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Submission Guidelines
Established Author Reprint Program

If you have had three-or-more stories published in magazines or print anthologies, please query directly to iPulp at: referral at ipulpfiction.com for details of how we can create an author branded series of your works. iPulp reprint authors include: Ben Bova, Bruce Coville, Bill Crider, Ed Groman, and J. A. Jance, among others. If accepted for publication, your stories will never be out of print on iPulpFiction.com.

Your query should include the titles you'd like to include and the original publication citatation for each story. Series should be grouped by genre or around a theme.

Don't Read This in the Dark  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

   DON'T READ THIS IN THE DARK

      Original scary stories for the middle grade audience 1,500 - 4,500 words in length.

      Send submissions to an appropriate reader from Directory of Readers below .



New Voices Program

iPulp is committed to the resurgence of short genre fiction and the introduction of new authors. To this end, we have put together a network of editors and manuscript readers to help us search for original stories by talented writers.

What We're Looking For

For our 2009 program we are looking for middle grade, young adult, and adult stories in these categories:

  1. Mystery: Classic & Whodunits
  2. Mystery: Noir & Hard Boiled
  3. Supernatural / Horror
  4. Sci-Fi: Society & Technological
  5. Sci-Fi: Space & Other Worlds
  6. Fantasy
  7. Romance / Chick Lit
  8. Adventure / Thriller

We will publish only a limited number of titles in each category this year, so competition will be rigorous. We are looking for professionalism in your submissions. Remember, if accepted, your stories will appear with those of award-winning authors.

Royalties

iPulp does not pay an advance. New Voices authors receive the same royalty rate as our other authors: 40%, which is paid monthly.

How It Works

First, as you would do with any publisher you submit to, familiarize yourself with the type of stories we publish and send manuscripts that fit with our existing library.

Manuscripts should be 1,500-4,500 words in length.

iPulp is a new breed of publisher dedicated to keeping our prices low. We do not employ a large group of editors to read submissions. Instead, we use a network of independent readers who screen all stories and recommend the best to iPulp for final consideration. Manuscript readers are not employees of iPulp. They charge a reading fee of $10 per manuscript. That's how they make a living. iPulp doesn't make a cent through the submission process. We don't want to make money from reading fees—we want good stories. Don't waste your money sending readers a manuscript that doesn't meet iPulp's needs.

Join a writer's group and have them evaluate your manuscript before sending it to iPulp or any publisher. Or, at least have a friend you trust give you an honest feedback.

Be sure your manuscript is properly formatted. Manuscripts that are not formatted correctly may be rejected for that reason alone. We are a digital publisher. iPulp manuscript readers and editors communicate with authors exclusively via e-mail, so you must include a valid e-mail address with your personal information. Our readers can't reply without it.

You will find a directory of manuscript readers below. Read each person's listing carefully and pay attention to what they like and which reading levels they will accept. Select the reader who is the best fit for your story.

After evaluating your manuscript, the reader will contact you with one of two e-mail messages:

  1. Thanks for your submission, but we cannot recommend this manuscript to iPulp...

    or

  2. Congratulations. We are recommending your manuscript to iPulp for consideration...

Manuscripts will not be returned and readers will not provide critiques to the writers.

If your story is recommended to iPulp, you will be required to e-mail a copy of the manuscript to iPulp in MS Word, Apple Pages, or RTF format. iPulp will then consider your recommended manuscript for publication and notify you of our decision via e-mail.

Review of Submission Process

  1. Be sure your manuscript is 1,500-4,500 words in length and properly formatted.
  2. Check that you have included the following contact information on the first page of your manuscript:

          Name
          Mailing Address
          E-mail address (You won't receive a reply without it.)
          Story genre
          Story length
          Reading level

  3. Choose the manuscript reader that best fits your manuscript.
  4. Mail one (1) copy of each manuscript you are submitting, and a check to cover the reading fee ($10 for each manuscript sent) to the address listed. Make checks payable to the person or agency as indicated in the Directory of Reader's listing (see below). DO NOT send your original manuscript. Readers will not return manuscripts and are not responsible for manuscripts lost in the mail.
  5. The reader will evaluate submissions within four weeks of receipt. If you do not receive a reply within that time, please feel free to contact the reader and ask about your submission.

