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Literary Wanderlust

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About

Literary Wanderlust began in 2014 with the goal of helping new and experienced authors achieve their dreams of publishing. We are a coalition of editors and publishing professionals working together to make our authors successful, and our goal is to grow slowly but steadily by publishing books we love.

We are a royalty paying, traditional publisher of print and digital books. We publish well-written novels in various genres.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2014

Publication Media

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Literary Wanderlust's overall average response time is faster than most publishers.

Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Subgenres: Historical, Women's Fiction
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Mystery/Crime Subgenre: Crime
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Western Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel: 60,000 - 100,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Royalty rate varies No monetary advance. Royalties vary. Details: For first-time authors, royalties are 10% for print and 25% for digital; for subsequent books, royalties are negotiated.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Expand section Nonfiction Closed

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Literary Wanderlust Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 7 reports from 7 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
7 min | 32.0 mean avg | 33.0 median | 47 max days (13.5 std dev)
Pending
2 responses are pending (6 min | 12.5 mean avg | 12.5 median | 19 max days waiting | 329.4 std dev) from 1 member This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 120 days.
Most recent response reported was received on 10 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 08:35 UTC (1 hour, 10 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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