Submission & Query
Guidelines
We are officially
Re-Open
to Adult genre Submissions and Queries.
We are no longer accepting Young Adult genres at this time.
Thank you!
Genres
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Romance, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, (contemporary, historical, dark, paranormal, essentially all romance sub-genres), Gothic Horror, RomComs
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New Adult-Adult categories, however, will consider exceptional Young Adult manuscripts or ones with
New Adult crossover appeal for our YA collection,
Lake Country Press TEEN.
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Lake Country Press MIDNIGHT
LCP Midnight is our
18+ ONLY super spicy collection. All books require content/trigger warnings.
Genres for LCP Midnight:
Fantasy Romance, Monster Romance, Bully Romance, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Erotica
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We Do Not Accept:
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Non-Fiction, Memoirs, Poetry, How-To's, Middle Grade, Children's Books, Novellas, Short Stories, Thriller, Mystery, Speculative Fiction
Are we the right publisher for you?
Let's check!
-During editing phases you will receive critiques from the publisher or editorial intern. This process is to help put out the best book we can. If you struggle to take constructive criticism, we may not be the right fit.
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-We are a safe space, meaning we do not hold space for intolerance.
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-We don't publish your genre.
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-We have a book published that's similar to the manuscript you're submitting.
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Guidelines
Send Queries to:
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To Query Lake Country Press please make sure you have the following:
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-Query Letter (Tell us a little about you. You're more than just a submission to us. You're a person.)
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-Word Count
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-Full Synopsis
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-First THREE Chapters of your Completed and Polished Manuscript
**Please use Word or a PDF for your chapters as attachments. Please do not put your chapters in the body of an email
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-Please include
Content or Trigger Warnings
that might be necessary for those opening chapters. You may include content warnings for the entire manuscript as well. There is a person reading the queries and we like to keep their emotional safety in mind.
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-If you'd like to include your preferred pronouns so that we may respond to you in a fashion you feel most comfortable with--great!
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-Subject line of your email should read:
Submission and or Query Attn: Brittany Your Manuscript's Genre
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Queries will be responded to by:
Brittany Weisrock lakecountrypress@gmail.com
or
Tara Sexton editorial intern
Rae Valtera editorial intern and author
Haley Warrington editorial intern and author
Query Thoughts
Keep in mind we are a small publisher, meaning we can only accept a few authors each season to give them the attention they deserve.
That said, we will have to pass on many manuscripts.
Please do not let that deter you.
Keep writing.
Your words matter.
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Brittany & Rae will do their best to personally read and consider each query. They will also try to respond thoughtfully to each one, however, if time does not permit, and it has been six weeks or more--assume we will not be requesting a full manuscript or offering a contract for publication.
If we have requested a full and it has been six weeks or more you may also assume we will not be offering a contract for publication, but you are free to give us a gentle nudge.
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You may nudge us or inquire if you may resubmit in the future, but please do so politely.
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Please keep in mind, again, we are small. Brittany works full-time outside of LCP and has a lovely daughter and three kooky cats to care for.
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Thank you!
