The Novelwriter's Toolkit
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Recent Title(s) Count Maxime’s Virgin, Susan Stephens (Historical Romance); Taken for Revenge, Bedded for Pleasure, India Grey (Modern Romance)
Tips Harlequin Mills & Boon is a leading international publisher of romance fiction aimed at women. The Romance and Modern Romance imprints publish traditional romance novels, often set against a backdrop of luxury, wealth and international locations. Medical Romance publishes romance novels set in or around the medical professions. Historical Romance publishes romance novels set in historical eras and includes chivalrous knights, roguish rakes and rugged cattlemen as the main focus of interest. Other imprints such as Silhouette and MIRA – which publish racier romance fiction and general women’s fiction respectively – are available in the other international editorial offices. Harlequin Mills & Boon accepts unsolicited submissions, and has substantial aspiring author information on the website, with detailed guidelines including word counts and proposal style guides, for each of their imprints.
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E enquiries@harpercollins.co.uk
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Worldwide (Division of News Corporation)
Contact CEO and Publisher, Victoria Barnsley; Publisher, Belinda Budge
Established 1819
Imprint(s) Collins (division), General Books (division), Press Books (division)
Insider Info Publishes around 1,500 titles per year. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Adventure, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Humour, Children’s, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery, Romance, Science-Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult and Thriller titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) Dirty Game, Jessie Keane (Thriller)
Tips HarperCollins Publishers UK is one of the leading English-language publishers in the world, and publishes the widest range of books of any of Britain’s publishing groups, in a variety of different genres and styles. In addition it also publishes the complete works of JRR Tolkein, CS Lewis and Agatha Christie. HarperCollins accepts submissions only from literary agents or previously published authors, but may also consider submissions that are accompanied by a positive assessment from a manuscript assessment agency.
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd – General Books Division
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith,
London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E enquiries@harpercollins.co.uk
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Contact Managing Director, Amanda Ridout
Imprint(s) AVON, HarperCollins Children’s Books, HarperCollins Crime & Thrillers,
HarperEntertainment, HarperEstates, HarperFiction, HarperThorsons/HarperElement, HarperSport, HarperTrue, HarperVoyager
Insider Info Catalogues available online at: www.harpercollins.co.uk, www.voyagerbooks.co.uk, www.thorsens.com, www.harpercollinschildrensbooks.co.uk, www.collinscrime.co.uk and www.tolkien.co.uk
Publishes Fantasy, Children’s, Mainstream/Contemporary, Science-Fiction, Young Adult, Crime, Thriller and Classic titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Tips The General Books division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd publishes some of the most high profile writers around under the HarperFiction imprint – from Josephine Cox and Tony Parsons, to Sidney Sheldon and Tracey Chavalier. The Voyager imprint is the UK’s leading science-fiction and fantasy imprint.
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd – Press Books Division
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E enquiries@harpercollins.co.uk
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Contact Managing Director, John Bond
Imprint(s) Blue Door, Fourth Estate, The Friday Project, HarperPerennial, HarperPress
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Humour, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Romance, Translation, Crime and Genre Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Tips HarperCollins has acquired some of the assets of The Friday Project, the only publishing company to specialize in sourcing the brightest talent from the web and developing it into great books, and also launched a new fiction imprint, Blue Door, in 2008. Press Books is a large division within HarperCollins and it is best to direct enquiries to the relevant imprint, rather than to the division as a whole.
HarperCollins Crime & Thrillers
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith,
London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E enquiries@harpercollins.co.uk
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
-General Books Division
Contact Publishing Director, Julia Wisdom
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Mystery, Suspense, Crime and Thriller titles.
Submissions Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) They Do it With Mirrors, Agatha Christie (Crime)
Tips HarperCollins Crime & Thrillers publishes the best in modern crime fiction from popular writers such as Val McDermid, Reginald Hill and Robert Wilson.
HarperFiction
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith,
London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E enquiries@harpercollins.co.uk
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
-General Books Division
Contact Publisher, Lynne Drew
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Romance, Science-Fiction, Suspense, Women’s Writing, and Crime/Thriller titles.
