![]() If your manuscript returns home or to your inbox with a rejection, send it straight back out the next day to the next name on your list. * Make a list of your favourite agencies and work your way through them. * Some agencies don’t accept picture books others prefer literature for older children or teenagers only. Some recommend you approach multiple agencies while others discourage it. * Make a note of whether the agency prefers to be exclusively submitted to. Note that quite a few agents don’t take postal submissions any more. Make sure you following the guidelines for submitting to the letter or risk the wrath of the reader! Missing something simple like what should be attached and what should be pasted into the email could cost you a response. * Links to submissions requirement pages are included on this list. Get a feel for the type of work they like and the authors they represent. ![]() Make your submission business-like and to the point. If you haven’t approached agents before, take these points into account before submitting: The turnaround can sometimes even be brutally quick! You are also more likely to get a standard rejection form, so you need to develop a tough skin and not take the lack of feedback personally – it’s simply a lack of time. You will find that agents are more likely to respond promptly than publishers as they are always searching for the next breakthrough book. You can find full listings of UK agents in the Writers and Artists Yearbook or the Writers Handbook. If you have decided to take the agent route, this list of agents is not exhaustive but will give you a starting point. Some people argue that if you approach publishers first then the agent won’t be able to submit to them, but to my mind there are such a small number of publishers you can approach yourself that I don’t think this would be a problem. As we know, there aren’t many children’s publishers (or indeed adult ones) who accept unagented manuscripts these days, but on the other hand some small publishers may be more likely to take a chance on an unknown than an agent. Publisher or agent? There are mixed opinions about which to try first. Following on from my list of children’s publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts, I thought I’d post a list for people who are submitting children’s books to agents, as I’m considering that route for one of my novels and I thought others might find it helpful.
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