Angry Robot Open Submissions Period for Novels coming in February

I got an email with the following information regarding the Angry Robot Open Submissions period that's coming up in February. If you've got an SF/F/H manuscript ready to go and no agent, this might be an excellent opportunity for you.

The Angry Robot Open Submissions Period is Coming Back!

We are delighted to announce the Angry Robot Open Submissions Period is happening once again! Our submissions are open from the 21st to the 28th of February to SFF/Horror writers without agent representation.

The AR team are very excited to see what fantastically weird and spellbinding SFF novels you submit. In the past, our Open Submissions have led to the publication of many of our well-loved books, including both our January publications, ‘Deep Dive’ by Ron Walters and ‘Obsidian’ by Sarah J. Daley! This is your chance to wow us with your manuscripts. We’re looking for new and exciting stories, and particularly encourage writers of colour and LGBTQ+ authors to submit. Send in your stories – we promise to take care of them.

The Submission period will run for one week, from Monday the 21st of February to Monday 28th February. We don’t prioritise early submissions, so take the time you need to polish your documents before you send them in!

To apply, please send us:
– A sample that consists of the first three chapters of your work (or first fifteen pages if the chapters are short).
– A synopsis of the full work in a separate Word document.
– An elevator pitch and author bio in your email.

We are looking for:
– Novel length works.
– Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.
– Adult fiction.
– Finished manuscripts.

We are NOT looking for:
– Short story collections or novellas.
– Young Adult Fiction.
– Works in Progress.
– Works that have been submitted to our Open Submissions before – unless they have had a significant rework (rewritten or structurally edited completely).
– Previously published works.

More details on where to send your submissions will be released soon.

If we like your submission, we will get in touch to request the full manuscript and go from there! Only one submission per author, and remember that the Open Submissions period is exclusively for authors who do not have an agent.

We can’t wait to read your amazing stories!