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The essays in Unruly Bodies or that I have preciously published in The Audacity might give you a sense of what I like but I am always open to being surprised. You don't have to cannibalize yourself to tell a compelling story. I am interested in provocative work but we are not interested in senseless provocation. I am interested in thoughtful essays, beautiful, intelligent writing, deep explorations, timelessness, and challenging conventional thinking without being cheap and lazy. We may take up to eight weeks to respond but we will respond to all submissions.Īll essays are paid a flat fee of $2,000. I am interested in literary essays and memoir. Please submit your best nonfiction and nonfiction only. I define emerging writer as someone with fewer than three article/essay/short story publications and no published books or book contracts. THE AUDACITY, my newsletter, features an emerging writer twice a month. I hope to respond within three months but may take up to six months. Submissions will only be considered via Submittable. You don’t need to hire an editor to edit your manuscript before you submit though you do, of course, want to send your best, polished work.Īll I really care about is what you put on the page. It is an unnecessary hoop and there’s no need to jump through it for me. You do not need blurbs from writers for your manuscript or proposal because it is ridiculous that the market would ever expect that for an unsold project. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a large social media following or a platform. I will respect your work and the time you have put in to get to this point. I will respond to every submission though I cannot respond to every submission personally.
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There are no fees for submitting a manuscript. They will be confident in their writing or, like many of us, (ME) able to project confidence while dealing with overwhelming self-doubt. The writers who will be best suited to this imprint will want to actively promote their book and will do so without apologizing or diminishing their work as if it doesn’t matter. I am interested in working with writers who understand that publishing is a business and are willing to approach it as such. I hope to develop deep relationships with writers and help them navigate the process of bringing a book into the world from manuscript acceptance through and beyond publication. Roxane Gay Books prioritizes underrepresented writers and does so, proudly. Poetry is a vital art form we love, but we are not considering any poetry, without exception. Only non-fiction will be considered on proposal.
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I am not currently seeking YA, middle-grade, or children's books. Historical fiction, Westerns and the like will be a hard sell and there are other imprints that are a better fit for those stories. I am not interested in police propaganda narratives. I am always open to being surprised but I will not likely be drawn to stories about sad white people marriages or autofiction. Most genres are welcome but my tastes skew to not only literary fiction but contemporary romance, and science fiction and fantasy. I will consider novels, short fiction, memoirs, essay collections, and nonfiction. I enjoy dark, gritty stories but I am also open to happy, joyful but unsentimental stories that reflect faith in the overall goodness of humanity.
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I welcome your so-called unlikable protagonists. I want books I simply cannot put down and that, when I finish, I can’t stop thinking about. I love literary fiction but your story has to have an interesting plot. I am looking for beautifully written, compelling books that challenge, delight, and entertain readers. I am going to publish books I love from interesting writers. Please, please read these guidelines and follow them. This imprint publishes three (3) books a year, so when submissions are closed to unagented writers, it is because my slate is currently full. ROXANE GAY BOOKS ACCEPTS submissions from both agented and unagented writers. ROXANE GAY BOOKS IS CLOSED TO UNAGENTED SUBMISSIONS UNTIL JUNE 15, 2022.