Reading Level Key

  • A (Adult:18 and older)
  • Y A (Young Adult: 13-17)
  • MG (Middle Grade: 9-12)
  • J (Juvenile: Under 9)
Directory of Readers
(in alphabetical order)

Flying Fur Fiction

I want to read books suitable for teen and middle grade readers only. My favorite genres are mysteries and adventure/thrillers. I also enjoy supernatural/horror books and the occasional sci-fi story.

I particularly enjoy stories with strong characters, such as Ingrid in Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Graham, and Symone in Geraldine McCaughrean's Printz Award winner The White Darkness.

Humor is always welcome—Dav Pilkey is one of my favorite writers, and I love non-stop action similar to Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider series, Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games, and Joseph Bruchac's Skeleton Man.

I also believe a well-developed setting is crucial—I want to be able to visualize the world in which the characters move—and I greatly appreciate an author's attention to detail when the action falls within a specific time period. Laurie Halse Anderson's Chains set in revolutionary America, the samurai mysteries by the Hooblers, and Orson Scott Card's futuristic world in Ender's Game are just a few books that successfully transported me to another time and place. Other favorite authors of mine are M.T. Anderson, Jerry Spinelli, David Almond, Avi, Neil Gaiman, Walter Dean Myers, Gordon Korman, Robert Cormier, and Kate DiCamillo.

Send a copy of your manuscript along with a check ($10/manuscript) made out to:

Janice Corker
3939 W. Windmills Blvd #1088
Chandler, AZ 85226

Flying Fur evaluates manuscripts in these genres:
Mystery: Classic
& Whodunit
Mystery: Noir
& Hard Boiled
Adventure
Thriller
Supernatural
Horror
Sci-Fi: Society
& Technology
Sci-Fi: Space
& Other Worlds
MG, YA 
MG, YA
MG, YA
MG, YA
MG, YA 
MG, YA

MaidenWorks

MaidenWorks is looking for captivating mysteries with a main character that is distinctive and appealing enough to have their own series. Styles can run the gamut from cozies to hard core. Appreciates a touch of humor. Prefers YA, and A stories.

MaidenWorks does not accept romance.

Send a copy of your manuscript along with a check ($10/manuscript) made out to:

Dave Maiden
4139 Via Marina No. 1002
Marina del Rey, CA 90292

MaidenWorks evaluates manuscripts in these genres:
 
Mystery: Classic
& Whodunit
Mystery: Noir
& Hard Boiled
 
 
MG, YA, A  
MG, YA, A   

Raven's Writing Desk

Raven's a sharp-eyed bird who appreciates a sense of humor. If you can't decide what genre you fit into, send your story to her. Unless it's got metal tentacles and takes place on Planet Zeno, you've come to the right place.

Raven is looking for tightly plotted stories with action and solid character development. Will read MG, YA, and A stories.

Raven does not accept science fiction of any kind.

Send a copy of your manuscript along with a check ($10/manuscript) made out to:

Kay Morris
1347 E. Devonshire
Phoenix, AZ 85014

For more about Raven's Writing Desk: ravenswritingdesk.com

Raven's Writing Desk evaluates manuscripts in these genres:
Fantasy
Supernatural / Horror
Romance / Chic Lit
Adventure / Thriller
MG, YA, A  
MG, YA, A   
YA, A   
MG, YA, A   

ScienceFantasy California

We read fantasy and science fiction. We specialize in the following subgenres of fantasy: contemporary fantasy (like Philip Pullman) epic fantasy (like Tolkien), youth fantasy (like C.S. Lewis), and science fantasy.

We also read these subgenres of science fiction: cyberpunk (like William Gibson), apocalyptic sci-fi, and science fantasy.

Send a copy of your manuscript along with a check ($10/manuscript) made out to:

Kirsten Moore
647 Maltman Ave. #4
Los Angeles, CA 90026

ScienceFantasy California evaluates manuscripts in these genres:
 
Sci-Fi: Society
& Technology
Sci-Fi: Space
& Other Worlds
 
 
MG,YA, A 
MG,YA, A 
 
 
 
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