Submit to Nile Noir

Crime, mystery and thrillers with Egypt at their heart, in English or Arabic. Four short steps; the first two tell you straight away whether your book is one for us.

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1Who can submit

Which of these describes you?

Egyptian, living in Egypt or abroadOf Egyptian heritageAnother nationality, living or having lived in Egypt for at least three yearsNone of theseHow many years have you lived in Egypt?

Nile Noir is for Egyptian writers, writers of Egyptian heritage, and writers who live or have lived in Egypt for at least three years. Thank you for thinking of us.

2The manuscript

Does your story include science fiction, fantasy, magic or supernatural elements?

NoYes

Nile Noir does not publish stories with science fiction, fantasy, magic or supernatural elements. This applies even when the supernatural is a small part of a thriller.

GenreReaders

The story includes espionage

LanguageLength in words

Manuscripts should be 60,000 to 140,000 words.

The manuscript is complete

Has it been published?

UnpublishedPublished in Arabic, never translatedPublisher and year of the Arabic edition

3About you

Your nameYour email

Where you live (country)

Do you have a literary agent?

No agentAgentedAgent and agencyA short author profile

4What to sendTitleLogline: your story in one or two sentencesThe first five chapters (PDF or Word; both files together up to 8 MB)A full synopsis, including the ending (PDF or Word)

Or paste the synopsis instead

This is the first time I am sending this manuscript to Nile NoirMavenhill may keep my submission and contact details to assess my manuscript and reply to me

We read every manuscript. No reply after 12 weeks means it is not for us this time.

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