Emily MacDonald
- Submission status
- Closed
- Submission route
- Response time
- Aims to reply within 8 weeks
- Last checked
- 13 days ago
About
Emily is an agent in the Books Department at 42 Management & Production.
She joined 42 in 2019, working with Eugenie Furniss across her clients. She is now building her own list of authors.
Genres
Looking for
- book club, high-concept crime/thriller, upmarket and literary fiction
- a crime/thriller set within a subcult
- a modern retelling of British folklore (think Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire)
- an unconventional love story
- a character led journey of self-discovery (especially one set within a diasporic community)
- stories woven into their surroundings, where the setting is as central a character as those who drive the narrative
- narrative non-fiction which immerses the reader into an untold true story (personal or historical), exploring a new point of view, and providing a compelling social commentary, with an investigative twist
- scottish and regional voices with stories to tell
Agency submission guidelines
Submissions are accepted by email only (no post). Send the first three chapters of the novel or non-fiction project, plus a full synopsis, to booksubmissions@42mp.com, with the manuscript attached as a Word Document. The email body should contain a covering letter stating the genre and market the book fits into, and any relevant writing experience. Indicate which agent the submission is for (check that they are open to enquiries first), and submit only one project at a time. Manuscripts should only be sent to the booksubmissions@42mp.com address. Alert the agency if other agents have requested the complete manuscript or if there is an offer of representation.
Links
- Website42mp.com/agents
- Submissions42mp.com/books/submissions
- Emailemilymacdonald@42mp.com
