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[Agents] 2011 Christian Book Publishers The publishing industry is changing so rapidly that I’m going to be adding a lot to this page this year. Right now in mid-May I’m updating the traditional publishers. Later, I’ll be adding a section on reputable Print on Demand (POD) houses and will post some authors’s experiences with them. Now for my 13th Annual Christian Book Publishers Update! Traditional Publishers You’ll notice that I have 3 categories, the Main houses, Newer and Smaller and Ebook houses, and African-American publishing. Abingdon Press 201 Eighth Avenue South P.O. Box 801 Nashville, TN 37202-0801 RamonaRamona Richards, Sr. Acquisitions Editor-Fiction Abingdon prefers agented submissions or meeting someone at a writing conference. They are open to the right book to add to Fall of 2012, but are primarily focusing on 2013 and beyond. It’s suggested that you read a few of their novels to discover how they differ from other Christian publishers. “Conversion” scenes are not necessary; rather they would prefer to explore the length and depth of Christian experience. Types of genres sought include contemporary and historical romance; contemporary women; romantic suspense, mysteries, and thrillers; romantic comedy; African-American; Amish and/or Old Order Mennonite, and Christmas novellas. Strong female protagonists preferred. No interest at this time in speculative fiction. Avon Inspire (HarperOne, Division of HarperCollins) 353 Sacramento Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94111 Editor: Cynthia DiTiberio Website: http://www.harpercollins.com. Types of fiction sought historical and contemporary romance, chick lit, romantic suspense, African American Christian fiction, historical women’s fiction with romantic elements Guidelines for submission: Right now we are only considering published authors. B&H Publishing Group phone: (615) 251-2438; fax (615) 251-3752 Company: Established in 1934, B&H is the book division of LifeWay, the world’s largest publisher of Christian materials. Interview ith Julie Gwinn, Fiction Manager of B & H http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2011/01/interview-with-julie-gwinn-fiction.html Information from B & H website How do I submit a manuscript to B&H? At this time B&H only accepts manuscripts from literary agents. For additional information, the agent may call us at 615-251-2438. Writer’s Guidelines are available by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Pat Carter: Writer’s Guidelines B&H Publishing Group 127 9th Avenue North, MSN 115 Nashville, TN 37234. Barbour Publishing, Inc. Note: As of July 2011, Barbour has closed its long successful Heartsong Presents line. PO Box 719, Uhrichsville OH 44683 Website: www.barbourbooks.com, Editor- Rebecca Germany, Senior Fiction Editor Types of fiction sought – Primarily romance with traditional American settings both historical and contemporary. We also consider romantic suspense, women’s fiction, and pure adventure/suspense novels. We are currently not very interested in cozy mysteries, chick and mom lit, fantasy, or settings between WWII and modern day. Guidelines for submission: Please note that Barbour Publishing now only accepts book proposals via e-mail; paper proposals will not be reviewed by our editors and will ultimately be destroyed. FICTION PROPOSALS: We no longer accept unsolicited submissions unless they are submitted through professional literary agencies. Guidelines are available at: http://www.barbourbooks.com/pages/writersguide.aspx Openings in all of our fiction areas are very few at this present time. Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Website: www.bethanyhouse.com Fiction Acquisitions Editors: David Long, Charlene Patterson, and Raela Our guiding principle is that great stories will always find an We only accept queries, proposals, or manuscripts to BHP through an Charisma House Book Group (Formerly Strang) 600 Rinehart Road Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 333-0600 Managing Director: Debbie Marrie Fiction imprint: Realms publishes full-length (75,000–90,000-word) Christian novels in the genres of supernatural thrillers and romance (both contemporary and historical). Guidelines: We are only accepting romances at this time. Complete manuscripts required for all unagented and unsolicited submissions. All romances must be series, with a complete manuscript for first book in series upon submission. David C. Cook 4050 Lee Vance View Colorado Springs, CO 80918 Terry Behimer, Editorial Director Types of fiction sought: contemporary, historical, romance, biblical, teen (high school), suspense, twentysomething—all with high standards of writing quality and a clear discipleship message without being preachy or too neatly tied up at the end. Cook only accepts proposals through agents or by invitation from one of our editors. (RiverOaks is now part of David C. Cook.) Our current policy is that we do not accept unsolicited manuscripts. And our fiction list is very full at the moment so we are being extremely selective with those proposals, even if they come from agents. Guideposts Books 16 East 34th Street 12th floor New York, NY 10016 Website: www.Guideposts.com Beth Adams Senior Editor Lindsay Guzzardo, Associate Editor Guideposts is looking for inspirational fiction in a variety of genres. We are looking for books with