Faith, Hope & Love


Markets (Spring 2006) by Lyn Cote Here it is, my yearly update on the inspirational Fiction (focus on romance) Market Update. Last year, I posted 15 houses. This year the numberhas increased to 22! Some house are so new that I couldn't get all the information I wanted. As more info comes available, I will post it here. Thanks to all the editors and authors who responded to make this possible. Lyn Alphabetical List of (22) CBA Fiction Markets 2006 Included for Each House: House Address Editors Website Types of fiction sought Guidelines for submission Arabesque Inspirational Romance, c/o Evette Porter, Editor, Kimani Press, 233 Broadway, Suite 1001 New York, NY 10279. Harlequin is launching several new African-American romance lines this year. One of the first is Arabesque Inspirational Romance. According to Harlequin's guidelines, the stories should "offer uplifting, contemporary love stories featuring realistic African-American characters that resolve relationship conflicts through the perspective of strong moral beliefs." Arabesque Inspirational Romances may include several points of view, and offer classic contemporary settings. They are accepting agented and unagented material from both published and unpublished writers. Manuscript word length is approximately 85,000-100,000 words (or manuscript pages 300-400 pages). For more specific guidelines you can check out the website at eharlequin.com. Barbour Publishing, Inc. 1810 Barbour Drive PO Box 719 Urichsville OH 44683 www.barbourbooks.com Rebecca Germany, Senior Fiction Editor, is currently seeking multi-faceted romance plotlines of 75-90,000 words. Settings preferred are contemporary with humor and historical pre-dating the 1950s. Unsolicited and unagented authors are welcomed to query, though most authors are being developed from our Heartsong Presents line. (See listing for Heartsong Presents farther down.) NOTE: Rebecca will be letting me know of some new names for acquisition as soon as they are finalized. Check back. I'll post the changes as soon as I receive them. Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55438 Fiction Acquisitions Editors: Charlene Patterson and David Long www.bethanyhouse.com You may submit a query, proposal, or manuscript to BHP through an established literary agent, recognized manuscript service, recommendation by a BHP author or employee, or at a writers' conference attended by Bethany House editorial staff. While we do not accept unsolicited queries or proposals via telephone, mail, or e-mail, we will consider a one-page query sent to our fax line. Our guiding principle is that great stories will always find an audience, and thus we consider nearly all styles and genres of Christian fiction. For more information, please visit www.bethanyhouse.com/writersguidelines See our Web site for genres of current interest." We update the site from time to time and it is the best way for potential authors to stay current. The B&H Publishing Group, formerly Broadman & Holman 127 9th Ave. N.Nashville, Tennessee 37234-0115 Leonard G. Goss, editorial director You may submit a query, proposal, manuscript or partial manuscript to the B&H Publishing Group through an established literary agent, recognized manuscript review service, recommendation by a B&H author or employee, or at a writers' conference attended by B&H editorial staff. No unsolicited queries or proposals via telephone, mail, or email. For additional information, see our Web site. GUIDEPOSTS TO LAUNCH TRADE BOOK IMPRINT: GUIDEPOSTSBOOKS.Guideposts will launch its first trade-book imprint, GuidepostsBooks, in the fall of 2006. GuidepostsBooks is Guideposts’ adult trade imprint that will focus on inspirational titles with a wide variety of content. All sales and distribution will be handled by Ideals Publications’ (a division of Guideposts) national sales reps. According to Richard Stenhouse, VP, Guideposts Book Publishing Group, authors and titles will be announced soon, and the company looks forward to showcasing their full list at the International Christian Retail Show in Denver this July. NOTE: This was all I could find. The editor did not reply. HarperSanFrancisco is another new market, but at this time they are only dealing with established authors through agents. More next year! Harvest House Publishers 990 Owen Loop North Eugene, Oregon 97402 http://www.harvesthousepublishers.com Terry Glaspey (acquiring editor) Nick Harrison (acquiring editor) The best way for new writers to submit to Harvest House is through an agent or at a writer's conference. We also look at the online manuscript listing services, First Edition and Writer's Edge regularly. Heartsong Presents We are seeking romance focused fiction both contemporary and historical in the 45,000-50,000 word length. No, an author doesn't need to be agented and no, we do not accept unsolicted manuscripts. We ONLY accept electronic proposals at fictionsubmit@barbourbooks.com Howard Publishing-was acquired by Simon & Shuster this year, but I have not received any more information. Integrity Publishers Acquisitions Editor 660 Bakers Bridge Avenue, Suite 200 Franklin, TN 37067 Kris Bearss, Editorial Director www.integritypublishers.com Integrity seeks nonfiction and fiction that "helps people worldwide experience the manifest presence of God." Of special interest is contemporary fiction of all kinds (except for apocalyptic and science fiction) that conveys spiritual content with subtlety and challenges the preconceptions of authentic, memorable characters. Agented submissions only, please. No unsolicited manuscripts. Kregel Publications P.O. Box 2607 Grand Rapids, MI 49501 www.kregel.com According to Dennis Hillman Acquisitions, the following is current for 2006: Fiction queries should come to my attention and are then assigned for review by either myself or another editor. We are looking for mystery/suspense stories and relationship oriented stories that are not traditional "romance" plots. Historical and contemporary settings are fine. Does an author need to be agented and do you accept unsolicited manuscripts? As of June 1, we no longer accepted unsolicited material. We do work with agents and encourage authors to use First Edition and The Writer's Edge. Web will now direct writers to agents