Shadow Mountain Publishing

About

Shadow Mountain is a general trade publisher of fiction and non-fiction. We’re the publisher of the New York Times bestselling series Fablehaven and the sequel series Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull. We’re also known for our Proper Romance® line of sweet romances. Non-fiction titles include cookbooks from popular bloggers Six Sisters’ Stuff as well as the New York Times best-selling history book 7 Tipping Points that Saved the World. Finally, our best-selling fiction titles include Jason F. Wright’s Christmas Jars—now a major motion picture, and the award-winning The Rent Collector by Camron Wright.
We cultivate stories worth telling, questions worth exploring, and beauty worth sharing to improve the lives of families, children, and our society.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media

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Print Publication Print Publication

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 December 2026* (approx. 76 days from now) through 07 December 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Mystery/Crime Subgenre: Cozy
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary

Lengths:

Novel: No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Unknown royalties No monetary advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 December 2026* (approx. 76 days from now) through 07 December 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Young adults.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

History: General, Biographies.
Lifestyle: Cooking.
Memoir.
Religion/Spirituality: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Unknown royalties No monetary advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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1 response is pending (102 days waiting).

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The editors will try to make a decision within 112 days.
Most recent response reported was received on 02 Jan 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Dec 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:59 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 07 Sep 2026

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