Harlequin to Open 2025 Mentorship Submissions

Harlequin has announced it will open submissions for its 2025 Romance Includes You Mentorship on May 1 through May 31. The mentorship, which was originally launched in 2020, aims to support romance novels by “debut writers in underrepresented communities” that could be published in one of Harlequin’s series romance lines, per a press release.

Submissions to the mentorship should consist of a full story outline and the first 5,000 words rather than a complete manuscript. The writer of the top submission will be offered a publishing contract with an advance for the debut novel, a one-year mentorship with a Harlequin editor to complete their story for publication, and a writing grant to support their early writing career. According to Harlequin, the mentorship has a total value of $5,000 US.

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