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Wild Hunt Books is Temporarily Open to Unagented Novel Submissions

January 26

Deadline: January 26th, 2025
Payment: Royalties
Themes: Stories that experiment with narrative, plot and structure. in darker genres

Wild Hunt Books are open to unagented submissions from 13-26 January 2025. For this submission period we are looking for novels only (50K-90K words with a grace of 1000 words, over/under). We are only looking for standalone novels and are not acquiring series or duologies. We are not seeking short story collections or novellas this time. We are not a home for poetry, non-fiction, screenplays, translations, and children’s or YA fiction.

If you’d like to read more about what the editor is looking for, please read her recent blog post about this. The editor has set up a #mswl which she will periodically update so best to head over there to get a good sense of what she’s looking for. The list is not meant to be exhaustive but to give writers an idea of the sorts of manuscripts we are looking for.

The editor is seeking manuscripts that speak to the heart of the company: Our mission is to foster strong and distinct literary voices and those who experiment with narrative, plot and structure. We are also a home for authors dabbling in the darker genres and liminal spaces.

She loves language that evokes place, voice and mood, and loves when this works as a visceral entry point for the reader into a story. Some of her favourite writers are: Shirley Jackson, Daisy Johnson, Charlotte Brontë, Margaret Atwood and Franz Kafka.

I love books that have clear, engaging prose from the start, and don’t sacrifice on character or story. I’m looking for novels that are close to their characters and worlds. I also like a strong authorial voice. I tend to gravitate towards fiction rooted in reality even if it incorporates genre notes. While I’m not the perfect editor for pure genre (e.g., most fantasy like high fantasy, urban fantasy, etc and science fiction), I do cling to novels that play with genre and upend genre expectations or motifs in a speculative way.

OUR SUBMISSION WINDOW OPENS 13th January 2025 and will run until 26th January 2025, 18:00 GMT (London time).

All Terms & Conditions can be found on our website but here are a few general ones:

  • We accept submissions from anyone writing in English living anywhere in the world. However, we prioritise authors living in the United Kingdom.

  • While this open period is keen to hear from unagented authors, we do accept submissions from agented authors who are querying a novel not represented by their agent. If the latter applies to you, please let us know via your query letter.

  • You may only submit one manuscript during the submission period. Please send a query letter, one page synopsis and your entire manuscript. The word count for your manuscript must be between 50K-90K words (we do allow a 1000 word grace over/under). Please only submit standalone novels; we are not acquiring series or duologies.

  • It’s fine to address your query letter to ‘Editor’, ‘Wild Hunt Books’, or ‘Ariell’. Queries addressed to ‘Dear Sir(s)’ will be ignored and deleted.

  • We are only considering original works of novel-length fiction (no translations). We are not seeking short stories, novellas, essays, screenplays, stage plays or poetry.

  • All novels must be original and unpublished, including not previously in newsletters, self-published and blogs. We will not consider or respond to AI-generated work.

  • You will receive an email confirmation. It can take up to 12 weeks to receive an outcome on your manuscript after the closing date (however, we aim to respond much sooner). Please get in touch after this time has passed if you haven’t heard from us.

  • We do not accept submissions sent outside the open window. We only accept submissions sent through this portal. Any work emailed to us will not be considered.

If you need help or a refresher on submission packages, please check out our advice on writing query letters, synopses and formatting.

For access needs, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Terms & Conditions for Submissions

Wild Hunt Books is searching for novel-length manuscripts of between 50,000-90,000 words.

OUR SUBMISSION WINDOW OPENS 13th January 2025 and will run until 26 January 2025, 18:00 GMT (London). Submissions sent by email or outside of this window will not be considered or responded to.

As a new publisher our aim is to showcase writing by talented new and emerging authors. We also accept submissions by unagented authors.

Submission Package

  • Please complete the submission form.

  • You may only submit one manuscript during the submission period.

  • We do not accepted AI generated work. Any work submitted that is AI generated is against our terms & conditions.

  • All submissions must be original and unpublished, including not previously in newsletters, self-published and blogs. We will not consider or respond to AI-generated work.

  • While the reading period is open, all work and identities will be treated with respect. Wild Hunt Books might write about the manuscript period only in positive and vague terms on our social media channels. Your identity will be kept confidential and your manuscript will not be explicitly identified.

  • You will receive an email confirmation notifying you that it can take up to 12 weeks to receive an outcome on your manuscript after the closing date. Please get in touch after this time has passed if you haven’t heard from us.

  • If your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere, please notify us so we can further consider it.

  • Unsuccessful submissions will be deleted 90 days after the reading period.

  • If we are interested in your manuscript for our list, we will first reach out by email but might want to eventually speak via video chat software like Zoom or Google Meet. This call will always include the Publisher, but might include the marketing assistant. You will be notified of this in advance and everything is kept confidential.

  • You must be 18 years of age as of 26th January 2025 to submit your work.

  • Work sent that is homophobic, racist, bigoted, etc. will be ignored and no correspondence will be engaged.

  • To contact Wild Hunt Books, please visit our contact page.

Wild Hunt Books Authors

  • We seek worldwide volume rights, which are outlined in our contract.

  • As a new publishing house, we will have a dedicated approach to author care and an executed marketing plan for our books.

  • We expect our authors to also embrace this approach. It’s not simply the books, it’s the people. Please be prepared to work with the editor on large and in-depth developmental edits, along with being a part of promoting your book.

  • Authors will receive a contract, royalties and a clearly defined schedule for manuscript due dates. We want you to know who you’re working with and how it’s made. Transparency in publishing should be the normal.

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