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The editors at Harlequin Romance are on the lookout for exciting new voices! Do you love romances that transport you into the world of fairy-tale glamour and emotion? Then we have the perfect pitch opportunity for you!
At Harlequin Romance, we publish 50,000 word contemporary, category romances featuring billionaires with heart (be they gorgeous CEOs, royalty or racing drivers!) and their real and relatable love interests. These trope-driven romances whisk readers away into a world of wealth and glamour as our protagonists take them on an emotional rollercoaster and an irresistible romantic escape (check out our guidelines here: https://harlequin.submittable.com/submit).
What Are We Looking For?
A short paragraph about yourself (100 words max) and a 500-word pitch (one per author, please) based on a unique interpretation of one of the following three romance scenarios (pitches outside of these parameters will not be considered):
- A destination wedding in the Mediterranean setting, featuring a fake relationship and a Greek billionaire.
- A workplace romance set in New York, featuring a billionaire and the enemies to lover’s trope.
- A Royal romance set in a fictional Mediterranean kingdom, focusing on a reunion between a now King and the Cinderella from his past.
Your pitch should entice us with your characters, plot, emotional conflict and romantic journey, as well as gorgeous setting and commercial hooks. Give us your story in a nutshell and entice us to want more! Don’t worry about spoiler alerts, we want to know how it ends (and with an HEA, of course!)
For further guidance on creating a great pitch visit: All About Pitching: How to Pitch Your Romance Novel – Write for Harlequin
When Do We Need It?
We are open to take pitches via our BILLIONAIRES WANTED! inbox on Harlequin’s Submittable page on April 10th, 2025, from 12:00am to 11:59pm ET.
Read the full announcement for all the details and tips for submission.
Harlequin is calling for submissions this May for its 2025 Romance Includes You Mentorship. We’re looking for romance novels by debut writers in underrepresented communities that could be published in one of Harlequin’s series romance lines. We’re looking to offer the writer of the top submission a publishing contract with an advance for their debut novel, a one-year mentorship with a Harlequin editor to complete their story for publication, and a writing grant to support their early writing career. The mentorship has a total value of $5,000 US.
We are interested in submissions by authors in underrepresented communities, including, but not limited to, people who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of color, biracial and multiracial, members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, marginalized ethnic and religious cultures, and people living with disabilities and neurodiversity. Submissions will be accepted from May 1 to May 31, 2025.
Get details on what we’re requesting for submission and how to submit on the mentorship page.
Love Inspired Books is Seeking Amish Romance!
Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense are actively looking for Amish stories for our publishing programs. If you have an Amish romance or an Amish romantic suspense, we want to see it!
Read the full call Amish LI/LIS call here or read the writing guidelines for Love Inspired and writing guidelines for Love Inspired Suspense.
Harlequin is looking to publish more romance stories by authors in underrepresented communities
We welcome all writers to the Harlequin community and want readers to see themselves reflected in the romantic stories we publish. Use #RomanceIncludesYou with your manuscript title when you submit your story via Submittable so that editors can easily see your submission.
