Also you mentioned in an earlier post that you don’t accept cover illustrations. For science fiction, fantasy and horror lovers. Thanks.

Is it okay to send all four? – one cover letter A quick question, if you do decide to publish do I incur any fees? We are looking to buy the right to publish manuscripts throughout the world. I’ll be sending them now. Also, how long should I wait for a confirmation before assuming that my message has been sent to a spam folder? I have resent from the email address on this form.

I sent an email hodderscape@hodder.co.uk on the 22nd, and another one from a different email address on the 29th. Someone asked earlier about headers with name and page number. If you have an agent, please do not submit to us during this open submissions period. I was just wondering, in the two pages explaining the story, would you like me to explain just the storyline of the first book or do you want me to explain everything of the story since I planned it out to be a trilogy? Yes, that’s fine. Hi. I sent my submission in on the 11th Aug but got no response. The submissions period will open at 12 am GMT on 3 August, 2015, and will close on 16 August, 2015, at 11.59 pm, GMT. How much detail are you after, synopsis-wise? Please tick this box to indicate that you’re 13 or over. Should we delete them before submitting? Thanks. Required fields are marked *. You may send the second one as well, as long as you make it VERY CLEAR in the synopsis that it is the second in a series and you’ve also submitted the first. Ken. Thanks, Please advise – thank you.

Or is this something you can only share with those who are selected out of this particular crop of talent? see, can’t see for looking! Would you be interested and if so, what would you want to see – 15,000 and the outline for all three, or just the first?

And if you think your synopsis would be strengthened by including summaries of books 2 and 3, please include them. If my submission was previously self-published, do I need to make sure it is not for sale through any venue before I submit? Statements about multiple submissions – in the email or in one of the attachments?

Hi Anne–I’ve written a novel and have a completed first draft. telling us about the multiple submissions: please include that information in the body of your email. Because it’s not complete yet, I can’t really say what the final word count will be. A couple of questions. What about submissions that are imminently going to be self-published (i.e. Please tick this box to indicate that you’re 13 or over. Hi – if you accept unfinished novels, is it ok to NOT send a synopsis with those? I’m sorry, I have a question too. ” unless the instructions say to leave the body of the email blank. Good afternoon. No worries!

Three chapters OR up to 15,000 words is fine.

Hi Anne, I was wondering if I would be able to send in the first four chapters (around 12k words) as I feel they best represent my novel. Hi Anne,

Double spacing after a full stop? Hi! Is that okay? Please email hodderscape (hodderscape@hodder.co.uk) with your name and the title of your story and I’ll search the database and get back to you! . Perfect!

No, if you need the extra space you should take it. We use cookies to enhance your visit to us. If yes, would a prologue count as one of the opening three chapters? (Although we request that submissions be written in Times New Roman, not Courier.). Please submit under your real name; if you’re concerned that we’ll be confused, let us know in your email that you have the same name as a famous author but you aren’t that person. All must be ATTACHED to the email, NOT included in the body of the email. We have updated our Privacy Policy Probably an estimated word-count would be best. No, you can continue to sub it out elsewhere. Did I get the adress right first time? The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. Hi Anne, Well, August is nearly upon us! Do you want a covering letter with pitch as well as the cover sheet, and if yes, should it be in the text of the email or attachment only? Can I send you the first 15,000 words of both and both synopsis, or would you prefer just the first one? Will it matter? By continuing to use this site, you agree to the terms of our updated Privacy Policy. Sure, just let us know in the body of the email! You can format the chapter headings in whatever way you feel is best. My daughter, (And co-author!) Would this be a problem? I didn’t find out about it until it had already closed. Multiple submissions are allowed.

Thank you very much for clearly that up. It breaks the story at a better place, I think. Or would that be something to be dealt with later? Hi, just wondering, would 45,000 words be okay? I look forward to hearing from you.

However, d*** Google Books is pulling a listing as if it was actually published. Double space between each letter? A paragraph introducing the author/designer, including. I have been working on my Synopsis and hope to submit by the 8th. The outline for the first only, please, including a line about how it’s the first in a trilogy. Firstly thank you for the opportunity. Should we put the cover letter, synopsis and first three chapters into 1 document and attach it to the email or would you prefer three separate attachments? You are more than welcome to submit your manuscript elsewhere while you’re waiting. 2.

Or should I just skip that and stick to the hard 15,000 word count? A couple of quick questions if I may – you mentioned Steampunk, how about comic Dieselpunk? © 2015 - 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Limited. how about ‘TITLE – cover page’ ‘TITLE – synopsis’ ‘TITLE. Annnnd I said ‘competition’ when I meant ‘submission’ time. Though I was the actual publisher, in that I paid for it, a copy or two is available on Amazon, where the publisher is listed as ‘Poetry Monthly Press.’ In the light of this, would you accept the book as a submission? We’re just catching up on everything – please be patient! You’ll have to use your good judgement here, but if we feel the submission skews too young, we’ll reject it. Generally, I also put two or three sentences in the body of the email along the lines of “Dear Ms Perry, Please find attached my fantasy novel, xxxx, in which…. We have…, We have now responded to every email we received during our open submissions period. I have a weird situation. Please would you clarify re word count. Thanks, Anne–and thank you for this opportunity! I’ve just realised that in my second submission I forgot to add the header with the information and page numbers. Nope. I submitted at 1:30 AM (GMT) on August 3rd, and I haven’t received a confirmation e-mail. But totally understand what a humongous job this must be for you all!

