How to submit a book to Carina Press
Reads unsolicited work
Carina Press takes agented and unagented novels through Submittable: a query letter, the full manuscript and a synopsis. It publishes every book by Rachel Reid, starting with Game Changer.
The door: carinapress.submittable.com
Read off Carina Press's own pages on
What it says
“Carina Press accepts both agented and unagented submissions.”
“Please submit via Submittable.”
“Please allow 12 weeks for a response.”
What it says it looks for
“We are interested in working with authors from traditionally marginalized or underrepresented groups, including but not limited to Black authors, authors of color, disabled authors, and LGBTQIA+ authors.”
“Your full manuscript, minimum word count 50k”
“A 3-5 page synopsis describing your story, including plot outline, character development and conflict resolution/ending (please tell us how it ends!)”
What it has bought from outside
- 2018
Game Changer, first of the Game Changers hockey romances, whose sequel Heated Rivalry became a TV series from Rachel Reid
“Rachel Reid's Game Changer was published by Carina Press, an LGBTQ+ imprint of Harlequin, in 2018.” en.wikipedia.org
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