Today I’m starting sending out the queries. First on the list are the e-mail ones, starting with the UK-based agents.
1. AP Watt agency
A commercial fiction offering. Query letter and synopsis sent to Mr Jon Elek
2. Ariella Feiner of United Agents
A young adult offering. Query letter, synopsis and 10,000 words excerpt.
3. Darley Anderson
A young adult offering. Query letter, brief synopsis and three chapters, sent to Ms Madeleine Buston
4. Greene & Heaton
A young adult offering. Query letter, synopsis and three chapters, sent to submissions department
5. Anthony Harwood
A commercial fiction offering. Query letter mentioning Alison Goodman, sent to submissions department
6. John Jarrold
A fantasy offering. Query letter mentioning Temeraire and Havemercy and 6 chapters.
7. Marjacq agency
A commercial fiction offering. Query letter, synopsis and three chapters, sent to Mr Philip Patterson
8. Marsh agency
A commercial fiction offering. Query letter, synopsis and three chapters, sent to Ms Hannah Ferguson via online form.
9. MBA agency
A fantasy offering. Query letter, synopsis and three chapters, sent to submissions department
10. Robert Kirby of United Agents
A commercial fiction offering. Query letter, synopsis and three chapters. Note: Kirby is Rob Brydon’s agent. Use it somehow? 😉
11. Rogers, Coleridge & White
A young adult offering. Query letter, synopsis and three chapters, sent to Claire Wilson
12. Toby Eady Associates
A commercial fiction offering. Query letter, synopsis and three chapters, sent to submissions department
13. Wade & Doherty
A fantasy offering. Query letter mentioning David Gemmell, synopsis and 10,000 words excerpt sent to Ms Broo Doherty
Next are US-based agencies accepting e-mail:
1. Inkwell Management
A commercial fiction offering. Query letter and two chapters in the body of e-mail sent to submissions department
2. Jill Grinberg
A young adult offering. Query letter mentioning Westerfeld and Goodman, and 50 pages excerpt
3. Laura Dail agency
A young adult offering. Query letter, brief synopsis and 5 page excerpt sent to submissions department
4. Maas Agency
A fantasy offering. Query letter, brief synopsis and 5 page excerpt in the body of e-mail sent to Ms Jennifer Jackson
5. Matt Bialer
A fantasy offering. Query letter, bio, synopsis and three chapters.
6. Kristen Wolf agency
A commercial fiction offering. Query letter and three chapters sent to Kristen Wolf
Phew. That’s a lot of work. Over the week I’ll be sending out the snail-mails – 10 agents altogether.
Edit: 7. Scott Hoffman of Folio Lit
A fantasy offering. Query letter sent via website form.