On Wednesday last week, we wrapped up the Medical Month Blitz for Harlequin Medical Romance. A big thank you to everyone who submitted, we loved meeting your surgeons, nurses, midwives and vets!
During the submission period, which ran from May 1st to May 12th, we received a whopping 168 submissions from all over the world! From this exciting batch, we asked for revisions or to see a new submission from 7 promising voices and requested to see more material from an astonishing 31 authors! Watch this space …
If you submitted a Medical Romance after May 12th, we’re excited to read those too and will get back to you in our normal three-month time frame. We hope you’ll continue to submit to Harlequin Medical Romance and here are some tips on what we’re looking for in your next submission:
- Development of the central romantic relationship against the backdrop of a contemporary medical setting.
- Dynamic and dedicated medical professional protagonists at the top of their game with hearts of gold.
- Main characters who work together in a medical setting – their working relationship, medical dramas etc. help to drive the romantic relationship.
- Contemporary, international medical settings are integral to the story, and the central relationship should rise out of them.
- A range of sensuality from intensely passionate to warm and tender.
- An emotionally intense read, ranging from the traditional to the ground-breaking.
- Innovative emotional conflicts and traditional emotional themes developed in a unique way are all welcome.
- We are looking for stories with a diverse range of characters, and are happy to see romances between LGBTQ+ characters.
Thank you again to everyone who participated, spread the word and engaged with us online. It was a delight to read your query letters and thrilling Medical Romance stories.
As always, our submissions inbox is open all year, so if you have a Medical Romance you’re itching to tell, then send it to us (see for our submissions guidelines on Harlequin’s Submittable Page or via Write for Harlequin.
With our heartfelt thanks,
The Harlequin Medical Romance Team
