Submissions

Now Accepting Submissions

At BookBar Press, our goal is to publish voices that may be overlooked by traditional publishing houses. Therefore, we give serious consideration to every book proposal we receive that meets our preparation and genre guidelines.

Our goal is to review and respond to submission proposals we’re interested in within 90 days of receipt. While under review, your manuscript will be held in complete confidence and will not be used, shown or discussed with any party not associated with BookBar Press.

We are currently seeking manuscripts in the below categories:

Regional Adult Nonfiction

We are seeking nonfiction works that have regional relevance, especially those with socially conscious themes. Examples of nonfiction works we are considering include but are not limited to: social science themes with wide reader appeal and narrative nonfiction with strong regional connection and appeal. We are especially interested in BIPOC, LGBTQ or neurodivergent voices. We are NOT accepting poetry, cookbooks or Colorado recreation and/or sports.

Middle Grade Fiction

We are seeking middle grade fiction by Rocky Mountain and Southwest voices especially those set in these regions. Manuscripts should be between 25,000 and 50,000 words. We are especially interested in manuscripts that center social issues as well those with BIPOC, LGBTQ or neurodivergent characters and authors.

We are not reviewing submissions in any other genre at this time.

Download 2023 Submission Flyer Here

Submission Requirements

Please email your submission to submissionsATbookbarpressDOTcom. (Replace AT with @ and DOT with a period.) Submission must include a brief synopsis; an outline or table of contents (for nonfiction only); two or three sample chapters (for nonfiction also include any introduction or preface); market analysis (i.e., comparable books and how your title differs); author bio and credentials and any author platform components (e.g., personal website, number of newsletter subscribers, social media platforms with number of followers, etc.).

Submissions that do not include all requested information will not be reviewed. Unfortunately we are unable to respond to every submission. If we are interested in your work, we will contact you to request more information.