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submission guidelines for cover artists and interior illustrators

All artists are hired on a contract basis, meaning a job-to-job hire. If you are chosen to work with Leucrota Press, they may contact you when a project arises that falls into your area of expertise.

They are currently looking for cover artists who can: create full-color cover material using traditional art media or digital software, work directly with editors to create the needed piece that would best represent the novel, be able to work on deadline, be able and willing to provide necessary revisions, has the means and materials to work independently, will be able and willing to sign an agreed-upon contract for each and every piece created for Leucrota Press.

They are also looking for interior illustrators who can: create black and white illustrations for interior art-line drawings such as maps, figures, and chapter headings, as well as detailed and shaded, work with traditional art media or digital software, illustrate and create fictional maps and diagrams, work directly with editors to create the needed piece that would best represent the novel, be able to work on deadline, is able and willing to provide necessary revisions, has the means and materials to work independently, will be able and willing to sign an agreed upon contract for each and every piece created for Leucrota Press.

.Send the best version of your work. First impressions are everything, and you want to put your best face forward.

what to include


NOTE: Not including all necessary items in your submission may delay or reject your manuscript.

submission procedures

For Hardcopy Submissions:

Include a self-addressed stamped envelope for reply and the return of your materials should the editors decide against them. All submissions not accompanied by pre-paid envelopes will be trashed after review. llustrations may be in color or black and white photocopies. DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS.

Send your submission packet to:

Art Department
Leucrota Press
P.O. Box 647
Poway, CA 92074

For Electronic Submissions:

Leucrota Press will accept .psd, .jpeg, .gif, .ai, and .pdf, files. If you have any questions regarding these files extensions or have an extension that is not listed here, please query first. Any virus attached to your submission will send your manuscript straight into the trash.

Email your submission to: art@leucrotapress.com.

If you send your submission to any other Leucrota email address, it will NOT be read and will be immediately deleted. Send only to the submissions mailbox.

what to expect from us

Expected reporting time is 2-5 weeks.

Please wait until the end of the expected reporting times listed above before querying the status of your submission. And no phone calls regarding your submission.

While the Leucrota team would love to accept many of the submissions that they receive, sadly, they cannot. Because they are a small press – small in size, not in quality – they are only able to print a limited number of books per year. Currently, that number ranges between eight and fifteen. In that light, Leucrota Press will only take on the best of the best – those manuscripts that stand out above the rest and scream uniqueness and high-quality style.

Thanks for thinking of Leucrota Press.

Leucrota Press is an independent press that publishes science fiction, fantasy, horror, and graphic novels of the highest quality. They work with both new and established authors, agented or not. Please carefully review their submission guidelines before sending any materials. They accept simultaneous submissions, but not multiple submissions.