I understand that for the competition you’re looking for only the first three chapters/first 15,000 words. Tell us the word-count for what you’ve completed already and also include an estimate for the final novel. The ending of book 1 or 12? Should be fine – I’ll let you know as soon as I can. Are you looking for professionally edited submissions? Hi, you mention in your post that you will try to let everyone who submitted know by Sept 30th if they had been successful or not. I’ve only just seen this & don’t think I’ll be able to finish 3 chapters within the time frame as I was working on a non SFF novel until very recently. We’ll be looking to purchase full volume rights, including physical, digital and audio throughout the world, but will be open to negotiation once we make our first offer.

Yes – we’re after the first three chapters OR fifteen thousand words, whichever you prefer. today is 26 Sept. 2018 – are you open for submissions at this time? I’m trying to submit three chapters and I’m getting a bounceback message. I’m afraid that may be too late. We will not read complete manuscripts at this stage in the open submissions process. I had a glitch with my e-mail and may have either sent you an e-mail with no attachment, or an attachment with an empty e-mail (or possibly I sent nothing at all the first time- there’s nothing in my sent mail folder, but that might not mean much since my browser crashed while all this was going on). I’ve got a novel set a few years in the future with a dystopian/dark feel. Stay tuned to Hodderscape for more information! Please include only the basic information requested above on the cover letter. Sign up to the Hodder & Stoughton email newsletter to keep up to date with new releases, author news, and exclusive competitions. Thank You, Best wishes…. We are not a self- or hybrid-publishing house and we absolutely would not charge any author anything. (totaling around 12k words) I feel like the best represent the world, at least better than if I left the fourth chapter out.

I see that the information goes into the synopsis, not the cover letter. Many thanks for the quick reply, that’s good to know and I’ll be patient for the next week! I just saw this. Just wanted to say that you should delete the period at the end of the email address: hodderscape@hodder.co.uk. Should it be marked as a working title? And for letting us know too, as other open subs I’ve seen didn’t email – basically said ‘if you don’t hear from us, assume you weren’t successful’, which always makes you wonder if they did receive the submission. Sorry, I’m an idiot. Do you know when your next open submissions will be? That’s reassuring to read. British? This would explain why you received my submission at 12:56 am and not 11:56 pm like I thought.

We hope to have replied to everyone by the end of September, and we won’t begin sending out responses until the submissions period has closed. Thank you for answering all these questions, but I have yet another one for you! Thank you for the prompt response. Also, for multiple submissions, (I’ve been busy) would you prefer each one attached to a separate email, or all attached to one email? Follow Anne Perry on Twitter: TheFingersOfGod. Any -punk is fine, as long as the submission contains some element of the speculative or fantastic. Are you guys only looking for books geared towards young-adults? I’m afraid we’d really need a synopsis to get a sense of where the book is going to go.

Thanks. Hi, strange question, but I’d want to use a pseudonym if my book were to be published, should I use my real name on the cover page etc, or the name I plan to use? Thanks! There is an important distinction between the 2 & therefore of the value of what you’re offering & negotiations or no, there must be a baseline, Subject to negotiation makes me think I need to get a solicitor. When it comes to formatting, should italicised words and passages be shown as italics or underlined?

What Does The Name Angelina Mean In Italian, Wayhaught Fanfiction, City Of Brevard Jobs, Roman Catacombs Facts, Henry Percy Hotspur, Cedar Lake, Per-pupil Spending By State Adjusted For Cost Of Living, Jackson County Jail Mugshots, Introduction To History Of English Literature, Dental Amalgam Pdf, God Can Do It Again Audio, Supernatural Season 13 Episode 16, Catawba Falls Trail Map, Shout Lyrics Meaning, Wreck In Fannin County, Bourbon County Jail Commissary, Consumer Action News, Collective Agreement 2019, The Lost Patrol Fallout 4 Report To Paladin Danse, How To Remove Sim Card From Iphone, Walker For Babies Good Or Bad, Seek 2019, Evans, Ga Area Code, Colonial Antiques For Sale, Gwinnett County Jail, United Aircraft Corporation, Golden Ratio Dna, Blackjack With Friends App, The Gunpowder Plot Macbeth Bbc Bitesize, Operation Christmas Child Collection Week 2020, Montgomery County Tax Assessor, Movies Like The Librarian, Ridgeway Martinsville 2505 Grandfather Clock, Best Baby Walker For Hardwood Floors, Chesterfield County Personal Property Tax, Falling In Reverse Gangsta’s Paradise, Clayton Ga Downtown, Supernatural Season 9 Episode 5, Is Desoto Falls Open, Paris, Tn News, Austin Police Department Budget, Atlanta Airport Security Wait Times, Meade Ks Police Department, Greta Thunberg Nobel Prize, John Wesley Quote Do All The Good You Can, Soraka Build, Apple Of Sodom Ahava, Cma Schedule 2019, Boston Coffee Shops, White County High School Graduation, Ivan's Childhood Yts, International Missionaries, Just Mercy Imdb Parents Guide, Songs About Grandchildren, Chauncey Name Meaning, Solanum Linnaeanum Uses, Treutlen County Jail Bookings, Franklin County Public Schools Va, Rabun County High School Demographics, Female Family Annihilators, Mersal Telugu Movie Name, Sterek Fanfic, Stacey Abrams Voting Rights, Lanier County Football, Lexington Fire Department Stations, Wanda L Dallas For Chief Magistrate, Shopgirl Band, Tony Canadeo, Mike Stone Net Worth, Henry Paulson Height, Finland Sustainability Ranking, Marx 1847, Magic Spell Synonym, Rockingham County Tax, Upper Chattahoochee River,