Submissions for Solaris Nova

Solaris Nova offers writers the chance to be published by one of the UK’s leading independent SFF publishers.

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Submission criteria

Before submitting your novel to us, please check that your novel meets the following criteria

Your novel must be science fiction, fantasy, or horror.

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Your novel must be an original work of fiction, written wholly by you without the assistance of AI technology.

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Your novel must be at least 60,000 words but no longer than 90,000 words.

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Your novel must be complete, polished and formatted in 12 pt, Times New Roman, double spaced.

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Your novel must be uploaded in an acceptable file format – Microsoft Word or PDF only please.

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You must be at least 18 years of age to send a submission.

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What we want in your submission

Have these ready before proceeding

The full manuscript of your novel, polished and formatted in 12pt, Times New Roman, double spaced.

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A full synopsis of your novel.

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A cover letter which should outline the story of the book in a back-cover blurb style, describing the premise, plot, characters and hook. It should also include an explanation of why you’re submitting to us, a short bio, and at least two comparative titles published in the last 5 years.

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If your novel is part of a planned series, please tell us if other books are written and submit synopses for these too and an overall series outline, including how many books and your rough timescale for completion of these titles should your submission be successful.

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Submit your novel

If your work meets our criteria and you would like to continue with your submission, please complete the form below.
For agented submissions, please send direct to novasubmissions@rebellion.co.uk. Unagented submissions sent to this address will be deleted unread.
We aim to give a response to all submissions within 12 - 20 weeks of receipt.

1. About you

All pseudonyms should be comma-separated
The cover letter should outline the story of the book in back-cover blurb style, it should include why you’re submitting to us, a short bio, and most importantly should include at least two comparative titles published in the last 5 years.

2. Your novel

3. Submission attachments

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
Only .doc, .docx or .pdf files are acceptable.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
Must be formated 12 pt, Times New Roman, double spaced, maximum of 10,000 words. Only .doc, .docx or .pdf files are acceptable.
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 3 files.
Only .doc, .docx or .pdf files are acceptable.

Do you have any other queries?

If you’re having issues with the submission process or any other questions not covered already, get in touch through our contact form.