Rebel Ink Press Submission Guidelines
real writing for real readers...
We are currently accepting all genres of ROMANCE and prefer stories that feature happily-ever-after endings. We ARE NOT accepting Erotica at this time. (For a definition of the difference between erotic romance and Erotica, please see the fine print section at the end of this page).
At present, we are not limiting submissions to a specific word count and are open to works of varying lengths.
Rebel Ink Press has an open submission policy. What that means is that you do not need an agent in order to submit your work, one of the many benefits of working with a small publisher.
real writing for real readers...
We are currently accepting all genres of ROMANCE and prefer stories that feature happily-ever-after endings. We ARE NOT accepting Erotica at this time. (For a definition of the difference between erotic romance and Erotica, please see the fine print section at the end of this page).
At present, we are not limiting submissions to a specific word count and are open to works of varying lengths.
Rebel Ink Press has an open submission policy. What that means is that you do not need an agent in order to submit your work, one of the many benefits of working with a small publisher.
Where are RIP books sold?
We have accounts with Barnes and Noble, Amazon Kindle, All Romance Ebooks (including iBook distribution), and BookStrand.
The Contract Preview:
Our contract is for e-book rights with an option for print rights based upon sales (see contract). Commission on e-book sales is 40%. Royalties are paid 45 days after the end of the month in each quarter.
We offer professional editorial services, original, exclusive cover art per title and an ISBN for your book. All of these services are at no cost to our authors.
Rebel Ink Press does not offer royalty advances at this time. Authors retain their rights to works submitted, giving RIP the exclusive right to publish the works.
HOW DO YOU SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO REBEL INK PRESS?
1. Email submissions@rebelinkpress.com with the following information:
In the body of the email be sure to include:
· your legal name
· pen name (if any)
· working title and series information , if applicable
· word count
· genre
· has the work been previously published? (if yes, explain)
· a brief description regarding your title
If you are currently published elsewhere and have an author website, please include a link.
2. Attach your manuscript for review. Be sure that the file is attached as a .doc or .rtf file. This should be your final manuscript. Please make sure to read over your manuscript before sending it to us. It should be as polished as possible.
**If you would like to submit a partial work or speak to us about a project you'd like to pitch, please make that fact clear in your email.
3. Current RIP authors may submit partials and queries at any time in lieu of completed manuscripts for future publication.
PROPER MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING FOR ANY RIP SUBMISSION
Cover page must include in the Upper Left Hand Corner:
· Author’s Name
· Author’s Address
· Author’s Phone Number
· Author’s E-mail Address
· Title of Manuscript
· Author Name and/or pseudonym
· Genre/Sub Genre
· Word Count
We suggest you use the following document format:
· Word 97 or above
· Rich Text Format (.rtf), .doc, and .docx formats only, please
· Calibri font, 12 pt
· No headers, footers or page numbers
· 1" margin on all sides with .5 indent for the first line in each paragraph
Please email your completed submission package to: submissions@rebelinkpress.com
Our current read and reply time is three weeks on all submissions.
No Mac, Word Perfect, or Microsoft Works Submissions
Please do not send HTML or PDF files
We have accounts with Barnes and Noble, Amazon Kindle, All Romance Ebooks (including iBook distribution), and BookStrand.
The Contract Preview:
Our contract is for e-book rights with an option for print rights based upon sales (see contract). Commission on e-book sales is 40%. Royalties are paid 45 days after the end of the month in each quarter.
We offer professional editorial services, original, exclusive cover art per title and an ISBN for your book. All of these services are at no cost to our authors.
Rebel Ink Press does not offer royalty advances at this time. Authors retain their rights to works submitted, giving RIP the exclusive right to publish the works.
HOW DO YOU SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO REBEL INK PRESS?
1. Email submissions@rebelinkpress.com with the following information:
In the body of the email be sure to include:
· your legal name
· pen name (if any)
· working title and series information , if applicable
· word count
· genre
· has the work been previously published? (if yes, explain)
· a brief description regarding your title
If you are currently published elsewhere and have an author website, please include a link.
2. Attach your manuscript for review. Be sure that the file is attached as a .doc or .rtf file. This should be your final manuscript. Please make sure to read over your manuscript before sending it to us. It should be as polished as possible.
**If you would like to submit a partial work or speak to us about a project you'd like to pitch, please make that fact clear in your email.
3. Current RIP authors may submit partials and queries at any time in lieu of completed manuscripts for future publication.
PROPER MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING FOR ANY RIP SUBMISSION
Cover page must include in the Upper Left Hand Corner:
· Author’s Name
· Author’s Address
· Author’s Phone Number
· Author’s E-mail Address
· Title of Manuscript
· Author Name and/or pseudonym
· Genre/Sub Genre
· Word Count
We suggest you use the following document format:
· Word 97 or above
· Rich Text Format (.rtf), .doc, and .docx formats only, please
· Calibri font, 12 pt
· No headers, footers or page numbers
· 1" margin on all sides with .5 indent for the first line in each paragraph
Please email your completed submission package to: submissions@rebelinkpress.com
Our current read and reply time is three weeks on all submissions.
No Mac, Word Perfect, or Microsoft Works Submissions
Please do not send HTML or PDF files
The fine print and things you really need to know...
We do not publish stories that contain rape, necrophilia or pedophilia content. Stories obscene in nature are restricted as are works depicting sexual acts involving persons under eighteen years of age, works involving any exploitation of minors, sexual or otherwise, works containing incest or pseudo-incest themes, works that are written for the barely legal market, rape for the purposes of titillation, scenes of non-consensual bondage or non-consensual sado-masochistic practices, bestiality with naturally occurring animals, sex with non-animated corpses, and snuff or scat play.
If you have questions pertaining to an element of this nature in your story, please contact us and we'll be happy help you determine if the piece is right for us. We love happily-ever-after (HEA) but are more than satisfied with happy-for-now (HFN) endings._
If you are 16 to 17 years of age and wish to submit a manuscript, you must have a parent/guardian signature. All payments will be made to the parent/guardian authorizing the contract. When you turn 18 years of age, you may complete an addendum to the contract and payments will be made directly to you at that time.
If your book has been previously published, we require a letter showing that you have the rights to the title again. We will not review your work without it. If you self-published through Fictionwise or another e-seller, we need proof that their rights have expired. Otherwise, we could face serious legal action from those companies. If we decide to offer a contract on a previously published title, a new cover will be created and the book will be re-formatted.
Please note that you cannot submit a story based off someone else's work and this includes classic novels. Any works received that infringe upon another's rights will not be accepted and will be removed immediately should we discover and verify plagarism has taken place. If you wish to write a sequel based off someone else's work, you must have written permission prior to submission to do so.
Erotic romance is defined as a Romance containing frequent, sexually explicit love scenes. The main plot centers around two or more people falling in love and struggling to make the relationship work. The love scenes are a natural part of the romance and described using graphic and frank language. Typically these stories have an HEA (happily ever after) or HFN (happy for now) ending.
Erotica is a sexually explicit story, which explores and focuses on a character’s sexual journey rather than an emphasis on a developing romantic relationship. While such an erotic story may have elements of romance, it is the sex that primarily drives the story.
Please Note: Our vendors reserve the right to deny any particular work submitted by Rebel Ink Press at their sole discretion. As a result, they may remove any particular work from sale at any time and for any or no reason.