**** As of 6.30.19 our guidelines have changed. Please read carefully.
* We will not accept second/third/ etc. books from newer ( last 3-4 years), current authors unless there is a proven sales record. If first books do not sell, we have the right to release them back to you and will be evaluating this.
*We wish all authors do the following, but we will not accept  authors without the following:
1. Proven sales or proven commercial interest
2. A domain and a website
3. Professional email
4. Professional activity on Face Book
Ability to work with editors and artists and to remain professional at all times

Please note that publications of new books can take 6 months or longer.

ALL acquisitions are reviewed in the order received. 

We are  presently looking for:  Crime horror, thrillers, historical thrillers,  horror, and new/untapped concepts of horror. We accept only horror-related works.

  • Novels over 50,000 (under 150K or that can be broken into a trilogy. 
  • Novellas under 50,000 words, but more than 25,000​
Imprints:

JEA: 
Anything horror. 

WETWORKS: 
Anything extreme horror, splatterpunk, in the vein of Laymon, Smith, Little, Ketchum, and White. Books that are confrontational, boundary pushing, shocking but not for shock value. Solid storylines are essential. The scope is wide open. Also anything Bizarro.

Hold The Line:
​Main character should be a police officer, detective, nurse


We will not accept:
  • Manuscripts with titillating, glorified rape, any child molestation details, or illegal material. We do not allow glorification of racism or hate-inspired material related to  religions, creeds, or gender orientations. 
  • Rough books. Sex in erotica must be consensual, over 18 (for characters) Erotica Noir may be wild and wicked but must follow the above. 
  • Negative references to Trademarked companies.
  • Self published works.
  • Art not contracted by us . 
  • Unprofessional authors, unethical authors, and any authors who plagiarize work or use material that is copyrighted.

Ask questions via email anytime

    For questions related to your manuscript. or JEA, use this form.

​We offer editing services, cover art, formatting, and publicity.  We DO NOT charge writers for ANY services.  

Submission Guidelines 
Step 1

Submit via e-mail ONLY 

Your email should have the following message:  
Name-Title- Word Count, Genre.

Please include, in the body of the e-mail
* Your name Real/Legal Name 
* Title of the book
* a brief 150 word synopsis of the work
* Your experience or bio (introduce yourself)
* Any professional organizations you belong to (i.e. HWA)
* Any previous publications with presses
* Genre of the book
* Email address, social media contact, and website 

Document (attach the following with NAME-TITLE-GENRE as document name):

First 3 Chapters or enough to show your style
MS Word format
Include the story title & your by-line at the top of the first page.
Times New Roman (or similar, easy to read font) ; 12, 14, or 16 pt, double spaced
No Uunderline - consider italics; No Hard Coded Headers, Footers, or Page Numbers;  No Hard Returns 

Step 2
We may request a full manuscript. If we don't we'll send you an email. It may take a while to respond to your submission. Thank you for your patience.
Step 3
If we accept the manuscript, we will contact you with a contract.
We pay 35% for Ebooks and 35% paperback. Our contract is for 4 years. We offer authors the chance to order copies at a discounted rate.   We publish in Ebook and paperback form. We do not stock bookstores but bookstores may order from us. Please allow us the time to properly evaluate your work. 

If you are offered a contract, our team will be in touch with you regarding the next steps.
Are you still with us? Awesome! We take pride in discovering fantastic writers with amazing, surprising stories to tell. To be honest, we reject most manuscripts because a) they don't fit what we are looking for (above) or b) they contain what we will not accept (above) c) we don't feel we can sell the book because it doesn't have commercial AND literary appeal d) we feel you may not fit the press. Wait. What? "may not fit the press"? What does that mean? We talk to potential authors, and we want those who will be positive, who will network with the veteran authors, who will be pleasant to work with, have enthusiasm and patience, and who will help sell the book. What does that mean? "sell the book"? Easy! Give interviews! We have authors who land in very esteemed magazines and on impressive blog posts. We want people who are visible and who are active. We sell books but we need you to join in the PR we provide. We want people who want to sell books! We hope you are the one in a hundred who will join us.
Check the staff page HERE to see what all we offer (We are worldwide, have PR help, artists, and more) 

(hint) Look at our books and their synopsis on Amazon. See what we love. Contact our authors and see how they like us. Check us out and maybe we will work together to sell your book.
- catt dahman