Reliquary Press
 

SUBMISSIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Thanks for checking us out.  They will reopen in January.


Submission Procedure


We are currently looking for work in the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror genres.

We are currently not looking for Vampire stories unless it’s something extremely unique. 

60,000 words minimum, 80,000 or more strongly encouraged.


Please submit your manuscript or query either by email or hard copy. 

    email: submissions@reliquarypress.com

    hard copy: mail the printed submission to Reliquary Press - 400 Northridge Rd. Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30350


All hard copies become the property of Reliquary Press unless you send a SASE for return.


When sending a proposal try to sell the project on the strength of a single high-concept sentence or two. Authors do not need to tell of their qualifications; their writing will do that for them. Stories published by Reliquary should make readers feel strongly about the characters and their outcome. They should bring the reader to worlds they will not want to leave. And they should tell stories that pull the reader in.


Query letters should be no longer than a single page, and must include the author's full contact information.

Reliquary encourages the submission of unsolicited manuscripts. Please format all manuscripts to 12 point Times, single-spaced, single-sided with .75" margins on all sides. All manuscripts must have the name of the project, the name of the author and the page number on the header of each page, on the right-hand corner.


Details on royalties:


First off we believe the content producer should make the majority of the money on every book sold.  Period.  And the most clear way to do this is with a high percentage on net sales.  However with research we have found most people seem to like being paid a royalty on the cover price of the book.  So we offer two royalty packages:


  1. 1. 50% net.  This means after printing expenses you receive 55% of what is left over in profit.

  2. 2.  10% cover price.  You receive 15% of the cover price of the book.


Why the disparity?  To address two factors - the cost of printing and the wholesale discount afforded to booksellers.


Selecting the 50% net royalty option gives you a larger portion of profits in the long run, but the book needs to make back its production expenses first. Since the author is assuming more risk here, the royalties are larger.


Selecting the 15% cover price royalty option means the publisher assumes more risk on the cost of the project, but guarantees the author royalties, albeit at a lower rate. With this option, Reliquary will make more on books sold through our site, but less when we sell through booksellers because we must sell to them at a wholesale rate of 40% off the cover price.