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Publisher HarperNorth, newly established in 2020, is here to connect writers to readers, to find, nurture and grow the best voices from across the region and bring the most compelling stories to readers everywhere.
Based in Manchester, we’re here to search for fiction and non-fiction from memoir to history, crime to rom-com. We want books that take you to places you know, and show you worlds you don’t, stories that grip you, surprise you and haunt you. We want to share voices that inform, entertain and enthral.
So, tell us your story.
Submissions
We want to hear amazing stories from northern writers, sharp thinkers and stunning locations to inspire, fascinating folklore to haunt you, warm storytelling voices to captivate, and frank writing to cut to the chase.
Unagented submissions are temporarily closed. We are still taking agented submissions.
For details of how to submit, click here.
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