This is a quick overview of our basic guidelines. See our fully detailed guidelines for each seperate genre on our Submission Guidelines website. (Link in NavaBar).
NOTE:
That we are not currently accepting submissions.
Our books are all currently written in house, by our staff members.
These guidelines were last update on: November 30, 2007.
We are not currently taking submissions for book manuscripts, though that may be in our distant furture. For the time being we only publish books for The Twighlight Manor series which are written by staff members.
Our Moonsnails imprint, publishes books for children and young adults, currently these books are all staff written.
Our book guidelines are follows
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books |
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Contact Info: |
Wendy C. Allen, editor-in-chief, twighlightmanor@yahoo.com |
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Layout: |
6" x 9", 32 - 300 pages, 60 lb bright white paper, B&W text, perfect bound, 10pt laminated cover in full color other binding options and sizes to be added in the future. |
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Payment: |
copies only at this time, responce time: 2 - 6 months. |
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Fiction Needs: |
Short stories and novels up to 300,000 words. Literary & Genre fiction. Cross-gen OK. Action, Adventure, Alien Invasion, Alien Realms, Alternative Histories, Amateur Detective, Americana, Ancient Civilizations, Animal Stories, Biographical Fiction, Christmas, Classic Literature, Colonial America, Cryptozology, Dark Fantasy, Dragon Tales, Easter, Ethnic Fiction, Espionage, Faerie Realms, Fairy Tales, Family Sagas, Fantasy, Folklore, Frontier Sagas, Furries, Futuristic, Ghost Stories, Gothic Romance, Halloween, Hard Science Fiction, Haunted Houses, High Fantasy, High Seas Adventure, Historical, Horror, Humor, Inspirational, Kung Fu, Literary, Mad Scientist Sci-Fi, Mermaid Tales, Military, Mystery, Murder Mystery, Paranormal, Pirate Tales, Psychological Thiller/Terror, Regional: Maine, Regional: Quebec, Romance, Science Fiction, Serials, Short-Shorts, Slueths, Space Fantasy, Space Travel, Spiritual, Sword & Sorcery, Supernatural, Suspence, Thiller, Time Travel, Twilight Zone style, UFO stories, Unicorn Tales, Utopian Realms, Victorian, War, Western, Wizard Tales, Young Adult.
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Non-Fiction Needs: |
The Twighlight Manor Press is joining forces with The Pidgie Fund. Plans are underway to compile a series of positive non-fiction "true stories" about pets and animals. Submission Guidelines are being written up for this project. Check back for updates on this project. This project is open to submissions for uplifting true stories about your pets.
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Poetry Needs: |
Sometimes accepts poetry, if it tells a story and has strong characters. Same as fiction needs, plus: seeks longer "epic length" story poems akin to Robert Browning's, Pied Piper of Hamlin or Edgar Allan Poe'sRaven or Dr. Suess' Green Eggs & Ham. Prefers long rhyming poems with strong characters and a story plot.
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Fiction, Non-Fiction, & Poetry Rejects: |
Seeks only "family friendly" and "rated PG-13 or less" stories. Rejects all stories that contain: hatred, sex, gore, drugs, smoking, politics, drinking, suicide, cutting, depressive self-pity, swearing, vulgar verbology, hunting, death glorification, animal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, expose`, abortion, and stories about "how my teenage years were crap". Makes some minor exceptions if content is brief and required for the story, but this is rare. NOTE: The Twighlight Manor series does not fall under this guideline, these gothic horror stories are Rated M for mature. Poetry Rejects: Same as fiction rejects, plus: Does not accept free-verse poetry, haiki, poems without characters, poems without plots, or poems without rhythem.
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We like to see strong characters. Character driven stories. Well written plots. We like fantasy realms, dreamscapes, and alien planets. Creativity is always welcomed. Pirates are always good, we need more pirates. |
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Art: |
INSIDE ILLUSTRATION: Rarely uses illustrations. Illustrations provided by author. B&W, pen & ink, line art only ... no pencil, no shading, no grey-scale, no color, our printer well not accept them. We do not resize or edit artwork. All illustrations must be 4" x 6" or smaller and camera ready. Do not send originals. Email files as atactment. Files must be compatible with MSWorks, MSPaint, or MSPublisher 97. Note that we can not accept .tif files, our email treats them as a virus and deletes them. See fiction for needs & rejects list.