high-concept a hook and strong writing. No unsolicited manuscripts, please. Hachette Book Group USA- not updated 10 Cadillac Drive, Suite 220 Brentwood, TN 37027 Website: www.faithwords.com Two imprints: FaithWords and Center Street. FaithWords targets Christian readers. FaithWords editor: Rolf Zettersten Center Street targets heartland America–not overtly Christian, but reflecting traditional American values. Center Street editor: Christina Boys Types of fiction sought for both imprints: We are looking for authors who already have an established fan base and presence in the market. We want to partner with strong writers who are committed to honing their craft and taking their publishing career to the next level. We aggressively pursue ABA outlets for all of our books. Interview with Christina Boys http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2011/03/interview-with-christina-boys-editor-at.html Harvest House Publishers 990 Owen Loop North Eugene, Oregon 97402 http://www.harvesthousepublishers.com Acquiring editors: Terry Glaspey, Nick Harrison , Kim Moore, Rod Morris , Steve Miller Kathleen Kerr associate senior editor Harvest House no longer accepts unsolicited material. 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, such as www.ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.com and Writer’s Edge regularly. Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster Becky Nesbitt, VP, Editor-in-Chief 216 Centerview Drive, Suite 303 Brentwood, TN 37027 http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/howard Guidelines: Simon & Schuster does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. We suggest that prospective authors submit their manuscripts through a professional literary agent. Howard Books is currently looking to acquire Christian commercial fiction and nonfiction projects. We are interested in well-established authors with a strong record of sales. We are also interested in developing new authors with fresh voices that have the potential to impact the culture. In fiction we are looking for women’s fiction, suspense, thriller, romance, and literary fiction. In non-fiction we are looking for Christian living, biography, memoir, and current events. Love Inspired 233 Broadway, Suite 1001 New York, NY 10279 Website: http://www.eharlequin.com Imprints: Love Inspired Love Inspired Suspense Love Inspired Historical Editors: Editors: Joan Marlow Golan, Executive Editor; Melissa Endlich, Senior Editor (Love Inspired); Tina James, Senior Editor (Love Inspired Historical and Love Inspired Suspense); Emily Rodmell, Associate Editor; Rachel Burkot, Editorial Assistant, (Love Inspired); Elizabeth Mazer, Assistant Editor (Love Inspired Historical and Love Inspired Suspense) The series romance lines are as follows: Love Inspired is looking for character-driven contemporary romance with a Christian worldview (55000-60000 words) Love Inspired Suspense is looking for riveting romantic suspense with a Christian worldview (55000-60000 words) Love Inspired Historical is looking for Westerns, Americana (e.g., non-western settings.), European historical eras (e.g., Regency, and Victorian England, 18th century Scotland, etc.), 20th century (turn of the century through World War II) and biblical fiction. We are also interested in stories featuring missionaries abroad in exotic locations during various historical periods. Projects should be between 70-75,000 words long. Guidelines for submission: We accept both agented and unagented material. Our series romance lines are an excellent opportunity for first time authors. Query w/synopsis or query with synopsis & 1st 3 chapters is preferred. Moody Publishers Attn: Acquisitions Editor / Fiction 820 N. LaSalle Blvd. Chicago, IL 60610-3284 Website: www.moodypublishers.com Email: acquisitions@moody.edu Guidelines: Accepting fiction proposals via agent or personal contact at a writers conference. Check out our website for the submission guidelines. Please have your agent send electronic files of your proposal to the email address listed. It is the goal of Moody Publishers fiction to help our readers to know, love & serve Jesus and to glorify God in content and style. Titles are selected for publication based upon fit with this goal, quality of writing, and potential for market success. Categories under consideration include: historical, contemporary, romance and suspense. We are primarily interested in authors with a well-established audience, but are also interested in helping to develop new authors who have the potential, and desire, of impacting the world for Christ. Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group P O Box 6287 Grand Rapids MI 49516 Website: www.revellbooks.com Editorial Director: Jennifer Leep Acquiring Editors: Lonnie Hull DuPont, Andrea Doering, Vicki Crumpton We will currently consider fiction proposals for nearly any genre of Christian fiction, as our primary focus is on finding stories that both entertain and inspire readers. We do not accept unsolicited submissions and will only review proposals submitted to us through literary agents in our industry or at writers’ conferences attended by members of our acquisitions staff. Summerside Press PO Box 989 Burnsville, MN 55337 Website: http://www.summersidepress.com Rachel Meisel, Editorial Director of Fiction; and Susan Downs, Senior Fiction Editor We are accepting submissions for the following