280 Steps is a US publishing house specialising in crime fiction. Connoisseurs of the genre will recognise the name, which comes from Raymond Chandler’s novel Farewell, My Lovely, the type of fiction the editors like to publish. They are not restrictive though and welcome any well-written, well-edited and enticing stories in the mystery and crime genres.
‘We are now actively looking for great crime, mystery, noir and thriller novels – standalone or first in a series – for the spring and fall 2017 line-ups.’ Authors from the US, UK, Australia or Canada (query first if you are from anywhere else) are invited to submit novels but act fast: the open call for unagented submissions closes on 1 March. Well-edited novels, 45,000-90,000 words, are welcomed.