Asylett’s aim is to provide our readers with excitement, adventure and romance in the form of well-written fiction. To that end, we are always seeking fresh stories, stories with exciting plots or unique twists, stories that capture, mesmerize and satisfy. Use your imagination to take us to exotic lands, or worlds far away, introduce us to characters with depth and emotion for whom we will come to care, treat us to stories that will take our breath away. Send us your best, skillfully-crafted and carefully-honed stories, and Asylett will give your work the full consideration you deserve.
For a list of the genres we currently publish, see our Genre Guidelines, below. While we primarily publish fiction, we will consider non-fiction or educational submissions, as stipulated.
Please Note:
We do not accept erotica, manuscripts with homosexual themes or concepts, witchcraft or blasphemous storylines.
As of September 2010, beyond those series or books we have currently contracted, we are no longer accepting manuscripts containing strong or vulgar language, or explicit sex. In the romance genre, in particular, we believe stories that celebrate devotion and love can be sensual without the need for overt sexual description, and we prefer romances that do not promote sexual activity outside of marriage. Likewise, extreme emotions can be portrayed without the necessity strong, vulgar or offensive language.
While Asylett Press, Inc. is not exclusively a Christian publishing house, we do
believe in God, and His Son Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and therefore
desire to
please Him. We recognize that authors have the
right to freedom of
speech and it is not our intention to censor or transgress this important
right, however we must obey that which God commands in our hearts. We must do what is right in His sight, not our own. We thank you for understanding.
TO SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT
QUERY US FIRST
Email a concise query letter to
with information about
yourself and any other books you've had published. Include a short (2-3 page)
synopsis and the first three pages of your completed manuscript.
Please DO NOT send the synopsis or manuscript pages as attachments.
Unrequested attachments will not be opened.
Please DO NOT send your manuscript until it has been requested.
Please DO NOT query us unless your manuscripts is complete. At this time, Asylett
does not contract novels based on partials.
REQUESTED MANUSCRIPTS
Upon receipt of our invitation to submit, please send your manuscript as an
attachment to
Please make certain your manuscript adheres to our Formatting Requirements (below).
Please carefully pre-edit your manuscript before submission, ensuring your story is
exactly how you want it.
The Subject Line of the submission email must contain Genre, TITLE OF
MANUSCRIPT (in caps) and Author’s Name.
EXAMPLE: SUBJECT: Romantic Suspense - UNWILLING TO DIE - Jane Doe
If you are writing under a pen name, please use that name as the author name with
your legal name in parenthesis.
EXAMPLE: SUBJECT: Romantic Suspense - UNWILLING TO DIE - Myra Penn (Jane Doe)
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Upon receipt, your submission will be read for consideration. You will be notified
within approximately 60 days if your manuscript is right for us.
Should we decide to pursue publication, you will be offered a contract. Once the
contract is signed, the editing process will begin.
If we feel your project is not right for us, we will notify you with an explanation of
our decision.
If we feel your project could be publishable with certain changes, we will so inform
you, and invite you to resubmit after the changes have been made.
PLEASE NOTE
Simultaneous Submissions are not accepted.
Currently, we are not accepting manuscripts containing Erotica or Gay/Lesbian
themes.
FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
Your manuscript must be submitted in Rich Text Format (RTF).
Include a Title Page as follows:
Top Left Corner:
Author’s Name or Pen Name (if being used)
Author’s Legal Name (if Pen Name is used)
Mailing Address
Phone Number
E-Mail Address
Website URL
Fax Number
Centered in page (horizontally and vertically):
Title
By-line
Genre
Word Count
Insert Hard Page break (to separate title page from manuscript)
Center Chapter Numbers at the top of the first page of each chapter.
Use only 1 blank line between the chapter line and first line of text on page.
Manuscript should be SINGLE-spaced.
DO NOT number pages.
Use Font TIMES NEW ROMAN 12
DO NOT use HTML coding.
Consult our Genre Guidelines for more specific genre details and word count
limitations. Fiction submissions over 150,000 words are not accepted.
GENRE GUIDELINES
FICTION
General Fiction - these manuscripts may contain little or no romance. Word Count: 75,000 (minimum) to 150,000.
Christian Fiction
Comedy
Espionage
Fantasy - cannot promote witchcraft
Futuristic - (not Time Travel)
Historical - (not Time Travel)
Horror
Gothic
Mainstream
Mystery
Paranormal
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Thriller
Westerns
Young Adult
Romance - romance between the hero and heroine are integral to the story. Explicit sex is not accepted. Strong language, vulgarity or blashemous language is not accepted. Word Count: 75,000 to 150,000 words, with exceptions listed below.
Christian Fiction
Contemporary Romance - Love Bytes series (short) - (50,000 to 75,000 words)
Contemporary Romance - single title
Fantasy Romance - cannot promote witchcraft
Futuristic Romance (not Time Travel)
Historical Romance - Timeless series (short) - (50,000 to 75,000 words)
Historical Romance - single title
Gothic Romance
Mystery Romance
Paranormal Romance
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Suspense
Science Fiction Romance
Time Travel Romance - single title
Time Travel Romance - Moments in Time series (short) - (50,000 to 75,000 words)
Western Romance
Anthologies - Asylett plans to publish themed anthologies. A Call for Submissions, with necessary guidelines, will be posted when collection for these stories begins.
NON-FICTION - minimum of 100,000 words, length to be determined by content.
Educational - (particularly in the field of computers)
Historical
Reference
Biographies
How-To Manuals
Recipe Collections