Android Press

Submission Guidelines

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About Android Press

Android Press is a small press that publishes science fiction, fantasy, and the various -punk subgenres. We love stories that are full of hope and optimism. We also love stories that hold up a mirror to our society and force us reexamine our past and our values in order to move forward and build a better future.

Submission Guidelines for Android Press

Android Press accepts both unsolicited submissions and submissions made through agents.

We are currently open for general manuscript submission queries for previously unpublished novels, novellas, comic books, and graphic novels. General guidelines and information, as well as specific guidelines for each category are below.

General Guidelines

The following information and guidelines apply to all submission categories.

What rights are we buying?

We are buying first world English electronic, print, and audio rights. 

Manuscript Wish List​​

For individual editor MSWLs, please visit https://www.android-press.com/android-crew-manuscript-wish-lists

General Press MSWL:

  • Solarpunk stories

  • Lunarpunk stories

  • ​Cyberpunk-Solarpunk transition stories​

  • Cyberpunk stories

  • Steampunk stories

  • Any of the above that include magical/fantasy elements

In addition we would love to see the following in our submission inbox:

  • Stories written by Indigenous, BIPOC, womxn, immigrant, and LGBTQIA2+ authors that bring their valuable cultural perspectives and experiences to the science fiction and fantasy worlds, and to solutions for building a better world.

  • Stories that have protagonists from marginalized communities, and plots that center those communities.

  • Stories that take place in non-Western geographic and cultural settings.

  • Stories of unlikely allies that have at least some focus on the complexities of that difficult relationship.

  • Stories set in far flung distant futures, and/or set in space in which the characters are connected to Old Earth through myths or legends that are important to their communities and worlds. 

  • Stories in which nature becomes a character in its own right

  • Stories that center nonhumans, and that depict humans learning to relate to nonhumans in ways not rooted in domination and power dynamics.

Hard No's​

  • First books in a series that don't work as standalone story.

  • Stories with solutions presented are greenwashing, capitalist, or rooted in uncritical consumerism 

  • Stories depicting monarchies, colonialism, imperialism, fascism, or other forms of authoritarianism in an uncritical way

  • Stories depicting racism, white supremacy, sexism, cis-heteronormativity, ableism, or fatphobia in an uncritical way

  • Gratuitous violence, especially if is targeted against any marginalized group

  • Gore. If it's truly integral to plot or character and it only occurs sporadically, then we might consider it.

  • Porn or erotica. Eroticism and sex that is in service of the story is fine, but if it's the focus of your manuscript or takes up an inordinate amount of space, there are other publisher's out there who publish such work.

  • Picture books or Middle Grade novels. It's not that we won't ever publish these, but if we do it'll probably be by solicitation only.

  • Epic/Sword and Sorcery Fantasy. Again, it's not that we'll publish book like this from us, but it's not something we'll take open submissions for.

Novels and Novellas

The following information and guidelines are for novels and novellas specifically. The novel and novella submission window is scheduled to be open through the end of April 2022. Please do not query unless you have a completed manuscript you are prepared to submit upon request. For anthology submission guidelines, please see specific submission pages on the Android Press website.

Some Basics

We are are a punk-themed outfit seeking to publish science fiction, fantasy, and light horror works with speculative elements, including:

  • novellas (17,000–40,000 words)

  • short story collections [single author] (40,000–60,000 words)

  • short story anthologies [numerous authors] (40,000–60,000 words)

  • novels (60,000–100,000 words)

Please do not submit more than one novel or novella proposal at a time.

Please allow 90-120 days for a response. If you haven't received a response after three months, feel free to inquire at
info@android-press.com.

All proposals and manuscripts must have a science fiction or fantasy element that is central to story or world to be considered.

We love narratives that are:

  • about scrappy, swashbuckling underdogs fighting to built a better world.

  • ​utopian, hopeful, dream big, and/or point us in the right direction.

  • focused on communities struggling to create a future in which nature, technology, and humanity coexist in harmony.

  • rooted in solving real world global social problems such as climate change and ecological destruction, authoritarian political systems, white supremacy, and corporate empire building. Yes, even when they take place in distant galaxies.

How much do we pay?

 Up to 30% royalties

Query Letter​​

Your query letter should include ALL the following:​

  • Page 1: Cover Page (please include a cover page with the following information as the first page of your query letter.)name

    • email address

    • category (novella, anthology, collection, or novel)

    • manuscript word count

    • bio of 100 words or less.

  • Page 2: Pitch

    •  a 1-2 paragraph attention grabbing summary of the book

    • Comp titles: other published book are similar in genre and other ways to your book

    • Target Audience: genre, subgenre (if any), age group (Adult or YA), and anything else particular or relevant about people who you think will want to read your book.

  • Page 3: Synopsis 

    • Please provide a complete Table of Contents with a short, succinct, one paragraph description of each chapter. (chapter titles can be numbers)

      • Alternately, if your manuscript contains A LOT of chapters, then you can provide a detailed summary of the story that is between 750-1,000 words long.

Comic Books & Graphic Novels

The following information and guidelines are for proposals for comic books and graphic novels specifically. The comic books and graphic novels submission window is scheduled to be open through the end of June 2022, but it will remain open until our publishing scheduled is filled through 2023.

We're currently accepting proposals for comic books, webcomic/newspaper-style strips, and graphic novels from

  • solo writers*
  • solo artists*
  • writer/artist combos or teams

    (*If you're an artist or writer looking to pair up with someone, we'll try and set up a team, but there's no guarantee we're able to do so. If you're an artist, or writer/artist, or there's an artist on your team, please be sure to include a link to a portfolio/instagram account where we can view samples of the artist's work).

Please do not submit more than one proposal for comic books/graphic novels at a time.

Please allow 60-90 for a response. If you haven't received a response after three months, feel free to inquire at
info@android-press.com.

How much do we pay?

Up to 30% royalties.

Proposal Details

Proposals should include:

  • Page 1: Cover Page (please include a cover page with the following information as the first page of your query letter.)
    • name
    • email address
    • category (comic books (single issue or series), webcomic, graphic novel)
    • manuscript word count
    • bio of 100 words or less.
  • Page 2
    • Synopsis
    • Character list
  • Page 3:
    • Bullet-Point Outline
  • If available:
    • The finished script 
    • Comic writing samples
    • Concept art
    • WIP art or finished art

2022 Best of Utopian Speculative Fiction Anthology

Please visit https://www.android-press.com/best-of-utopian-speculative-fiction-anthology and review the submission guidelines before submitting work for this anthology.

Android Press is currently open to submissions.
Android Press: Book Publication Queries New Submission
Android Press: Comics & Graphic Novels New Submission