Submit a Manuscript

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SENDING YOUR MANUSCRIPT.

You may send as little as two chapters, or up to a finished manuscript in MS Word. We require at least 40,000 words and no more than 100,000 words for fiction. Our sweet spot is 70-80,000 words. We look for well-crafted work, so please be sure to have your story edited and proofread prior to sending. We hate to reject an excellent story based on faulty grammar and proofreading, so please submit tight, clean, edited and exemplary work.

If we accept your work we will ask you to prepare it according to our Style Guide.  Download the Köehler Books Style Guide.

Please do not call us to discuss a story idea. We are only interested in reviewing finished manuscripts, not outlines, ideas, excerpts or thoughts.

If you want to find the BISAC genre category that fits your story, please go here.

Please include a cover letter that includes a story synopsis, a marketing analysis, meaning who you think will buy your book and why, and a brief bio about yourself.

We will respond to your submission.

Please fill out the form below and attach your MS Word document. If your file is larger than 1mb, please email it to submissions@koehlerbooks.com

Comments or questions are welcome.

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