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Angela James
Carina Press
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About
Angela James is a well-known editor in digital publishing who served as Executive Editor at Carina Press, Harlequin's digital-first imprint, since its founding. She is widely credited as a pioneer in digital publishing and has been a prominent voice in discussions about ebooks and the evolving publishing landscape. Note: Carina Press is a publisher, not a literary agency.
Currently Looking For
Angela and Carina Press are currently acquiring mysteries and romance across sub-genres and heat levels. However, for publication in 2016 and 2017, Carina Press is particularly interested in: Paranormals (and urban fantasy): We know other publishers are saying no to paranormals but we are interested in acquiring and publishing them! While we’ll consider manuscripts across the genre, here are some things that currently appeal to us in particular: Great sexual tension, super sexy paranormals, male/male protaganists, series featuring shifters (wolves, cats, dragons…we draw the line at hamsters), ongoing series or trilogies, unique twist on old paranormal tropes and elements, band of brother/alpha heroes, paranormal with suspense elements, and stories that delve into clan politics. Male/male romance: Though we acquire across LGBTQ, we have the most success with male/male and are most interested in acquiring within that subgenre. Right now we’re especially interested in paranormal, sexy contemporary/erotic, stepbrother romance, romances that tackle unlikely pairings or more “taboo” subjects, suspense/mystery, and scifi/fantasy series. Additionally, if you’re writing male/male that fits any of our other specific interests below, we want to see it. Sexy sci fi romance: We’re looking for the fun, the unusual and possibly the little bit trashy. Maybe the hero or heroine is an alien—a true alien, maybe it’s set on different worlds, has a Firefly-esque space opera feel, is a caper or heist set in space, or features space pirates or space cowboys. Bring it on! We’re always looking to build erotic romance on our list and we’re looking for someone who can write a series or trilogy that’s extremely erotic (maybe even filthy 😉 ). We’d love to see ménage or more, BDSM that’s not set in a club, darker erotic romance and there’s that word taboo again.! Something we don’t see nearly enough of, ever, and are eager to acquire is capers, heists, jewel thieves, etc. Books, characters and setups that are sexy and possibly cross-genre. You could have an anti-hero (or heroine), or maybe hero/heroine are on opposite sides, or maybe they’re both thieves, thrown together or moving from friends to lovers. Maybe your caper or heist has a fun vibe, or it could be humorous. Give us fast-paced adventure and a fun duo facing off or teaming up! We also want your cowboys and contemporary westerns. We’re looking for cowboys to add to our list! There are so many possibilities here, give it a unique twist, make it a foreign locale. Or it can be high tension, high stakes American-set contemporary cowboy romance. This is not a “current” call but a reminder: we are always open to diverse protagonists, and have been since we opened years ago. That’s not changed, we’re still open to diversity across race, walks of life, physical challenges, ethnicity, and more. Diversity is wide ranging and we’ve always welcomed that in our submissions and our publications. Here’s only a few examples of w
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to bit.ly/write4cp Our submissions guidelines are below. If you have any questions, please first see our Submissions FAQ and our main submissions page. This is only a clip from our submissions page, which has more comprehensive information. WHAT WE’RE SEEKING… We are currently acquiring We do not publish/no longer accept submissions in All subgenres and heat levels of romance (excluding inspirational romance) Non-fiction of any form, including memoirs, biographies, poetry New Adult Women’s Fiction Historical romance Horror Mystery and Crime (all sub genres) Literary Fiction Action Adventure Young Adult Science Fiction Romance (and sub genres) Faith-based/inspirational fiction or romance Fantasy Romance (and sub genres) General historical fiction (any historical fiction that does not contain mystery, fantasy, alternate history or romance as primary focus) Interactive Adventures Science Fiction & Fantasy that do not contain romance as a central story/plot element. Carina Press is a fiction imprint. If your manuscript is 35,000 words or longer and fits what we are looking for, as described in the above chart or in the genre categories below, we will consider it! We will not look at manuscripts under 35,000 words, nor will we consider non-fiction. We publish in many romance subgenres, including science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, interactive adventures, male/male, time travel, Western and futuristics. In non-romance, we are actively
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