series: Love Finds You™ regional romance; When I Fall in Love™ nostalgic romance, and American Tapestries™ historical romance. Series descriptions and submission guidelines can be accessed on our website. Agented submissions only, please. Thomas Nelson P.O. Box 141000 Nashville, TN 37214 Fiction Editors: Amanda Bostic, Natalie Hanemann, Ami McConnell Guidelines: We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts and will only review proposals sent to us by agents. Proposals must include a synopsis, estimated word count, author bio, list of published works, and three sample chapters. Seeking: Historical romance, Contemporary romance, Women’s fiction, YA (age 12+ female and male), and Suspense. Tyndale House 351 Executive Dr Carol Stream IL 60188 http://www.tyndale.com and http://www.tyndalefiction.com Fiction acquisitions team: Karen Watson, Associate Publisher; Jan Stob, Senior Acquisitions Editor; Stephanie Broene, Acquisitions Editor. 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 not currently accepting proposals for sci-fi/fantasy or 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. WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc. 12265 Oracle Blvd, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80921 Website: http://www.waterbrookmultnomah.com Senior Editor: Shannon Marchese Editorial Assistant: Renee Nyen WaterBrook Multnomah is a division of the Crown Group of Random House, publishing specifically for the Christian market. WaterBrook Press was started in the summer of 1996. Ten years later, we acquired Multnomah Publishers and have built on both imprints’ reputations for excellent, best-selling nonfiction and fiction. Our fiction program releases around 20 novels per year under both imprints. One of the hallmarks of WaterBrook Multnomah publishing is launching some of the most beloved authors in Christian fiction. Types of fiction sought: women’s contemporary and historical, romance, suspense, thriller, fantasy, middle-grade and young adult, humorous, and high-concept. Strong writing and creative hooks are preferred. Guidelines for submission: Unfortunately, we only accept proposals through a literary agent or upon invitation at a writer’s conference. Zondervan Sue Brower Jacque Alberta Acquisitions Editor, Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Zondervan publishes primarily to the core Christian reader in the Contemporary, Suspense, Historical and Romance categories. We have a well-balanced list at this time, so are not looking for any particular genre—just exceptional writing, characterization, and creativity. For young adult (YA) fiction and nonfiction, however, we are actively acquiring. For fiction, we are looking for paranormal, humorous, coming-of-age, literary, and books that will appeal across genders, as well as books that appeal specifically to male teen readers. Historical fiction with a compelling hook may also be considered. We are open to standalone fiction but we are also looking for series, or for books with series potential. For fiction, the story and/or characters should be the main driver, with the faith elements woven in naturally. In the YA nonfiction realm, we are looking for titles that will appeal directly to teens, such as devotionals, books on teen topics, or books written by teens for teens. Exceptional writing, characterization, and creativity are also desired for all YA proposals. Length ranges from 75K-105K words for adult, 65K–105K for YA, 40K–65K for juvenile/middle grade Zondervan has very few slots for new novelists and one of the best opportunities to meet with us is at the ACFW writer’s conference. Zondervan does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. We will consider those proposals that come to us directly from agents or from writer’s conferences when requested. Our manuscript submission guidelines are on our website www.zondervan.com. Smaller or Newer Presses or Ebook publishers To find a list of Smaller Christian Publishers Visit http://www.christianpublishers.net/ Also a list of small and large publishers is included on the American Christian Fiction Writers Website for the Carol Award. http://www.acfw.com/carol Harbourlight Books (a division of Pelican Book Group) PO Box 1738 Editors: Nicola Martinez, Editor-in-chief; Annette Irby, Editor; Lisa McCaskill, editor; M. Jamie West, Editor; Query via the submission form available on the website. Publishes Christian fiction in all sub-genres: Action-adventure, Mystery (cozy or other), Suspense (crime drama, police procedural), Family saga, Westerns, Women’s Fiction, etc. Every story must have a Christian theme/message. Lengths must be 25,000-80,000 words. Tips: We are very interested in series ideas in both short story and full novel length. We do not publish Y/A Harrison House Publishers 7498 E. 46th PL Tulsa, OK 74145 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 35035 Tulsa, OK 74153 Phone# 1-800-888-4126 Fax # 1-800-830-5688 Website: www.harrisonhouse.com Harrison House is currently not accepting any unsolicited manuscripts. Highland Press Publishing
Offering quality novels and anthologies
that capture the heart… Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal Men’s and Women’s Fiction, Inspirational, Young Adult, Children’s…and more… Our ‘Dove’ line is our Christian/inspirational line. It’s a fairly new line and it’s the one we’re currently trying to grow the most.
