsis starting with a hook, an overview of the plot, information on your major characters, the major conflict and resolution, and the ending.

ATTACHMENT OF MANUSCRIPT: Please label the attached file as follows:

LAST NAME - Story Title - Total Manuscript Computer Word Count.

EMAIL SUBJECT LINE: Include in your Subject field: Submission: Story Title (total computer word count. To bypass the Spam filter, remember to start off the Subject field with the word Submission.
   

Where to submit

SUBMISSIONS @ SIRENBOOKSTRAND . COM

(do not inquire about submission at info @ bookstrand . com)
 
Previously published works First submission must be new work. Previously published works only if approved by Chief Editor.
Response time 2 to 4 months. If you have not heard from us in 4 months, follow up by sending an email to inquiry @ sirenbookstrand . com.