CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS Fiction and Nonfiction 

Finishing Line Editions, an imprint of Finishing Line Press, is now accepting manuscripts of Fiction and Nonfiction. 

Finishing Line Editions has a clear commitment to consistently publish a small number of novels and nonfiction works each year of exceptional writing. Finishing Line Editions are printed, perfect-bound paper editions.

Major distribution.

Pay is a standard royalty contract. 

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

We are looking for Book Manuscripts of Fiction or Nonfiction:

Personal Narrative/Memoir 

Historical Fiction 

Realistic Fiction 

Science Fiction 

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, or Fables 

Literary or Narrative Nonfiction 

Narrative Procedure (How-To/Craft) 

Short Story Collection

We accept material from either agent or author.

Please include a one-page synopsis in addition to the manuscript.

Please send a complete manuscript.

We accept only unpublished work.

Include pictures or illustrations only if you are the copyright owner to that work. 

Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced. We prefer Times New Roman font, size 12. 

Please do not submit material by mail, fax, flash drive or on a computer disk.  Finishing Line Editions only accepts submissions via our online submissions manager. All submissions must be made electronically via our online submissions manager: https://finishinglinepress.submittable.com/submit

Please include your name and address, telephone number, and email address on the title page of your manuscript, and in your cover letter. 

Please list any previously published work in a short author bio.

We will consider work that has been submitted simultaneously to other publishers.  Please withdraw the work immediately upon acceptance by another publisher. 

Finishing Line Editions will respond to a submission only if we are interested in the work. Please refrain from calling, faxing, or emailing to inquire about the status of an unsolicited submission, as we will be unable to assist you. Please allow six months for a response.  We will post a response using our submission manager for rejections. We will email and call,  if we select your work for publication. 

In order to help support our staff of readers, we do require a small reading fee of $10 for submissions.