Think Your Story Can Break Through The Concrete?
We're looking for stories with a pulse.
Not perfect. Not polished into sameness.
Just impossible to ignore.
Before You Hit Submit…
We're not asking whether your manuscript sounds like everything already sitting on a bookshelf.
We're asking whether it sounds like you.
Bring us the story you couldn't stop writing.
What We Publish
Fiction
Complicated people. Real stakes.
Thrillers & Suspense
Secrets. Corruption. Power.
Urban & Contemporary
Culture without caricature.
Sports Fiction
Beyond the scoreboard.
Memoir
Real lives. Real voices.
Children's & Young Readers
Generally 4th grade+.
Doesn't Fit Neatly In A Box?
Good. Neither do all of our books. Projects outside our primary categories may be considered case by case when the story fits the Concrete Rose vision.
Explore What We PublishDoes It Have What We're Looking For?
We don't have a formula for a Concrete Rose book.
That's kind of the point.
But the manuscripts that get our attention usually have a distinctive voice, complicated characters, something meaningful at stake, cultural authenticity, and a reason the story needed to be written.
Make us feel something. Make us remember somebody. Make us turn the page.
Submission Process
Tell Us About It
Title, genre, word count, hook and why Concrete Rose.
Tell Us What Happens
A concise synopsis — including the ending. Yes, we're serious.
Let Us Read
First three chapters or first 50 pages, whichever comes first.
Tell Us About You
A short author bio. Publishing credits aren't required.
Everybody Has A First Book.
Read This Before You Submit
Yes for fiction and memoir — we want to know how the story ends before we invest in it. Non-fiction proposals may be considered with a partial manuscript and outline.