Here's is the current list, and it primarily covers SF, Fantasy, thriller, paranormal romance and is some cases horror. I consider these outfits about the best in small press quality, distribution and possible advance. Nearly all of them do not require an agent--my agent is handling the majors at the moment. I try not to cross paths with my agents submissions, but when I suspect that we might be on the same wave length, I'll let her know who they are--like Snowbooks, Soho, Zharmae, Pry, and some of the other better independents. Anything marked in yellow is a special circumstances case, which might be a referral or indicate a later date to send.
Everything in non-bold are awaiting replies. You can see some of them are approaching or have reached the 1-year mark. What I might do in the future is add a response date so I can judge their response time. But you can probably discern some of the publications that are obviously non-responders, like Crescent Moon Press.
Zharmae
(Agented) Susan wants structural re-writes on Fusion.--6-7-2012
Sunbury Press,
sysnopsis and full Screamcatcher, to Mr Knorr on 1-13-2012 (Try Girl)
Entangled—Query
of Screamcatcher—12-27-2011
Oceanview
Press—3 Chapters of Fusion—1-6-2012
Anachronpren—D.I.
Pages or Full—12-16-2011
Crescent
Moon—Screamcatcher—Full--10-10-2011--Nudged 4-12
Musa—Screamcatcher--Full--1-7-2012--ACCEPTED****************
Dark
Quest—Scream--Chapters or Full—9-11-2011
Crossed Genres
Pubs—Scream--10 pages and synopsis--12-4-2011
Elder Signs
Press—Scream--Synop and 3 chapters--1-16-2012
Red Deer
Press—Sceam--Query and 3 Chapters—1-26-2012
Bell
Bridge Books—query—synop--Full--Scream--1-27-2012 This is a
rejection, but they want to see it as a first sub in 2013—Debra
liked the plot.
Medallion—form--Scream—query--1-29-2012
Wild
Child—full--Dispossessed Accepted*****************************
Entangled—(Ms.
Howland)--Girl to Moon—synop-3 chapts 2-28-2012 (adv)TURNED INTO
FULL REQUEST ON 6-21-2012
Crossed Genre
Pubs--(ms. Holt)--Form--Girl--synop and 10 pages—2-28-2012(adv)
JournalStone
Press--(Joel)--Girl--3 Chapts (single-space)--query--2-28-2012-Turned
into full!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Try Scream)
Morrigan Books
(Mark)--Girl--synop--3 Chapts—2-28-2012 (adv)
Zharmae Press
(Ms. Grundy)--synop--3 Chapts—Girl--2-28-2012 (adv) JUST REQUESTED
THE FULL ON 6-5-2012
Hirst—Diane--Query--Form--3-16-2012
Steward
House—Shafer—Fusion--full--synop--3-18-2012
White
Cat (Charles)--Fusion--3 chapters and synopsis—4-22-2012
Glasshouse
Press (Judy)--Girl--Synopsis--4-25-2012
Sourcebooks—Girl--query--synopsis--full--4-27-2012
(advance) (Scream later)
Medallion—Form--Girl--Synopsis--3
chapters—4-27-2012
Nightbird
Pubs—Fusion--Synopsis--4-28-2012
Entranced
Pubs (Diana)--synop-query-full--Girl--5-1-2012 ($200 first
prize)--Girl is on its way to final round judgement—possible
contender to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST WON FIRST PLACE—200
ADVANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LLDreamspell—5000
words, single space, synopsis, Fusion—5-8-2012 (250 adv) REQUESTED FULL
ON FUSION 6-25-2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Diamond
Heart Press—Query and bio—Girl--5-10-2012 (neg advance)
Diamond
Heart Press—Query and bio--(form)—Scream--5-12-2012 (neg advance)
Red Deer
Press--(Mr. Carver)--3 chapts, query—Girl--5-17-2012
Journalstone—(Joel)--Scream--3
chapters single—query--5-18-2012--(neg adv)--Joel wants the full
and a bio of my books and sales—sent requested full
5-31-2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dark
Fuse Books—Form--synopsis and bio/credit—Fusion—5-31-2012
(POSSIBLE MISTAKE HERE—SENDING WRONG FULL—YOU MUST SEND
FUSION—LIBRE FOR THIS ONE. ANY OTHER IS NO GOOD
Prometheus
(Seventh Street)—Mr. Mayer, Full, synopsis, marketing
plan—Fusion--5-31-2012
Crossed
genres—form--synopsis--10 pages—DI--6-1-2012
Steward
House—Fusion--synop and full--(negotiable
advance)--6-1-2012--ATTENTION: THIS IS A DOUBLE
SUBMISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Atom
books—Girl—Synopsis, 3 chapters—6-4-2012 (NOTIFICATION FAILURE)
Bolinda—Girl--query
only and question—6-4-2012
Clarion—(Ms.
