At DLG Publishing Partners, we value the written word of the authors signed and are committed to working with individuals who are passionate about the content, brand, and vision of the work they create. DLG recognizes love is universal and comes in many different shapes, forms, and sizes, which is why we’re interested in well-crafted stories, fresh characters, original worlds, and diverse experiences with a realistic or otherworldly feel. Currently, we are seeking stories with fresh, exciting voices in all categories for eBooks and print. If you have something new, exciting, unique, and diverse, we want to hear from you. We accept both agented and unagented submissions that haven’t been previously published; however, in some cases, we will accept some previously published standalones and series on a case-by-case basis.
Seeking Western Romance series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Regency Romance series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Highlander Time Travel Romance series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Highlander Romance series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Urban Fantasy series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Vampire Romance series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Witch and/or Warlock Romance series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Cozy Mystery series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Medical Mystery series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Seeking Paranormal Shifter series (novellas & novels).
- Head-strong women who know what they want and how to get it.
- Strong, sexy men who will move heaven and earth to get and please the woman they love.
- Visually stunning worldbuilding to suck the reader into the story.
- Solid, well-developed characters (central and minor) who are relatable.
- A succulent plot with side conflicts that provide the groundwork for spin-off stories.
- Must have a happy ever after ending (no cliffhangers).
Requirement(s):
First book in the series complete and self-edited and two more books mapped out.
- Upload the completed first book in the series (full manuscript).
- Provide a 1-2 page synopsis of the next two stories in the series with a summary of additional twists, turns, and ideas the series could take.
- Also, provide an estimated timeline of completion for when Book 2 and 3.
- Novella lengths should fall between 28k - 45k words.
- Novel lengths should fall between 50k - 75k words.
Please submit all content through Submittable.
Thanks,
DLG Publishing Partners Editorial Staff
Do you have a tale of motherhood, fatherhood, childhood, or even from the perspective of a grandparent or godparent? If so, we want to hear it. Submit the funny, the sad, the happy, the bizarre, the angst, the heartbreaking, the extraordinary, the good, the bad, and the ugly . . . you get the picture.
Guidelines:
- Creative Nonfiction Pieces only (must be based of real life events)
- Word Count: 3k - 10k (pieces in these ranges are especially of interest: 3k, 5k, 7.5k or 10k).
- Written in 1st person (past or present tense)
NOTE: we welcome any and all writers to submit. Not a writer, that's okay, we still want to hear (read) your story on motherhood.
Accepted pieces are subject to edits prior to publication.
DLG Publishing Partners prides itself not only for having ‘a passion for diverse content’ and striving to foster the growth of their authors, but also in the professional development, success, and educational opportunities of its team. We, here at DLG, are ecstatic to offer internship programs for qualified individuals who are serious about learning the Publishing Industry, as well as becoming a part of our family.
*Note: internships are virtually located and unpaid (work for experience).
How does it work? DLG Internship Programs work in a two-part segment:
- 1st Segment: interns engage in a trial period (30-days) and are subject to a mentor driven review process at the end of the designated term. Following a positive metric review, the internship may roll into one of two categories: four (4) to six (6) month terms with weekly progress reports and midterm reviews.
- 2nd Segment: at the completion of the four (4) to six (6) month term, the internship is subject to completion with company recommendation; however, DLG may consider extending an internship period, offer a cross-training internship, or promoting the individual, depending on his or her readiness and acquired skillset within the training process, as well as the designated mentors’ ability to take on an Apprentice.
Literary Intern
Responsibilities:
- Team meeting participation (weekly/monthly)
- Writer discussion groups and educational workshops
- Intern discussion groups and educational workshops
- Creation, implementation of & updating shared documents
- Website changes and updates as required
- Project Management tasks for designated projects
- Social Media involvement, including author interviews
- Tracking/Responding to author queries
- Reading and evaluating submitted manuscripts
- Other literary duties as assigned
PR/Marketing Intern
Responsibilities:
- Team meeting participation (weekly/monthly)
- PR/Marketing Intern discussion groups and educational workshops
- Intern discussion groups and educational workshops
- Creation, implementation of & updating shared document graphics
- Social media
- Workshops
- Book promotions
- Book cover creation aid
- Working with PR/Marketing Managers and staff to market workshops to attendees
- Communicating with bloggers, vloggers, and other reviewers for book promotions
- Project Management maintenance task(s) for DLG social media groups:
- ARC Readers
- Beta-Readers
- Reader/Reviewers
- Book Cover Reveals
- Aid staff in the creation and implementation of but not limited to:
- Book Promotions & Events
- Virtual Author Takeovers
- Google Form Signup document creation for data collection
- Collect, organize, and publish content for newsletters, website, and blog posts
- Aid DLG IT Specialist(s) with informative, engaging, and audience-based web content
- Aid DLG Staff with all Social Media involvement initiatives
- Other duties as assigned
Web Intern
Responsibilities:
- Aid DLG Administration with the company website
- Aid in Content Writing and Editing of the company website, including the blog
- Supply graphic design help on designated projects
- Other duties as assigned
DLG Publishing Partners looks forward to hearing from you.