Contact person: Leanne Burroughs Marcher Lord Press 8345 Pepperridge Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Website: http://www.marcherlordpress.com Contact: Jeff Gerke Marcher Lord Press is a small, indie publishing company founded by Christian publishing industry veteran Jeff Gerke (a.k.a. Jefferson Scott). Marcher Lord Press specializes in Christian speculative fiction: fantasy, science fiction, time travel, supernatural thrillers, and other “weird” Christian fiction. These are full-length novels for adults (no YA) and are regular printed-and-bound novels like the ones on the shelf in your bookstore, though these novels are available through the Internet only. Marcher Lord Press is not a subsidy, vanity, or self-publishing press. It is an advance-paying, royalty-paying publisher that publishes less than 1% of the proposals submitted to it. Marcher Lord Press releases 6 novels a year, in April and October. OakTara Publishers OakTara Publishers was established in 2006 to encourage new writers of Christian fiction, in all genres, and established authors with leading-edge fiction. It has published more than 150 new titles in the past five years. OakTara Publishers LLC Ramona Tucker, Editorial Director P.O. Box 8 Waterford, VA 20197 PYP (Port Yonder Press) http://portyonderpress.com/aboutus.aspx Excellent. Evocative. Eclectic. We want only the highest quality manuscripts from all quarters: Christian, crossover, general market. If Christian, it must be better than good, and extremely non-preachy. We are on a mission to produce award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—looking for ultra-creative, new, fresh, different in most all genres. Especially interested in general market cross-genre works. Experimental material is more than welcome as is speculative fiction and “weird fiction.” No-no’s: explicit sexuality, gratuitous bad language out of keeping with the character and/or situation, gratuitous excessive violence. Visit our website for in-depth guidelines or contact the publisher at pypliaison@portyonderpress.com. We’re family-friendly but we also realize mature adults are part of that “family.” White Rose Publishing (a division of Pelican Book Group) PO Box 1738 Editors: Nicola Martinez, Editor-in-chief; Annette Irby, Editor; Lisa McCaskill, editor; M. Jamie West, Editor Query via the submission form available on the website. Publishes contemporary and historical romance. All sub-genres are acceptable, however every story must have romance as the central element along with an interwoven Christian theme. Lengths must be 10,000-80,000 words. Tips: White Rose Publishing also sponsors programs such as Cover Stories and one-to-two contests per year. These are a great way for first-time authors to catch our attention. We are also very interested in series ideas in both short story and full novel length. We do not publish Y/A. African-American Houses or Publishing A good place to get into the flow of the African-American market is LaShaunda Hoffman’s “Shades of Romance” website and blog. Here’s the link. African-American authors should submit queries or manuscripts to Love Inspired. They are seeking African-American voices. Kensington has an inspirational line, SOULS OF MY SISTERS which is aimed at African-American readers. The editors to query are Candace Sandy and Dawn Daniels. . I’m certain that they are accepting only agented submissions at this time. Visit http://www.soulsofmysisters.com/aboutus/ to find out more. Contact information is on their site. To listen to a radio interview with Candace and Dawn http://soulsofmysisters.com/resources/SS_Track2.mp3 Urban Christian
publishing life changing stories that reflect today’s struggles and challenges of living, love and romance, without losing sight of God
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Urban Christian is currently only accepting agented submissions. If you’ve submitted an unagented, unsolicited manuscript, please resubmit with agent representation.
