To learn more about their submission guidelines, go here. If the imprint closes to submissions because of this review that is very understandable, and it may well open again soon. She’s made it clear that it will not not always be open to direct submissions, and that it depends on volume. There is no official deadline in which the imprint will close for submissions. Response times should be between three and six months. Submissions must be submitted via Submittable. All submissions will be responded to, although not personally. It should be read carefully and thoroughly before you submit. Historical fiction, Westerns and the like will be a hard sell and there are other imprints that are a better fit for those stories.”Īdditional information about what she is looking for is available here.
I am not interested in police propaganda narratives. I am always open to being surprised but I will not likely be drawn to stories about sad white people marriages or autofiction. She adds the additional disclaimer, “Most genres are welcome but my tastes skew to not only literary fiction but contemporary romance, and science fiction and fantasy. The imprint will publish novels, short fiction, memoir, essay collections, and nonfiction. Roxane Gay Books prioritizes underrepresented writers. I enjoy dark, gritty stories but I am also open to happy, joyful but unsentimental stories that reflect faith in the overall goodness of humanity.” I welcome your so-called unlikable protagonists. I want books I simply cannot put down and that, when I finish, I can’t stop thinking about. I love literary fiction but your story has to have an interesting plot. I am looking for beautifully written, compelling books that challenge, delight, and entertain readers. “I am going to publish books I love from interesting writers. This is what Roxane Gay has to say about what she plans to publish: Roxane Gay Books is accepting submissions from both agented and unagented writers.
She’s a respected essayist, professor of writing, and one of the original co-founders of PANK. Roxane Gay is the award-winning and bestselling author of a number of books including Hunger and Bad Feminist. Roxane Gay has written about this new imprint here. Roxane Gay Books is a new imprint of Grove Atlantic.