Call for Book Submissions

Notes from editor and publisher Chelsea Hodson:

Book submissions will be accepted for the first time ever beginning on November 1, 2026 and ending on December 1, 2026.

Both agented and unagented submissions are welcome.


I am reading all genres and there is no fee to submit.

Manuscripts do not have to be complete.

Currently, I’m most interested in:

  • Novels

  • Book-length essays

  • Books by first-time authors who have spent their lives devoted to other mediums

  • Books that, for legal reasons, cannot be published under the author’s real name


I’m less interested in (but not entirely opposed to):

  • Books over 120k words

  • Essay collections

  • Poetry collections

Please feel free to submit your work, regardless of where you fit or don’t fit into these lists. If I love something, I’ll know it when I see it.

Before submitting your work, please be aware that:

  • I have rejected 99% of the submissions I’ve ever received.

  • I make editorial and acquisition decisions based on intuition and instinct, not logical projections, sales potential, or experience level.

  • I won’t be offering personal editorial feedback on rejections.

  • I will be responding to all submissions by March 1, 2027.

Instructions

Wait until November 1—I will post instructions on how to submit here.

Any questions? Write to Chelsea Hodson at info@rosebooks.co.