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Services
SHB Books assists writers with:
eBook and print distribution
Affordable editor services
Beta readers and ARCs
Marketing
SHB Books was established in 2021
It aims to support emerging writers who specialise in murder mysteries, sci-fi and fantasy.
Resources
If you are just starting out there are a lot of resources and activities you can undertake yourself including:
- Contacting your local writers centre
- Reading online material from sources such as the CreativePenn Podcast and Janice Hardy's Fiction University.
- We also recommended that all new writers read/listen to Story Genius by Lisa Cron, 2000 to 10,000 by Rachel Aaron and Deep Point of View by Marcy Kennedy.
Submissions are closed
Thank you for considering SHB Books.
Submissions are currently closed.
So you’ve written a book – what next?
Although we’re a tiny independent publishing house, SHB Books often has windows of time where we accept unsolicited manuscripts. This means that whenever we’re open for novel submissions, if you have a completed work you would like to submit, you don’t need to ask an agent to contact us!
Accepted Genres:
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Steampunk
- Crime
- Romance
Age Ranges: Adult (in above genres)
Submission Guidelines
- Word Count: maximum 30,000 words (non-negotiable)
- Document Format: Microsoft Word, Google Docs or PDF
- Include: Cover Letter (email body) / First 30,000 words
- Send To: (We’ll give the email address when our novel submissions are open again)
- Cover Letter Should cover:
- Title of Work / Word Count / Genre
- Author Name
- Website / Social Media Info
- Why you chose to submit your novel to SHB Books
- Why you wrote it, what made it interesting to you?
- Are there any other books or tv shows that would have a similar readership?
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