MARKET: Tease Publishing - open temporarily
Tease Publishing is a small press print publisher committed to the careers of their authors. While they do put out E books, Print is the focus of Tease, and because of this, Tease is a closed submissions publisher nine months out of the year. Submissions open for specific publisher wanted genre's July and close at the end of September each year for Tease Publishing. *Please Note: this does not include the Tarot imprint.*
For Submissions from July-September, please read on:
We are looking for Mature Novels 70-100k ONLY.
Genres Defined:
Contemporary
Real world, real life, or so it would seem. These are books people today can relate to, identify with, and recognize.
Erotic Romance
Consensual adult behavior. Don’t go there with illegal actions unless you want your manuscript forwarded to the police. It is a romance, it doesn’t need a HEA (Happily Ever After) but it needs a HFN (Happy For Now) even if they are happy with a new found independence. We seek well developed characters, sex that is part of the plot not just added for the sake of sex. All genres, chic lit, historical, contemporary, etc.
Historical
We are looking for stories set in diverse historical time periods. Time periods include but are not limited to: ancient civilizations up to and including the First and Second World Wars, Viking invasions through the Middle Ages, Elizabethan England to 20th-century families at war. If you have a great take on the 60’s or 70’s we’d be interested to see that too.
Horror
Put the book in the freezer before I go to bed scary! Can be suspenseful, paranormal, contemporary, but it absolutely mist be spine tingling scary. (Gory and scary are not the same thing. You can have gore, but a carnage fest with no purpose isn’t scary.)
Inspirational
Wholesome entertainment showcasing characters who represent purposeful, faith-driven lives.
Mainstream Fiction and Non Fiction
This includes current events, biographies, memoirs, personal growth, military, relationships, travel memoir, and celebrity biographies/autobiographies. You absolutely must be prepared to show credentials, references, research, and connections to the work if you submit a non-fiction. Get permissions, we will want to see them.
Paranormal
Spans all timelines. This includes but is not limited to shape-shifters, vampires, ghosts, witches, werewolves, tarot, mythological, etc.
Romance
Be sure to note what subgenre your book falls in. These can have varying sexual content but not the frank language of erotica. We are looking for character driven romances. We want to love the hero, relate to the heroine, and feel good at the end of this book.
Science Fiction
Time travel, space travel, futuristic, other worldly, etc. This can include paranormal elements.
Short Stories
Short stories are an art of their own, to put so much into so little of a space. However, we will only accept collections of short stories by one author/writing team.
They can be any genre but must have the same elements required of the genres listed here.
Suspense/Thriller
Action packed, page turning books. Think kidnappings, stalking, murder mystery, psychological suspense or thriller; keep us on the edge of our seats!
How to submit:
Step 1: QUERY
A query letter should include the following information:
1. The name
2. length
3. type (genre) of book you are sending.
4. What your book is about.
5. Your qualifications, if any, to write the book.
6. Your name, address, telephone number, website, and e-mail
Include the hook, synopsis (not more then 5 pages), marketing plan (Both electronic and print plans), and your biography.
If you receive a request for your manuscript please be sure to format it in this way:
1. 12 pt Georgia
2. double spaced
3. contact information on 1st page
4. page numbers bottom center
5. justified
6. *** for each scene break
7. page break before a new chapter
8. ONLY .rtf (rich text format) files will be accepted
*Submit to only 1 editor. We all know each other here, if we believe someone else will want it, we will send it to them.*
Note to potential authors:
We have less than 1% acceptance rate. We have a limited number of books we will publish with the intent of printing each year. Those spots are highly coveted and therefore we want only your best work. We do not sell books off of our website; we link to All Romance E-Books, and/or Fictionwise for electronic distribution.
In short, if you don’t believe in your book enough to take the time to follow our submission guidelines and have someone read through it before submitting, why would we believe in it enough to print, or you enough to follow through as an author with promotions?
If you think you have what it takes to drive your books and sell them, you have a wonderful and successful marketing strategy, you have time and energy to devote to prompting your work, then pick an editor looking for your material and follow the guidelines to the T!
Tease Editors to Contact:
Tonya Nagle Editor in Chief of Tease Publishing LLC eic@teasepublishingllc.com (send query's for the following editors to the eic e-mail with the appropriate editors name in the subject line. (Pam, Beverly, Jackie, Jennifer, Jenna, and Alisha)
Lori Senior Editor/Line Editor Lori@teasepublishingllc.com
(Historical, Non-Fiction, Fiction, M/M, Romance, Horror, Paranormal, Erotic Romance, just about anything)
Gail Senior Editor/Line Editor Gail@teasepublishingllc.com (Tarot Series, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical, M/F/M Erotic Romance, Horror, Romance)
Becky Editor/Line Editor becky@teasepublishingllc.com (Short Stories(as a collection), Literature, M/M, Fiction, Horror)Jenna (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mysteries, Romance)
Jennifer (Prefers Paranormal and Horror, also does Contemporary, Suspense, Thrillers)
Jenna (Prefers contemporary, suspense, sci-fi, mystery (NO HORROR)
Jackie (Charity Anthology Non-fiction)
Beverly (Christian Fiction, Historical)
Pam (Memoirs, Current Events, Literary Fiction and non Fiction)
For Submissions from July-September, please read on:
We are looking for Mature Novels 70-100k ONLY.
