Misti Media 2024–2025 Submission Guidelines

UPDATE: January 2024

For information on our open call for A Killing at the Copa: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Barry Manilow click HERE.

For information on our open call for Close My Eyes Forever: Crime Fiction Inspired by Heavy Metal Hits click HERE

For information on our open call for Santa Rage: 12 Stories of Murder and Mayhem click HERE.

Submissions are currently open.

• Submissions in the following categories should be submitted directly to Jay Hartman at jhartman@mistimedia.com.
  • Submissions by authors who have worked with Jay in the past, and new authors represented by an agent.
  • Submissions by authors from established publishing houses that have closed, or authors looking to bring their out-of-print backlist into publication.
• Submissions by unrepresented new authors should be submitted to: submissions@mistimedia.com.

Our imprints break down as shown below. Please be sure you indicate in your subject line to which press you’re submitting:

White City Press: Mystery/Crime/Adventure
Miraflores Nights: Romance/Erotica
Nazca Press: Scifi/Fantasy/Horror
Don Regne Press: Nonfiction
Picarones Press: Children’s/YA

We are particularly interested in novellas and series.

We are actively seeking materials featuring and/or written by marginalized and underrepresented voices. Misti Media takes diversity, equity and inclusion very seriously and has this as a core tenet of our publishing house. This includes the communities of (but not limited to): indigenous nations, African-American/Black, Latino/a, LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse and accessibility.

Submissions should include a short description, the manuscript in its entirety (Word format), and a marketing plan to give us a better idea of your social media presence and following. If you need help, we recommend you visit https://booklaunch.com/book-marketing-checklist/ as a starting point.

We typically do not accept previously self-published works unless the author has a significant backlist and following.

For questions regarding submissions, please email submissions@mistimedia.com.