Submission steps for your first literary novel
Download the author questionnaire, complete it with details about your literary novel, and send it through our submission page. We review every submission and follow up if there's a strong fit.
A straightforward submission path
Editor's note: Literary fiction
Literary fiction is judged closely on voice and sentence-level craft, and on whether the interior journey can carry the book.
If you're a first-time author with a literary novel, you shouldn't have to guess where to start. Our process is straightforward: you share your questionnaire, we review what you submitted, and we follow up with next steps if there's a strong fit.
- Editorial feedback and direction tailored to new writers
- A clear path from questionnaire submission to publication planning
- A publishing partner built for first-time voices and thoughtful storytelling
What happens next
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Download the Author Questionnaire PDF.
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Complete it, then send your details through our submission page.
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We review submissions and respond within 2–3 weeks with next steps.
We support first-time voices. If you’re ready, download the questionnaire PDF and submit when you’re prepared.
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- What to expect
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- Working with editors
- The debut journey
- Getting published
- From manuscript to book
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- First-book support
- Publishing agreements
- Publishing options
- After acceptance
- Launching your book