Before submitting anything, please
get to know us a little by reading About
ENC and the Letter from the Publisher. Both explain where we
are coming from and what we are looking for. It might
also be a good idea to browse our catalogue
and read a few synopses and excerpts of the works we have
already accepted and published.
If you think we are on the same
page, do get in touch. We’d
love to hear from you.
We are very open to submissions of fresh,
original, entertaining novels driven by engaging characters.
We are looking for novels that contain elements of social
and political satire or commentary, offer unusual insights
into foreign cultures, have a strong element of humor, and
tip a few sacred cows along the way. If it’s not at
all funny, we don’t want to read it. We have no preferences
for, and place no limitations on, subject matter and genres
— any genre, or any combination of any genres, as
long as it’s a completed, full-length novel, is welcome.
We actually strongly prefer mixed genres. Go figure.
To submit your novel,
please e-mail a cover letter (just so we can get an idea
of who you are and what you’re all about) along with
a brief synopsis of the work — all in the body of
an e-mail addressed to

Please do not offer
us short stories, novellas, poetry, children's books, young
adult fiction, or nonfiction of any sort — in short,
anything other than completed, full-length (55,000 to 75,000
words) novels for grown-ups — and do not send more
than a cover letter and a cut-and-pasted, as distinct from
attached, synopsis until we ask to see more: we don’t
open unsolicited attachments under any circumstances.
We will not respond
to queries submitted by anybody other than the author. No
submissions from authors’ agents, mothers, ex-spouses,
next-door neighbors, or designated family members. Please.
These very basic guidelines
are meant to save us time and make our life easier. You
may choose to disregard them — in which case, we may,
and probably will, choose to disregard your query, because
it’ll just never work out between us anyway. Otherwise,
we try to respond to queries within 6-8 weeks.
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