Caitlin Monney discusses cover concept for 88

Caitlin Monneyself-portrait Here at Five Rivers we believe in developing new talent not only in the literary arts, but visual. So, when  editor Kelly Stephens introduced us to an acquaintance who is an aspiring illustrator, Caitlin Monney, we took a look at Caitlin’s work and thought how perfect it would be to have a debut illustrator create the cover for a debut novel, 88, by Michael R. Fletcher. We sent Monney Fletcher’s manuscript, which is…

Dave Duncan to release novella with Five Rivers

Dave Duncan We’re pleased to welcome Dave Duncan to our cadre of writers, with the release next year of his novella, The Runner and the Wizard, in both print and eBook formats. At 16 Ivor of Bracken would rather be a housecarl in the hird like his other nine brothers. Instead, he pounds across Alba as Thane Carrak of Glenbroch’s messenger. And this time he’s ridden into the mountains, racing a storm, to find the…

Closed to submissions until July 1, 2013

I never thought the day would come I’d say we have an embarrassment of riches and would have to close our doors to submissions. That’s exactly what’s happening. As of today, Five Rivers Publishing will not consider any new proposals or submissions until July 1, 2013. This does not apply to any submissions currently in-house. For those of you who are in the midst of contract negotiations, or who have work waiting to be vetted…