On Friday I received this exciting email from Hawkeye Publishing and now want to share their encouraging information. Read and get writing!

Hawkeye Publishing is thrilled to announce they are opening for submissions at the end of June 2024. Please read their guidelines below to ensure your submission includes everything required.
They can’t wait to hear from you!

Also, if you have read and enjoyed a Hawkeye book recently, please consider leaving a 5-star review on Goodreads. You can find many of my reviews there too. It’s hugely helpful to their authors as it helps them to connect with new readers.

Hawkeye Publishing is opening for submissions.

Attention writers! Please read the submission guidelines below—

Hawkeye Publishing invites you to share your literary creations with them. They are seeking fresh voices and captivating stories. From gripping thrillers to heartwarming romances, thought-provoking non-fiction to enchanting children’s tales. They accept submissions across various genres and styles.

Hawkeye Publishing accepts—

Creative non-fiction (junior reader and adult);
Faction (fiction based on a true event);
Serialised YA or junior reader fiction;
Fiction: romance, mystery, crime or popular;
Self-help;
Market-sought Memoir;
Picture books (they accept author/illustrator submissions).

Whether you’re a seasoned or aspiring author, Hawkeye welcomes your submission.
Take a good look at the guidelines below and send your pitch.

In your pitch email, please include (in 200 words) your—

Title;
Genre;
Word count;
If the manuscript has been professionally edited and by whom;
Any award credits on the manuscript;
Any award credits the author has received for prior work;
Author’s marketing reach;
Author bio;
Elevator pitch—please also include a 300 word synopsis.
Hawkeye Publishing asks that your pitch email does not exceed 500 words and that you do not attach any part of the manuscript.

Submissions OPEN at 9:00am AEST Monday 24th June 2024 and CLOSE 5:00pm AEST Sunday 30th June 2024.
Note: Outside this time-frame Hawkeye will not be accepting submissions.
Send email to: editor@hawkeyepublishing.com.au

Hawkeye Publishing will acknowledge receipt of your pitch, and then request the first three chapters of your manuscript if you are successful in the initial stage of review. If successful in the second stage, they will then request your full manuscript.

There you have it, the ins-and-outs of taking your writing seriously and getting yourself noticed.

❤ Gretchen Bernet-Ward 2024