How to Submit a Manuscript

There are just a few simple steps to complete the Manuscript Submission Process.

On the next page, you will be asked details about your manuscript. Every box is important as this material shapes what is seen by the editors of over 75 Traditional Publishers. Each item MUST be filled out in order to proceed with your Christian manuscript submission. There are several pull-down menus and you must select an option for each in order to proceed with your author submissions process. There are also four boxes to include different categories of information. At the top of each box where you enter your material you will find a help button in blue. This will take you to a sample and tips about what each box should contain. There is a word limit for each section. Here are descriptions of the four boxes you will be asked to fill in:

Your “Brief Description” in the first box should be  about 150-200 words. For a sample of what we’d like to see in your brief description, click here.

The “Credentials, Platform and Marketing” blurb in the second box should be about 50-75 words. This box is intended to briefly tell us more about you and who you see as the potential market for your book. For a sample of what we’d like to see, click here.

We’ll then ask you for an Expanded Synopsis that tells our editors more about the manuscript so they have enough information to do the evaluation (approximately 500 words):

  • If your manuscript is fiction, we ask you to give us a synopsis of your entire fiction story (i.e. plot, spiritual take-away, character arc, how conflict is resolved, how it ends, etc.). For a sample of what we’d like to see, click here.
  • If your manuscript is non-fiction, we ask you to submit a basic outline or an expanded table of contents (approximately 500 words). Basically we need you to provide a brief sentence or two of what each chapter is designed to convey under each Contents page heading. For a sample of what we’d like to see, click here.
  • If it is a children’s manuscript (1000 words or less), you can include the entire manuscript (no illustrations needed at this juncture).

Finally, we allow you to cut and paste up to three sample chapters of your book to upload (children’s manuscripts more than 1000 words can upload chapters here).

After the manuscript has been entered, the next step is to check out. Here we will ask you for your personal information (Name, Address, etc.). IF YOUR BILLING ADDRESS IS THE SAME as the Author Address, you can just fill out the Billing address portion and check the box at the top to populate the Author Address. IF THE BILLING ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT from the Author Address, you will need to fill in both. This page is also where we will accept your credit card information under our secure credit card services. The standard fee is $99 for Writer’s Edge Service Author Submissions. If you have a coupon code, you will need to click on the box at the top and fill in the code, then click “ENTER” or it will not take your coupon. Once you have all the information correct, click “SUBMIT.”

We suggest you consider getting these materials written, organized, and ready before you click to start, so you can expedite the submission process.

After you enter in your submission, you’ll be taken to the checkout page. Upon successful completion of payment, you’ll receive a confirmation of your manuscript and payment. Your manuscript will then be assigned an editor. Please allow 30 days for your manuscript to be reviewed. If you haven’t heard from your editor by that time, please feel free to contact us.

When ready, click here to begin.