SUBMISSIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Submissions are invited from Caribbean Nationals residing in CARICOM Countries only.

Aajumbee Publishing House is a traditional publisher based in the Caribbean. We are interested in acquiring Fiction and Non-Fiction titles. We have an open submissions policy and will accept un-agented manuscripts and proposals for children’s books, young-adult, and adult folklore-fantasy novels.

We cannot respond to individual submissions unless we have further interest. You may assume that after six months we are not interested in publishing your work. You may send your work to other publishers at the same time. We do not require exclusive submissions.

You should submit the first three chapters of your novel, a synopsis of your children’s book or your illustration portfolio to aajumbeehouse@gmail.com.

In your cover letter you should state the name of the book, the genre, the number of words and your target audience. Give a brief description of story and a short bio mentioning previous publications or other background information relevant to your story. You should also send any links that will help us see your body of work and state if it is or is not an exclusive submission.

Queries will be answered via email ONLY within three months.

At the moment we are open to acquiring books for our 2023 catalogue.

Please read the following instructions carefully. We will not review any submissions that do not follow these guidelines.

Formatting

• Include the cover letter in the body of your email
• Include contact information with phone number
• Attach manuscripts as WORD documents (preferred) or PDFs. File sizes should not be larger than 2MB (no formatting required)
• Send email and attachments to aajumbeehouse@gmail.com
• Subject line should read: “(Genre): (story title) by (author name).

Guidelines

• Mention of Caribbean culture, brands, events, traditions and legends will take precedence
• 80% of your novel’s plot must be based geographically in a Caribbean country, preference will be given to those listed as a CARICOM member, unless it is a fantasy/ new world realm or has historical precedence.
• The main character must be a Caribbean National
• All romances must have a happily ever after (HEA) or a HEA for now
• Series must be able to stand alone (no cliffhangers)
• We accept all genres of folklore fantasy fiction that depicts Caribbean Folklore characters
• You must be able to identify the genre and target group for your book
• Books with illustrations are accepted (the cover letter should mention that illustrations are available, do not send illustrations with query, we reserve the right to use other illustrations)
• All books targeting children must have child appropriate themes and content
• We are interested in Non-Fiction and Fiction for children on indigenous culture, slavery, indentureship, Caribbean history, cultural festivals and events, nationals legends, biographies and local / unorthodox beliefs
• We do not accept fiction plots for any genre with detailed sexual abuse, incest, domestic violence or general dark psychotic or sexual abuse themes.
• We are not looking for literacy fiction, that is political, advocacy based or deals with the state of society.

Note: Unrequested materials sent to us via postal mail will not be returned. We cannot be responsible for the loss or damage to submissions. Please do not send original/ irreplaceable materials or items of value.