Lillibridge Press is seeking stories in these genres ONLY: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror/Gothic, Myths/Tales, Magick/Occult, Superheroes, High Romance, LGBTQ, and Erotica. Stories can stand alone or be part of a well-developed series, but MUST HAVE AN ELEMENT OF THE SPECULATIVE.

We DO NOT accept or review previously published manuscripts, even if self-published.

We publish SPECULATIVE fiction ONLY.

If your manuscript is not speculative in nature it will be returned unread.

Length Standards Accepted

2,500 to 7,500 words - Short Fiction

7,500 to 17,500 words - Novelette

17,500 to 40,000 words - Novella

40,000 to 100,000 words - Novel

We assign ISBNs to novella and novel length work unless your story is chosen for a print anthology. We assign LBP numbers to our short story and novelette eBooks, which will be sold through our independent online bookstore, Amazon, Amazon UK, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords and more...

In the body of the email

Your legal name, pseudonym if applicable, and contact e-mail

Working Title (series name if applicable)

Genre and manuscript length

General story description in two paragraphs

Writing credentials

Attach the following:

A short but complete story synopsis.

If the story is less than 5,000 words in length, please attach the entire story.

For all other stories, please attach a partial or ten pages of your manuscript to the nearest scene break. Editors may request more of the story during review and a complete manuscript will be required before a contract is offered.

Formatting Guidlines

Please follow these simple formatting guidelines. Our editors will thank you.

Submissions will be accepted in .docx, .doc, .rtf, and .txt formats.

Standard 12 pt Times New Roman

1 inch margins, .5 indent for the first line of each paragraph. 1.5 line spaces between lines.

No tabs or spacing to indent! Use the ruler, sliding the top arrow over to .5.

Page numbers in the upper right corner, author name in the upper left corner with the title of the work following. Example: Jean Auel/The Clan of the Cave Bear.

Send your submission to submissions@lillibridgepress.com. The word Submission must be in the subject line. All submissions must be spell checked and edited for grammar.

Unsolicited manuscripts are accepted at any time.

We will acknowledge all submissions by email in 5-7 days.

Submissions will be read by an editor and you will have a response in 6-8 weeks.

All accepted works will need to be provided to us as an electronic file.All accepted work will be edited.

Contract

Electronic contracts are exchanged via mail

Our Intellectual Property Rights contract was prepared by Leslie Mark Greenbaum, Esq. of Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C.