Submission Guidelines

New Frontier currently accepts unsolicited manuscripts. We receive a number of submissions, but are only able to publish a select few. We do read all submissions we receive as we know that there are gems waiting for us.

It can take us up to two months to respond to submissions we feel will suit our list. Before you send anything, please look through our list and read some of our titles. That way, you can come to understand the books we love.

We are currently looking for YA cosy crime and Middle Grade mysteries.

handy hints:

Writing a cover letter is the best way to sell your book, and yourself, to us.

We only accept submissions via the form below. Make sure you've filled out all the fields and attached your manuscript file. You can submit artwork too.

For YA and Middle Grade, please send complete manuscripts. It is helpful if you can pitch your book in a couple of sentences, highlighting comparable books to yours. This gives us a good indication that you know your market.

We endeavour to read all manuscripts within two months. Due to the number of submissions we receive, if your manuscript is unsuccessful you will not always hear back from us.

How Many Words?

Picture Books
Maximum word length 600 words

Junior Fiction
For beginner readers, aged 5-8, word length 5,000-10,000
For confident readers, aged 7-10, word length 10,000-30,000
For middle readers, aged 11-14, word length 30,000-50,000

For young adult, age 13+, word length 50,000

Manuscript Submission

Our submissions process is important to us as we have found many gems along the way through this process.

We receive thousands of manuscripts each year and only a small percentage are published. We are no longer able to send individual responses. If you have not heard from us after four months then unfortunately your submission has been unsuccessful. We want to assure aspiring authors that each manuscript is read and carefully assessed.

Good luck!