Query submissions
August 23rd 2007 14:51
Good morning everyone,
Hope everybody is good today. As you know, because I have brought it up so often, I have written a young adult book. It is now completely edited and I am starting the submission process. I am really starting with only agents, because I heard that is the way to go. That publishing houses really only take material from agents. The one exception is an editor at a publishing house that I met at a writer's conference. I am sending to her with a letter reminding her that we met. Some agents take postal queries and some only take e-mail queries. On Monday, I sent out 10 submissions. Within a day, I heard back from 3 of them. One rejection and two asking me to see additional material. Now, while pleased, I would like to know if anybody could give me advice on where to research the agents. I have found one of them in various agent search sites and it has mixed reviews. Nothing negative, just not many sales. The other I can't find any substantial news on at all. This is what I am fearful of, because I don't know the business. Even though I heard that it is not necessary to register your work, I did anyway, because some other friends of mine have made me paranoid. I didn't put it on my submissions query because it seemed unprofessional. I am just curious how to find out if an agency is reputable or not. While, it was nice to get asked for additional material and exciting as well, it won't make a bit of difference if an agency is going to screw me over. So, if anybody could give any advice, it would be much appreciated. I will keep everybody updated.
Later,
Jonathan
Hope everybody is good today. As you know, because I have brought it up so often, I have written a young adult book. It is now completely edited and I am starting the submission process. I am really starting with only agents, because I heard that is the way to go. That publishing houses really only take material from agents. The one exception is an editor at a publishing house that I met at a writer's conference. I am sending to her with a letter reminding her that we met. Some agents take postal queries and some only take e-mail queries. On Monday, I sent out 10 submissions. Within a day, I heard back from 3 of them. One rejection and two asking me to see additional material. Now, while pleased, I would like to know if anybody could give me advice on where to research the agents. I have found one of them in various agent search sites and it has mixed reviews. Nothing negative, just not many sales. The other I can't find any substantial news on at all. This is what I am fearful of, because I don't know the business. Even though I heard that it is not necessary to register your work, I did anyway, because some other friends of mine have made me paranoid. I didn't put it on my submissions query because it seemed unprofessional. I am just curious how to find out if an agency is reputable or not. While, it was nice to get asked for additional material and exciting as well, it won't make a bit of difference if an agency is going to screw me over. So, if anybody could give any advice, it would be much appreciated. I will keep everybody updated.
Jonathan
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Comment by David
These are probably the best two starting points regarding Australian Literary Agents and Agencies:
1. The Australian Literary Agents' Association -
Really Long Link
2. OzLit's listing of Literary Agents -
Really Long Link
You'll find there are only about a dozen major literary agencies in Australia.
One other thing you can do is submit your manuscript to a Manuscript Assessment Agency. This will cost you, however, the Agencies tend to look at your work if it gets a favourable assessment.
David ...