Sci-fi/Fantasy: Originality and strong characters are everything in this genre. Regurgitated Tolkien won’t cut it. Please note that we have a pretty broad sense of the word fantasy. Magical Realism – a story that cuts across what is real and what is possible – takes many forms. We want good stories, strong characters and originality but not flakiness. Take a shot with us if you feel you might fit. Remember, the writer bears much of the work of promotion in this day and age. If you don’t want to work hard to promote it, neither do we.

    
     We will consider non-fiction that has a niche market. NO Romances or fiction that doesn’t have a point. We are not an art house. We believe that original stories with strong characters are the cornerstone of good storytelling. If the focus of your story involves people sitting in: a bar, a coffee house or jail cell, we are not the publisher for you.

    Send Query Letter to:
        Last Knight Publishing Company
        P.O. Box 270006
        Fort Collins, CO 80527

    Include a cover letter, the synopsis and three (and only three) chapters from your novel. Choose 3 chapters that show your best writing. HINT: We are looking for writer’s who have worked at their craft but can’t seem to get the time of day from the bigger print houses. We want those pieces that love and time (to the point of obsession) have created. Please note we are experiencing delays in responding to submissions. Thank you for your patience. This is not an exaggeration.

    DO NOT EMAIL YOUR QUERY LETTER OR EMAIL TO INQUIRE THE STATUS OF YOUR SUBMISSIONS. THEY WILL NOT BE ANSWERED.

    Last Knight Publishing was created in response to the tendency of the larger book publishers to overlook new work from new authors that is creative, original and dynamic, in exchange for those that are mediocre/safe and sure to fill their coffers with gold. Last Knight is dedicated to publishing outstanding works of fiction (and now non-fiction) that bring to light gifted writers that may not have a chance in the cogs of the larger, spit-out-three-new-books-a-month publisher. Last Knight Publishing believes that a high quality, intelligent book, printed to the highest of printing standards, can succeed and prosper in the world of words with the proper marketing and promotion. Besides, being a publisher is a total kick in the pants.

    Send inquires to info@lastknightpublishing.com

WARNING:
Surfing the net without protection (MacAfee or Norton) is very dangerous. I received a virus from the Net that tried to destroy (not just erase but actually destroy) my hard drive. It took a month to correct the damage done by some pimple faced dolt half way across the world. Make sure you back up your work. I nearly lost 5 years worth of work in the click of the mouse.

Writers Beware:
If you decide to take the route of publishing your own work through the world of PRINT ON DEMAND or POD for short, there are things you need to be aware of. READ CONTRACT CAREFULLY. You may be giving up rights inadvertently. You can sign away your foreign rights, movie and TV rights, translation rights or even the rights to your next 2 books with on signature. I was about to buy the rights to a POD book only to find that the book maker had the rights to the book for a year after the author canceled the relationship with the book maker. Don't let this happen to you! See an intellectual rights attorney before signing anything. Also, chain stores (Borders, Barnes and Noble) will not pick you up because POD has a "no-return" policy and usually the books are not sold a discount that makes it worthwhile for the chains to pick up. In short, they will ruin any hopes you have of making a marketable piece

About the editor
   Charles Kaine graduated from Colorado State University in 1996 with a B.A in English with Teacher's Certification. Armed with the sure knowledge that he knew what was best, he set out to change the world, not necessarily get a job. A semester of teaching in the public sector brought several things to light; things that he had been shielded from standing behind the high walls of higher education.

    First, changing the world is more difficult than initially thought and second, the pay sucks. He took his skills to the private sector where his skills as a presenter were sharpened to a fine edge. Professionally, he became a quality process manager for a custom print house. He learned the requirements to create a book. Privately, he became an editor of books and newsletters as well as writing brochures, press releases and newsletters for local designers. Combining the two things he loved most, editing and presenting, he created Last Knight Publishing.