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Submission Criteria
 
So, you've written your story and are ready to submit to us, here's what you have to do.
 
 
Please note that here at Rebel Books LLP we aim to give feedback on all submissions, so we would be really grateful if you could follow the guidelines below so our job is easier and your work gets the best possible chance.
    
  • Your short stories should be no longer than 3 500 words at the absolute most

 

  • Your work should be double spaced and typed in Times New Roman or Arial font size 12

 

  • Your story should be a word document (to avoid any disappointment if we cannot open it). It should be saved according to the following naming convention:   Date of Submission (dd.mm.yy)_surname_first name_title of story or book

 

  • Attach your story to an email and send it to rebelbooks@hotmail.com with the title of the anthology for which you are submitting in the heading. Please also list your favoured contact email address so that we can get back to you.

 

  • You don't need to supply a covering letter but if there is something amazing you would like to tell us about then please put it in the body of the email.

 

  • If you are accepted we will need your full name, address and contact details before we can send out the contract which will outline royalty payments and our obligations to each other. However if you would like to enquire about the contract, royalties or any other issue with us prior to this stage please use the contact us page.
 
We will aim to get back to you with our decision and some constructive feedback as soon as possible after the closing date for submissions. However please bear with us as we receive a lot of submissions so it may take a little more time.
 
If you are successful you will be hearing from us a lot in the future, as we will be working closely with our writers to ensure that every book is as big a success as possible.
 
Although we will carry out marketing on behalf of Rebel Books LLP, this will also be a big part of your responsibility as a writer and if you are successful we will contact you with marketing advice and tips!
 
We do wish to welcome unsolicited manuscripts, however due to the size of our business we would have to feel it was something we would be crazy to miss before we could publish it. A lot more work has to go into editing, publishing and marketing a novel and therefore if you are rejected this does not mean that your manuscript is not special so please continue to submit as there are places out there with enormous budgets who may be looking for someone just like you. If you would like us to consider your novel you should submit your synopsis, three chapters and an author bio (approx 50 words)  to rebelbooks@hotmail.com and we will endeavour to get back to you within six weeks.*
 

*Due to the large number of unsolicited manuscripts we have received we will not be able to respond to everyone who has submitted work to us within the 6-8 week deadline originally estimated. Please bear with us we are currently reading through your submissions and will get back to you as quickly as possible.