For Writers
Your Story Deserves the Right Publisher.
We read every manuscript with attention and respect. Here is how we work, what we look for, and how to send us your writing.
Our Approach to Publishing
Editorial partnership from the first page.
Orveta is a traditional publisher. When we take on a book, we invest in it: editing, design, production, distribution and publicity. Authors never pay to be published with us.
We work closely and collaboratively with every author, and we think in terms of careers rather than single titles. We welcome both established and debut writers, from anywhere in the world.
What We Look For
A distinctive voice
Writing that sounds like no one else, with a clear sense of its own style and purpose.
Emotional or intellectual depth
Books that illuminate how people live, think, remember and change.
Craft and ambition
Careful attention to language and structure, and the ambition to do something new with them.
Lasting resonance
Work that readers will want to keep, share, discuss and return to.
We welcome manuscripts in Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Children's Books, Memoir and Biography, History and Culture and Essays and Literary Collections.
Submission Guidelines
Before you submit
- 1.Send a synopsis of up to 4,000 characters describing the full arc of the book.
- 2.Attach a sample: for prose, the first three chapters or approximately 50 pages; for poetry, 10 to 15 poems; for children's books, the complete text.
- 3.Accepted formats: PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, ODT or TXT, up to 10 MB.
- 4.Include a short biography and any relevant previous publications.
- 5.Please submit each manuscript once. Simultaneous submissions to other publishers are welcome; let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
- 6.We welcome submissions from writers in any country. Manuscripts should currently be in English.
Manuscript Submission
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