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Shorts Submission Guidelines
Echelon Shorts is seeking to fill publication slots for its 2011 production schedule.
If you are offered a contract for publication by Shorts it will be for eBook only.
All submissions MUST include a detailed Marketing Strategy. This report must be sent as an attachment. Submissions that do not include a Marketing Strategy will be deleted without consideration. It is important for authors submitting to Shorts to know that a strong marketing strategy is just as important to us as the story itself.
Special Note:
Shorts: A line devoted to enhancing the quick and easily accessible experience for readers on the go, as well as those who enjoy well-developed stories in a shorter format. The entertainment value for readers of short stories is key for us. Send properly formatted submissions to submit@echelonshorts.com. (Please note the new submission address.) The acquiring editor for Shorts is Karen Syed.
Shorts enjoys working with young writers and we will consider submissions from any writers 12 (twelve) and older.
Shorts is committed to readers of all ages and genre tastes and will accept submissions in the following genres: Steampunk, Spy Thrillers, Mystery, Fantasy, Historical Adventures, Romance, Westerns. Echelon Shorts is especially interested in series.
We are seeking authors with strong character development, good plotting skills, strong technical skills, and the ability to engage the reader on an emotional level. Manuscripts that do not strictly adhere to our guidelines and word counts will be returned or deleted unconsidered. Authors must also be willing to market, promote, and sell their own work along with the publisher.
Manuscripts will be judged solely on style and originality, story, content, and technical structure.
Please direct all queries in the body of an email (no unsolicited attachments, please) to the appropriate e-mail address listed above. Do not put proposals in the body of an e-mail.
Send your manuscript and other materials as an attachment in .doc or .rtf only. Submissions must be between 3,000 and 40,000 words. We will NOT visit your web site for samples of your work, so please do not suggest it to us.
All queries MUST include a full marketing strategy. This report must be sent as an attachment. Queries that do not include a marketing strategy will be deleted without consideration. We’ve even added a page to help get you started!
Upon acceptance for further consideration:
Each manuscript submission e-mail must include the following items:
- File #1 (file name: last name-title-cover.doc) e.g. jones-HappyTrails-cover.doc – Cover letter with total word count, genre, brief synopsis, and applicable publishing credits.
- File #2 (file name: last name-title-market.doc) e.g. jones-HappyTrails-market.doc – A one-two page outline of your specific one year marketing strategy.
- File #3 (file name: last name-title-sub.doc) i.e. jones-HappyTrails-sub.doc -One electronic copy of the full manuscript in standard format. (see below)
Standard Manuscript format
- File saved in Word format (.doc) or (.rtf)
- 8 ½ x 11 sheet
- Times New Roman 12pt font/black
- 1-inch margin on all sides/ 1.5 line spacing
- Align text left, do not justify (aligning text both left and right)
- Header containing title, author name,
- Footer containing page number
- Capital letters at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns
- Show new paragraphs by indenting first line of new paragraph. Do not add blank line between paragraphs.
- Show scene breaks with * * * centered in the appropriate line.
All cover letters must include
- Name (and pseudonym if applicable)
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- E-mail address (required for publication)
- Web address (required for publication)
Response to full manuscript submissions may be 4 – 6 weeks, unless otherwise specified.
Please note that we do not accept email submissions/attachments without prior request. Unsolicited submissions sent via email attachment will be deleted without consideration.
We will NOT visit your web site for samples of your work, so do not suggest it to us. If you do, your query will be deleted without consideration.
Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines
WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION.
