Submission Guidelines

We are open to submissions!

From cosy mysteries to hard-boiled crime, psychological thrillers to domestic noir, police procedures to legal dramas, RDP are interested.

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If accepted, we will work with you to,

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• Professionally edit, proofread, and format your book.

• Collaborate on the cover design.

• Produce high-quality ebook and print versions of your titles.

• Advertise and market your book on social media, Amazon, and many other online platforms.

• Provide comprehensive blog tours for each title.

• Promote your book to our social media contacts and growing list of crime readers.

• Provide support and advice leading up to and after publication.

• Provide advance copies to our specially selected reviewer group.

So, if your manuscript is complete at over sixty-thousand words, and in good condition (not the first draft…) then follow these simple steps to submit to us:

In one email, adding your name, the book title, and word count as the subject, send us the following as separate Word documents:

• Cover letter telling us about you and your writing history (don’t worry if this your debut, just tell us!)

• A synopsis of no more than 2000 words

• The first three chapters or the first 5000 words – whichever comes first – of your manuscript

• Send to: admin@reddragonpublishing.info

We will respond to all submissions, but give us a nudge if you haven’t heard from us after six weeks.