SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES
The Kirk House team vets all manuscripts. Please follow our submission guidelines.
Submit Your Manuscript
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We review a sample of your work before requesting the full manuscript. Please submit 30 pages or 3 chapters, whichever comes first. If we are interested, we will request the complete manuscript.
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Your manuscript must be finished and in a Word document before submitting. We publish books between 20,000 and 90,000 words.
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Please allow approximately two weeks for a response. We review all submissions and will contact you if we are interested in moving forward.
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Important Publishing Information
We do not offer advances. We publish in paperback and digital (eBook) formats. Our publishing model requires an author contribution.
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How to Submit
Complete the submission form and email your sample (30 pages or 3 chapters) as a document to ann@kirkhousepublishers.com. We accept online submissions only.
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Things to Remember
By submitting your manuscript, you confirm that the work is your own original writing or research. Kirk House Publishers is not responsible for lost or damaged materials. Do not send physical manuscripts.
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What We Do Not Publish
We do not publish manuscripts under 20,000 words or short story collections. We do not accept previously published material, books with a finished cover or full formatting already completed, or work that is not your own. We also do not publish content that is overly violent or negative.