Canelo

Submission guidelines

Canelo focuses on commercial fiction, with a particular interest in: Saga: historical novels about families facing adversity, generational series and women finding love Action: military thrillers, spy and espionage, conspiracy thrillers Adventure: historical adventure, mythical retellings, historical fantasy Romance: romance, romantic comedy, exotic locations Commercial women's fiction: issues led narratives, moral dilemmas Crime and psychological thrillers: cosy crime, police procedural, amateur sleuth, murder mystery, hardboiled Within these genres they are especially looking for submissions from marginalised voices, including but not limited to: BAME people; LGBTQIA+ people; people living in underrepresented cultures, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, countries; people who are neurodiverse and/or disabled; people living with mental health conditions. Excluded genres: young adult, children's, poetry, non-fiction, short stories and literary fiction are not accepted, and submissions in these genres will not receive a reply.