book publishing Submissions

If your manuscript is approved into our traditional publishing house, we will provide:

-Competitive Author Royalties of 20%

-Copyright filing and ISBN 

-eBook format

-Paperback format

-Cover design (in-house)

-Manuscript editing & revision by a professional editor

-Bonus: client gets one free ‘author copy’ 

-Discounted author copies

-Global distribution to over 40,000 retailers & libraries, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble

*Manuscripts must meet J&J Ranch Productions standards

SUBMISSION FORMAT & REQUIREMENTS

Submit a Cover Page (all in one word document) and include the following information:

-Contact information and how you heard about us.

-50-100 word synopsis of your book

-Author Bio (short)

Include if your book has already been published/self-published before.

Attach your manuscript (in pdf format) scaled at the following:

-Minimum of 55,000 words of manuscript 

-Times New Roman

- Sized font at 12

- Double spaced            

  *Submissions not following these guidelines will not be considered

Submit a Cover Page detailing your story idea or the information of your published novel that you would like to see turned into a screenplay and/or made into a film. 

Specifications

· Fiction & Nonfiction will all be accepted. However, nothing will be accepted in the genres of erotica, picture book, self-help, poetry, and cookbook.

· Work must be original. Any borrowed ideas or language must be appropriately acknowledged.

· Authors must be willing to give permission for their work to be adapted to film, via a full feature screenplay and/or a short film (pending acquisition team's ACCEPTANCE and/or the package client purchases).

SUBMISSION LAYOUT:

Your proposal (in the body of the email) should include (in order as detailed below):

· Your book’s synopsis

· Film comps (minimum of 3) that are similar to what your film would be like 

· Target audiences (ages, gender, interests)

· You, as the Author, must also tell us why you feel your book would make a great film one day.

IMPORTANT: You must ALSO attach a file of your published book or your manuscript (pdf preferred)

Incomplete or improperly submitted entries will be rejected. 

IMPORTANT:

· When you submit your entry form, you verify that the submitted work is original. 

· Email for film submission is to Submissions@JJRanchProductions.com. 

· In the subject line, make sure to type: Film Submission