Due to the significant number of high-quality incoming submissions, Regal House Publishing and its imprints, Fitzroy Books and Pact Press, will be closing submissions as of July 1, 2018 for a three-month reading period. We will be opening our doors for new submissions again on October 1, 2018. All submissions that are made prior to 5 p.m. EST, July 1, will be considered during our reading interval. Thank you for your interest in Regal House Publishing and we look forward to perusing your submissions in the fall.
*Any active Pact Press anthology submissions will remain open during this period. Please see our Pact Press website for more details on our current anthologies.
Regal House, Fitzroy Books, and Pact Press will be accepting new submissions on October 1, 2018.
For submissions please send us:
A query letter, a one-page synopsis of your story, and the first three chapters of your novel or the first fifty pages, whichever is more.
Please add in the email subject line: “Submission – ‘title of your work.'”
We accept only electronic submissions.
We will respond immediately to let you know that we have received your submission, which will then be forwarded to our acquisition editors for careful consideration. We will notify you within three to four weeks if additional chapters are required.
If we have requested the full manuscript of your work, please take the extra time to read the following:
Manuscript Preparation for Full MS requests:
Almost every publishing house, magazine, and agent will have preferences or requirements for how to format and present a manuscript (sort of like having a dress code). Professional courtesy means becoming familiar with and following these preferences. Here is a list of what we at Regal expect:
- Put your manuscript in a Microsoft Word (a recent vintage, please) file.
- Before sending in your manuscript, run the Spelling and Grammar check (just remember to think through every suggestion it makes).
- Set margins to 1.25 inches on all sides.
- Double-space your manuscript.
- Insert page numbers (bottom center, please).
- Use a standard twelve-point serif font (Palatino, Times New Roman, etc.)
- Remove all special formatting (words in italic or bold style are fine). Turn off any automatic formatting, get rid of any internal or external hyperlinks, remove running headers.
We really appreciate authors who take the time to make sure their manuscripts are ready for prime time. A well-prepared manuscript allows us to review a submission efficiently and indicates its author is genuinely interested in working with us. Thank you for dressing your work in the proper apparel before sending it out!
Authors submit at: submissions@regalhousepublishing.com
Literary Agents contact us at: editor@regalhousepublishing.com
