* WE ARE CLOSED TO ALL SUBMISSIONS AT THIS TIME *
For commercial fiction, we are looking for manuscripts between 5,000 and 100,000 words.
For poetry, we are looking for completed poetry collections of 25+ poems but no more than 250 poems.
For non-fiction, we are looking for completed manuscripts in the following genres:
Disability
LGBTQ+
Memoirs
Motivational/Inspirational
Multicultural
Parenting
Self-Development/Self-Help & Personal Growth
Spirituality
Please send your query letter and synopsis to publisher [at] harborlanebooks [com] with HARBOR LANE BOOKS [GENRE] SUBMISSION – [TITLE] by [AUTHOR NAME]
If you are a Horror or Dark Fiction author, please submit to our EverDark Books imprint.
If you are an Erotic Romance/Steamy Contemporary Romance or Erotic Fiction author, please submit to our EverLust Books imprint.
Diverse submissions are more than welcomed and strongly encouraged.
All authors who submit to us must be 19+ years of age.
Please submit ONE query at a time. If you submit more than one, then we will not look at any of your queries.
We do accept previously published manuscripts as long as you retain ALL rights to your work–publishing rights and subsidiary rights.
We are a royalty-paying publisher. You DO NOT pay to publish with us.
We are extremely selective in our acquisitions process as we only publish a select amount of titles per year. We will not be able to respond to every submission. If we are interested in working with you, then you will hear from us within 12 weeks.
We accept submissions from authors and agents worldwide as long as the book is written in American English or British English and you are able to receive payment via PayPal. You can view the available countries here: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/country-worldwide
For more information please see our FAQ page.