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  Full details Please see our About page so you can send your material to the most appropriate agent. If you’re unsure who to submit to, please email submissions@theampersandagency.co.uk . We would like to see your first three chapters, together with a brief outline and some biographical details. We welcome contemporary and historical novels, literary, crime, thrillers, fantasy, science fiction; non-fiction: current affairs, history, biography, popular science. We don’t handle poetry, self-help books, or stories for young children. We only handle scripts for TV and film projects by our established clients, and we don’t consider material by unpublished authors based in the USA. We prefer submissions in digital form. If emailing your submission to us you should attach your chapters and outline as Word documents as opposed to copying and pasting text into an email. If you copy and paste, our server is likely to reject your submission because of length, and we will not rec...

  Full submissions  Submission guidelines for Prospect online   Although Prospect works mainly with our pool of regular contributors, we also accept unsolicited pitches in some cases. If you’d like to write for us, please see below for our pitching guidelines. What sort of thing are you looking for? Smart, ideas-led writing on politics, culture, economics and anything else that might reasonably come under the broad rubric of “current affairs.” Think the kind of conversations you might have in a pub: what are the quirks and trends in culture and politics that haven’t been properly discussed yet? We are also interested in hearing about potential longer pieces of investigative journalism. In this case, we are looking for relatively fully-formed ideas, preferably with some initial research behind them and a plan on how you can deliver. What sort of thing aren’t you looking for? We are interested in writing that brings a new slant to topics—if ...

Full details Thank you for your interest in Skyhorse Publishing. We are open to receiving submissions for proposed books in the following categories: Sports (Team and Individual) Outdoor Sport (Hunting, Fishing, and Camping) Adventure and Travel Health and Fitness House and Home History Humor Military History Business Games and Gambling Horses Pets and Animals Nature and Science Food and Wine Aviation True Crime Current Events Before submitting a proposal, we suggest you click around our site and take a look at the kinds of books we've published. This will help you gain an idea of what we're looking for. Your Proposal A nonfiction book proposal consists of: A brief query (cover) letter A one-to-two page synopsis An annotated chapter outline Market analysis, including competitive research A sample chapter or two Your curriculum vitae (bio) including a list of all previous publishing credits If we are interested in seeing more than the fir...

We are open to receiving submissions for proposed books in the following categories: Adventure and Travel Fiction History Literary Nonfiction Military History Business Memoir Arts Nature and Science Food and Wine Current Events Before submitting a proposal, we suggest you click around our site and take a look at the kinds of books we've published. This will help you gain an idea of what we're looking for. Your Proposal A strong book proposal consists of: A brief query (cover) letter A one-to-two page synopsis An annotated chapter outline Market analysis, including competitive research A sample chapter or two Your curriculum vitae (bio) including a list of all previous publishing credits If we are interested in seeing more than the first 50 pages, we will contact you and request the balance of the manuscript. Therefore, please refrain from submitting unfinished novels. Submitting Your Proposal Send all submissions to: "arcadesubmissio...

Submission Guidelines The P.S. Literary Agency represents both fiction and nonfiction in a variety of categories. Please read each individual agent profile below to help determine who is best suited to your project. Note: We do not represent poetry or screenplays. Curtis Russell – President & Principal Agent Curtis is currently acquiring both fiction and nonfiction. In terms of fiction, he is seeking Literary, Commercial, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Romance, Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Picture Books. In terms of nonfiction, he is looking for Business, History, Politics, Current Affairs, Memoir, Health, Wellness, Sports, Humor, Pop Culture, Pop Science, and Pop Psychology. If you would like to send a query to Curtis, please review our submission guidelines below. If you would like to learn more about him, please click or tap here . Carly Watters – Senior VP, Senior Literary Agent, and Director of Literary Branding Carly is currently cl...