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Emily MacDonald

42 Management & Production

Submission status
Closed
Submission route
Email
Response time
Aims to reply within 8 weeks
Last checked
4 days ago

About

Emily is an agent in the Books Department at 42 Management & Production, building her own list.

She joined the agency in 2019, working with Eugenie Furniss across her clients before establishing her own list.

What they represent

Commercial FictionCrimeLiterary FictionNarrative Non-FictionThriller

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. Think the obsessive vein of Kirk W. Johnson or personal/political dispatches of Aidan Hartley
  • scottish and regional voices with stories to tell

Links

Agency submission guidelines

Submissions are accepted by email only; postal submissions are not considered. What to send: the first three chapters of the novel or non-fiction project, plus a full synopsis, sent to booksubmissions@42mp.com. Formatting: manuscripts should be attached as a Word Document. Covering letter: write a covering letter in the body of the email stating the genre and market the book fits into, and any relevant writing experience. Agent choice: indicate which agent the submission is directed to, after checking the Who We Are section to confirm that agent is open to enquiries. Rules: only one project should be submitted at a time. All submissions should go to the booksubmissions@42mp.com address (agents should not be emailed directly). Writers should alert the agency if other agents have requested the complete manuscript or if there is an offer of representation.

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