Submission Calls – Pride Publishing

What we're currently looking for – | Current | Free |
Manuscript Guidelines – | What we look for | What we ask for |
Additional Info – | Heat Ratings | Book Length |
In the subject box, please put Submission/Publishing House e.g. Pride Publishing/Book Title/Author Name

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Introduction

The Totally Entwined Group is a royalty paying, full-service Publisher. This means that we do not charge fees to the author at any time.

We pay a royalty rate of 40% of the SRP for eBooks and 10% for print, based on our standard four year contract. Our contracts are for electronic, print, subsidiary rights and worldwide territories.


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“We only accept electronic communication. So, it’s essential that you send your manuscript to us via e-mail attachment, as either a .doc, .docx or .rtf file.”

Rebecca Scott Publisher

What we are currently looking for:

Guidelines:

  • Pride Publishing is actively acquiring empowering, enchanting and endearing romance storylines that are sure to capture readers’ imaginations from start to finish. We’re looking for stories with lead characters who identify as GLBTQI.
  • 10,000 -100,000 word count per story.
  • Series and serials will be also be considered.
  • We are currently accepting romance manuscripts in the following genres:
  • Action/Adventure, Alternate Reality, Angels and Demons, Bisexual, Bondage/BDSM, Crime/Mystery, Comedy/Humour, Contemporary, Cowboy/Western, Dark Romance, Fantasy/Fairytales, Futuristic/Sci-fi, Gay/MM, Gods/Goddesses, Historical, Horror, Lesbian, Men in Uniform, Menage & Multiple Partners, Multicultural, Paranormal, Timetravel, Thriller, Suspense, Shapeshifters, Vampires, Werewolves.

Please send your full manuscripts to submissions@totallyentwinedgroup.com with the subject line Pride Publishing Submission along with a synopsis in the first instance. We look forward to hearing from you.

SEASONAL COLLECTIONS SUBMISSION CALLS

A Wolf in Billionaire’s Clothing – Shifters - Halloween Collection 2022

    We can’t get enough of those seriously sexy shifters – and when they’re billionaires to boot? They might be a little scary, but they’re definitely more of a treat than a trick. Whether he’s a slick businessman with a feral secret or alpha of a prosperous pack, we want to meet him and the mate who tames his wild side.

    Word count: 30 - 50,000

    Contemporary only

    Pairing: Any! This collection will feature books from Totally Bound and Pride Publishing

    Heat rating: Sizzling/Burning

    Submission deadline: 1st April 2022 for publication October 2022

    Send submission

    Secret Santa – Contemporary - Christmas Collection 2022

      It’s Christmastime, and there are bigger surprises waiting to be uncovered than the ones wrapped up under the tree. We’re looking for characters with secrets – are they special agents, or do they have a hidden identity? Are they a secret service operative torn between their mission and their heart, or running towards new love from a past they’re desperate to escape? It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but these secrets could have heart-breaking consequences.

      Word count: 30 - 50,000

      Pairing: Any! This collection will feature books from Totally Bound and Pride Publishing

      Heat rating: Sizzling/Burning

      Submission deadline: 1st June 2022 for publication December 2022

      Send submission

      Cupid’s Academy – Bully/Enemies to Lovers Academy New Adult - Valentines Collection 2023

        It’s Valentine’s Day, and the halls of Cupid’s Academy are filled with lovestruck pupils. Whether it’s the head boy with his secret crush, the new girl flooded with love at first sight, or the captain of the football team and his biggest fan, it seems no one has escaped Cupid’s arrow. All other studies are forgotten when love is on the syllabus.

        We’re open to submissions of New Adult (18+) academy romance, bully romance also accepted, for 2023’s Valentine’s collection.

        Word count: 30 - 50,000

        Pairing: Any! This collection will feature books from Totally Bound and Pride Publishing. Reverse Harem/menage also welcome.

        Contemporary only

        Heat rating: Sizzling/Burning

        Submission deadline: Deadline 1st July 2022 for release February 2023

        Send submission

        Hot Bite – Weres/Vamps - Summer Collection 2023

          Who said werewolves and vampires only come out in the dark? It’s summer in the city, and the creatures of the night are on the prowl. There’s no chance of brooding in the shadows when the temperature is rising and the days are long. Were or vampire, when they find a summer romance, it’s sure to be love at first hot, sultry bite.

