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Our Submissions policy

When you have written a book, it can be tricky to know who to contact and how. The first step is to get to know the publishers who you think would be the best fit. You’ll find information about Birlinn and our imprints here on our website but follow us on social media too – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok.

Literary Agents

You might want to reach out to a Literary Agent. An agent will work with you to present your book to best advantage when submitting to publishers. They have good knowledge of what publishers are looking for at any one time. You can find details of agents online or in the Writers and Artists Yearbook.

Direct submission

If you have a work that you really believe would fit the areas covered by our imprints (Arena, Birlinn, BC Books, John Donald and Polygon), we would like to hear from you. Please email info@birlinn.co.uk with a synopsis and sample material, and make clear why you think your work would suit our list, why you think you are best placed to write the book and which editor it should be shown to (see below). And please remember to keep things concise.


Meet the Birlinn editorial team:

Hugh Andrew (MD) is our commissioning editor for the Birlinn imprint (history, biography, Scottish interest, nature writing, politics, art and mapping) and BC Books for children. Andrew Simmons is our Editorial Director.

Hugh Andrew founded the company 30 years ago and continues at the helm today with a particular interest in commissioning Scottish interest, history and mapping titles along with children’s books.

Andrew Simmons has worked at Birlinn from the early days. He is our Editorial Director, with a particular interest in nature-writing, memoir, history, literary non-fiction, current affairs and international politics, biography, food and drink.

Authors we work with

Hugh and Andrew work with authors right across the Birlinn list including Alistair Moffat, Patrick Laurie, Mollie Hughes, Polly Pullar, Patrick Baker, Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Fraser, Ghillie Basan, Sue Lawrence, Cameron Wyllie, Mary Contini, Nikki Welch, Angus Macdonald, Angus Roxburgh and many, many more.

 

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