Stevenson)--Girl--full and synopsis—6-4-2012
Lands
Atlantic—Girl--Synopsis and 1 chapter—8-21-2012
Amulet
Press—Girl--Query and five pages (Ms Metre)--9-3-2012
Albert
Whitman and Co—Girl--Query and five pages (Whitman)--9-3-2012
Atom
Press—Girl--synopsis--3 Chapters—9-3-2012
Diamond
Heart Press—Girl--synopsis and three chapters (form)--9-3-2012
Sunbury
Press—Girl--(Mr. Knorr)--synopsis--9-9-2012
Dark Quest—Girl--(ms. Morris)--query--9-9-2012
Dark Quest—Girl--(ms. Morris)--query--9-9-2012
Snowbooks—Girl--synopsis--full--9-9-2012
Ephemera
Publishing--Girl--query--full--9-9-2012
Arctic
Wolf pubs—Girl--synopsis--3 chapters—9-9-2012
Shaddowfall
Press—Girl--online form--full--9-9-2012
Jolly
fish Press—Girl--synopsis--3 Chapters—9-9-2012—REQUESTED 150
PAGES ON 9-18-2012—FULL REQUEST ON 10-9-2012*********************************************
Luminis
Books—Girl--synopsis--10 pages in body—9-9-2012
Post
Mortem Press—Girl--synopsis--full--9-11-2012
Pyr
Books (Prometheus—R. Sears)--synopsis--full--Girl--9-11-2012
White
Cat Press—Girl--synopsis--3 Chapters—9-11-2012
Month9Books—Girl--Pitch
on FB--9-16-2012
Belle
Books—Girl (deb dixon)--full--synopsis--9-17-2012
Precious
Gems Pub—Girl (Ms. Lignor)--query only—9-17-2012
Montag
press—girl—full, copyright and synopsis—9-18-2012
Lerner
Press (Carolrhoda books—Mr. Karre)--Girl--SENT FULL—9-20-2012
Coliloquy
Press—Girl—Synopsis--(Ms. Rutherford)--9-20-2012
Haven
Books—Girl—Synopsis--9-20-2012
Damnation
Books—Screamcatcher—synop--marketing, 3 and last
chapters—9-22-2012--REQUESTED FULL 9-24-2012 ACCEPTED FOR
CONTRACT**************************
Harper
Voyager Teen—Form: Girl, synopsis, query, and full--10-1-2012
Harper
Voyager Teen—Form: Scream, synopsis, query, and full--10-1-2012
Harper
Voyager Teen—Form: Fusion, synopsis, query, and full—10-1-2012
Alloy
Entertainment—query, first five pages, Girl—10-02-2012
Dark
Fuse/Delerium—Scream—query, synop—10-2-2012
47th
Street Publishing (Amazon), Girl—synopsis, marketing,
full—10-3-2012
Zharmae—Screamcatcher--synopsis--3
chapters—10-11-2012
Crossed
Genres Press--Dispossessed Inc. (Form-10 pages, synopsis- 10-17-2012
Blue
Leaf Books—Scream (J. Grant) marketing,
synop-4-chapters—11-5-2012--REQUESTED FULL ON
11-08-2012********************
Jolly
Fish—Scream--synopsis and 3 chapters—11-15-2012
Snowbooks—Scream--synopsis
and full—11-21-2012
Pyr
Books (Rene Sears)--Screamcatcher--full and synopsis—11-26-2012
Quirk
Books (Jason)--Girl--Query--3 chapts—11-28--2012
Soho—Scream--3
Chapts—Synopsis--(ms. Kowal)--11-29-2012
Spencer
Hill press (ms Rilely)--Girl--query--10 pages--12-10-2012
Etopia Press—RTF in Full and
synopsis—Fusion--12-13-2012 Advance 100 to 1,000
Sourcebooks—Scream--query--synopsis--full--12-15-2012
Arctic Wolf Publishing—Scream--synopsis
and 3 chapters—12-15-2012
Month9Books—Scream--synopsis and full
(From FB pitch)--12-1502012
Turner Publications—Fusion--Query to
Mr. Bottorff--12-18-201
NOTE: IF YOU'VE HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH ANY OF THESE PUBLISHERS, OR YOU'VE FOUND THEM WANTING OR LACKING IN PROFESSIONALISM, PLEASE DROP ME A LINE HERE IN THE COMMENT SECTION AND WE CAN DISCUSS IT. YOUR EXPERIENCES MIGHT BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN MINE.
OR DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING POSITIVE TO SAY ABOUT ANYONE, WHO MIGHT BE CITED FOR EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR? LET IT RIP!
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