Submission Guidelines
For fiction, send a thoughtful one-page letter describing the completed novel along with a SASE for response. Or query by e-mail at [email protected]. If the agent asks to read the novel, they will ask for the entire manuscript, PDF.
For nonfiction, send a descriptive query describing the questions you are raising in your proposal along with a SASE for response and/or return of material. Or query by e-mail at [email protected]. On the basis of the query, the agent may ask for more material, PDF.
Please allow at least four weeks for consideration of the query letter. It takes time to read. If the agent wants to read your work, they may respond by e-mail to your snail mail letter. Always include an e-mail address and phone number in your query letter.
Tips From the Agent
- Put your best foot forward.
- Make sure your manuscript is as clean, lean, and mean as possible.
- Please be patient, it takes time to read.
- It all depends on the writing.
- Always read the agent’s website thoroughly.
- Do your research.
- Stick to your guns.
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