or to other services. Direct submissions and queries will be returned or destroyed Moody Publishers 820 N LaSalle Blvd Chicago IL 60610-3284 www.moodypublishers.com Moody Publishers accepts proposals through agents as well as unsolicited proposals for fiction. Please send a brief synopsis and three chapters. We accept hard copies or you can email your proposal to: acquisitions@moody.edu. We’re looking for contemporary, suspense, mystery, fantasy, or historical. Andy McGuire, acquisitions editor--fiction Multnomah Publishers, Inc. 601 N. Larch Street Sisters, OR 97759 Guidelines on www.mpbooks.com Multnomah is open to reviewing full-length novels in the following genres: romance, historical, suspense, biblical, fantasy, teen, science fiction, and futuristic. Multnomah only accepts proposals through literary agents or upon invitation by a Multnomah editor at a writer’s conference. Fiction editors: Julee Schwarzburg, Rod Morris Guidelines on www.mpbooks.com Do you accept electronic queries? Yes, but only from literary agents NavPress (This house did not respond in 2006, so this information may not be accurate.) P.O. Box 35001, Colorado Springs, Co 80132 www.Navpress.com Rachelle Gardner, Senior Editor We are currently looking at all genre and non-genre fiction. Whether character-driven or plot-driven, novels must have well-developed characters and a page-turning story. Here is the link for writer's guidelines: http://www.navpress.com/CustomerService/ViewItem/122.html Authors need to be agented unless I have made personal contact with them at a conference. We do not accept queries of any sort. Proposals must be agented or solicited. Penguin Praise House Penguin Group (USA) Address 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 Editors Denise Silvestro/Joel Fotinos Website www.penguin.com Types of fiction sought: all genres Guidelines for submission: We are looking for all types of fiction, full-length, stand-alones and series. We accept only agented submissions Revell (This house did not respond in 2006, so this information may not be accurate.) P O Box 6287 Grand Rapids MI 49516 www.bakerbooks.com Lonnie Hull DuPont, Director of Acquisitions for Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, and four Revell editors acquire both fiction and non-fiction of all kinds and lengths. No unsolicited manuscripts, please. Steeple Hill Books 233 Broadway, Ste. 1001 New York, NY 10279 For Steeple Hill, acquisition editors include: Joan Marlow Golan, Executive Editor Krista Stroever, Associate Senior Editor Melissa Endlich, Editor Diane Dietz, Assistant Editor Steeple Hill considers both agented and unagented mss. Steeple Hill Women’s Fiction (the single title line) does not accept unsolicited mss. Love Inspired, Love Inspired Suspense and Love Inspired Historical do accept unsolicited mss. Launching in late 2007, our new Love Inspired Historical line is accepting submissions for inspirational historicals set in a variety of time periods, from biblical times through WWII. Word count is 75-85,000 words. Our guidelines are also available at eharlequin.com, the Learn to Write channel, which includes other information for authors as well. The message boards at steeplehill.com may also be useful to authors and prospective authors. For unsolicited mss., requests for guidelines, etc., authors should contact our editorial assistant: Emily Rodmell Editorial Assistant Emily_Rodmell@harlequin.ca Our first E-Publisher: Triskelion Publishing 15327 W. Becker Lane, Surprise, AZ 85379 Editors Kathi Troyer for Inspirational Website www.triskelionpublishing.net Types of fiction sought In Inspirational, we’re currently seeking comedy, suspense and contemporary around 60,000 words. Guidelines for submission http://www.triskelionpublishing.com/CMS275/Submissions.html Tyndale House 351 Executive Dr Carol Stream IL 60188 Information and guidelines can be found at www.tyndale.com and www.tyndalefiction.com The Tyndale fiction acquisitions team includes acquisitions directors Becky Nesbitt and Karen Watson and acquisitions editors Jan Stob and Stephanie Broene. We are looking for manuscripts with excellent writing, creative storylines, fresh ideas, and strong hooks. Word count should be 75,000-110,000 words. We are currently fully contracted in Biblical and End-Times fiction. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Authors must be agented or must be specifically invited by an editor to submit their material. Warner Faith 10 Cadillac Drive Suite 220 Brentwood, TN 37027 www.warnerfaith.com Anne Goldsmith and Gary Terashita are looking for all types of fiction, especially contemporary. Full-length; stand-alones and series. We accept only agented submissions. Unsolicited manuscripts will be returned. Does your website include any guidelines or information for authors? Yes. Do you accept electronic queries? Only from agents. WestBow Press P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214. Ami McConnell, acquisitions and development editor Amanda Bostic, editor.” Additional Information about manuscript submissions can be found on our Web site – www.thomasnelson.com Average lengths of our novels: approx. 90,000 words. Authors need to be agented and, No, we don't accept unsolicited manuscripts. Agented submissions should be sent to – under FAQs. We accept electronic queries only from agents. Zondervan Sue Brower Sr. Acquisitions Editor, Fiction www.zondervan.com For most fiction, we consider only those proposals that come to us through First Edition, the manuscript service on the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association website (www.ECPA.org), or directly from agents or authors already published by Zondervan. Our manuscript submission guidelines are on the www.zondervan.com homepage. We are looking for: Fiction in the Contemporary, Suspense, and Romance genres. Length ranges from 90K-105K words. Innovative and imaginative inspirational romance. Generally speaking, authors need an agent. There are a couple of ways to get around that, though: (1) attend a writers' conference where I'm attending and talk to me there, (2) have an author I know well recommend your manuscript. Faith, Hope & Love appreciates Lyn Cote's updates to this market page. 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