Submitting Fiction  


NOTE: Before submitting fiction to the agency, please first read all of these instructions.


Submission Requirements for Fiction ...

Your novel must be completed before you send a query. If we request the full manuscript, please be ready to send it to us.

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. Mention how you have learned to write fiction such as University studies; working with a private editor; working with a critique group; how many years you have been writing; conferences attended; writers' groups like RWA or MWA you have joined, and so on.

Additional submission instructions and information:

 

Sending In Your Fiction Proposal ...

Submit queries via regular mail or email. We do not accept submissions by phone.

Submitting via Regular Mail
Send the query letter, synopsis, and sample pages by regular mail to:
Natasha Kern Literary Agency
P. O. Box 1069
White Salmon, WA 98672

You should receive a response from the agency within two to four weeks IF we are interested in talking with you further about your project. No response within that time is an indication that your project is not one that we are seeking to represent at this time.

Do not include an SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) unless you need materials returned to you. We prefer to contact writers to request more material if we are interested in their project. However, if you do include an SASE with sufficient postage we will return your submitted material (other than the actual query letter) along with a form rejection letter.

Submitting via Email
Send the query letter, synopsis, and sample pages within the body of the email. 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.

Send email queries 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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