

The titles on Tor.com’s initial list include: The Last Witness by K.J.

A select number of releases will be considered for traditional publishing each year. Starting in September 2015 the imprint will publish three to four books a month, available in ebook, print-on-demand, and audio formats.These titles will be included in all of Tor’s e-library programs, confirmed associate publisher Irene Gallo, who heads the new novella program with publisher Fritz Foy. “We’ve been working hard to find some great novellas to launch our line,” said senior editor Lee Harris,” and we’ve been delighted by the quality and breadth of the stories we received.” Last summer Tor.com, which has been publishing original short fiction on its site, announced a new imprint “dedicated to publishing the best novellas and short novels from emerging writers as well as established authors.” On February 12, it released its initial list of titles. That is-until the digital publishing revolution came along. Given the expenses involved in editing, binding, marketing, and distributing print books, publishing such a short format in print has been too much of a financial risk for most publishers.

The novella has long been traditional publishing’s stepchild, often packaged into a collection of an author’s shorter works rather than released separately as an individual title.
