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Submissions Open · 5-Week Response Time

Your story
starts here.

We accept unsolicited manuscripts year-round, across all literary genres. No agent required. No exclusive submission windows. Every submission is read by a senior editor.

✓No Agent Required
✓Open Year-Round
✓Personal Response
Submission Form

Tell us about
your work.

Submission Guidelines

Word Count
60,000 – 120,000 words
Format
PDF or DOCX
Synopsis
500 words maximum
Response Time
4–6 weeks
Simultaneous Submissions
Accepted (please notify us)
Agent Representation
Not required

What happens next?

  • Week 1Your submission is logged and assigned to an editor.
  • Week 2–4A senior editor reads your full manuscript.
  • Week 4–6You receive a personal response — not a form letter.

Have questions?

Email our submissions team at submissions@sagepublications.com

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