Bella Books

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Submission Guidelines

Bella Books specializes in fiction for lesbians. We publish romance, mystery/thriller, sci-fi/fantasy, erotica, and general lesbian fiction. We are interested in novels with a solid plot and engaging, fully realized characters. The main characters must be lesbians and the story must be credible. The manuscript can be 50,000 to 80,000 words.

Guidelines for Manuscript Submission

Please send a cover letter, a precis, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Bella Books
P.O. Box 10543
Tallahassee, FL 32302

The cover letter should very briefly describe your book, including the title and word count, and contain a biographical sketch of yourself. Make sure you include your address, all phone numbers where you can be reached, and your E-mail address if you have one. The precis should include a detailed outline of the plot and some information about all of the main characters. If we are interested in reading the manuscript, we will contact you.

If we ask to see your manuscript, please send it typed (double-spaced) with one-inch margins. Remember that you are trying to woo a publisher for your book. Make sure it is as clean (no typos, pages in correct order, etc.) as you can possibly make it. We assume that your manuscript is available on computer disc.

Details at: http://www.bellabooks.com/guidelines.htm 

Thank you for your interest in Bella Books.

About Bella Books
Bella Books introduces the next generation of Lesbian Fiction in the tradition begun by The Naiad Press. Publishing many of Naiad's most popular authors of lesbian romance and mystery, along with the work of promising debut writers, Bella Books offers richly developed novels facilitated by an extensive, selective editorial process. We publish a line of popular fiction second to none and our goal is to become the lesbian publishing company of choice. We take great care in the creation of our books. Our editorial process is extensive and we have given our authors the room they need to tell a story by allowing more words per book than the typical lesbian novel. The covers are brilliant color and the jacket text is always intriguing.

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