How to Submit Materials

Authors:

We publish cozy mysteries--that is, light, gentle mysteries, with little or no blood, violence, or sex. The main character should be an amateur sleuth, not a professional. We like manuscripts of about 50,000 to 70,000 words, and are looking primarily for books that are in or will be part of a series. We would also be interested in cancelled cozy mystery series if an author would like to bring such a series back to life.

We recently announced our intention to publish magical realism—realistic fiction with just a slight change from normal. Just a hint of "magic." Authors such as Zora Neale Hurston, Laura Esquivel, Yann Martel, Toni Morrison, Dean Koontz, and Aimee Bender are regarded as "Magical Realism" authors. As with our cozy mysteries, these submissions should be between 50,000 and 70,000 words. If an author is uncertain if their book is magical realism, we encourage them to query.

Authors should be aware that our contract does not provide for a traditional royalty payment. Rather, we practice a proceeds split, with our company receiving payments from print and audiobook sales and our authors receiving sales from ebooks, movies rights, translations, all other sources. This typically results in a fair and equitable distribution of profits.

Please send potential manuscripts as an attachment to a formal query letter in Microsoft Word (.doc) format to: cozycatpress@gmail.com