Carina Press
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Closed to Unsolicited Queries
Appears to be out of business.
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Genres
This publisher is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Erotica
Mystery
Romance
• Romance, Contemporary
• Romance, Fantasy
• Romance, Historical
• Romance, LGBTQ+
• Romance, Multicultural
• Romance, Paranormal
• Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
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Author Comments
Comments by authors about this publisher.
sidneyquinn
08/30/2026 08:33 AM
Not sure why this is noted as out of business and closed to queries. I think Harlequin just folded Carina's submissions into their main site which is why carinapress.com no longer works. You can see they are still open on Submittable: https://carinapress.submittable.com/submit
rebnatan
08/23/2026 08:01 PM
https://www.writeforharlequin.com/carina-press-submission-guidelines/
Juno_Jump
08/05/2026 06:50 AM
Not sue why it is labeled closed, website is open to querys through submittable
https://blog.harlequin.com/submit-to-carina-press/
https://blog.harlequin.com/submit-to-carina-press/
BlytheCam
06/23/2026 04:54 PM
right now (6/23/26) when I click on the Carina website link it says oops, can't be found. Interesting...
aliciadanielle
03/03/2026 06:16 PM
Q: 3/3/26
73,500 Sci-fi/Romance
73,500 Sci-fi/Romance
Profile History
- Last Update:
- 08/25/2026 - Closed to queries.
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