Submission Guidelines Agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) A Darker Domain, Val McDermid (Crime)
Tips HarperFiction is the general fiction division under HarperCollins – General Books Division.
HarperPerennial
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E enquiries@harpercollins.co.uk
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
-Press Books Division
Contact Publishing Director, Paul Baggaley
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary and Genre Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) The Cat Sanctuary, Patrick Gale; Out At Night, Susan Arnout Smith
Tips HarperPerennial is the literary paperback imprint for all Press Books titles.
HarperPress
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E enquiries@harpercollins.co.uk
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
-Press Books Division
Contact Publishing Director, Michael Fishwick
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Mainstream/Contemporary titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) The Book of Fires, Jane Borodale
(Novel)
Tips HarperPress publishes quality novels with real commercial potent
ial.
Harper Voyager
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith,
London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E enquiries@harpercollins.co.uk
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd – General Books Division
Contact Publishing Director, Jane Johnson
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Fantasy, Gothic, Horror and Science-Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) The Painted Man, Peter V Brett (Fantasy)
Tips HarperVoyager publishes modern fantasy, horror and science-fiction, with authors including Terry Goodkind, David Eddings, Raymond E. Feist, George RR Martin and
Robin Hobb.
Headland Publications
York Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3JF
T 0151 625 9128
E headlandpublications@hotmail.co.uk
W www.headlandpublications.co.uk
Contact Director and Editor, Gladys-Mary Coles
Established 1969
Publishes Mainstream/Contemporary titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE. No unsolicited manuscripts.
Headline
338 Euston Road, London, NW1 3BH
T 020 7873 6000
F 020 7873 6024
E enquiries@headline.co.uk
W www.headline.co.uk
Parent Company Hachette UK
Contact Managing Director, Martin Neild; Publishing Director, Jane Morpeth (Fiction)
Established 1986
Insider Info Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Submissions accompanied by SAE will be returned. Aims to respond to proposals within six weeks. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines are available online on request.
Hesperus Press
4 Rickett Street, London, SW6 1RU
T 020 7610 3331
F 020 7610 3337
E info@hesperuspress.com
W www.hesperuspress.com
Contact Managing Editor, Ellie Robins
Established 2001
Insider Info Publishes 50 titles per year. Payment via royalties. Catalogue available online or by post upon request.
Publishes Literary, Translation and Classics titles. Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE. Recent Title(s) The Maytrees, Annie Dillard
(Novel)
Tips Hesperus Press is committed to reprinting works that have been neglected or are simply little known in the English-speaking world – making them accessible through new translations and a completely fresh editorial approach. They don’t generally accept proposals for new fiction, as they mainly publish classic literary fiction. If you’re proposing a translation, send it to Ellie Robins by post or email, with as many details as possible.
Hilltop Press
4 Nowell Place, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8PD
Contact Steve Sneyd
Insider Info Catalogue available with SAE.
Publishes Fantasy, Horror and Science-Fiction titles.
Tips All material falls within the speculative fiction category, which includes fantasy, horror and science-fiction. As well as by mail, a list of publications is available at www.bbr-online.com
Hodder & Stoughton General
338 Euston Road, London, NW1 3BH
T 020 7873 6000
F 020 7873 6024
W www.hodder.co.uk
Parent Company Hachette UK
Contact CEO, Martin Neild; Managing Director, Jamie Hodder-Williams
Established 1868
Imprint(s) Coronet, Hodder Faith, Sceptre
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Mainstream/Contemporary Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) Just After Sunset, Stephen King (Fiction/Collection); A Most Wanted Man, John le Carré (Thriller)
Tips Hodder & Stoughton General publishes under three imprints: Hodder & Stoughton – which handles general fiction and non-fiction, including crime, thrillers and women’s fiction; Hodder Faith – which publishes religious books for the general and Christian markets; and Sceptre – which publishes innovative non-fiction and prize-winning fiction authors, such as Melvyn Bragg, Keri Hulme and David Mitchell. They have also recently relaunched the Coronet imprint, an imprint of fiction and non-fiction with a venerable history that includes PG Wodehouse and Ian Fleming. Hodder & Stoughton General now reports directly to Hachette UK, following the closure of Hodder Headline.
