Submission guidelines
The agency welcomes submissions from new and established authors. It is not currently accepting screenplays, short stories or poetry, and only accepts stories written in English. Fiction submissions should be emailed directly to the chosen agent; non-fiction submissions go to submissions@theblairpartnership.com. Only one agent should be emailed per submission.
What to send (fiction): Include the working title in the subject line. In the email, include a one-line elevator pitch, a short blurb, the target market and genre, and any competitions or prizes won. Attach the first thirty pages of the manuscript and a one-page synopsis in one Word document or PDF.
What to send (non-fiction): Send to submissions@theblairpartnership.com. Include the working title in the subject line. In the email, include a one-line elevator pitch, a short blurb, the target market and genre, plus any relevant prizes, social media platform size and engagement, and pertinent qualifications or career experience. Attach a proposal document and a writing sample in one Word document or PDF.
Proposal length: The proposal should be no more than 10,000 words, and should cover why the book differs from what has been published before, why the target market needs it now, at least three comparable titles, and a writing sample of one to three chapters.
Formatting: Manuscripts and synopses should be laid out so they are easy to read.
File formats: Only Word documents or PDFs are accepted. Submissions sent as Pages documents, Google documents, WeTransfer files or DropBox downloads will not be read. Postal submissions will not be read and will be recycled.
Other rules: Only material written by the submitting author, or by all named co-authors with their permission, may be submitted. No material generated wholly or partially by AI may be submitted.
Hattie Grünewald: represents commercial and upmarket fiction, including women's fiction, crime and thriller, historical and book club fiction, as well as some non-fiction in lifestyle and personal development.
Rachel Petty: represents children's fiction and non-fiction up to young adult and crossover, but is not currently accepting picturebook submissions.
Ed Wood: represents crime, thriller, mystery and book club fiction.
