Author Submissions

Submission Periods

Timminy Press is closed to submissions at this time.

Timminy Press considers manuscripts in the following genres only:

• Science Fiction
• Paranormal
• Fantasy
• Mystery (Crime)

The following manuscript lengths apply:

• Novels: 50,000 – 80,000 words (approx. 190 to 310 pages)
• Novellas: 18,000 to 49,999 words (approx. 70 to 190 pages)
• Novelettes¹: 8,000 to 17,999 words (approx. 30 to 70 pages)

Timminy Press offers standard, royalty-paying contracts to authors, with rates set at 50% net² for ebooks and 35% net for paperback sales. Contract term is for three years, with a no-penalty opt-out after the first year of the date of publication. Submissions may be agented or unagented. The response time for queries is about in three-to-four weeks. Query first before submitting full manuscript. If interested, we will contact you to submit the full.

Query via email only, to include:

• Subject line should be formatted as such: QUERY_AuthorFullName_MaunscriptTitle
• Short bio of the author, including any past publishing or writing credits.
• Manuscript length in words, and the genre. (Cross genre stories are fine.)
• Audience: Young Adult or Adult?
• 800-word summary of the story, which should include the beginning, climax, and ending.
• Include the first two chapters, or approximately 10 pages, of the manuscript (do not cut off in mid-scene).

If Timminy Press is interested, a request to submit the entire manuscript will follow. This is NOT an acceptance for publication. Any decision to publish will be made following a review of the entire manuscript. Timminy Press reserves the right to decline any query or manuscript submission.

Manuscript formatting:

• Manuscripts may be submitted in MS Word or RTF file format
• First page should include the title of the manuscript, page count, genre, and the author’s information (name, contact info.)
• No table of contents
• Line spacing should be 1.50 or double-spaced.
• Standard fonts only. No fancy scripts. (If accepted, Timminy Press will use Georgia for production.)
• No header or footer content, except for pagination
• Pages should be numbered at the bottom, any format.

Things to consider:

• Timminy Press does not require “polished” manuscripts, but they should be well-edited before submitting. (Poor writing skills will affect the decision to accept or reject.)
• Timminy Press uses Chicago-Style.

Submit query emails to: [NOT OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS AT THIS TIME]

¹Novelettes are not available in trade paperback.
²Net is defined as income received from book sellers or via direct sales. Timminy Press does not deduct publishing, marketing materials, or any other production expenses from this amount.