Query Guidelines

Crescent Moon Press awaits your submissions. We want authors who show extraordinary ability in weaving romance with tales of fantasy, magick, the paranormal, and science fiction. Send us stories with strong, unforgettable characters, plots that twist and turn, and a style that sets your work apart from other writers in the market.

Query by sending us an e-mail with QUERY and novel in the subject line. We are currently accepting novels of 75,000 to 120,000 words.

In the body of the e-mail, include a one page letter giving the length and genre (fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, magick, etc.). Also list your publishing credits, contest wins, writing affiliations, and other information to your credit.

Below the letter, still in the body of the e-mail, include a one page synopsis of your work. Please forward your query to our editor.

Crescent Moon Press will NOT accept unsolicited material. You MUST query first with a letter and a one page synopsis. All attachments which have not been requested will be deleted.

Allow 4 weeks for us to answer the query. If we request the full manuscript, we will assign you a SUBMISSION NUMBER. Please insert this number in the subject line when you send the entire work. If we receive an e-mail containing an attachment but it does NOT include this submission number, it will be deleted.

MANUSCRIPT FORMAT: Use a one inch margins side and bottom and COURIER NEW font with left justification ONLY. In the header, include the title of the manuscript, your name, and the page number in the upper right.

Guidelines for Glade submissions only

If you wish to donate a poem, short story or art work to the Glade, Please foward your query to our Publisher .

Author's Compensation Package

CMP offers a royalty of 37.5% for all ebooks sold 7.5% for print books up to 5,000 copies sold 10% for print books from copy 5001-10,000 12% for print books from 10,001 and up. Print books to follow ebooks.

Royalties will be paid twice a year, dates to be announced after we have posted the schedule for our first releases.

CMP will retain the rights to all works for 5-7 years from the date of the contract.

If you have further questions, e-mail us. Once we have purchased your work, you will receive a contract that will cover the details.