          We’re looking for vampire/wereshifter stories set in the heat of the summer with characters we’ll crave.

          Word count: 30 - 50,000

          Pairing: Any! This collection will feature books from Totally Bound and Pride Publishing. Reverse Harem/Menage also welcome.

          Contemporary only

          Heat rating: Sizzling/Burning

          Submission deadline: Deadline 1st January 2023 for release July 2023

          Send submission

          All Hallows’ Harem – Reverse Harem Paranormal - Halloween Collection 2023

            It’s the spookiest time of the year, and the monsters are out in full force. This year, their appetite is unslakable, and they’ll find they’re strongest when they’re together. Witches or weres, vamps or fae, they’re impossible to resist, and when there’s more than one, the treats keep on coming…

            We’re looking for menage and harem stories with paranormal characters to drive us wild.

            Word count: 30 - 50,000

            Pairing: Any! This collection will feature books from Totally Bound and Pride Publishing. Reverse Harem also welcome.

            Contemporary only

            Heat rating: Burning

            Submission deadline: Deadline 1st April 2023 for release October 2023

            Send submission

            Sold to the Billionaire – Billionaire BDSM - Christmas Collection 2023

              Sleighbells are ringing, carols are playing, and the auctioneer is opening the bidding. It’s the event of the year–billionaire Doms are at the auction to bid for a submissive for Christmas. They’ve got money to burn and floggers to wield, but can they place the winning bid? The submissives wait for their number to be called–whether they’ve volunteered to be auctioned for a good cause, or in the hope of catching that enigmatic Dom’s eye, or because of something more nefarious, they’re in for a Christmas to remember.

              We’re open to submissions of Billionaire BDSM romance set around an auction, featuring Doms with deep pockets and spankable submissives.

              Word count: 30 - 50,000

              Pairing: Any! This collection will feature books from Totally Bound and Pride Publishing. RH/menage/dark romance also welcome.

              Contemporary only

              Heat rating: Burning

              Submission deadline: Deadline 1st June 2023 for release December 2023

              Send submission

              OPEN SUBMISSION CALLS

              BDSM Submission Call

                A Master and his boy, a new sub learning the ropes under a strict Dom, the switch who knows how to give his partners exactly what they need… We want to see your BDSM stories featuring LGBTQ characters. We’re looking for manuscripts between 10,000 -100,000 words in length, series and serials are also welcome.

                Send submission

                Men in Uniform Submission Call

                  Whether they’re wearing desert-dusty fatigues or smoke-stained fire gear, we love a man in uniform who isn’t afraid to put his life on the line when doing his job. But who is the hero of their heart? We’re looking for scorching hot stories of LGBTQ men in uniform, and the lucky ones they love. We’re looking for manuscripts between 10,000 -100,000 words in length, series and serials are also welcome.

                  Send submission

                  Cowboys and Western Submission Call

                    Saddle up! Ranches and rodeos, cowboys and clowns – we want to see the men that make the West Wild. We are looking for Cowboy and Western stories with LGBTQ characters finding love. We’re looking for manuscripts between 10,000 - 100,000 words in length, series and serials are also welcome.

                    Send submission

                    Lust Bites

                      Short stories

                      These are our short stories between 10-15,000 words. They may have a theme or they may be stand alone short stories depending on what we have running, but all will come under the banner of ‘Lust Bites’. These short stories must meet our regular guidelines:

                      • 10-15,000 word count per story
                      • Any genre
                      • Very erotic – the hotter the better: burning/melting (see our heat rating info)
                      Send submission

                      Sexy Snax

                        Novellas

                        These are our branded novellas between 15,000 – 30,000 words. They may have a theme or they may be stand alone short stories depending on what we have running, but all will come under the banner of ‘Sexy Snax’, although each story will have its own cover. No series books will be considered for the Sexy Snax line. These novellas must meet our regular guidelines:

                        • 15,000-30,000 word count per story
                        • Any genre
                        • Very erotic – the hotter the better: burning/melting (see our heat rating info)
                        Send submission

                        Free Stories Submissions

                        All Pride Publishing authors who would like to showcase their work and allow our readers to try out their stories can place them with us. We’ll edit the manuscript for you, and our readers can read it for FREE.

                        Submissions are open

                        Submit the full story plus synopsis.

                        When submitting, please enter “Free Story Submission” in the email subject line.

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