Line by Lion Publications is currently closed for unsolicited submissions!
Feel free to check back for updates or find us at one of our in-person events (AKA, the easiest way to make a first impression / see if we look, listen, and basically okay to you, as well as you to us)
So, you’ve finished your manuscript! That’s awesome! Before you submit, please do the following:
- Determine if we are the best fit. We are small, y’all. Like, really small. There are five of us on staff. That smallness has pros and cons. If you are looking for individual attention, we might be for you! If you want to be involved in the publishing process, same. However, if you are looking for a guaranteed spot in your local big chain bookstore, funded publicity tours and whatnot, we are not for you. If your book is homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or features rape, you are not for us. While we occasionally publish non-fiction, we mostly specialize in fiction, so keep that in mind while seeking a publisher who knows how to handle your book like the way it deserves. Also, Line By Lion is owned by a woman. Some people have a problem with that. If that’s you, keep looking (perhaps inwardly). What I can promise is that the finished product will be marketable and beautiful, and no one will work harder for you than we will. If you’ve decided that we would be a good fit the next step is to-
- Manage your expectations. You MIGHT become a bestseller. You MIGHT become a thousandaire. You less-than-likely to appear on Good Morning, America. You are less-than-likely to retire off of your royalties. If unsurpassed wealth and fame is what you want, please look elsewhere. We won’t be hurt.
- So, you’ve managed your expectations, you like us (you really like us! Is that too old for most people to get the reference? Maybe.) Please finish your manuscript. I can’t take *most* of a book. Those last ten pages can take YEARS. Make sure that you’ve read through it at least once. Ideally, you’d have had some beta readers give their opinions and address them. Is it your best work? Not THE BEST THING EVER, but your best? Then…
- Remember all that formatting you did? The headers and footers and everything to make it look sexy? Take them out! I want naked manuscripts. No bells, no whistles. Just your words across the type-written page / word processor window will speak for themselves. Once you’ve done all that…
- Send your manuscript to contact@pixelandpen.studio. I can’t wait to see what you wrote!
