SUBMISSIONS
Thorned Heart Press is currently accepting manuscripts!
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What are we looking for? Specifically erotica or romance with plot. This means we will read your manuscript if it is unique and creative, but must not be repeated sex scenes. We are especially excited to read dynamic, detailed, and vivid characters that not only change and develop over the course of the novel but also inspire and change others.
EROTICA GUIDELINES
What we are currently accepting:
Straight erotica
MM / FF erotica
MMF / MFM erotica
What we are NOT currently accepting:
BDSM / Torture / Rape erotica
Rape fantasy erotica
Paranormal erotica
Any kind of fantasy or science fiction erotica
ROMANCE GUIDELINES
What we are currently accepting:
Steamy romance (1+ sex scene with explicit details)
Small-town steamy romance
Interracial romance
Steamy historical romance
What we are currently NOT accepting:
Paranormal romance
Billionaire romance
Any fantasy or science fiction romance
LGBTQA+ GUILDLINES
What we are currently accepting:
MM romance / erotica
FF romance / erotica
MFM / MMF romance / erotica
Transgender romance / erotica
Nonbinary, asexual, or any spectrum romance / erotica
What we are currently NOT accepting:
LGBTQA+ stories that end with suicide, abuse, etc. NHEA (not happily ever after) stories are fine, but need to be written with purpose
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We are currently accepting any manuscripts from 25,000 words up to 100,000 words.
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If you are interested in submitting, please complete our submission interest form here.
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Please follow the formatting guidelines as listed below. Manuscripts without correct formatting will be rejected immediately.
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Formatting Requirements:
Size 12pt font
Times New Roman font (Calibri is acceptable)
Double spaced
Please submit only .doc, .docx, or .rtf files. No google docs links or PDF files will be accepted.
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Submissions can be emailed to thornedheartpress@gmail.com. In the subject line please include ACQUISITONS and your name.