If you aren’t on the steampunk bandwagon yet, don’t worry, there’s still plenty of time to write your story and get it published. Steampunk isn’t showing any signs of slowing down for the new year. The genre is still going “full steam” (I couldn’t resist) ahead. What is steampunk and who’s looking for your writing?
Does your story clank with inventions, have energized time travel involved, or perhaps some space exploration? Do your characters resemble heroes from the wild west but they employ unusual gadgets with gears? And have you submitted your story only to hear, “Sorry, it isn’t right for us”? You may be writing a steampunk genre novel and submission success lies in knowing where to send the manuscript. There are several small to medium publishers calling, begging, or screaming at a decent decibel level for steampunk work.
For the unsure at this point, check out this genre definition for more about what we’re talking about:
There are a couple more general steampunk resource sites below for further investigation.
A. If your steampunk novel includes a romance (happy ending or not,) Carina Press, a Harlequin company, wants to read your stuff asap but they will probably take about three months to get back to you.
B. Got a great steampunk novel full of gadgets and flying dirigibles? Untreed Press is the place to submit.
http://www.untreedreads.com/?p=1534
C. Can’t let go of the vampire sucking thing but it’s set in a time period no one else seems to want to touch because your vampire is also a Victorian inventor? Blacksails Press has the desire to read your manuscript for a 2012 anthology coming out soon.
For up-to-date info and general hanging around with like-minded nineteenth century literary innovators check out these sites:
Be well, write well,
Joy E. Held
Who Dares Wins Publishing
http://writerwellness.wordpress.com/
Copyright Joy E. Held 2012