Teardrops Publishing™EST. 2003

We are currently accepting manuscripts for the following fiction genres: contemporary, mystery/suspense, romance, inspirational, erotic romance, erotic poetry, illustrative childrens books, womens, multi-cultural and young adult.

Teardrops, is not interested in receiving manuscripts for: science fiction (Sci-Fi), fantasy, or non-fiction.

Fiction manuscript word length: range of approximately 70,000 - 150,000.

Manuscript pages: Range of approximately 60-350.  Having the lower number range; basically referring to poetry.

If your manuscript is polished and meets the aforementioned criteria, please see below.

• 1) Please submit a one-page synopsis and the first three chapters of the manuscript only. Submissions should be typed, not handwritten and double-spaced using a size 12 font (Times New Roman, Arial or Courier). Each page should be numbered and contain the authors name and title in the header.  Do not email submissions without prior approval.
• 2) The cover page should contain the authors name, address, phone number, email address and the title of the submission.
• 3) Please include a self-addressed postage paid envelope so that your manuscript may be returned to you if necessary. Otherwise, submissions Teardrops Publishing does not wish to consider for publication will be destroyed.
• 4) Please allow three to six weeks from the date of submission to be informed whether or not we wish to review and consider the full manuscript.  If interested, the complete manuscript will be requested. The full manuscript should not be submitted unless requested.  Please do not make query phone calls or emails regarding the status of your submission.  That is why it is important you enclose a self-addressed postage paid envelope so that we may notify you of our decision.

Mail submissions to:

Teardrops Publishing™

P.O. Box 920561

Norcross, GA 30010

Note: Although we take great care in handling all submissions, we are not responsible for lost or damaged submissions.  Please do not send submissions requiring a signature confirmation for delivery.  You can either pay an additional fee at the post office for delivery confirmation or enclose a self-addressed postage paid postcard advising that the manuscript has been received.

If your manuscript is selected for publication, you will be required to send the entire manuscript via hard copy as well as email.

Please note that Teardrops Publishing does not guarantee that your title will sit on the bookshelves of every bookstore in the United States.  However, your title will be listed in Books In Print, and will be available through Ingram Book Group and Baker & Taylor distributors.  All titles are available in the United States.

Although Teardrops Publishing™ has an in-house publicity department, as the author, it is your responsibility to promote, schedule book signings and spread the word about your book.  We are available for and actively seek, one-on-one consultation with our authors regarding marketing and promoting their books.