Honeyglen Publishing Ltd
56 Durrels House, Warwick Gardens, London, W14 8QB
T 020 7602 2876
F 020 7602 2876
Contact Director, NS Poderegin
Established 1983
Publishes Literary titles. *No Science-Fiction or Children’s Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE. Submit completed manuscript.
Tips A small publishing house that handles biography, history and philosophy of history, as well as some literary fiction. Unsolicited submissions are welcome, but due to the small size of the publisher, output is usually extremely limited.
Honno Welsh Women’s Press
Unit 14, Creative Units, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, SY23 3GL
T 01970 623150
F 01970 623150
E post@honno.co.uk
W www.honno.co.uk
Contact Publishing Manager, Lindsay Ashford; Editor, Caroline Oakley
Established 1986
Insider Info Publishes eight titles per year. Payment is via royalties. Aims to respond to proposals and manuscripts within four months. Catalogue available online on request. Manuscript guidelines available online via website.
Publishes Children’s, Mainstream/Contemporary, Regional, Translation, Young Adult and Welsh Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package (including outline and 50 pages) by post only.
Submission Guidelines Accepts queries with complete manuscript.
Recent Title(s) Not Funny Not Clever, Jo Verity
Tips Honno is an independent cooperative press run by women and committed to publishing the best in Welsh women’s writing. Most of Honno’s titles are novels, autobiographies and short story anthologies in English, but it also publishes poetry, children’s and teenage titles and books in Welsh. Honno only considers for publication the work of women who are Welsh, living in Wales, or have a significant Welsh connection.
House of Lochar
Isle of Colonsay, Argyll, PA61 7YR
T 01951 200232
E sales@houseoflochar.com
W www.houseoflochar.com
Contact Chairman, Kevin Byrne; Managing Director, Georgina Hobhouse
Established 1995
Imprint(s) Colonsay Books, West Highland Series
Insider Info Payment via royalties. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Mainstream/Contemporary, Children’s, Regional and Scottish titles.
Submission Guidelines House of Lochar are not currently seeking new titles.
Recent Title(s) The Blood is Strong, Richenda Francis (Novel)
Tips House of Lochar is a specialist Scottish publisher with a particular remit to print quality books on a number of subjects, including Scottish history, traditions and other titles of general Scottish interest in both fiction and non-fiction.
Hutchinson
Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA
T 020 7840 8564
F 020 7233 6127
E hutchinsoneditorial@randomhouse.co.uk
W www.randomhouse.co.uk
Parent Company The Random House Group Ltd
Contact Publishing Director, Sue Freestone
Publishes General, Historical and Literary Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Ac
cepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) Land of Marvels, Barry Unsworth (Historical Fiction)
Ignotus Press
BCM-Writer, London, WC1N 3XX
T 0845 230 2980
E ignotuspress@eircom.net
W www.ignotuspress.com
Contact Commissioning Editor, Suzanne Ruthven
Established 1994
Imprint(s) Moonraker (Fiction), Past Tomes, Alphard (Lifestyle)
Insider Info Simultaneous submissions accepted. Submissions accompanied by SAE will be returned. Aims to respond to queries within seven days, proposals two weeks and manuscripts within one month. Book catalogue available online.
Publishes Fiction titles on the following subjects: Adventure, Gothic, Historical, Humour, Mystery, Occult, Regional and Spiritual.
*All fiction proposals must be metaphysically based to appeal to the target audience.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE.
Recent Title(s) The Google Tantra, Alan Richardson (Fiction)
Tips Ignotus Press titles are aimed at those with an alternative lifestyle and an interest in genuine pagan/new age/metaphysical writing. Any prospective author should study the guidelines thoroughly before submission.
Immanion Press
8 Rowley Grove, Stafford, ST17 9BJ
T 01785 613299
E editorial@immanion-press.com
W www.immanion-press.com
Contact Managing Director and Commissioning Editor, Storm Constantine
Established 2003
Imprint(s) Megalithica
Insider Info Authors paid by royalty. Manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, Science-Fiction and Slipstream titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE. Submit proposal package (including outline, synopsis, author biography and a sample of the first 30 pages).
Recent Title(s) Angelglass, David Barnett (Dark Fantasy)