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Zeno Agency Ltd

Submission status
Open
Submission route
Email
Response time
Aims to reply within 12 weeks
Last checked
Yesterday

Submission guidelines

The agency accepts fiction submissions by email (except where noted otherwise) that fit its current requirements. What to send: the first three chapters (or an equivalent segment of around 50 double-spaced pages), a synopsis, and a covering letter. Formatting: chapters should be sent as attachments in.doc,.docx or PDF format, in a legible font no smaller than 12pt, double spaced, with pages numbered. The name, email address and a contact number should appear on the title page. The text of the submission should not be pasted into the email body; only attachments in the requested formats will be considered. Word count: adult novels of less than 75,000 words are not accepted. Children's fiction should be no less than 50,000 words. Synopsis: should be a simple explanation of the story from chapter one to the end, not proposed cover copy, and should not run over two pages. Covering letter: should include an elevator pitch and a few lines about the writer and their writing career to date. Mention should be made if another novel has previously been sent to Zeno. Submissions should not be sent again if a previous submission was declined. Submissions by post are not accepted. Subject line should read 'SUBMISSION [title of novel] by [name]'. Only one agent should be submitted to at a time. Per-agent method: John Berlyne accepts submissions by email. Stevie Finegan accepts submissions via QueryManager only.

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Children's BooksCommercial FictionContemporary FictionCrimeFantasyGraphic NovelsHealth & WellnessHistorical FictionHorrorLiterary FictionMemoirMiddle GradeNarrative Non-FictionOther Non-FictionParanormal RomancePoliticsPsychological SuspenseRomanceRomantic FantasyScience FictionThrillerTrue CrimeYoung Adult

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