| Name: | Prizm Books |
| Website: | (DEFUNCT) |
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| Circulation: | 200 |
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| Approximate Response Time | 3-8 weeks |
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| Year Founded: | 2007 |
| Online Submissions? | Yes |
| Online Submissions?1 | Yes |
| Information about the press: | Prizm Books is a line of Young Adult fiction, focused on providing great mainstream and LGBT stories in all genres, from science fiction to historical to contemporary. Our mission is to encourage and publish young adult books that focus on the story. Today’s young readers crave stories they can relate to, stories about their lives. Prizm Books is committed to producing great, positive books that young adults will love, enjoy losing themselves in and will want more of! There’s room under the rainbow. Come and see what Prizm Books is all about! |
| What type of submissions you are looking for: | Prizm Books is open to submissions in all categories. Click here for current open anthology and special calls. We publish all genres paranormal, contemporary, western, suspense, etc.. We do require a happy ending, whether that ending is happily ever after or happy for now. We offer our readers basic YA books as well as Edgy YA books. We publish lengths from 3000 words and up. Our pricing structure is based solely on word count. All submissions to Prizm Books must adhere to the following guidelines or they will be discarded unread. All submissions must specify if they are mainstream or LGBT characters as well as the genre. Acceptance preference will be given to stories with fully realized characters and highly developed story lines. All manuscripts must be submitted to submissions@prizmbooks.com as an attachment in either .doc, .txt, or .rtf format. Length standards: Novel – 45,000 words and up (ebooks & print) Novella – 20-45,000 words (ebook only) Novelette – 10-20,000 words (ebook only) Short Stories – Under 10,000 words (ebook only) All submissions must Be spell checked and edited for grammar. Be single spaced with a space in between paragraphs. Indents at the beginning of paragraphs are not necessary. Any submissions with severe formatting problems (ie: blocks of text with no paragraph breaks, illegible fonts) will not be read. Labeled in subject line of email as a submission, and include if mainstream or LGBT and the genre Include a word count and a brief synopsis of the work. All spelling should be in American English Include a short bio of the author along with the author’s contact information. Authors may use a pseudonym for their work, but we will need full legal names and contact information for contracts. All information will be kept in the strictest confidence. We will not accept stories with pedophilia; incest or those containing rape for titillation or other gratuitous violence. We will not accept stories with bestiality (relationships with animals occurring in natural life not including shapeshifters). We will also reject stories that are clearly a copyright infringement, including any that have been converted from fan fiction or that are based on TV shows, movies, or literary characters. We do accept simultaneous submissions, however we require you to update us if there is any interest in your submission from another publisher or if it is accepted elsewhere. We do accept multiple submissions. Unsolicited manuscripts are accepted at any time. Please remember, however, that current projects take precedence, and while we will acknowledge all submissions in a timely manner, it may take some time for one of our editors to review your work. Please allow 3-8 weeks for a response. All accepted works will need to be provided to us as an electronic file, and please note we are now using electronic contracts. |
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WOULD YOU LIKE A QUERY LETTER ABOUT THE FOLLOWING?
DOCUMENTARY UPDATE OF THE IRISH IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES.
THE DOCUMENTARY IS NON FICTION, HISTORICAL AND IS ABOUT THE CONDITIONS AND LIVES OF THE POOR AFTER BRITISH COLONIALISM.
ARE YOU A FULLY PAID PUBLISHER GETTING 20% OF SALES, LEAVING MOVIE RIGHTS AND OTHER RIGHTS TO THE AUTHOR?