Submitting Fiction  


Submission Requirements for Fiction ...

Note that your novel must be completed before you send your submission to us.

Please include the following with your submission:

Mention similar books or writers in your genre so that we can begin to think about how we might market your work. The brief description and bio should be similar to those found on jacket copy of published books. If this is to be your first published book, please tell us how you have learned to write fiction: such as University studies or working with a private editor; conferences attended; writers' groups like RWA or MWA you have joined, and so on. If you have already been published by a publishing house please include the previous titles.


Submitting Your Fiction Proposal ...

Submit your fiction project via email. Please note that we accepts proposals only from residents of the U.S. and Canada.

Send the query letter, synopsis, and sample pages within the body of the email. Please format your material in an easy to read format format. We do not accept or read unsolicited attachments. Include the word QUERY, and also the title of your project in the email subject line. We will respond via email or phone within two weeks if we are interested in your project and need additional material. Otherwise, you will not receive a response other than an auto-reply email acknowledging your initial email submission. We aplogize in not being able to respond personally to every submission that we receive.

Address your email to: queries@natashakern.com

Agency Client Fees

The agency does not charge a reading fee and does not use outside readers. Submission of material does not guarantee the agency will represent the author or render the work more salable to publishers. The agency receives a 15% commission on domestic sales, splits a 15% commission on film sales with our Hollywood subagents, and splits a 20% commission with subagents for foreign rights sales.

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