Formatting Requirements & Submission

Alex Parker Publishing

Formatting Requirements & Submissions

Novel submissions open August 15, 2026 · Short story submissions open

Please make sure your manuscript is as polished as you can get it before submitting. Here's how to prepare it.

The Document
  • Times New Roman, 12 pt font
  • Double-spaced throughout, with new paragraphs properly indented and an extra space between paragraphs
  • Left-aligned, with 1-inch margins
  • Saved as a .DOC or .DOCX file
What to Submit
  • The first ten pages of your manuscript
  • A one-page synopsis
  • A title page (or the body of your message) that includes:
    • Full name
    • Pen name (if applicable)
    • Genre
    • Word count
    • Title
    • Series title (if applicable)
    • Book blurb
    • About the author — tell us about yourself, your writing journey, previous publications, and anything else you'd like us to know
How to Submit
Coming August 15

Submission details will be posted here when we open on August 15, 2026. For now, get your pages, synopsis, and title-page info ready — you'll be all set the moment we open.

A Few Notes

We do everything in our power to respond to every submission, whether it's an acceptance or a pass. We've all been on the waiting end of the inbox, and leaving writers there is a pet peeve of ours — so we won't do it to you.

Please follow the submission requirements. Honest mistakes happen, and a small typo won't sink you — don't panic. But blatant disregard of the requirements tells us we wouldn't be a good fit to work together, and will result in an automatic rejection.

We can't wait to read what you've been working on! Submissions open August 15, 2026.

Alex Parker Publishing is dedicated to promoting diversity within literature by actively seeking and welcoming submissions from individuals who have been historically underrepresented. This includes individuals from marginalized communities such as people of colour, individuals with disabilities, and people within the LGBTQAI+ community.