Find a Classic Fairy Tale and twist the storyline.
- Word Count: 28k-32k
- 3rd Person POV (past or present tense, alternating POVs of the female & male characters)
- Genres: PNR, Fantasy, Time Travel, SciFi, Horror, Supernatural
- Setting: present day
- Location: Earth or otherworldly
- Heat Level: sweet/sensual/steamy/romantica
Please pitch your idea. Be sure to list the name of the Classic Fairy Tale in your query. A word of advice, do not try and alter, adapt, or manipulate an already written piece to fit the guidelines of the twisted tale open call. The story will feel forced, and the flow unnatural.
To jumpstart the creative juices, see a list of tales listed below. If you don't find the tale you want to write, that's okay, just let DLG know the name of the classic tale you're modeling.
- Beauty and the Beast
- Cinderella
- The Ugly Duckling
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- The Snow Queen
- Hansel and Gretel
- The Frog Prince
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- The Little Match Girl
- The Little Mermaid
- The Princess and the Pea
- The Emperor's New Clothes
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Thumbelina
- Rapunzel
- The Wild Swans
- The Happy Prince
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- The Elves and the Shoemaker
- The Nightingale
- Robin Hood
- Puss in Boots
- The Fox and the Hound
Happy Writing,
DLG Publishing Editorial Team
Interested in writing for DLG Publishing Partners? Discover which of our categories suits your story best.
At DLG Publishing Partners, we value the written word of the authors signed and are committed to working with individuals who are passionate about the content, brand, and vision of the work they create. DLG recognizes love is universal and comes in many different shapes, forms, and sizes, which is why we’re interested in well-crafted stories, fresh characters, original worlds, and diverse experiences with a realistic or otherworldly feel. Currently, we are seeking stories with fresh, exciting voices in all categories for eBooks and print. If you have something new, exciting, unique, and diverse, we want to hear from you. We accept both agented and unagented submissions that haven’t been previously published; however, in some cases, we will accept some previously published standalones and series on a case-by-case basis.
It is not necessary that all titles submitted to DLG Publishing Partners have a central romance plot, a happily-ever-after, or a happy-for-now ending. Instead, we ask that your story provide a fresh out-of-the-box look into the everyday world, or otherworldly realm of well-developed characters, who face thought-provoking obstacles with heart-racing stakes. We ask that all titles fall within the categorized lengths listed below:
- Short Story: 7k – 12k words
- Novella: 12k+ - 40k words
- Short Novel: 40k+ - 60k words
- Long Novel: 60k+ - 100k words
DLG accepts the following heat levels:
- 1 – sweet (sexual tension only, no sexually explicit content beyond kissing)
- 2 – moderate (mild to moderate sexual content that’s suggestive but closes the door on the act)
- 3 – sensual (sexual content with the door open)
- 4 – erotic (graphic sexual content showing sexual acts)
As always, we are extremely interested in stories with series potential.
- Bad Boy/Girl meets Girl/Boy next door
- Billionaire Boys/Girls Club
- Crime/Detective Paranormal
- Crime/Detective Themes
- Western Paranormal
- Western Themes
- Paranormal Romance (Shifters of all kinds)
- Second Chances
- Wiccan-based themes meet real world issues
DLG seeks to work with authors who have or are willing to develop a strong online social media presence, committed to promotional marketing of their work, and actively seek to build their brand. We accept the following genres and/or categories.
- Action/Adventure
- Chick Lit
- Contemporary
- Erotica
- Fantasy
- Historical
- Horror
- LGBT
- New Adult
- Novellas
- Paranormal
- Romance
- Science Fiction
- Shapeshifters
- Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense
- Young Adult
If you don’t see your genre/category listed, send us a query outlining the niche of your body of work to the following email address: submissions@dlgpublishingpartners.com
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- In the submission form, provide a short bio with relevant work experience, a tagline (short hook), story blurb, and contact information where specified.
- Provide links to any author website or social media platform, including newsletter sign-up.
- Send the first 3 chapters (or 30 pages) of the manuscript as a word document (rtf, doc, docx).
