What We Accept
Books & Such will accept e-mail queries for the following genres:
- Adult fiction and nonfiction.
- Teen and young adult fiction and nonfiction.
- Middle grade fiction and nonfiction.
We do not accept e-mail queries with attachments, or unsolicited phone or postal mail queries.
How to Submit a Query
When submitting a query, please follow these guidelines:
- Limit your query to the equivalent of one page.
- Write a brief description of what your project is about (one succinct paragraph). Include the genre and subject of your manuscript, its unique elements, and target audience.
- Highlight your vision for marketing your book, your writing experience, the name of the person (if any) who referred you to Books & Such, and whether you’re currently submitting your query to other agents.
Where to Send Your Query
To submit your query, send the above information to:
representation @ booksandsuch.com
(You will need to remove the spaces from the email address.)
The Next Step
If we’re interested in seeing more of your work, we’ll ask you to send the following as an email attachment:
For a novel (including young adult novels)
- a synopsis (5-6 pages double-spaced) in which you tell us the basic plot and introduce us to your main characters.
- the first three chapters (approximately 50 pages of the work).
- your biography, with an emphasis on your qualifications for writing the manuscript and how you can help to market it.
For a nonfiction manuscript
- a proposal, detailing the audience for your work, why you believe the work will attract significant readership, what current titles would compete with your book for readers, how you can help to market the book, and ideas on how a series could be developed, if applicable.
- a chapter outline in which you write a paragraph description of each chapter.
- your biography.
- the first three chapters (approximately 50 pages of the work).
We do not accept submissions via the postal service.