Fiction - Query With:
Query Letter
Synopsis
First 10 Pages
Non-Fiction - Query With:
Query Letter
Outline
First 10 Pages
Instructions:
Synopsis
First 10 Pages
Non-Fiction - Query With:
Query Letter
Outline
First 10 Pages
Instructions:
The Query Letter should include the titles, genre and word count of your manuscript, previous writing credits, your goals as an author and "a modicum of other personal information and commentary." A single page letter is preferred.
The Synopsis should be less than 2 pages, single spaced.
We also like to see the first 10 Pages of your submission.
You may send you submissions via snail mail or e-mail.
Snail mail should be sent to:
Amy Hayden, Acquisitions Director
155 E. 116th St.
New York, NY 10029
Please include e-mail address in your query letter, as that is the preferred method of communication.
Submission materials should be considered disposable. However, if you include an SASE that is large enough, we will mail them back to you.
What is an SASE?
A self addressed stamped envelope.
You include the postage, and mark your address as the return address.
E-mail should be sent to: ahayden@linnprentis.com
You may attach your synopsis and first ten pages, or you may include them in the body of the e-mail. While we certainly try to reply to all submissions, you can be sure that if we re interested in your work, you will be contacted.
Our response time ranges from 1 to 6 weeks. Should you fail to receive a reply and it has been 6 weeks, we encourage you to email a follow-up.
Contests
Authors, it's always a good idea to try your hand at a few contests - here's one thats happening until mid-April: Dear Lucky Agent Contest, hosted by Writers Digest. It for middle grade and young adult authors. Best to you!
A self addressed stamped envelope.
You include the postage, and mark your address as the return address.
E-mail should be sent to: ahayden@linnprentis.com
You may attach your synopsis and first ten pages, or you may include them in the body of the e-mail. While we certainly try to reply to all submissions, you can be sure that if we re interested in your work, you will be contacted.
Our response time ranges from 1 to 6 weeks. Should you fail to receive a reply and it has been 6 weeks, we encourage you to email a follow-up.
Contests
Authors, it's always a good idea to try your hand at a few contests - here's one thats happening until mid-April: Dear Lucky Agent Contest, hosted by Writers Digest. It for middle grade and young adult authors. Best to you!
