Colonus Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting creative nonfiction for its Colonus House ® imprint, and fiction and poetry for its Colonus Publishing ® imprint.
- We do not accept electronic submissions. Writing on the screen does not read the same as writing on the page, and your writing, if published, will be written on the page. Therefore, we accept only hard copies of your manuscript. We actually want to see the book, and not just a part of it. We are not interested in book proposals. We want to see that book which you were compelled to write. You can send a synopsis or a chapter outline if you wish with the manuscript.
- Your manuscript will not be returned. Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. We will send you a reply after we have evaluated your manuscript.
- Three to five months is standard response time in the industry. Please query us if you have not heard from us within five months. Please query in writing. You may query by contact form, or by regular mail. If you query by regular mail, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for the reply. Please include your e-mail address with all written correspondence, and indicate the date of your submission.
- With your cover letter please enclose a résumé and a statement about your book. We are interested in why you wrote the book, what you think your book is about, what your qualifications are for writing the book, why you think a reader should be interested in your book, and why you think Colonus Publishing, Inc. is the appropriate home for your book. If you have another project you are working on, feel free to mention that. You can send what you like regarding the book that you are submitting (as long as the postage is paid), but we cannot return these materials, so please do not send originals. We are not responsible for the delay, loss or damage to any materials sent to us.
- Please send only one book at a time, unless the work is legitimately multi-volume, e.g., a trilogy.
- We will look at multiple submissions, but please indicate that the work has been submitted elsewhere.
- If your work is accepted, Colonus Publishing, Inc. will offer you a contract. The terms may vary according to the nature of the book. Colonus Publishing, Inc. will only work with a writer upon receipt of the signed contract.
- Please send your manuscript to:
Rich Skalstad, Editor
Colonus Publishing, Inc.
PO Box 10249
Spokane, WA 99209
