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Author Topic: Angry Robot Books & Strange Chemistry  (Read 4256 times)
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« on: February 03, 2012, 04:23:37 PM »

SF/F publisher Angry Robot Books and its YA offspring, Strange Chemistry, are hosting their Open Submissions month in April.  They don't normally accept unagented submissions, so this is a good chance to get your foot in the door with them!  And even if they don't buy your book, if you get passed up to the editors, you're always welcome to submit other works directly to them.

http://angryrobotbooks.com/2012/01/the-return-of-open-door/

http://strangechemistrybooks.com/opendoor/
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2012, 04:25:46 PM »

Thanks for the tip side, B. Have a karma kookie.   Thumbs Up
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2012, 06:33:18 AM »

Thanks for the information  Thumbs Up
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2012, 08:11:54 AM »

ooh good to know! And April's far enough away that i don't have to worry about it or make a decision yet
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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2012, 07:37:39 PM »

Why did I think this was for January? *headdesk*

Thanks for the info, sweetness!
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2012, 09:28:48 AM »

So did anyone submit this year?
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2012, 10:38:09 AM »

Yep, I did!
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2012, 11:52:08 AM »

No, i missed it. I was just crazy busy and forgot about the deadline
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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2012, 08:35:01 PM »

I submitted. They said it can take 6-9 months to hear back, due to the number of submissions they receive. So I'm not going to hold my breath!
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2012, 08:59:13 PM »

FYI...

I was in the open door submission LAST year. Made it to editorial and Angry Robot passed my manuscript to Strange Chemestry. Strange Chemestry asked me for a rewrite. Then it was finally rejected. I was lucky enough to be the LAST one to hear my fate from all the submissions last year.

My total time for closure: 13 months.

So use the 6-9 months lightly. Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2012, 09:24:26 PM »

I figure it will take that long to hear back, that I will have forgotten all about it!

It'll either be a reject which won't worry me, or an unexpected happy dance if they want more.
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« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2012, 11:45:41 PM »

{{{Miss Java}}} How disheartening, especially after a rewrite.

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« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2012, 03:39:00 PM »

Hi There!

(First post here, trying to dip my toe in the waters.)

I subbed to Strange Chemistry on the third day of the open door, and was asked for my full on May 6th. It's a YA superhero romance. For those keeping track. Smiley

Good luck to everyone!
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« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2012, 08:26:05 PM »

YA superhero romance???

That. Sounds. Awesome. Thumbs Up
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« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2012, 02:13:12 PM »

I got a full request today. And they said it could take another 6 months before I hear back.

Kinda gives me an extra fuzzy feeling with my coffee this morning. My requests from agents for this MS haven't gone anywhere, so I have moved on to MS#2. Nice to give my first baby one last go  Grin
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