Submission Guidelines
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Please send us your literary nonfiction manuscript for consideration:
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No minimum word count
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Please no postal submissions
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No simultaneous or multiple submissions; no re-submissions.
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Only Microsoft Word DOC or DOCX files will be accepted (standard manuscript format)
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Only unpublished work in English is submissible.
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Please read carefully before submitting:
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Some profanity is fine. Use whatever words are appropriate for your narrative.
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Some sex in a story is okay but should be justified
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No excessive gore or violence. (no wading through streets of blood, please)
PROFANITY WARNING: PROFANITY-LACED WORK WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED.
SEXUAL CONTENT WARNING: GRAPHIC SEXUAL CONTENT OR INNUENDO WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED.
IVORY ROOK PUBLISHING RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE PUBLICATION FOR ANY REASON.
Try not to send us this:
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Partial or incomplete manuscripts
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Previously submitted manuscripts, unless they have been edited according to the Revision Letter
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Multiple manuscripts at once from the same author
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Simultaneous submissions is cause for immediate rejection
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Please do not submit poetry
1st-person narrative
Although we will publish 1st person narrative, we'd prefer to receive manuscripts in 3rd person.
Your submission must include:
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A Microsoft Word document (.docx only)
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A one-page synopsis of your manuscript
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12 point Arial or Georgia fonts ONLY
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1 inch margins
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Double spaced text
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The complete manuscript
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Short Author bio (please do not include author picture)
Response Time and Response Status
We usually respond within a few days, but if you haven't heard from us within 30 days, please send a follow-up email.
We try to send an auto-responder message in response to every submission we receive. If you haven't received an auto-response within 24 hours after submitting, please send an email asking for confirmation that we've received your manuscript.
Withdrawal policy
After you submit a manuscript, we strongly prefer you don't withdraw it. If you withdraw your submission, we will not consider any version of that manuscript in the future. If you must send a withdrawal request, please do so by e-mail.