Avon Red

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Avon Red publishes one erotica title a month, both novels and short story collections. Stories do best that have strong thematic elements and a strong relationship that doesn’t have to be a romance. They’re not looking for literary erotica or single short stories. But they’re open to short story collections by a single author if the stories have a unifying theme or some element that unites them. Avon Red manuscripts should be 60,000 - 75,000 words.

Avon editors are also looking for sexy historical romance with really strong characters. Victorian, Regency, Medievals. No American settings. They’re open to all kinds of tones, from funny to serious. The stories should be very emotional.

They’re also interested in contemporary and historical paranormal romance. Darker stories have a better chance here.

On the contemporary side, they want sexy, emotional stories. They’re also open to sexy romantic suspense.

All the above should be approximately 90,000 words.

To query Avon, send an email to avonromance@harpercollins.com. Include a brief synopsis and bio in the body of the email - no attaachments. Don’t send multiple emails about the same project, no attachments and no all caps. Be clear as to what the book is about and what is unique or different about your story. Follow up if you have had no reply in three weeks or so. The editors receive approximately 100 queries a day.

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