COVER ILLUSTRATION: Cover Art provide by author; full-color photography or paintings, covering any genre. See fiction for needs & rejects list. Always seeks beach and ocean themed photos or paintings. Do not send originals. Email files as atactment. Files must be compatible with MSWorks, MSPaint, or MSPublisher 97, .jpg files prefered. Note that we can not accept .tif files, our email treats them as a virus and deletes them. See fiction for needs & rejects list.
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Production of Moonsnails planned for spring of 2008.
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Title: |
Moonsnails Magazine |
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Contact Info: |
Wendy C. Allen, editor-in-chief, twighlightmanor@yahoo.com |
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Layout: |
6" x 9", 96 - 132 pages, 60 lb bright white paper, B&W text, perfect bound, 10pt laminated cover in full color |
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Payment: |
copies only at this time, buys one time rights, responce time: 2 - 6 months. |
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Needs: |
Short stories up to 13,000 words. Literary & Genre fiction. Cross-gen OK. Action, Adventure, Alien Invasion, Alien Realms, Alternative Histories, Amateur Detective, Americana, Ancient Civilizations, Animal Stories, Biographical Fiction, Christmas, Classic Literature, Colonial America, Cryptozology, Dark Fantasy, Dragon Tales, Easter, Ethnic Fiction, Espionage, Faerie Realms, Fairy Tales, Family Sagas, Fantasy, Folklore, Frontier Sagas, Furries, Futuristic, Ghost Stories, Gothic Romance, Halloween, Hard Science Fiction, Haunted Houses, High Fantasy, High Seas Adventure, Historical, Horror, Humor, Inspirational, Kung Fu, Literary, Mad Scientist Sci-Fi, Mermaid Tales, Military, Mystery, Murder Mystery, Paranormal, Pirate Tales, Psychological Thiller/Terror, Regional: Maine, Regional: Quebec, Romance, Science Fiction, Serials, Short-Shorts, Slueths, Space Fantasy, Space Travel, Spiritual, Sword & Sorcery, Supernatural, Suspence, Thiller, Time Travel, Twilight Zone style, UFO stories, Unicorn Tales, Utopian Realms, Victorian, War, Western, Wizard Tales, Young Adult. |
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Rejects: |
Rejects all stories that contain: hatred, sex, gore, drugs, smoking, politics, drinking, suicide, cutting, depressive self-pity, swearing, vulgar verbology, hunting, death glorification, animal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, expose`, abortion, and stories about "how my teenage years were crap". |
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Advice: |
We like to see strong characters. Character driven stories. Well written plots. We like fantasy realms, dreamscapes, and alien planets. Creativity is always welcomed. Pirates are always good, we need more pirates. |
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Poetry Needs: |
Sometimes accepts poetry, if it tells a story and has strong characters. Same as fiction needs, plus: seeks longer "epic length" story poems akin to Robert Browning's, Pied Piper of Hamlin or Edgar Allan Poe'sRaven or Dr. Suess' Green Eggs & Ham. Prefers long rhyming poems with strong characters and a story plot. |
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Poetry Rejects: |
Same as fiction rejects, plus: Does not accept free-verse poetry, haiki, poems without characters, poems without plots, or poems without rhythem. |
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Art: |
INSIDE ILLUSTRATION: Rarely uses illustrations. Usually done "in-house". B&W, pen & ink, line art only ... no pencil, no shading, no grey-scale, no color, our printer well not accept them. We do not resize or edit artwork. All illustrations must be 4" x 6" or smaller and camera ready. Do not send originals. Email files as atactment. Files must be compatible with MSWorks, MSPaint, or MSPublisher 97. Note that we can not accept .tif files, our email treats them as a virus and deletes them. See fiction for needs & rejects list.