Urban Books presents its new Christian Fiction imprint, Urban Christian. Urban Books is an African American publishing company that has a distribution deal with a major publishing house, Kensington Publishing Corporation. Through this divine journey of moving stories, Urban Christian is the voice that will take the Urban Books readers to another level; the spiritual side of the craft. URBAN CHRISTIAN Writing Guidelines: Genre: Christian/Inspirational fiction The Urban Christian imprint publishes works of fiction that consist of predominately African-American characters and portray life-changing, dramatic, redeeming tales highlighting life, love and intrigue in the Christian community. Storylines must be entertaining yet inspiring, and the characters must ultimately work to resolve issues, difficulties and challenges through faith in God and/or the power of prayer. Titles produced by Urban Christian have mass appeal because they tell stories that reflect today’s challenges and triumphs through realistic characters and situations to which readers can relate. Though stories are not preachy in nature, the spiritual “feel” and redeeming message is never lost throughout. Urban Christian novels will not feature any profanity, graphic sex scenes or explicit sexual innuendos, including but not limited to the naming or describing of male and female genitalia. If you have a manuscript that falls under this specific genre (no poetry, memoirs or non-fiction, please) and are interested in Urban Christian reviewing it for consideration of publication, please adhere to the following submission guidelines: 1) Please submit a one-page synopsis of the novel and the first four chapters only of your manuscript. Submissions should by typed (no handwritten submissions) and double-spaced using a size 12 font and one inch margins. Each page should be numbered and contain the author’s name as well as the title. Do not email submissions. 2) The cover page should contain the author’s name, address, phone number, email address and the title of the submission. 3) Please include a self-addressed postage paid envelope of which the full submission may be returned to you in if need be, otherwise, submissions Urban Christian does not wish to consider for publication will be destroyed. 4) Please allow three to six months from the date of submission to be informed whether or not we wish to review and consider the full manuscript. If interested, the full manuscript will be requested. The full manuscript should not be submitted in its entirety unless requested. If your manuscript is selected for publication, you will be required to send the entire manuscript via hard copy as well as email. 5) Mail submissions to the following: ATTN: Urban Christian Submissions, P.O. Box 128, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068. Please do not make query phone calls or emails regarding the status of your submission. That is why it is important that you enclose a self-addressed postage paid envelope so that we may notify you of our decision. Visit www.urbanchristianonline.com Moody also has a program Lift Every Voice– not updated Cynthia Ballenger, editor http://www.lifteveryvoicebooks.com/ Web blurb: “Lift Every Voice Books celebrates a rich culture and great heritage of faith based on the foundation of eternal truth – God’s Word. We endeavor to restore the fabric of the African-American soul and reclaim the indomitable spirit that kept our forefathers true to God in spite of insurmountable odds.” Another resource for African-American authors is LaShaunda Hoffman’s Shades of Romance site with its blog. http://sormag.blogspot.com/ Note: Another venue to find out what you want to know is Facebook. Try entering the name of the publisher in the Facebook search and see what comes up. Most have a Fb presence. Mike Hyatt’s Agent ListMany aspiring writers have asked me about reputable literary agents. A LITERARY AGENTS list from Mike Hyatt’s Blog, CEO of Thomas Nelson exists on the Web. (I recommend you subscribe to Mike’s blog. I do) It was last Updated: 05/17/2011. So click here to get a list of reputable agents–some work only with Christian authors and some do both secular and Christian. Hope this helps. Note: Another venue to find out what you want to know is Facebook. Try entering the name of the publisher in the Facebook search and see what comes up. Most have a Fb presence. Final note: And as always, this list carries no guarantees at all. The information I post is what I have found or been told by people who should know. I believe it to be correct at the time of posting. Also check out my How to Publish page for more information. If you wish to contact me, click the Contact button on the site and I will try to answer any question. But I don’t know everything!–Lyn Copyright 2011 by Lyn Cote I will often send out bulletins on market changes to my egroup-LynCote_to_Readers. You may want toclick below the Yahoo icon to sign up for Lyn’s egroup to keep up with any changes to our growing market. Lyn  Click to join LynCote_to_Readers
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