Due to Sapphire Blue Publishing's great success and high quality approach, we are now able to open submissions. We would love to hear from you.
Current Hot Needs:
- Hot Erotic Romance or Straight erotica. Any size story, but especially 10-25K. F/M, F/F, M/M or any combination. (Ensure in same sex romances, pronoun usage--she/she, he/he--is clear!) We like plot with our sex!! Must have an engaging story line that happens in the now.
- Romance, any subgenre.
- Multicultural stories in any genre.
- Paranormal stories in any genre. Shapeshifters (werewolves, weretigers, were-whatevers!), spirits, hauntings, demons, vamps (especially fun new twists on vamps!), fairies and any beasties we haven't seen before.
- Young Adult. Geared toward teenage readers and up that sucks them in with fast paced entertainment.
- Fantasy. Fairies, wizards, elves, dryads etc with a great fantasy voice!
- Mystery & Suspense. Fresh, fun, unpredictable story lines that keep us on the edge of our seat and turning pages.
- Non fiction. Self Help, How To, Tips & Tricks, any length.
Do you have any manuscripts hidden under the bed or wasting away on your hard drive that keep begging to be let out for some fresh air?
Do you have an off the wall story premise or set of characters that’s been hard to find a home for?
Do you have a previously published story that you’ve received the rights back on that you’d love to take out for another spin?
Have you been told that your story crosses all genres and may be hard to place?
We are a royalty paying publisher and we accept story lengths from 10k and up. Our contracts are author friendly, and run for a two year term for electronic books.
See below for submission information.
Submission FAQ's
What type of publisher is Sapphire Blue Publishing?
We are a royalty paying publisher. We will NOT ask for any fees from an author to publish or distribute their book.
What are our royalty rates?
Our royalty rates begin at 45%.
Do we assign ISBN numbers to our books?
Yes. An ISBN number is assigned to each contracted book, and each medium version of the book. (i.e. the same book will have one ISBN number for eBook and a different one for audio (if available) etc.)
Do we publish anything but erotic romance?
Yes. We are open to many genres.
Does Sapphire Blue publish works that were previously published elsewhere?
Yes. As long as the rights have reverted back to the author, and the author can provide the reversion of rights letter.
Will my work be subject to edits even if it has previously been published somewhere else?
Yes. All stories, regardless if they have been previously published elsewhere, will go through the full editorial process to ensure only high quality products are offered to our readers.
Would an editor or SBP staff member be willing to attend my writing group meeting/writing conference and speak and/or take editor appointments?
Yes. Sapphire Blue does maintain a presence at several conferences and attends writing group meetings or other meetings. Contact us for more information.
Submissions Information
To submit your manuscript, or previously published work please send your submission via Microsoft Word attachment (.doc or .rtf, please no .docx from Word 2007) to submissions@sapphirebluepublishing.com.
Note: We do not accept paper submissions.
Please include in your email cover letter:
Real Name & Pen Name
Story genre
Book length
Publishing experience
Any awards or writing affiliations
Website and contact information
Microsoft Word attachment with your completed manuscript and a synopsis of no more than 5 pages
If previously published work, please attach reversion of rights letter from previous publisher.
Manuscript Formatting:
Sapphire Blue accepts standard eBook manuscript formatting, which is as follows:
Paper size 8.5” X 11”
12pt Bookman Old Style
Margins:Top/Sides = 1”; Bottom = .08”
Line spacing – 1.5
Tab:.5
Headers:.3
Header Setup:Layout – different odd/even, different first page
Page numbers, centered on bottom of each page
Page breaks in between chapters
Use three Tildes between scenes - ~~~
No use of formatting within the document such as Header 1, Header 2 etc.
Use common sense. No one will be rejected for using any standard industry accepted formatting, and in Times New Roman, Courier or Bookmans Old Style.
Please be sure that your manuscript has been thoroughly self-edited and is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
We do not accept anything involving rape (even as "titillation"), necrophilia (undead doesn't count), bestiality (shape shifting heroes or heroines don't count) or pedophilia.
Timeframe:
Timeframe to hear on submissions is approximately two months.