Submission Guidelines
We accept authors with or without Agents
-must be 18 or older, please -
We are currently accepting submissions for the following genres:
- Romance
- Thriller/Suspense
- Paranormal
- Horror
- Science Fiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Children's
- Sports
- Christian
We do NOT accept:
- Self-Help
- Technical Manuals
- Short Stories or Novellas (unless part of an anthology or word count in excess of 50k)
- Poetry
Submission Guidelines
A – At this time, we are accepting all genres of fiction and non-fiction. Please know we will automatically reject manuscripts that include the following as a focal point: child pornography, bestiality, hardcore erotica, hate propaganda, or racism.
B – We apologize, but we are currently not accepting stories of M/M or W/W. Unfortunately, we currently do not have anyone on staff who has a point of reference in order to do our best by you and your work. Should this change and you would like to be considered, please send us an email letting us know and we will be happy to notify you at such time.
C – Please do not send more than one request/manuscript sample. We consider each inquiry individually.
D - Please do not send a submission inquiry unless the manuscript is completed.
E – At this time we are only accepting manuscripts of 50k+ word count, unless it is a children’s book. If you feel your work should be given consideration and does not fit these criteria, please feel free to contact us by email at the address below.
F – Feel free to send your manuscript to multiple publishing companies; in fact, we encourage you to. However, we ask that you inform us ASAP if you decide to sign a contract with someone else, so we can remove your submission from consideration.
G – Upon signing a contract with us, we will provide the author :
1) Editing of manuscript with up to three pass-backs between our in-house editor. Either Steve Soderquist or Laura Ranger will give final approval with acceptance by the author.
2) Cover artwork by one of Foundations in-house cover artists, including back flap artwork. Either Steve Soderquist or Laura Ranger will give final approval with acceptance by the author.
3) One free copy of the author’s book in each different ebook formats.
H – Manuscripts that have been previously printed, either electronically and/or by paper and have received an ISBN must have proof all rights have reverted back to the author AND that the book has been removed from sale in all formats AND any and all assigned ISBNs have been dissolved.
I – We will respond to all submissions promptly via email.
Please send any questions or concerns via email to: inquiries@FoundationsBooks.net
Formatting Guidelines
Please send your submission along with your query letter with the following information to:
submissions@FoundationsBooks.net
In the SUBJECT LINE: Query: manuscript title - genre - word count (total)
In the body of the email:
A - Your full name and pen name, if applicable.
B - Address, Country, and Phone number
C - Your email address
D - The name of your story, the expected length, and the genre.
E - The synopsis of the manuscript. Please keep this to two or three paragraphs.
F - A brief description of your writing and/or publishing history, if applicable. Also, please list any accolades such as writing awards, classes or seminars attended for writers or anything else you feel contributed to your becoming a writer. In addition, please include links to your author blog or website, if available.
G -All submissions must include in the Header, so as to appear on every page:
1) Author’s name (or names if multiple authors)
2) Author’s email (if multiple authors use the one we should respond to)
3) Genre
4) Total word count (of entire manuscript)
H – We will accept for consideration:
1) Manuscripts that include a brief synopsis of the story
2) The first 30 pages AND
3) The final chapter (not Epilogue).
I - All submissions must be sent as a .doc or .docx, Times New Roman (TNR) font, size 12 with 1” margins on all sides, 1.5 spacing and with proper indentations. If we are interested, we will email you and request the entire manuscript.