Submitting your novel to an agent or publisher requires understanding the keys to a successful submission. Literary agent Samar Hammam of Rocking Chair Books shares her tips.
You see, US printers and photocopiers are stocked with 8.5″ x 11″ paper — and it’s not at all beyond belief that an agent, literary contest, or small publisher whose submission guidelines specify electronic submissions will want at some point to print out your synopsis, query, entry, or...
I would look at Duotrope on those days that all the mags reopened like a holiday, with slews of places to put my stuff out in, and if eventually I placed something, I would feel happy for however long it took to read the letter and say yes, and then, ...
No matter what type of book you blogged, you approach an agent or a publisher by sending out a query letter first. If the query letter attracts attention, you will be asked to send your proposal and/or manuscript. Yay! You’ve made it through the first pass! You can see why your qu...
How can we sound polite when we write the submission cover letter and reply to the decision letter? Reading Passages Letter 1--A submission cover letter Dear Dr. James Joyce, This is a manuscript entitled A NOVEL ROOT-END FILLING MATERIAL BASED ON HYDROXYAPATITE, TETRACALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND ...
Entries to the Doug Wright Awards must have been published during the previous calendar year (January 1 to December 31, 2024). The Doug Wright Awards is broad minded in what it considers a book (graphic novel, single comic, mini-comic, zine, etc.) but reserves the right to make the fin...