Misti Media 2025–2026 Submission Guidelines

UPDATE: June 2025

Submissions are currently open for publication in 2026 and beyond.

• Submissions in the following categories should be submitted directly to Jay Hartman at jhartman@mistimedia.com.
  • Submissions by authors who have worked with Jay in the past and new authors represented by an agent.
  • Submissions by authors from established publishing houses that have closed, or authors looking to bring their out-of-print backlist into publication.
• Submissions by unrepresented new authors should be submitted to: submissions@mistimedia.com.
• Submissions for Nazca Press (Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror) should be submitted to Walt Boyes at wboyes@mistimedia.com

Our imprints break down as shown below. Please be sure you indicate in your subject line to which press you’re submitting:

White City Press: Mystery/Crime/Adventure
Miraflores Nights: Romance/Erotica
Nazca Press: Scifi/Fantasy/Horror
Don Regne Press: Nonfiction
Picarones Press: Children’s/YA

We are particularly interested in novellas and series.

We are actively seeking materials featuring and/or written by marginalized and underrepresented voices. Misti Media takes diversity, equity and inclusion very seriously and has this as a core tenet of our publishing house. This includes the communities of (but not limited to): indigenous nations, African-American/Black, Latino/a, LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse and accessibility.

Submissions should include a short description, the manuscript in its entirety (Word format), and a marketing plan to give us a better idea of your social media presence and following. If you need help, we recommend you visit https://booklaunch.com/book-marketing-checklist/ as a starting point.

We typically do not accept previously self-published works unless the author has a significant backlist and following.

Please note that we typically have seasonal reading periods. Submissions are typically read in March, June, September and December.

Please note that any submissions received that are outside of what we’re looking for or do not follow the instructions given above will be automatically deleted and the author will NOT be notified.

For questions regarding submissions, please email submissions@mistimedia.com.