Angry Robot Open Submissions - July 2020

[Gareth Lewis]

Angry Robot are open for submissions until the 19th.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Those who have read Into a Blood-Red Sky - any chance of subbing it as adult?

 

[Trollheart]

I don't understand this post.


Anyway, as to the OP, this is a pity, because although I have plenty of 50-90K stories, none can qualify as or are formatted as novels, so I guess I'm out of the running. Thanks for the information anyway. Hope someone gets to realise their dream and be published through it. Best of luck to all.

 

[HareBrain]

Those who have read Into a Blood-Red Sky - any chance of subbing it as adult?

It felt very solidly YA to me.

 

[Astro Pen]

Any experience of them? Are they legit publishers, not 'vanity press' or similar ?
I might throw "Changebringer" at them It's 82K SF with adult elements. It is pretty much there. I need to adjust the 'texture' of one chapter which is maybe two days rewrite and I'll be well pleased with it.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Any experience of them? Are they legit publishers, not 'vanity press' or similar ?

Angry Robot are a legit publisher - one of the big independents, with some strong titles and authors under their belts.

 

[Susan Boulton]

Any experience of them? Are they legit publishers, not 'vanity press' or similar ?

Yes, Very legit. Take a look at this page. Just look at the awards, they as a press, and their authors have won.

About Us - Angry Robot

About Us Angry Robot Books is an independent publisher of the very best in science fiction, fantasy, and WTF?! Since 2009, we have consistently sought to find and give a platform to new voices and new stories that push the boundaries of genre fiction, mess them about, and put them back together...

www.angryrobotbooks.com

Trollheart; it is a post of a heads up that a very good mid range UK publisher is holding its annual open submission window. Normally they only take agent submitted work.

 

[Astro Pen]

Thanks team. I am reassured
Looks like they are getting novel I'll hit the keyboard tonight.

 

[Justin Swanton]

I've submitted. Crossing fingers. And toes.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I've submitted. Crossing fingers. And toes.

Best of luck!

 

[Mouse]

I'm not eligible, unfortunately, as I subbed last year. Even though I never recieved a confirmation, or rejection.

 

[Trollheart]

Yes, Very legit. Take a look at this page. Just look at the awards, they as a press, and their authors have won.

About Us - Angry Robot

About Us Angry Robot Books is an independent publisher of the very best in science fiction, fantasy, and WTF?! Since 2009, we have consistently sought to find and give a platform to new voices and new stories that push the boundaries of genre fiction, mess them about, and put them back together...

www.angryrobotbooks.com

Trollheart; it is a post of a heads up that a very good mid range UK publisher is holding its annual open submission window. Normally they only take agent submitted work.

I understand that. It's the line about something being "subbed as adult" I didn't get.

I've submitted. Crossing fingers. And toes.

I was going to suggest this to you. I'd say you have a pretty good chance.

 

[Mouse]

Jo's talking to people who've beta'd one of her wips.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Jo's talking to people who've beta'd one of her wips.

HI, yeah, sorry @Trollheart , I shouldn’t have used jargon. Several people have read my I-will-finish-soon new book and, as ever, I don’t write things that are easy to categorise, so I was wondering if, with the objectivity of a more distant eye than mine, if it could meet the requirements for an adult novel. It seems not. Despite, I’m sure, selling more to adults than teens when I do bring it out myself.

 

[Trollheart]

Oh ok cool. I was beginning to think adult subbing was some sort of euphemism for, well, you know...

 

[LittleStar]

Two weeks to write and polish a query and synopsis. Oh man! Im 6 months into the last one and I still don’t think it’s right I do have something just about ready to take a punt on though, so will get to work.

 

[Dan Jones]

I'm not eligible, unfortunately, as I subbed last year. Even though I never recieved a confirmation, or rejection.

Same as it ever was, eh?

I'll be subbing into this once I've spruced up the ol' synopsis.

 

[Astro Pen]

Do you submit normal or double spaced for this one? I couldn't find the MS "demand list".

 

[Dan Jones]

Usually it's double spaced.

I think (I emphasise think) that with the synopsis you're allowed slightly more leeway. I had to use 1.5 line spacing to squeeze it onto one page.

 

[CTRandall]

I may give this a shot. Does anyone know what their turnaround time is? Publishers can often run to six months or more before responding and the website doesn't mention a time frame.