Is ANYONE taking unagented querieis?

L.Jones · Oct 20, 2009

Anyone? For romance or women's fiction?

Anyone know? I mean, other than Harlequin (should have clarified sooner).

annie

Irysangel · Oct 20, 2009

Tor does. I think I heard somewhere that Kensington does?

Other than that...

Selah March · Oct 20, 2009

Kensington and Dorchester. I believe Avon will take an emailed query. Tor will take full subs, last I read, but they want strictly paranormal.

Bubastes · Oct 20, 2009

I wouldn't submit to Dorchester, though. They appear to be having financial problems and are paying their authors very, very late.

*RomanceWriter* · Oct 20, 2009

Besides Harlequin...Kensington, Siren-Bookstrand, Tor, Samhain, Avon, Wild Rose Press, Dorchester and pretty much all the smaller pubs/ebook publishers.

Wayne K · Oct 20, 2009

Check your reps RW.

Selah March · Oct 20, 2009

Bubastes said:
I wouldn't submit to Dorchester, though. They appear to be having financial problems and are paying their authors very, very late.

Yes, I've heard this, too, and should've mentioned it. Thanks.

Susan Gable · Oct 20, 2009

I'm going to the NJRW conference this weekend. I'll bring back any "fresh" information I come across.

Susan G.

Twizzle · Oct 20, 2009

You can also query HQN Books-or could. Haven't checked them recently, though. They were relatively quick too.

brainstorm77 · Oct 20, 2009

Avalon

Lainey Bancroft · Oct 20, 2009

Hopefully Susan will bring us back the 'freshest' info.

Tor does have a women's fiction imprint. (Had a very kind rejection there a short time ago)

The only thing I can add to this is you might look at Little Black Dress, Medallion, Mundania or Five Star/Thorndike. Also, to my knowledge, Samhain and Wild Rose don't venture into women's fiction, they are more romance focused.

L.Jones · Oct 20, 2009

I poked around to see what Tor was accepting. Thanks for pointing me that way even though it probably isn't a realistic deal for me. I have a paranormal idea but like everything I try it has a humorous angle. Anyone looking for THOSE?

Thanks for offering fresh news, Susan. Haven't had any for a while. Almost went to the NJ conf but decided I needed to focus on other things right now.

annie

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Irysangel · Oct 21, 2009

Annie, my books are humorous paranormal! To be honest, I think a lot of people don't write it so you never hear much about it except for the big names. But I know Berkley, Pocket (my pub), Kensington, Dorchester, NAL - all publish humorous paranormal.

What about Sourcebooks and Belle Books? I don't know that you need an agent for Sourcebooks and they have humorous paranormal as well, I think. Not sure about Tor - I think they are open to it as long as it is romance focused.

L.Jones · Oct 21, 2009

Thanks Jill!

I was with my agent for 14 years and that had pretty much run it's course. I've gotten one contract w/o an agent already and am not sure it won't be 'easier' to make a sale on my own than to impress an agent these days

Feel like I'm waking up from a coma and suddenly realizing how much I had let pass me by in the Romance-ish genre outside my own specialties (Inspirational and single title southern women's fic).

annie
http://anniejonesjoywritingthroughlife.blogspot.com/

Pterofan · Oct 21, 2009

Siren-Bookstrand takes humorous paranormal. They accepted mine, at any rate.

Samhain had an antho for humorous paranormal stories, so it sounds like they're open to the idea as well. Neither e-publ requires an agent.

Is ANYONE taking unagented querieis?

L.Jones

Irysangel

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Selah March

Bubastes

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RomanceWriter

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Wayne K

Selah March

Susan Gable

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Twizzle

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brainstorm77

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L.Jones

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L.Jones

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