About Us
We are a small, boutique publisher of quality women's genre fiction who work with a select number of authors per year. We enjoy stories with laughter, heart, and lots of clever plot twists. We don't publish books with graphic gore or sexual content, which makes our books perfect for sharing with your eighteen-year-old daughter or your eighty-year-old grandmother. Our titles are available in most major online retailers and by special request from brick & mortar bookstores and libraries.
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Send me a message, and we will email you back as soon as possible! gemma@gemmahallidaypublishing.com
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Please note that due to to time constraints created by the current state of emergency in our area, we are not able to personally answer all emails at this time.
Submissions
We are currently open to submission of new works.
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We publish novels in the cozy mystery and humorous romantic mystery genres only!
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60,000 - 80,000 words in length
Please no graphic sex or gore. Think network television ratings level, not HBO.
We are looking for novels that feature strong, independent, proactive women sleuths,
hot, enticing heroes and a heartwarming romance,
and a clever mystery with lots of twists and turns.
We prefer a rich whodunit with a lot of suspects where the reader is surprised at the end.
We love humor! The funnier the better!
We are open to both small town AND big city settings.
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We are actively seeking:
1. Stories set in places other than small towns--vacation destinations, big cities, suburbs, etc.
2. Funny mysteries! We want humor!!
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Does this sound like your writing style? If so, please send us a) a cover letter telling us about you and your project, including the genre and word count, b) a synopsis of the book which includes the suspects & their possible motives and the killer's identity and their motive, c) the first 30 or so pages for the manuscript. Please allow 6-8 weeks for us to review your submission.
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Please send your submissions to: gemma@gemmahallidaypublishing.com
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