Comments on: SUBMITTING A NOVEL TO TOR UK

By: Louise Buckley

Louise Buckley — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:56:51 +0000

Hello, we only accept full manuscripts (as stated in the FAQs in this post). All the best, Tor.

By: 123456

123456 — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:58:32 +0000

Whats the word count for the first three chapters submission? Is 5000 enough?
Thank you

By: Şerban V.C. Enache

Şerban V.C. Enache — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:21:47 +0000

Miss. Crisp, I’ve submitted my novel, A Stage For Traitors. I hope you’ll find it worth your while ^_^
And I thank TOR UK for this great opportunity. I wish you all the best.

By: Jessica Greenman

Jessica Greenman — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:14:20 +0000

Dear Julie,

Yes that does help. No, no, I don’t write poetry; it is not an epic poem; it is poetic prose. I mention THAT because the writing takes quite a time to do, and in this sense is similar to my drawings, and why the novel itself ends up being categorised as experimental. Some of the chapters exist as free-standing segments, relatively un-plot-driven, like pictures.

I do not like graphic novels, aside from Tin Tin.

How wonderful that there is no deadline.

Thank you for responding,

Jessica

By: Julie Crisp

Julie Crisp — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:55:49 +0000

Hi Rob,
If it’s at the upper end of the teen spectrum and fits the other criteria outlined in the Tor submissions guidelines, then yes.

By: Julie Crisp

Julie Crisp — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:54:41 +0000

Hi Jessica,
We don’t have a problem with illustrated work – it’s just graphic novels we can’t really consider at this time. And we don’t have a time limit on the submissions window, at this stage it’s just staying open. However, you mentioned your work was poetic? I’m afraid that we don’t accept poetry – so it would depend on whether this was an epic poem or, as you said, something more experimental.
Hope that helps!
Thanks
Julie

By: Julie Crisp

Julie Crisp — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:49:28 +0000

Hi Frank,
Not at the moment I’m afraid, no. It’s a difficult market to break new authors into even when they have a complete novel. So a short story anthology from a collection of new authors, while a nice idea, wouldn’t really be commercially viable at this time.
Thanks
Julie

By: Julie Crisp

Julie Crisp — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:35:25 +0000

Hi Wilf,
We do publish novels of over 150,000 words. I’m currently reading one of my own authors who has written over 250,000 words (although he is always happy to be edited down when required!) but for the purposes of the submission guidelines we did have to try to narrow the field a little. Hence the word count guidelines.
Best,
Julie

By: Julie Crisp

Julie Crisp — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:32:05 +0000

Hi Kit,
We do accept submissions of self-published novels – Amazon or otherwise, as long as they conform to our guidelines.
Hope that helps.
Best,
Julie

By: kit Tinsley

kit Tinsley — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:10:27 +0000

Do you accept submissions of books that have already been published on Amazon and done well?