We welcome submissions from both new and previously published authors. Please see below for our submission guidelines.

Submit Online or Via Email

You can send your work directly to our editorial team using the online form.
This is our preferred method and will ensure the quickest response.
Alternatively please send a synopsis and first 3 chapters or 10,000 words of your manuscript via email to: submissions@barnardspublishing.co.uk

Manuscript Guidelines

In the first instance, please send the following:
- A synopsis and complete manuscript
- Word count (of complete manuscript)
- Genre and target audience
- Your name and contact details
- Any relevant information about the author should also be included
- Please send all material for review as a single Word document or PDF file format

Electronic Version

Electronic versions of your manuscript should be in one file and not separate files for each chapter or section. Use Microsoft Word format and 12pt Times New Roman font.

Our Publishing Process

Once your submission is received it is considered for publication by an editor, who will assess content, subject matter and suitability.
If the editor considers the work to be appropriate for our lists, we will put forward an offer of publication, either under a traditional contract or a hybrid publishing contract.