Severn River Publishing

Submissions

Beginning in 2027, all new SRP acquisitions will publish under the following imprint names.

What we’re looking for

Series are preferred, and we are looking for authors who can write at least two books per year. We also welcome standalones that are a strong fit for the genres below.

SRPShorebound

Romance · Suspense · Crime

Below are some examples of the types of books we’re interested in publishing.

Contemporary romance
  • Funny Story — Emily Henry
  • Just for the Summer — Abby Jimenez
  • Wild Love — Elsie Silver
Romantic comedy
  • The Rule Book — Sarah Adams
  • The Love Hypothesis — Ali Hazelwood
  • First-Time Caller — B.K. Borison
Romantic suspense
  • Liar’s Point — Laura Griffin
  • The Blonde Identity — Ally Carter
  • Cold-Blooded Liar — Karen Rose
Psychological thrillers
  • The Housemaid — Freida McFadden
  • Listen for the Lie — Amy Tintera
  • What Lies in the Woods — Kate Alice Marshall
Domestic suspense
  • The Perfect Marriage — Jeneva Rose
  • All the Dangerous Things — Stacy Willingham
  • Famous Last Words — Gillian McAllister
Crime fiction with female protagonists
  • How to Solve Your Own Murder — Kristen Perrin
  • Finlay Donovan Is Killing It — Elle Cosimano
  • The Lies I Tell — Julie Clark

SRP Fathom Curve

Thrillers · Mysteries · Procedurals

Below are some examples of the types of books we’re interested in publishing.

Police procedurals
  • Crimson Thaw — Bruce Robert Coffin
  • My Sister’s Grave — Robert Dugoni
  • The Waiting — Michael Connelly
Legal thrillers
  • The Lincoln Lawyer — Michael Connelly
  • The Whistler — John Grisham
  • Presumed Innocent — Scott Turow
Action & military thrillers
  • Weapons Free — David Bruns & J.R. Olson
  • The Terminal List — Jack Carr
  • The Gray Man — Mark Greaney
Traditional mysteries & whodunits
  • The Thursday Murder Club — Richard Osman
  • The Word Is Murder — Anthony Horowitz
  • The Appeal — Janice Hallett
War fiction & historical thrillers
  • After Dunkirk — Lee Jackson
  • Argentia Station — George Wallace & Don Keith
  • The Huntress — Kate Quinn
High-concept near-future thrillers
  • Pines — Blake Crouch
  • Wool — Hugh Howey
  • One Second After — William R. Forstchen

Why publish with SRP

Severn River Publishing publishes commercial fiction with a focus on building long-term readership for authors and series. Readers have purchased more than three million SRP books and read more than two billion pages through Kindle Unlimited. We work closely with authors on editorial development and commercial positioning, then invest in packaging and active, ongoing marketing to build sales over time. SRP has helped authors reach the Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists. Our print books are distributed by Simon & Schuster in the US and Canada.

“The SRP team took two backlist books and turned them into Amazon bestsellers. Their integrity is beyond reproach—and they are fun to work with.”

Shannon Baker, author of The Kate Fox Series

“I love this whole team. They put my books on the map and made a Wall Street Journal Bestselling author out of me.”

Lee Jackson, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The After Dunkirk Series

How to submit

Literary agents

Submit by email

Email using your normal submission format. Include the book title and author name in the subject line, note the intended imprint if known, and flag any offer deadline. We aim to respond within four weeks.

Direct submissions

Submit through the form

We accept direct submissions from previously published fiction authors and authorized rights holders for new work, established series, and backlist packages with available rights.

Due to capacity limitations, we are not currently accepting direct submissions from debut authors.

We are not currently acquiring nonfiction, memoir, poetry, children’s or young adult books, short-story collections, or any other work outside the categories above.

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