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Harlequin is calling for submissions this May for its 2025 Romance Includes You Mentorship. We’re looking for romance novels by debut writers in underrepresented communities that could be published in one of Harlequin’s series romance lines. We’re looking to offer the writer of the top submission a publishing contract with an advance for their debut novel, a one-year mentorship with a Harlequin editor to complete their story for publication, and a writing grant to support their early writing career. The mentorship has a total value of $5,000 US.
We are interested in submissions by authors in underrepresented communities, including, but not limited to, people who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of color, biracial and multiracial, members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, marginalized ethnic and religious cultures, and people living with disabilities and neurodiversity. Submissions will be accepted from May 1 to May 31, 2025.
Get details on what we’re requesting for submission and how to submit on the mentorship page.
Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense are on the hunt for some fabulous new authors, and we want you! If you think you’ve got the chops to wow us with your inspirational contemporary romance or romantic suspense ideas, we encourage you to pitch it to us!
For this opportunity, the Love Inspired editors are once again on the lookout for fresh talent. We invite you to show us that you’re the total package in these two stages:
Round 1. Idea and Voice—Hook us with your great idea and intriguing voice by submitting a query letter (including a short blub about your story), 1-3 page synopsis and your first chapter targeted to either Love Inspired or Love Inspired Suspense. Authors who wow us will be invited to move on to Round 2.
Round 2. Full Package—Convince us you’re the real deal by submitting your full manuscript (word count of 55,000). The sky’s the limit for these authors. A contract could be within your reach if you bring it all together into a manuscript that we think our readers will love.
Timeline:
ROUND ONE
By March 17: Submit your query letter, synopsis and first chapter of your inspirational romance or romantic suspense manuscript through our The Great Love Inspired Author Search page on Harlequin’s Submittable site. You’ll be able to start submitting on January 15 on Submittable.
By April 30: The editors will review the entries and provide a response, letting you know whether you’ll move on to the next round and be invited to submit your full manuscript.
ROUND TWO for invited authors
By August 1: All requested full manuscripts must be in house.
By October 17: Editors will review the submissions, and decisions will be made to contract, send a revision letter or reject each of the stories. All authors who submit full manuscripts will receive notification of our decision within this time frame.
Read the full announcement to see editor wish lists and helpful submission tips.
Love Inspired Books is Seeking Amish Romance!
Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense are actively looking for Amish stories for our publishing programs. If you have an Amish romance or an Amish romantic suspense, we want to see it!
Read the full call Amish LI/LIS call here or read the writing guidelines for Love Inspired and writing guidelines for Love Inspired Suspense.
Harlequin is looking to publish more romance stories by authors in underrepresented communities
We welcome all writers to the Harlequin community and want readers to see themselves reflected in the romantic stories we publish. Use #RomanceIncludesYou with your manuscript title when you submit your story via Submittable so that editors can easily see your submission.
