2027 Whumpy Book Submissions

The Whumpy Printing Press, LLC, is seeking submissions of whumpy stories at least 7,500 words in length to be published in 2027.

We take a broad view of whump, it can be physcial or emotional. Your stories can be hurt no comfort or comfort no hurt, just as long as they touch on whump in some way.

We will consider novelettes, novellas, novels, short story collections, and graphic novels. If you have an idea for a format not listed, please send us an email at thewhumpyprintingpress@gmail.com to discuss your project.

Absolutely no fanfiction of copyrighted works, or stories generated partly or in whole by AI.

If your book is accepted, we ask for nonexclusive, worldwide, English language publication rights for ebook and paperback. Copyright and all other rights remain with the author. A simple contract will be provided.

*Note that accepted authors who are US citizens will be required to submit a W-9 form for tax purposes.*

Formatting: Please submit your story as a Microsoft Word document with 12pt, Times New Roman font, double-spaced. Indicate scene breaks with ###. If your novel has chapters, start each chapter on a new page. Please do not include your name or other identifying information in the manuscript.

Email*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com

Your Pen Name (basically what name you would want your book published under. You can use your real name, a pseudonym, or your @ on Tumblr)*

Your third person biography of no more than 100 words. *

Links to your socials (e.g. Tumblr, AO3, website, etc.)

Book Title*

Has this story been published before anywhere, including on your Tumblr/AO3?*

YesNo

If you answered yes to the previous question, where was this story published?

Word Count *

Must be at least 7,500 words

Is this book part of a series? If yes, how many books do you anticipate there being in the completed series?

Content Warnings. Please include any other warnings for your story in "other".*

Provide a 75 to 150 word blurb for your book (i.e. what would be on the back of the book or in the product description). We'll refine this for publication, but having a starting place is extremely helpful for our editorial team. *

Upload your book!*

Please upload your story as a word document

Anything else you want to tell us?

I assure that I am 18 years of age or older, and that my story is my own work. I did not use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to produce any part of this story.*

YesNo

Please verify that you are human*