Echelon Press Submission Guidelines

Echelon has filled all publication slots for print production through 2009.
We will begin accepting submissions for print publication again in April 2009.

At this time Echelon is not accepting ANY submissions for print publication.

Echelon Press is accepting electronic queries in all genres for eBook publication.

General submissions are for ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION ONLY.

Do NOT send queries for PRINT publication.

Currently in effect: Echelon Press will acquire all titles for paperback publication by invitation only.  The most effective method of securing an invitation is by in house author referral or by meeting Echelon editors at events and conferences. Not sure how to get a referral? Purchase and read books from Echelon author's and develop relationships through networking.

 Your electronic query must clearly state in the subject line that it is for electronic publication,
if not it will be deleted without consideration.

Special Note:
We are accepting full length Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction for paperback publication on a limited basis for our 2010 release schedule. Minimum word count is 50,000 words and we are especially interested in Mystery (Hardy Boys for the New Millennium),  Fantasy, and adventures (think "Spy Kids" and "The Librarian") for boys . For submission guidelines, please visit our Quake site at Quake Submissions.

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We are seeking authors with strong character development, good plotting skills, strong technical skills, and the ability to engage the reader on an emotional level.  Manuscripts that do not strictly adhere to our guidelines and word counts will be returned or deleted unconsidered.

Manuscripts will be judged solely on style and originality, story, content, and technical structure.

Please direct all queries in the body of an email (no unsolicited attachments, please) to editorial2@echelonpress.com. Do not put proposals in the body of an e-mail.

Echelon Press publishes three kinds of works:

~Single Title (Word Count 50,001 – 90,000)
~Novella (Word Count 10,001 – 50,000)
~Short Story (Word count 2,500 - 10,000)

Upon acceptance for further consideration:

Each manuscript submission e-mail must include the following items:

File #2 (file name: last name-title-cover) i.e. jones-HappyTrails-cover.doc
~Cover letter with total word count, brief synopsis, and applicable publishing credits.  ~Please include a one-two page outline of your specific one year marketing strategy.

File #2 (file name: last name-title-sub) i.e. jones-HappyTrails-sub.doc
~One electronic copy of the full manuscript in standard format.  (see below)

Standard Manuscript format

~File saved in Word format (.doc) or (.rtf)
~8 ½ x 11 sheet
~Times New Roman 12pt font/black ink
~1-inch margin on all sides/ 1.5 line spacing
~Align text left, do not justify (aligning text both left and right)
~Header containing title, author name and page number
~Capital letters at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns
~Show new paragraphs by indenting first line of new paragraph.  Do not add blank line
  between paragraphs.
~Show scene breaks with * * * centered in the appropriate line.

All cover letters must include

~Name (and pseudonym if applicable)
~Mailing address
~Phone number
~E-mail address (required for publication)
~Web address (required for publication)

Response to full manuscript submissions may be three to five months, unless otherwise specified.

Please note that we do not accept email submissions without prior request.  Unsolicited submissions sent via email attachment will be deleted without consideration.

We will NOT visit your web site for samples of your work, so do not suggest it to us. If you do, your query will be deleted without consideration.

Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION.