Submissions

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

If you’ve got a YA or Adult (your protagonists are 13-18 or 19-early twenties upwards, respectively) story that has a cracking plot and characters you’d literally die for, we want to read it! We want originality. For our romance imprints, we would love to see cozy fantasy, romantic suspense, romcom, swoony murder mysteries, monster hunters with a dash of romance, historical romance with fantasy elements…surprise us! Obsidian will focus more on darker topics, including paranormal, supernatural, sci-fi, and thrillers. Show us something we haven’t seen, or show us something that’s been done a thousand times in a way that will knock our socks off!

WHAT WE’RE NOT LOOKING FOR

Quill & Flame books will never have an abundance of profanity. Our books will not include senseless gore. Our books will never include detailed love scenes. Our books will never glorify toxicity or evil. We like it when the good guy (or girl!) wins. You may expect our romance books to fall everywhere between sweet to spicy clean, fantasy to contemporary. All our imprints have specific genres they’re looking for, so keep reading below!

OUR IMPRINTS

OBSIDIAN | Redeeming the dark

Obsidian publishes dark fiction with a deliberately redemptive end. These stories are dark, spooky, and spine-chilling fiction in a variety of settings: Contemporary—supernatural, paranormal, clean horror; Futuristic—science-gone-awry, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, cyberpunk, biopunk; Fantasy—urban fantasy, gaslamp/steampunk. No epic fantasy, gory horror, or open-door romance. Any romance should serve as a side story, not the central plot.

ROMANCE IMPRINTS | Ignite | Emberlight | Firebrand

IGNITE | Heat without the scorch

Ignite publishes adult romance. These books are focused on showcasing healthy romance at a PG-13 level or cleaner for an audience looking for reads that are more mature. These books may fall under any subgenre, but we’re currently most interested in romantasy, murder mysteries, and historical-based romance with fantasy elements. 

EMBERLIGHT | Stories of hope, light, and love

This young adult imprint is all about showing healthy, age-appropriate romance and those classic coming-of-age moments. We would like to see contemporary high school settings with or without fantastical elements, and will consider dystopian or post-apocalyptic. 

FIREBRAND | A beacon of light, blazing a torch in the night

Firebrand publishes Christian romance and is a Christian market imprint of Quill & Flame that publishes inspirational books in any genre, with the signature romance levels that distinguish our romance imprints. While the other romance imprints will remain targeted to a general market audience, Firebrand focuses on stories that strengthen and fire up the Christian faith of our readers! We feel there’s a niche here that we can serve by providing quality stories that show healthy romance with an intentional, vibrant faith thread. Firebrand stories may be darker, gritter, or have higher overall romantic content than other Christian titles in the current market, but will still adhere to Quill & Flame’s regular guidelines.

SUBMISSIONS UPDATES

Submissions are currently closed. but please keep an eye here and on our social media for when our next submission window opens!

UPDATE: For all Quill & Flame imprints, the next open submissions window is planned for July 2025. Quill & Flame will be at the Realm Makers conference in Grand Rapids, MI accepting virtual and in-person pitches.

If you’re an author seeking publication for Quill & Flame, please send your email to submissions@quillandflame.com and use this format in your subject line: NAME OF IMPRINT, QUERY, Title, Your Name. Please include your query and the first three chapters of your story in the body of the email, and a brief synopsis. No attachments please.

AGENTED SUBMISSIONS

Agented submissions are welcome at all times for all Quill & Flame imprints. If you are an agent seeking publication for your client, please use the format: NAME OF IMPRINT, AGENT QUERY, Title, Agent Name for Author Name. Please email us at submissions@quillandflame.com. Please ensure you have indicated which imprint you’re submitting to in the subject line. Please also note that we strive to respond to every query we receive, but responses may take some time. If you have not heard from us within eight weeks, please send us a gentle nudge.