Submissions
Please read before submitting work.
Before emailing your submission please decide which agent would be best suited for your work and then e-mail your submission, following your chosen agent’s guidelines. Your chosen agent's submission email address is on their individual Agent page.
We are always excited about finding new clients and do read all of our submissions but please remember that our first priority is to our current agency clients and the majority of our time is spent working for them so this may take some time.
Your submission should include:
A covering letter. Tell us about your novel (including total word count), where it sits in the market, and about yourself and your writing ambitions.
A brief synopsis. We prefer a single page synopsis – outline the whole story, no cliffhangers.
Sample of your writing. The first three chapters or about 10,000 words, typed (size 12 is ideal) and double spaced.
We will endeavour to respond to all submissions within 8-16 weeks of receipt but this timescale isn’t always possible. If you haven’t heard from us within 16 weeks you can assume your manuscript is no longer under consideration. Please do not call the office regarding your submission.
If we request the full manuscript to read we aim to respond within 30 days.
Please Note:
We only accept submissions electronically. Submissions posted to the office will not be considered for representation and the material will be discarded.
Please do not send the same proposal to all of us. We all have individual taste and areas of expertise – read our profiles and choose the best agent for your work.
Unless we feel suitably passionate about your work, a standard email will be sent. This allows more time for reading and consideration of submissions. It does not mean your work is un-publishable, just that it’s not right for us. Keep trying other agents.
If you would like to know what we recommend after receiving a rejection, you might find this page useful.
Please don't call the office. If you want to check on the status of a submission a polite email to the address you submitted to is the best way.
We do not charge a reading fee and nor would any professional agency.
Before emailing your submission please decide which agent would be best suited for your work and then e-mail your submission, following your chosen agent’s guidelines. Your chosen agent's submission email address is on their individual Agent page.
We are always excited about finding new clients and do read all of our submissions but please remember that our first priority is to our current agency clients and the majority of our time is spent working for them so this may take some time.
Your submission should include:
A covering letter. Tell us about your novel (including total word count), where it sits in the market, and about yourself and your writing ambitions.
A brief synopsis. We prefer a single page synopsis – outline the whole story, no cliffhangers.
Sample of your writing. The first three chapters or about 10,000 words, typed (size 12 is ideal) and double spaced.
We will endeavour to respond to all submissions within 8-16 weeks of receipt but this timescale isn’t always possible. If you haven’t heard from us within 16 weeks you can assume your manuscript is no longer under consideration. Please do not call the office regarding your submission.
If we request the full manuscript to read we aim to respond within 30 days.
Please Note:
We only accept submissions electronically. Submissions posted to the office will not be considered for representation and the material will be discarded.
Please do not send the same proposal to all of us. We all have individual taste and areas of expertise – read our profiles and choose the best agent for your work.
Unless we feel suitably passionate about your work, a standard email will be sent. This allows more time for reading and consideration of submissions. It does not mean your work is un-publishable, just that it’s not right for us. Keep trying other agents.
If you would like to know what we recommend after receiving a rejection, you might find this page useful.
Please don't call the office. If you want to check on the status of a submission a polite email to the address you submitted to is the best way.
We do not charge a reading fee and nor would any professional agency.