SUBMISSIONS
Counterpoise Press is a traditional advance and royalty paying publisher for fiction works. Submissions are currently CLOSED. Please check back for updates on when they will open again.
Manuscript Wish List: (includes but is not limited to):
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Young Adult High Fantasy, New Adult High Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Speculative, Science Fiction, Dystopian.
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We’re especially interested in YA fantasy based in mythology across cultures, characters with disability, chronic illness or mental illness, Deaf characters, and LGBTQIA+ stories.
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Our Favorites:
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Game of Thrones
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The Witcher
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The Throne of Glass Series
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The ACOTAR Series
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The Crescent City Series
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Eragon
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The Iron Fey Series
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Handmaid’s Tale
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Shadow and Bone
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Six of Crows
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Nevernight
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The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
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The Cruel Prince
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The Grace Year
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Soulswift
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Killing Eve
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Yellowjackets
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The Wilds
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The OA
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The Society
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Sex Education
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Heartstopper
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The Golden Compass
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The Chronicles of Narnia
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Fablehaven
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Red Rising
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Gregor the Overlander
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The Lord of the Rings
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For now, we are not the right publisher for nonfiction, horror, middle grade, literary, poetry, short stories, romance, erotica, women’s fiction, inspirational/Christian fiction, picture books, screen plays, or chapter books. In special cases, we will consider memoirs.
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You are welcome to submit books written in English if you are from outside the U.S., but please note this in your query.
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For legal reasons you must be over 18 to submit a manuscript.
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Submission Guidelines:
Please send your query to our submissions email (it will appear here when submissions are open) and include:
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“Query: [your book’ title]” in the subject line
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The first 5 pages of your manuscript pasted into the body of the email (no attachments, please).
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Only completed, unpublished manuscripts will be considered (meaning they cannot be previously self published)
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Send full or partial manuscripts only when requested
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Be absolutely sure your writing is the best it can be!
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Format your manuscript properly. We’re not overly strict about minor details, but we do expect manuscripts to align with industry standards
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Follow these links for more information on how to format your query and your manuscript. If you are unsure how to properly write a query letter, please check out this article.
*Please note that if you do not follow submission guidelines your email will be discarded*
Hannah will be in touch within 4-6 weeks if she is interested in your work. She does her best to respond to all queries, but due to the large number she receives it’s not always possible.