- Also, send a 2 – 4 page synopsis of the story with the first 3 chapters. If you’re not sure what to write in a synopsis, provide the main points of each chapter in one or two sentences, or you may fill out a Snyder Beat Sheet, pinpointing the 16-major beats of your story.
- If sending an email query for information, title the subject line of the email as followed: SUBMISSION_TITLE_Author Name_Genre and send to: submissions@dlgpublishingpartners.com
Please Note: Due to a large volume of submissions, DLG will only accept one submission per author. However, authors are welcome to submit a new manuscript 30-days after receiving a decision letter. If you make major changes to a previously submitted manuscript, feel free to resubmit after six months and detail the changes in the query.
When submitting stories with series potential, please provide a brief paragraph explaining how the stories will be connected and number of books proposed in the series.
If you do not receive an email confirmation confirming we’ve received your submission through Submittable, please resubmit. DLG strives to respond to every submission sent in within 90-days, so don’t hesitate to send a follow-up email if you haven’t heard from us after day 90.
Please note: DLG Publishing Partners editors will review every submission and if interested, will ask for a full manuscript.
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At DLG Publishing Partners, we value the written word of the authors signed and are committed to working with individuals who are passionate about the content, brand, and vision of the work they create. DLG recognizes love is universal and comes in many different shapes, forms, and sizes, which is why we’re interested in well-crafted stories, fresh characters, original worlds, and diverse experiences with a realistic or otherworldly feel.
Currently, we're seeking Short Stories (7k - 10k words long) with fresh, exciting voices in all categories. If you have something new, exciting, unique, and diverse, we want to hear from you.
We accept both agented and unagented submissions that haven’t been previously published; however, in some cases, we will accept some previously published standalones and series on a case-by-case basis (proof of rights is required).
It is not necessary that all titles submitted to DLG Publishing Partners have a central romance plot, a happily-ever-after, or a happy-for-now ending. Instead, we ask that your story provide a fresh out-of-the-box look into the everyday world, or otherworldly realm of well-developed characters, who face thought-provoking obstacles with heart-racing stakes. We ask that all titles fall within the required word count: Short Story: 7k – 12k words.
DLG accepts the following heat levels:
- 1 – sweet (sexual tension only, no sexually explicit content beyond kissing)
- 2 – moderate (mild-moderate suggestive sexual content but closes the door on the act)
- 3 – sensual (sexual content with the door open)
- 4 – erotic (graphic sexual content showing sexual acts)
As always, we are extremely interested in short stories with themed potential for collections and anthologies. Feel free to send a single story or multiple (one story submission per submittable form: so three short stories equates to three individual submittable submissions). If you do upload more than one theme-based story, please indicate it ties to XYZ story submitted.
- Bad Boy/Girl meets Girl/Boy next door
- Billionaire Boys/Girls Club
- Crime/Detective Paranormal
- Crime/Detective Themes
- Western Paranormal
- Western Themes
- Paranormal Romance (Shifters of all kinds)
- Second Chances
- Wiccan-based themes meet real world issues
DLG seeks to work with authors who have or are willing to develop a strong online social media presence, committed to promotional marketing of their work, and actively seek to build their brand. We accept the following genres and/or categories.
- Action/Adventure
- Chick Lit
- Contemporary
- Erotica
- Fantasy
- Historical
- Horror
- LGBT
- New Adult
- Novellas
- Paranormal
- Romance
- Science Fiction
- Shapeshifters
- Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense
- Young Adult
If you don’t see your genre/category listed, send us a query outlining the niche of your body of work to the following email address: submissions@dlgpublishingpartners.com
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- In the submission form, provide a short bio with relevant work experience, a tagline (short hook), story blurb, and contact information where specified.
- Provide links to any author website or social media platform, including newsletter sign-up.
- Send the FULL short story manuscript of 7k - 10k+ word count as a word document (rtf, doc, docx).
If sending an email query for information, title the subject line of the email as followed:
- SS SUBMISSION_TITLE_Author Name_Genre and send to: submissions@dlgpublishingpartners.com
Please Note: Due to a large volume of submissions, DLG will only accept full submissions through the Submittable form unless instructed to submit a different way. We strive to respond to short story submissions in 30-days, but it could take as long as 90 depending on volume of submissions. If DLG rejects a submission, and you make major changes to, feel free to resubmit after six months detailing the changes in the query.
When submitting short stories with collection or anthology potential, please provide a brief paragraph explaining how the stories connect and the number of stories proposed in the collection/anthology.
If you do not receive an email confirmation confirming we’ve received your submission through Submittable, please resubmit. DLG strives to respond to every submission sent in within 90-days, so don’t hesitate to send a follow-up email if you haven’t heard from us after day 90.
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