Broken Tribe Press is looking for really long quality novels. Most presses these days are shutting out novels over 100,000 words. We usually do. But now we want to honor those long-distance runners one final time with this contest for "Longest Novel in the World." 

General Guidelines

Open to writers anywhere in the world for an original, previously unpublished novel of fiction (open to genres below) written in English.  Word count: minimum of 100,000 words, no maximum. All content must be original, no AI generated content, single author works only, no translations allowed. Previously published works are ineligible, including self-published works in any format.  If short excerpts of the work have been previously published in literary magazines (print or online), that will not disqualify the manuscript.

Open genres: science fiction, horror, mystery, thriller, historical, literary, contemporary. 

Sorry, we don't do YA, romance, fantasy, westerns, or any other sub-genre not listed above.

Submission Process:  All manuscripts must be submitted through Submittable in PDF or word.doc format. Manuscripts sent to Broken Tribe's email will not be read. 

All submissions must be accompanied by a <250 word synopsis and a cast of major characters. Include this at the beginning of the manuscript. 

Anonymity: Manuscripts must be anonymous; there should be no appearance of your name anywhere on or in the manuscript, or in the document name of your submitted work.

Formatting: Manuscripts should be formatted according to the following guidelines:

12 pt Times New Roman font

double-spaced

standard 1-inch margins

numbered pages

No multiple submissions.

Simultaneous Submissions allowed, but please notify us of acceptance elsewhere.

Cover Letter: Please include a separate cover letter with a 3rd person BIO for the editor. Committee readers will not see this document, and again there should be no appearance of your name or any other identifying features anywhere on or in the manuscript, or in the document name of your submitted work.

The award winner will receive:

A publishing contract with generous royalties 

Publication of the book as paperback and ebook

Gratis copies upon publication 

About the press: 

It's always a smart idea to get to know the press you're submitting to. Have a look at our previously published books. Read a few of them!

Broken Tribe Press is a North American press. Please check out our books on our website.

This call for submissions has a fee of $25, which helps us manage the reading load and helps maintain the press for publication costs. Please understand that reading these manuscripts takes time and energy.