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DaniellePolara
07/18/2024 05:15 PM
Submitted 5/16 through open submission link
94K Adult Contemporary
Rejection 7/18/24
94K Adult Contemporary
Rejection 7/18/24
KeraShade
07/15/2024 01:44 PM
@m669326 At the current response rate, it'll take Berkley two years to get through these queries. I'm hoping things will pick up after the summer since they presumably had far fewer submissions this round compared to the last OSP, but we could be in it for the long-haul.
I'm personally still querying and trying to get my work out there. Berkley didn't demand an exclusive submission.
I'm personally still querying and trying to get my work out there. Berkley didn't demand an exclusive submission.
m669326
07/15/2024 10:06 AM
Thank you, KeraShade.
I'm quite interested in when it would make sense to give up on the long odds possibility with Berkley. I have a low-end publisher who are interested, but I don't want to commit to a contract while there's a better option pending.
Keep the updates coming!
Verlin
I'm quite interested in when it would make sense to give up on the long odds possibility with Berkley. I have a low-end publisher who are interested, but I don't want to commit to a contract while there's a better option pending.
Keep the updates coming!
Verlin
KeraShade
07/12/2024 09:08 AM
Update as of 07/12/2024:
185 unanswered
2 requests
6 passes
185 unanswered
2 requests
6 passes
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Update: I got my link this morning (05/16/2024). I’m going to skim my manuscript one last time before submitting.
Update #2: Submitted my 111k adult romantasy (Own Voices faerie tale retelling) during the Berkley open submission period.
Update #3: Form rejection 07/18/2024