AUTHOR SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED!

We’re not accepting new manuscripts right now—but don’t worry, this isn’t a forever kind of heartbreak.

We’re planning to reopen submissions in autumn 2026.

Author Submissions:

So… you wrote a book.

You survived the existential dread, the plot holes, the 3AM breakdowns, and now you’re here—ready to submit it to A&J Publishing. First of all: respect. That takes guts.

Before you hit send, let’s get a few things straight.

We don’t expect perfection. That’s our job, if we sign you. But we do expect effort. If your manuscript is still bleeding red squiggles and your main character changes eye color mid-book? It’s not ready. Run it through a solid round (or preferably five) of self-editing. Read it aloud. Cut that one scene you know doesn’t work but are emotionally attached to anyway. Show us the version you’d happily share with the world and call your legacy.

Do you need to pay a professional editor before submitting? Absolutely not. If a publisher ever tells you otherwise, run faster than a romantasy protagonist with shadow daddy issues. If we acquire your book, we’ll handle the editing. That’s part of being a real publisher.

When you’re confident your manuscript is as polished as you can make it, upload it to Dropbox, Google Drive, or a similar file-sharing platform. We accept .docx or PDF files only. Paste the shareable link into the submission form below—and double check that the link actually works (you’d be surprised).

Please also include:
– A brief synopsis (yes, tell us how it ends—we’re publishers, not readers looking to avoid spoilers)
– A short author bio (who you are, what you write, and any spicy details you want us to know)
– Your manuscript file link

Once submitted, your work will land in the inbox of our highly caffeinated team. We’re looking for strong writing, originality, emotional punch, and books that make us feel things we’re not emotionally prepared for. If your manuscript grabs us by the throat in chapter one, we’ll be in touch to discuss the next steps—which may include edits, contracts, and celebratory screaming.

Just a heads up: we’re a small team, and we take the time to read submissions carefully. Depending on how many hopeful word-wizards are knocking on our inbox, it may take several weeks to hear back. We appreciate your patience—and we promise not to ghost you.

In short: give us your best. Be bold. Be ruthless with your drafts. Be honest, weird, dramatic, magical, dark, hilarious, or all of the above. We’re here for stories with bite.

Our AI Policy: Absolutely, Unequivocally, Hell No!

Let’s not sugarcoat it.

We do not accept AI-generated content. Period. Not for drafting. Not for editing. Not for outlining, worldbuilding, character naming, or "just helping me get started." Nothing. Nada. Zero.

If any part of your manuscript was touched by an AI tool—ChatGPT, Sudowrite, Claude, Gemini, or anything else pretending to be a ghostwriter with a motherboard—it’s an automatic rejection.

We are a human publishing house. That means real stories, written by real people, using actual brains, not predictive text engines. If you can’t be bothered to write your own damn book, this isn’t the place for you.

We are not impressed by speed. We are impressed by voice, by pain, by grit, by the kind of prose that couldn’t come from anything but a bleeding heart and a stubborn will.

So if AI touched your manuscript—even lightly—close the tab. Delete the file. Reflect on your choices.
We’re not here for shortcuts. We’re here for soul.

And before you bring up TikTok:
No, we don’t believe using em-dashes makes your work look like it was written by AI. That’s propaganda.
We love em-dashes. We abuse em-dashes. We have emotionally bonded with em-dashes.
They are the dramatic pause, the inner scream, the literary side-eye—and we welcome them with open arms.

So let’s be clear:
If your manuscript has em-dashes? Good.
If it has AI? Goodbye.

Now, show us what you’ve got.