Things to note BEFORE submitting to The Wild Rose Press

The Wild Rose Press, Inc. is a royalty paying publisher which operates primarily as a virtual entity. Our collaborative environment leans heavily on the proficient use and interaction of various software tools. This encompasses tasks like managing emails, familiarity with Microsoft Word, and online access to various tools for purposes ranging from cover art decisions to royalty payments and contract formalities.

Communication, especially pertaining to editing, is exclusively conducted through email and email attachments. The cornerstone of our manuscript review process remains the “Track Changes” and “Inserted Comments” tools, mainly within Microsoft Word or its Mac equivalent.

Potential submitters should also possess familiarity with various social media platforms. Ideally, they should already have active author accounts established and operational prior to submission. However, should you be in the early stages of this journey, rest assured, we’ll support you upon partnering. In the event of a contract offer, authors are expected to be active participants on at least one platform and proactively engage in promoting their published works.

We respect and appreciate the efforts of all our authors. However, in line with ensuring smooth operations, we do ask for adherence to our guidelines and a comfort level with digital tools. As a small tip: using email providers like yahoo.com, aol.com, and Hotmail.com might occasionally result in blocked or delayed emails. We recommend periodically checking your SPAM folder to maintain uninterrupted communication.

Thank you for considering a partnership with us!

How to Submit

We only accept manuscripts between 15,000 and 100,000 words,
for print eligibility the manuscript must be a minimum of 45,000 words.

Your book should be thoroughly proofread before submitting.  We wish for books that have well developed plots, strong conflicts, and memorable characters.  Our goal is to give our readers the best reading experience and for our authors to succeed in their writing careers.

We do NOT accept the following.
Any queries of the following will be automatically rejected:

  • Journals of ANY KIND
  • Diaries of ANY KIND
  • War Memoirs
  • Family Histories
  • Collections of extremely short stories (ie 500 words)
  • Poetry
  • Non-fiction
  • Stories featuring historical figures in fictional settings
  • Any stories with the pandemic or COVID as the essential plot or theme
  • NO WORK MAY CONTAIN… depraved or illegal acts, bestiality, bodily functions, degradation of women (e.g. rape), or pedophilia (sex involving underage characters).
  • Porn — Sex for the Sake of Sex
  • Incest
  • Underage Sex

Our contract terms are for 5 years and renew yearly. Although we do accept previously published work, please be aware that the work must be unpublished for a minimum of 90 days before we will accept the work.

Query us electronically via email to queryus@thewildrosepress.com with TWRP Query, the manuscript title, and the genre in the subject line.
The following is mandatory within the email (we do NOT accept attachments):
  • Name
  • Email
  • Physical Address
  • Manuscript Title
  • Word Count
  • Genre
  • Tropes (if appropriate)
  • Your Social Media Presence/Platforms
  • Description of your Marketing plan
  • Detailed Synopsis
  • First 5 Pages of Manuscript
  • May include links to books as examples of style, trope, and genre.
Please take note of the requirements per department below before submitting.
Each department accepts all forms of fiction.
Contemporary

Sweetheart Rose Department – these stories are sweet/clean in nature. If it’s a romance, the couple only has sex behind closed doors.  No inappropriate or foul language allowed. For romance, think of a Hallmark movie. If it’s contemporary fiction, sweet/clean with no bad language rule still applies.

Champagne Rose Department – these stories are sensual to erotic. If it is contemporary fiction or women’s fiction this is likely the department for your query.

Crimson Rose Department –  this is our murder/mystery/thriller category.  It can be romantic suspense (sweet or erotic), it can be a cozy mystery, action/adventure, or thriller.

 

Paranormal

Our Paranormal Department accepts queries for anything supernatural.  Supernatural meaning not of this world. Think unicorns, faes, vampires, demons, angels, dragons, shapeshifters, psychics, and witches, but authors are not limited to these few. There are numerous creatures that would fit  our division. 

We also accept Science Fiction, Steampunk, and Futuristic queries. Please note, we would love to see more romance, either HEA (Happily Ever After) or HEAFN (Happily Ever After For Now) in the books submitted.

Historical

Historical Romance must have a Happy Ever After Ending.  Love scenes can be sweet to erotic, but must not contain forced seduction, rape, or visual drug use.  Historical accuracy is a must. We are NOT looking for any stories from 1900 to 2000. Only specific wartime stories will be considered.

Historical Fiction can consist of Women’s fiction, Mainstream fiction, and Young Adult fiction. Descriptions of actual historical events/people  must be historically accurate, but real people cannot be the main characters or the main drive of the story.