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Rising Action Publishing Co. believes in fostering diversity in literature; we encourage submissions from underrepresented voices, including people of colour, people with disabilities, and people from LGBTQAI+ communities. Questions about submissions can be directed to submissions@risingactionpublishingco.com. If you're an agent, please email abby@risingactionpublishingco.com.

An overview of the genres we're looking for;

-Psychological and domestic thrillers
-Domestic Suspense
-Romantic Comedies
-Book Club Fiction
-Horror
-True Crime
-MCs that are members of the LGBQTIA+ community, ND, BIPOC, Plus-sized, mental health representation.
-Multicultural characters and stories

Rising Action is not interested in fantasy, science fiction, erotica, religious fiction/nonfiction, COVID-related books, political fiction/nonfiction, novellas, children’s fiction, or middle grade.

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