No. Every submission goes through a quality review. We check your cover, blurb, read sample pages, page count, spice level, genre, and overall presentation. We keep each event intentionally curated and as AI free as possible — fewer books also means more visibility for everyone included. We do not provide individual rejection reasons but you are always welcome to try again in a future event. Some rejections are simply due to the event capacity being reached.

Full details are in our Terms & Conditions.

Standard entry is one book per pen name per event. The same book can be entered a maximum of six times per calendar year and you must skip at least one event between entries. Members can enter more depending on their tier — see our membership page for details.

Approximately one to three weeks before the event goes live. Check your spam folder if you have not heard from us. We do not communicate decisions via social media or direct message

Paid features are non-refundable. The only exceptions are if we cancel an event and do not reschedule within twelve months, or cannot offer a suitable alternative within that period. Rejection, rescheduling, theme changes, and technical issues on your end do not qualify. Where a refund is approved it is processed within 14 days, returned to the original PayPal account only, and issued for the net amount received after PayPal fees. Full details in our Terms & Conditions.