COVER ILLUSTRATION: Usually done "in-house", but well consider submissions of full-color photography or paintings, covering any genre. See fiction for needs & rejects list. Always seeks beach and ocean themed photos or paintings. Do not send originals. Email files as atactment. Files must be compatible with MSWorks, MSPaint, or MSPublisher 97, .jpg files prefered. Note that we can not accept .tif files, our email treats them as a virus and deletes them. See fiction for needs & rejects list. |
Production of Buried Treasure planned for spring of 2009.
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Buried Treasure: Tales of Adventure & The High Seas |
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Contact Info: |
Wendy C. Allen, editor-in-chief, twighlightmanor@yahoo.com |
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Layout: |
6" x 9", 96 - 132 pages, 60 lb bright white paper, B&W text, perfect bound, 10pt laminated cover in full color |
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Payment: |
copies only at this time, buys one time rights, responce time: 2 - 6 months. |
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Needs: |
Short stories up to 13,000 words. Literary & Genre fiction that is filled with adventure, pirates, archeologists, & lost treasure. Cross-gen OK. We love Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribean, Jurrasic Park, The Mummy, Xena, & The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, if you can write stories like these, than that is what we want to see. (But not fan-fiction. We do not publish fan-fiction. These are just examples of the types of well-know stories we like to read.) Action, Adventure, Alternative Histories, Amateur Detective, Americana, Ancient Civilizations, Animal Stories, Biographical Fiction, Christmas, Colonial America, Cryptozology, Dark Fantasy, Dragon Tales, Easter, Ethnic Fiction, Espionage, Faerie Realms, Fairy Tales, Family Sagas, Fantasy, Folklore, Frontier Sagas, Furries, Futuristic, Ghost Stories, Gothic Romance, Halloween, Haunted Houses, High Fantasy, High Seas Adventure, Historical, Horror, Humor, Inspirational, Kung Fu, Literary, Mad Scientist Sci-Fi, Mermaid Tales, Military, Mystery, Murder Mystery, Paranormal, Pirate Tales, Psychological Thiller/Terror, Regional: Maine, Regional: Quebec, Romance, Science Fiction, Serials, Short-Shorts, Slueths, Space Fantasy, Space Travel, Spiritual, Sword & Sorcery, Supernatural, Suspence, Thiller, Time Travel, Twilight Zone style, Unicorn Tales, Utopian Realms, Victorian, War, Western, Wizard Tales, Young Adult. |
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Rejects: |
Rejects all stories that contain: hatred, sex, gore, drugs, smoking, politics, drinking, suicide, cutting, depressive self-pity, swearing, vulgar verbology, hunting, death glorification, animal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, expose`, abortion, and stories about "how my teenage years were crap". |
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Advice: |
We like to see strong characters. Character driven stories. Well written plots. We like fantasy realms, dreamscapes, and alien planets. Creativity is always welcomed. Pirates are always good, we need more pirates. |
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Poetry Needs: |
Sometimes accepts poetry, if it tells a story and has strong characters. Same as fiction needs, plus: seeks longer "epic length" story poems akin to Robert Browning's, Pied Piper of Hamlin or Edgar Allan Poe'sRaven or Dr. Suess' Green Eggs & Ham. Prefers long rhyming poems with strong characters and a story plot. |
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Poetry Rejects: |
Same as fiction rejects, plus: Does not accept free-verse poetry, haiki, poems without characters, poems without plots, or poems without rhythem. |
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Art: |
INSIDE ILLUSTRATION: Rarely uses illustrations. Usually done "in-house". B&W, pen & ink, line art only ... no pencil, no shading, no grey-scale, no color, our printer well not accept them. We do not resize or edit artwork. All illustrations must be 4" x 6" or smaller and camera ready. Do not send originals. Email files as atactment. Files must be compatible with MSWorks, MSPaint, or MSPublisher 97. Note that we can not accept .tif files, our email treats them as a virus and deletes them. See fiction for needs & rejects list.
COVER ILLUSTRATION: Usually done "in-house", but well consider submissions of full-color photography or paintings, covering any genre. See fiction for needs & rejects list. Always seeks beach and ocean themed photos or paintings. Do not send originals. Email files as atactment. Files must be compatible with MSWorks, MSPaint, or MSPublisher 97, .jpg files prefered. Note that we can not accept .tif files, our email treats them as a virus and deletes them. See fiction for needs & rejects list. |
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