FICTION

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are interested in any manuscript with a legitimate claim to literary excellence. If your manuscript has distinct characters, good ideas, and a clear voice — and, hopefully, some semblance of a real plot — we are happy to consider it. See the FAQ below for further details.

WHO YOU ARE

Stonehewer Books publishes fiction from authors at all stages of their career, including those who have never published a book before. At this time, only Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada are eligible.

Our primary focus is novels, but we will consider short story collections. We do not publish children’s fiction or young adult fiction.

HOW TO SUBMIT

NOTE: Stonehewer is currently closed to submissions. We plan to reopen in 2026.

We accept digital submissions of full manuscripts only. Please send an email with your manuscript attached. Include a cover letter in the body of the email — brevity is alright with us — telling us who you are and what if anything you have published. Please also include a short synopsis (no more than 150 words) of your book.

A word of advice: take the time to craft a captivating synopsis, one that offers a sense of character, situation, and stakes. You are pitching your work to us — we receive a lot of submissions, and you want to stand out.

For the manuscript itself, we prefer a single MS Word (.doc or .docx) file in a readable format.

We are not able to offer editorial feedback for rejected manuscripts, but we will do our best to let you know if we decide not to go forward. If you haven’t heard from us in 8 months, however, you may assume that we did not have a place for your manuscript.

We consider simultaneous submissions, but please do let us know if you agree to have your work published elsewhere.

Thank you for your interest in Stonehewer.