Manuscript Wish List: (includes but is not limited to):

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• Young Adult High Fantasy, New Adult High Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Speculative, and Dystopian.  

• 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 

• The Witcher 

• The Throne of Glass Series 

• The ACOTAR Series 

• The Crescent City Series 

• Eragon 

• The Iron Fey Series 

• Handmaid’s Tale

• Shadow and Bone 

• Six of Crows

• Nevernight

• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue 

• The Cruel Prince 

• The Grace Year 

• Soulswift 

• Killing Eve 

• Yellowjackets

• The OA

• The Society

• Sex Education

• Heartstopper 

• The Golden Compass

• The Chronicles of Narnia 

• Tell Me Lies

• Fablehaven

• Red Rising

• Gregor the Overlander 

• The Lord of the Rings

• The Last of Us

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For now, we are not the right publisher for nonfiction, mystery, horror, middle grade, literary, poetry, short stories, erotica, women’s fiction, inspirational/Christian fiction, picture books, screen plays, or chapter books. 

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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:

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Please send your query to our submissions email info@counterpoisepress.com and include: 

• “Query: [your book’ title]” in the subject line 

• The first 5 pages of your manuscript pasted into the body of the email (no attachments, please). 

• Only completed, unpublished manuscripts will be considered (meaning they cannot be previously self published) 

• Send full or partial manuscripts only when requested

• Be absolutely sure your writing is the best it can be! 

• Format your manuscript properly. We’re not overly strict about minor details, but we do expect manuscripts to align with industry standards 

• 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 unfortunately it’s not always possible.