Many publishers, especially the major ones, won't
accept unagented submissions.
Since Baen and only a couple of others
accept unagented mss, getting a personalize rejection from a publisher is even tougher.
Many publishers who only print LGBT material
accept unagented submissions because of this difficulty.
While many ebook - first and ebook - only publishers like Ellora's or Carina — the digital imprint of romance genre mainstay Harlequin —
accept unagented authors» submissions, they are also pushing a higher volume of titles; in the case of Ellora's, they are releasing eight to twelve titles each week and signing authors like Laurann Dohner to 75 - book deals.
In fact, most say they won't
accept unagented manuscripts.
Some, like Graywolf, don't
accept unagented material; their size and prestige matches that -LSB-...]
Not only do you have to send your work out to find an agent — there are very few traditional publishers who
accept unagented submissions — but then your work has to make the rounds to find a publisher.
Send the proposal to agents and / or small publishing houses that
accept unagented proposals (and prepare for rejection, because that's the most likely response).
Many small traditional publishers are open to new writers,
accept unagented submissions, create attractive book covers, market the books they publish, and pay real royalties... without charging authors anything.
Most major publishing houses no longer
accept unagented submissions.
Yet, because the industry is changing on an almost daily basis (did you hear that HarperCollins's sci - fi / fantasy imprint, Harper Voyager, will be
accepting unagented manuscripts from October 1 — 14?)
Amazon is actually
accepting unagented submissions for the Kindle Serials program, but does specific in the submission guidelines that the authors are expected to engage with their readers throughout the process of the book; additionally, there is an exclusivity agreement between Amazon and the authors who opt to publish their books in this format.
This is where many writers become discouraged and try submitting on their own to a publisher who
accepts unagented submissions.
Erica Verrillo submitted 22 Cookbook and Nonfiction Publishers
Accepting Unagented Manuscripts posted at Publishing... And Other Forms of Insanity, saying, «Here are 22 cookbook publishers welcoming proposals from authors — no agent needed!
Not exact matches
«No
unagented manuscripts
accepted.»
It's for
unagented debut novelists, and they are only
accepting YA or classic fantasy.
We
accept queries from agents and
unagented authors.