Berkley
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This publisher is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Action/Adventure
Chick Lit
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Erotica
Family Saga
Fantasy
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Military/Espionage
Multicultural
Mystery
New Adult
Offbeat/Quirky
Poetry
Religious/Inspirational
Romance
Science Fiction
Short Story Collections
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Western
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
True Adventure/Crime
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Author Comments
Comments by authors about this publisher.
OllieP
02/25/2023 06:46 PM
Rejection at 438 days
jamesknowlton
02/09/2023 10:48 AM
Submitted on 1.4.22. Received rejection just a short 13 months later on 2.9.23. Pretty much forgot I submitted it to them lol.
DTMularkey22
01/28/2023 06:00 PM
Rejection 388 days
cjwythanie
01/24/2023 07:56 PM
Rejection: 382 days.
DTMularkey22
01/19/2023 08:04 PM
qbee2001 Have you dropped Berkley a note via Query Manager? What have you got to lose?
cjwythanie
01/17/2023 05:20 PM
qbee, no offer has been made, and no contract signed. You could have submitted it to a hundred publishing companies. Until you sign something, you're free to do whatever you want.
I'm going to be self-publishing. It's been 377 days since I submitted.
I'm going to be self-publishing. It's been 377 days since I submitted.
qbee2001
01/17/2023 03:27 PM
I just checked and my query is STILL undecided. Was going to move forward with self-publishing but idk if I can
tbp1102
01/11/2023 10:46 AM
Got the rejection. One day short of a full calendar year.
ThatJimBerg
01/10/2023 10:57 AM
One year and five days later...
Thank you for your interest in Berkley. Unfortunately, at this time your project is not a fit for our list. We wish you all the best with your future publishing ventures.
Thank you for your interest in Berkley. Unfortunately, at this time your project is not a fit for our list. We wish you all the best with your future publishing ventures.
DTMularkey22
01/09/2023 12:57 PM
cjwythanie Thanks I tried that and it worked until a year was up. Then I disappeared from the timeline with still no reply. I poked around and found my submission is still "yellow" in the Data Explorer so hope springs eternal.
cjwythanie
12/28/2022 11:16 PM
To reset hit the checkmark/arrow/paper icon.
Hit "Edit" on the right.
From dropdown menu, hit "None Yet."
Hit "Edit" on the right.
From dropdown menu, hit "None Yet."
DTMularkey22
12/28/2022 06:19 PM
KatherineFaye007 - please explain how to reset, and what to reset, to extend the time. Thanks,
StormRider
12/20/2022 11:52 AM
I'm seeing rejections posting on Submission Grinder for yesterday. Good luck out there!
KathrynFaye007
12/09/2022 09:22 PM
I got an official form rejection tonight lol 9 December 2022.
amandajlien
12/07/2022 11:09 PM
Submitted 12/8/2021 and as of 12/8/2022, there's been no response. QT keeps manually marking it as CNR, but I'm keeping it open just so the stats are accurate!
vickshi
12/07/2022 08:16 PM
12/13/21: Submitted to open call
12/2/22: Notified of offer of representation, explaining final selection will be made later this month
12/7/22: Personalized response (compliment about the voice) from editor Anne Sowards stating she'd like to be included on submission when a/the agent is ready. Timing with @Darksouthern's comment below suggests they're stirring a bit today.
110k LGBTQ sci-fi thriller
12/2/22: Notified of offer of representation, explaining final selection will be made later this month
12/7/22: Personalized response (compliment about the voice) from editor Anne Sowards stating she'd like to be included on submission when a/the agent is ready. Timing with @Darksouthern's comment below suggests they're stirring a bit today.
110k LGBTQ sci-fi thriller
Darksouthern
12/07/2022 03:18 PM
Someone over on twitter just noted a rejection today from the Dec 2021 open submission.
KathrynFaye007
11/20/2022 08:06 AM
The system auto closed this one for me but I fixed it back to undecided. I queried on 8 December during the window and have yet to receive a response.
ThatJimBerg
11/18/2022 07:47 AM
I'm checking in on this for the first time in a while. I also submitted during the open window in early January. I have heard nothing.
DTMularkey22
11/10/2022 09:24 PM
My writer's group still thinks not hearing anything yet is good news. They do say that publishers do decide this time of what year what they ae interested in, and that's when they ask for the whole shebang.
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