The Novella Initiative

A project of The Book Smugglers (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (January 2019). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

We are looking at publishing four Speculative Fiction novellas per year, alongside our short stories, anthologies, and other works.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ages, Adults, Middle grades, Young adults, All nationalities, All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Subgenres: Paranormal, Romantic Fantasy, Romantic Horror, Romantic Science Fiction
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novella: 17,500 - 40,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026