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Harper Impulse are looking for new romance authors


HarperCollins are launching a brand new romance imprint, Harper Impulse, and they are giving you the opportunity to submit your novel, novellas and short stories to be considered for publication. Have you got the love?

What is Harper Impulse?

♥ Impulse is a new digital first imprint that will publish romance fiction for today’s woman – bought to you from the women’s fiction team at HarperCollins.

♥ Their aim is to find and publish new talented debut authors and import the hottest trends from the US. Whether that is through short reads for your mobile phone or epic sagas that span the generations – they want to proudly publish romance fiction that gets everybody talking.

♥ They are aiming to reach out to women who read everything from big summer bonkbusters to the most recent 99p read on the Kindle top 10. Women who love glossy magazines, chicklit films from favourite weepies such as The Notebook to laugh out loud comedies like Bridesmaids and the very best in original storytelling.

What is Harper Impulse looking for?

♥ New writers who dare to be different – and the more the merrier.

♥ The imprint will publish from fun and fast adult and new adult genres to more mainstream novels; particularly contemporary, historical, paranormal and erotic fiction.

♥ They are looking for any length and really want writers who want to push the boundaries in terms of storytelling – whether that be mashing genres or experimenting with length – so be creative!

Meet the Harper Impulse team.

Get involved

Impulse is simply looking for good stories. So, what are you waiting for? Submit your completed manuscript together with a covering letter and synopsis.

Full submission guidelines can be found on the Impulse Facebook page.

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