Terms & Conditions for Submissions

Wild Hunt Books are seeking novellas for its new The Northern Weird Project. The word count is 20-25K words.

OUR SUBMISSION WINDOW OPENS 1st May 2024 and will run until 21 May 2024, 20:00 BST (London time).

We accept submissions by agented and unagented authors.

Submission Package

  • Please follow the guidelines and complete the submission form.

  • You must reside in the North of England as defined by the Arts Council Boundary Map.

  • You may only submit one manuscript during the submission period. Please send a query letter, one page synopsis and your entire manuscript. The word count for your manuscript must be between 20-25K words.

  • We are only considering original works of fiction (no translations). The manuscript must comprise of one complete novella; we are not seeking short stories, essays or poetry for this project.

  • All novellas must be original and unpublished, including not previously in newsletters, self-published and blogs. We will not consider or respond to AI-generated work.

  • While the reading period is open, all work and identities will be treated with respect. Wild Hunt Books might write about the manuscript period only in positive and vague terms on our social media channels. Your identity will be kept confidential and your manuscript will not be explicitly identified.

  • You will receive an email confirmation notifying you that it can take up to 8 weeks to receive an outcome on your manuscript after the closing date. Please get in touch after this time has passed if you haven’t heard from us.

  • If your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere, please notify us so we can further consider it.

  • Unsuccessful submissions will be deleted 90 days after the reading period.

  • If we are interested in your manuscript for our list, we will first reach out by email but might want to eventually speak via video chat software like Zoom or Google Meet. This call will always include the Publisher, but might include the marketing assistant. You will be notified of this in advance and everything is kept confidential.

  • You must be 18 years of age as of 21st May 2024 to submit your work.

  • Anything sent that is bigoted, racist, derogatory and/or mean and vile will be swiftly ignored.

  • To contact Wild Hunt Books, please visit our contact page.

Wild Hunt Books Authors

  • We aim to publish 5 or 6 pocket-sized novellas for this project over 2024-2025.

  • As a new publishing house, we will have a dedicated approach to author care and an executed marketing plan for our books.

  • We expect our authors to also embrace this approach. It’s not simply the books, it’s the people. Please be prepared to work with the editor on developmental edits, along with being a part of promoting your book.

  • Authors will receive a contract, royalties and a clearly defined schedule for manuscript due dates. We want you to know who you’re working with and how it’s made. Unlike our normal acquisitions, we are not offering an advance for this project. However, the royalty structure is higher: 15% on RRP (paperback) and 50% on net (ebook). You should begin to earn out right away.

Book production

  • All books in the series are set to be designed by Luísa Dias.

  • All editorial work, including copy edits and proofreading are done in-house.

  • Books will be available as pocket-sized paperbacks and ebooks.

  • All books, including ebooks, will be available for purchase worldwide.

  • The books will be available to purchase individually and as a set.