Clarion is highly selective in the areas of historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. A novel must be superlatively written in order to find a place on the list. The editors prefer to see complete manuscripts. We cannot review submissions on computer disk and will not consider queries or submissions that arrive by fax. We also cannot review manuscripts or queries posted on the Internet or respond by e-mail.
Clarion has a policy against accepting manuscripts from young people.
Most writers are happy that their early stories were not published, even though some of them were quite good, because in later years their writing improved and they could make their early work even better. The years they spent writing simply because they liked to do it gave them time to develop the skills they needed to tell their stories the very best way possible, and it shows in the high quality later on. Please make sure the postage is adhered to the SASE to prevent its loss during handling. Never send your ONLY copy of a manuscript. Manuscripts that arrive without an SASE of adequate size will not be responded to or returned.