Submission Guidelines 

All documents must be double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 font size in PDF.

Preference will be given to authors who have a completed, edited full manuscript. Debut and previously published writers may submit. Prior to submitting, please review Agent Bios for specific information about genres, tropes, word count, and more. If you have a specific Agent to query, please include the Agent’s first name in the query letter. Submit only to one Agent.

 

Fiction

Genres of Interest:

Historical, Multi-Cultural, Cozy Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Suspense/Thriller, Upmarket Women’s Fiction, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Literary Fiction, Fantasy (High/Low/Epic/Grimdark/Noblebright, et al.), Action/Adventure, Military.

Please send us the following (PDF Documents Only):

  • Your best elevator pitch in a query letter including title, genre, and word count of your manuscript

  • Synopsis of the work, preferably one page long

  • First three chapters of your manuscript

  • Detailed author bio including a list of publications to date and sales history of previous titles

  • Detailed marketing plan including social media accounts, link to your website, and all professional and personal organizations

 

Non-Fiction

Genres of Interest:

Advice/Relationship, Biography, Business/Economics, Leadership, Diet, Health/Medical, History/Politics/Current Affairs, How-to, Humor, Lifestyle, Memoir, Narrative Non-Fiction, Parenting, Religion/Spirituality, Self-Help, and True Crime. 

 Please send us the following (PDF Documents Only):

  • Your best elevator pitch in a query letter. Be sure to include title, genre, and word count of your manuscript.

  • A polished and detailed book proposal which should include: 

    • Book overview

    • Target audience statement

    • Marketing plan including social media accounts, link to your website, and all professional and personal organizations

    • Competitive analysis

    • Author bio including a list of publications to date and sales history of previous titles

    • Chapter outline

    • Chapter descriptions

    • Three sample chapters (minimum, but you can submit more).

 

Please completely fill out the form below and email your submission to submissions@savvyliterary.com