Submission Guidelines

Our Publishing Model:

We operate under a traditional publishing model providing an advance and a fair royalty scheme. We work with agent and non-agented authors with a special interest in debut authors. We offer paperback and e-book formats with marketing support.

We are looking for new voices with diverse experiences- something that will make our wings take flight or our hearts flutter. There is no room for hate here, so we welcome work by authors who are Indigenous, Black, people of colour, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

What exciting stories are we looking for?

Fiction: Genre and Literary fiction, Psychological Thrillers (we love an unreliable narrator), Mysteries, Horror and Gothic Horror, Historical, Apocalyptic/Dystopian Fiction but we are not looking for romance.

Non-Fiction: Biography, True Crime, Animals/Nature/Pets, History, Poetry and Memoir.

How to Submit:
Email your submission (we accept attachments- WORD only- no PDFs) and send to info {at} equationbooks.com attention Rachel. If you would like to submit your manuscript via snail mail, (Yes, that's different, but we love typed hard copies of manuscripts!) please email us at info {at} equationbooks.com and we will send you the address!

1. Query letter

Please include a fantastic introductory paragraph, a strong summary of your book, and you think YOU are the best person for us to publish. Think about what makes this book different, how does it fit into the current market or future trends (remember, books take time to publish!) and really let us know why you think we would be a strong partnership for you. Please also include any previous publishing credits, or experience, and don't forget to add in your website and social media profiles. Oh and also include the word count for your book!

2. Outline and Synopsis
Give us your best elevator pitch ( use that hook to reel us in!) and then tell us in 500 words or less what the plot of your fiction book is, or the idea behind your non-fiction title. Make sure to send us spoilers- we need them!

3. Sample Chapters

Send in the first three chapters, and if we are interested we will request your full manuscript. Make sure the sample chapter highlights your strongest writing- really wow us!

Wherever possible we follow Noah Lukeman’s criteria of the First Five Pages. If you haven't read it yet, then we highly recommend that you do. ( We are not an affiliate and receive no monetary reimbursement)
The strength of your first five pages helps us decide whether we want to see the whole manuscript- so make them count!

How to get the right Equation

Great Pacing + Progression

Solid Tone + Snappy Dialogue

Good choices between Showing + Telling

Interesting Viewpoint + Narration

Engaging characters + Engrossing plot

Equal balance between Description + Setting

All submissions will receive a reply in approximately 2 months but could be longer if we have a backlog of work. If you haven't received a reply after that time then please send us a "checking in" email. Your submission must be pristine and print ready copy. No typos!

Please let us know if this is a simultaneous submission.

*NOTE: We know you have the best interests of potential readers in mind, so we do NOT accept any submissions that have been created using generated artificial intelligence programs. We understand the use of spellcheck these days can be dicey with all the integrated software but please do your best job. Our full contracts are incredibly strict and we want to support creative writers and have respect for our readers. Our books are written and published by humans.