Novel/Novella Submissions | DragonBonePublishing

Novel/Novella
Submissions
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We are thrilled to have concluded our first public call for novel and novella submissions! At this time, our submissions are currently closed, but we encourage anyone interested to subscribe to our newsletter for future opportunities.

What We're Looking For

Sub-Genres

At Dragon Bone publishing, we believe in the mixing and matching of genres to tell a story like no other. We don't believe in trend conformity or genre restrictions. While we ask that submissions be mainly sci-fi or fantasy (or science fantasy), we are specifically looking for stories that are hard to capture within the confines of one specific trend or genre.

Sci-fi

We believe Sci-fi is an incredibly important genre that is more than just fancy tech or dystopian futures. Sci-fi dives into the deepest parts of humanity's inner selves. It shines light on our deepest desires and greatest faults. It creates a space where we can explore humanity in a much different world than ours now and contemplate where we made be headed as a species.

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre most known for its fantastical settings, big arching plots, fights between good and evil, majestic battles and swoony romances. We're looking to peel back its trending, superficial layers and use fantasy to explore a vast sea of emotions, worldviews/beliefs, governments, and settings so different from ours, they eerily explain ours in a way we could never dream of.

Experimental Fiction & Works of Passion

We're thirsting for stories that leave a lasting impact, not just fill a dusty space on a shelf next to others just exactly like it. We want your strangest tales and deepest emotions. We want what you're scared to write, to publish, to share, but cannot live without.

Want to Submit Your Novel or Novella?

We're currently accepting novel and novella submissions for Canadian and American authors. If you're interested, please review our submission rules and guidelines!

Read the Submission Rules

What Does Working With Us Look Like?

Dragon Bone Publishing is an indie publishing company run by two authors. We have a passion for helping authors achieve their goals with their books. We work closely with authors to ensure that we meet their wants and needs. We pay for editing services, have an in-house artist to design gorgeous covers, run cover reveal campaigns, send out ARCS, market, and work with our authors so they learn how to market themselves and their books. We are trying to set ourselves and our authors up for success.

Because we're authors, we understand the stress and excitement that comes with writing and releasing a book. We just want to make that journey easier for our authors.

One-on-One

Because we believe books are more than just cash-grabs, and both of our Heads are authors themselves, we know how important it is for each author to have a hand in their book's publication. We uplift all of our author's voices and take all of their suggestions and desires into account. At the end of the day, we are simply a conductor for your work, amplifying it and its impact in the world. But to do that right, we dedicate ourselves to listening to our authors and inviting them in as active participants in the publication journey.

Some (but not all!) of the aspects we collaborate closely with our authors are:

cover design/art, interior formatting/art, editing, endorsements, creating street teams, making merch.

We will never try and take over your work and turn it into something you're not proud of, nor will we push forward with any major decisions without consulting you first. This is your book, we're just happy to be publishing it!

Novel/Novella Submissions CLOSED