We represent literary fiction, quality commercial fiction, thrillers, suspense, children and young adult fiction, biographies and a few non fiction works.
We don't represent horror, Sci Fi and poetry. Read more
Specialises in fiction (no science fiction, horror or fantasy), biography, autobiography, show business, personality books, law, crime, politics, world affairs. Full-length MSS (home from 10%, overseas from 15%).
Will suggest revision. No reading fee, but preliminary letter essential.
Services To help writers reach their full potential through detailed advice, constructive criticism, and market directed input across the full range of technical and artistic requirements for approaching the market including: plot, characters, dramatic narrative momentum, style, grammar, punctuation, pace. Read more
Literary fiction, crime writing and writing for children; non-fiction: biography, history, sport, music popular culture. Also adult fiction and general non-fiction. No poetry, science fiction, fantasy or academic.
Represents children's writers and illustrators. No reading fee. See website for submission guidelines. Read more
All fiction, especially crime, women's commercial, general and literary fiction; all non-fiction, especially biography, history, health, cooking, arts and crafts.
No science fiction, horror, fantasy, short stories, poetry, academic books.
No reading fee. Send introductory letter describing work, first 3 chapters and sae.
Commercial and literary fiction and non-fiction, children's fiction (home 15%, overseas 20%). Submissions only by email. No reading fee. Will suggest revision where appropriate. See website for up-to-date submission requirements.
Does not accept poetry, short stories, screenplays, science fiction or fantasy for adults. Not currently looking for picture books. Read more
‘I was often accused of having an overactive imagination as a child and I was an avid reader. I used to fib to my mum, saying I was going out to play with the other kids and actually having a book in my pocket. I'd built a den on the waste ground at the far end of the housing estate where I grew up and I would hide there and read.
Earlier this year, Vulture reported on the curious case of paranormal-romance author Sherrilyn Kenyon, who claimed that "her ex and one of her former assistants hatched a ‘Shakespearean plot' to murder her by poison." That claim led to a $20 million lawsuit in which Kenyon alleged that her estranged husband, Lawrence (the divorce is not yet complete), and two co-conspirators had engaged in a ye Read more
Comic-Con International: San Diego ran July 17-21 at the San Diego Convention Center, with its usual extravagant combination of artists, presentations, mass fandom, and promotional events. Read more
Where there's comfort and unencumbered feeling and a glimpse of the infinite--of nature's determined will to "get it on" in the face of storm and drought--there is, too, the potential for story. Read more
As the ongoing trade war between the United States and China rumbled on early this year, some interesting book industry statistics were coming out of the People's Republic. In January, OpenBook, the Beijing-based industry data monitor, announced that retail sales in China had jumped 11.3% to RMB89.4bn, or around $13bn.
Why has the literary world gone crazy for Sally Rooney? Is it her age-28? Is it her two acclaimed novels, Conversations With Friends and Normal People? Or is it her "sensuous lips"?
SAN FRANCISCO - In George Orwell's "1984," the classics of literature are rewritten into Newspeak, a revision and reduction of the language meant to make bad thoughts literally unthinkable. "It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words," one true believer exults. Read more
No one seems to have escaped the fan fury over the finals season of Game of Thrones. While likely no one got it quite as bad as showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, even author George R.R. Martin-who wrote A Song of Ice and Fire, the book series upon which the show is based, faced backlash surrounding the HBO hit. Read more
Open to unpublished poems from poets from all over the world writing in English
£7 for the first poem, then £4 for every subsequent poem
Prize:
First prize £5,000, second prize £2,000, third prize £1,000
The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry is a major international award for poems embracing ecological themes.
The Prize aims to highlight the role poetry can play in raising awareness, gaining insight, and provoking concern for the ecological imperatives of our time.
First prize is £5,000, second prize is £2,000, and third prize is £1,000. Read more
‘I was often accused of having an overactive imagination as a child and I was an avid reader. I used to fib to my mum, saying I was going out to play with the other kids and actually having a book in my pocket. I'd built a den on the waste ground at the far end of the housing estate where I grew up and I would hide there and read. Read more
'Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.'
'An overactive imagination'
‘I was often accused of having an overactive imagination as a child and I was an avid reader. I used to fib to my mum, saying I was going out to play with the other kids and actually having a book in my pocket. I'd built a den on the waste ground at the far end of the housing estate where I grew up and I would hide there and read. Read more