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Submission
Guidelines
Thank you for your interest
in Wynterblue Publishing. These guidelines
are provided to assist you in the
preparation and submission of manuscripts
for publication consideration.
If you have written a manuscript and would
like to submit it to Wynterblue, please
adhere to these guidelines. Please query us
first by using the Contact Us link at the
left. Include a brief description of your
story including the word count and genre of
the manuscript. Wynterblue Publishing
authors are fully involved in the
publication process until typesetting, as
well as with the marketing of the book.
Submitting a Query to Wynterblue
1.
Do not send us your manuscript as an attachment unless we
specifically request it. We will not open attachments. We prefer
email queries. Email queries will be answered within one week of
receipt. Please use the form on the Contact Us page to send your
query.
2.
In your query please include the following information:
Please tell us about you:
What uniquely qualifies you to write on your subject?
What would you like to accomplish by having this
material published?
What experience do you have writing other books or
materials?
Sales history?
What kind of book promotions are you ready to
undertake?
3.
Tell us about your manuscript:
Who is the primary audience for your material?
Secondary?
In what ways will your material be helpful to the
audiences you identified?
Comparing your manuscript to other published books, how
and why is your idea different and better?
What kind of promotions do you think will be
particularly effective for you and your book?
Manuscript Submission Form & Content:
When you are requested to do so, please submit your manuscript in
the best editorial form possible. Editorial form consists of rules
or guidelines that a publisher observes to ensure clear and
consistent presentation of written material. Editorial form includes
uniform use of such elements as:
punctuation and abbreviations
construction of tables
selection of headings
citation of references
presentation of statistics
as well as many other elements that are a part of every manuscript.
Hard Copy Submissions:
When requested, please submit a hard copy of your manuscript with
the following guidelines in mind. Preferred hard copy submission
formats should include the following:
A one-page summary
An author resume including a list of all published
works.
Author contacts for possible book endorsements.
The book's Table of Contents, first chapter and two
other sample chapters taken from mid-book.
A self-addressed, stamped return envelope (Mandatory).
We cannot be responsible for original art or photos
submitted with manuscripts and prefer only clear copies be sent.
Submissions must be typed, double-spaced and printed. We will not
review faded or hard to read copies.
Type size and font should be 12 pt Times New Roman.
Please do not
submit material return receipt requested or registered
as waiting in Post Office lines is very time consuming. These
submissions will not be reviewed..
All authors must be able to provide their manuscript on a
PC-compatible format using a standard word processing program.
Please remember that while we review many manuscripts, we only have
so much time in one day. Manuscripts will be dealt with on a first
come basis. We recognize that from an author's point of view, this
process may seem unfair, but we promise that we will give all
submissions appropriate consideration. Please do not call or email
us to request the status of your manuscript. We regret that this
process can be very slow, but review of manuscripts can only be done
time permitting.
A hard copy of all proposals must be mailed to the address below
AFTER they are
requested by the editor in response to a query.
Send all hard copy submissions to:
Wynterblue Publishing PO Box 868
North Bay ON
P1B 8K1
Canada
What we will do after receiving your query:
Step 1: We will ask for a hard copy of your manuscript and
read it carefully. We will work closely with you to make that
manuscript saleable which means, bluntly, that you must not assume
that your words are written in gold and cannot be changed or
re-written.
Step 2: If the manuscript has completed the requirements
involved with Step 1, we will write or call with comments and
questions that may allow us to go to the next step: a limited
contract.
Step 3: If projected sales from the limited contract are
reached it will be renewed on a continual basis depending on sales
and market conditions.
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