Genres Defined:
Contemporary
Real world, real life, or so it would seem. These are books people today can relate to, identify with, and recognize.
Erotic Romance
Consensual adult behavior. Don’t go there with illegal actions unless you want your manuscript forwarded to the police. It is a romance, it doesn’t need a HEA (Happily Ever After) but it needs a HFN (Happy For Now) even if they are happy with a new found independence. We seek well developed characters, sex that is part of the plot not just added for the sake of sex. All genres, chic lit, historical, contemporary, etc.
Historical
We are looking for stories set in diverse historical time periods. Time periods include but are not limited to: ancient civilizations up to and including the First and Second World Wars, Viking invasions through the Middle Ages, Elizabethan England to 20th-century families at war. If you have a great take on the 60’s or 70’s we’d be interested to see that too.
Horror
Put the book in the freezer before I go to bed scary! Can be suspenseful, paranormal, contemporary, but it absolutely mist be spine tingling scary. (Gory and scary are not the same thing. You can have gore, but a carnage fest with no purpose isn’t scary.)
Inspirational
Wholesome entertainment showcasing characters who represent purposeful, faith-driven lives.
Mainstream Fiction and Non Fiction
This includes current events, biographies, memoirs, personal growth, military, relationships, travel memoir, and celebrity biographies/autobiographies. You absolutely must be prepared to show credentials, references, research, and connections to the work if you submit a non-fiction. Get permissions, we will want to see them.
Paranormal
Spans all timelines. This includes but is not limited to shape-shifters, vampires, ghosts, witches, werewolves, tarot, mythological, etc.
Romance
Be sure to note what subgenre your book falls in. These can have varying sexual content but not the frank language of erotica. We are looking for character driven romances. We want to love the hero, relate to the heroine, and feel good at the end of this book.
Science Fiction
Time travel, space travel, futuristic, other worldly, etc. This can include paranormal elements.
Short Stories
Short stories are an art of their own, to put so much into so little of a space. However, we will only accept collections of short stories by one author/writing team.
They can be any genre but must have the same elements required of the genres listed here.
Suspense/Thriller
Action packed, page turning books. Think kidnappings, stalking, murder mystery, psychological suspense or thriller; keep us on the edge of our seats!
How to submit:
Step 1: QUERY
A query letter should include the following information:
1. The name
2. length
3. type (genre) of book you are sending.
4. What your book is about.
5. Your qualifications, if any, to write the book.
6. Your name, address, telephone number, website, and e-mail
Include the hook, synopsis (not more then 5 pages), marketing plan (Both electronic and print plans), and your biography.
If you receive a request for your manuscript please be sure to format it in this way:
1. 12 pt Georgia
2. double spaced
3. contact information on 1st page
4. page numbers bottom center
5. justified
6. *** for each scene break
7. page break before a new chapter
8. ONLY .rtf (rich text format) files will be accepted
*Submit to only 1 editor. We all know each other here, if we believe someone else will want it, we will send it to them.*
Note to potential authors:
We have less than 1% acceptance rate. We have a limited number of books we will publish with the intent of printing each year. Those spots are highly coveted and therefore we want only your best work. We do not sell books off of our website; we link to All Romance E-Books, and/or Fictionwise for electronic distribution.
In short, if you don’t believe in your book enough to take the time to follow our submission guidelines and have someone read through it before submitting, why would we believe in it enough to print, or you enough to follow through as an author with promotions?
If you think you have what it takes to drive your books and sell them, you have a wonderful and successful marketing strategy, you have time and energy to devote to prompting your work, then pick an editor looking for your material and follow the guidelines to the T!
Tease Editors to Contact:
Tonya Nagle Editor in Chief of Tease Publishing LLC eic@teasepublishingllc.com (send query's for the following editors to the eic e-mail with the appropriate editors name in the subject line. (Pam, Beverly, Jackie, Jennifer, Jenna, and Alisha)
Lori Senior Editor/Line Editor Lori@teasepublishingllc.com
(Historical, Non-Fiction, Fiction, M/M, Romance, Horror, Paranormal, Erotic Romance, just about anything)
Gail Senior Editor/Line Editor Gail@teasepublishingllc.com (Tarot Series, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical, M/F/M Erotic Romance, Horror, Romance)
Becky Editor/Line Editor becky@teasepublishingllc.com (Short Stories(as a collection), Literature, M/M, Fiction, Horror)Jenna (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mysteries, Romance)
Jennifer (Prefers Paranormal and Horror, also does Contemporary, Suspense, Thrillers)
Jenna (Prefers contemporary, suspense, sci-fi, mystery (NO HORROR)
Jackie (Charity Anthology Non-fiction)
Beverly (Christian Fiction, Historical)
Pam (Memoirs, Current Events, Literary Fiction and non Fiction)