Open Submission Guidelines
The following are the guidelines for Writers to submit a work during an Open Submissions window during the months of January and August.
Failure to follow the guidelines is not encouraged as your submission will be discarded.
Your Submission
We only accept completed novel-length works of at least 90,000 words that are unpublished, were not self-published, and not made freely available. Works generated with artificial intelligence (A.I.) tools are not accepted.
Simultaneous Submissions: Simultaneous submissions—submitting a work to more than one publisher at the same time—are permitted. We respectfully ask that you notify us promptly when you are accepted by another publisher.
Multiple submissions: Multiple submissions—an author submitting more than one work per submission window—are accepted, but please limit the number to three works per submission window. If more than three are submitted, the first three in the order received will be considered.
Agented submissions: we accept agented submission year-round. Agents should contact Publisher@DarkAgePress.com to initiate the process.
What and How to Submit
All works submitted need to be as polished as possible with little or no grammar or composition mistakes. Authors wishing to submit a work must send a PDF via email of the first three chapters to: Submissions@DarkAgePress.com, and mail a print version of the first three chapters to the address below. Authors wishing to have the printed work returned should include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (S.A.S.E.).
The email subject line should say: Attention Submissions – [Name of Author] [Title of Book] [Genre].
Start the body of your email by telling us the genre of the work (Fantasy, Science Fiction, or Literary Fiction) and then give us a short paragraph of the synopsis.
For the printed material, a one page letter of introduction and a short summary of the work must accompany the printed chapters. All pages of the novel must have the authors last name and page number in the header. If you are submitting Multiple Submissions, include the name of the novel in the footer of each page. The printed material must be in Times New Roman 12pt font. The author may provide a chapter summary of the submitted work if desired.
Submitted works must be postmarked during the month of open submission to be considered. Works submitted outside the submission window that include a S.A.S.E. will be returned. Those submissions that are not accepted or are received outside the submission dates will be destroyed.
The Evaluation Process
Our Reviewers will start the process as the works come in.
We will respond by the end of May for the January submission window and by the end of December for the August submission window. If we have not responded by the end of the respective period, you can query us regarding the status at Submissions@DarkAgePress.com. Submissions not accepted will be destroyed or returned if the S.A.S.E. was provided.
All correspondence will come from DarkAgePress.com.
Our mailing address:
Dark Age Press
Attn: Submissions
P.O. Box 470292
Fort Worth, TX 76147-0292