Samhain- Closed to Subs

[LilaDubois]

I just wanted to let everyone know that Samhain is closing it's doors to subs.

It looks like it will be closed for the summer. Authors already pubbed with them are okay.

[Christine N.]

Whew! I got mine in just in time then. I don't write Erotica, but the thread title caught my eye. I subbed a MG to them and they rejected, but suggested revisions and said they'd look again if I did them.

I'm waiting to hear back.

[kristie911]

I did too...I sent a query and partial to them a couple of weeks ago and am waiting to hear!

[LilaDubois]

I'm with you two, I just contracted about 6 weeks ago and it was for an anthology.

From what I'm hearing their schedule is full through 2007! Yikes!

[callalily61]

Whew! I got mine in just in time then. I don't write Erotica, but the thread title caught my eye. I subbed a MG to them and they rejected, but suggested revisions and said they'd look again if I did them.

I'm waiting to hear back.

Me, too! I subbed a spec.fic. about 3 weeks ago. So glad I snuck in under the wire!

(Trying not to chew nails or get hopes up too high. Being realistic and all that...)

[BarbaraSheridan]

The news just came over the Samhain business & authors' loops.

[miztori]

I'm bummed-I knew I should have sent the partial but I wanted to finish tweaking the entire manuscript-I missed it!

[Jersey Chick]

I was just bemoaning that myself - if only I hadn't had to 'tweak' a little more... :)

[Marlys]

Just for clarification, Samhain's website (http://samhainpublishing.com/submissions) says they're still taking agented submissions, referrals from editors, and material for the special projects they have going. So they're not totally closed for subs.

[LilaDubois]

and they will reopen sometime this summer, i think i heard july/august

[Jersey Chick]

woo hoo - the tweaking will be finished by then! :hooray:

[gingerwoman]

A Samhain editor said the end of Summer at Romance Divas.

[MarkEsq]

I just wanted to let everyone know that Samhain is closing it's doors to subs.


However, the door is still wide open to dommes. :)

[gingerwoman]

^So they'll take my Hero without my Heroine?

[goatprincess]

Does anyone know what word count Samhain is usually looking for when they're open for submissions? I want to recommend them to a fellow writer for future reference and I'd like to give him an idea of what book length they like to see. Anyone know?

[Stacia Kane]

Have you looked at their website? It's right there on the Submissions page.

[Shadowman]

Christine & Jersey Chick. I've visited the Samhain site just to check it out. They have a lot of romance novels there. Is that their mainstay?
Here is it's definition Samhain . . . Yes, I found it on the internet. I'm not THAT smart.

Samhain is the Celtic harvest festival which occurs on October 31 or November 1. It marked the ending of the fertile period of the year and the beginning of winter. During the winter period, it was believed that a path to "another world" was open, allowing spirits and such to visit people at night.

So you can see why I was expecting a little something else. I saw that they have genres other than romance and I looked through a lot of them. But a lot of them were romance too. So is it like their mainstay?

Not looking to submit right now, which seems good since they're not taking any right now. But I saw someone say something about ePublishing. Is that what they are?

[Jersey Chick]

AFAIK, they are focusing on romance and stories with strong romantic elements. They used to accept other genres, but I'm pretty sure they aren't any longer (unless they have those pesky strong romantic elements.)

But if you have something and you aren't sure if it'll fit, take a look at their submission guidelines.

Yes, they release all books as ebooks. I think only books that are 65k+ go to print. They have distribution and their paperbacks are stocked in Barnes & Noble (and perhaps Borders - but I'm not in Borders that often so I can't say for certain.) They also have an excellent reputation, and are well regarded.

[Branwyn]

I've got three books with Samhain and yes, they're focusing on romance now.

They come out as E-books then as Jersey Chick said depending on word count you go to print. I've yet to see my books on any shelves in Borders or BN. :-(

[Jersey Chick]

Mine isn't out until March - and I'm keeping my fingers crossed... If I did see it, I'd probably pass out right there in the aisle. ;)

[Shadowman]

Thanks guy's .., or girl's. LADIES.

[Jersey Chick]

How 'bout chicks? ;)