Traditional publishing: Writing queries and where to send them to

[MichaelSullivan]

I compiled this data as part of a recent AMA on Publishing Paths at reddit but thought it might be helpful to the community at large so I broke it out.


Resources for Writing Query Letters

• Noah Lukeman's How to Write a Winning Query Letter (Free PDF)
• Marcus Sakey - How to ensure 75% of agents will request your mateirial]
• Jane Friedman's Writer's Digest Series on Writing Queries
• Query Shark - critical review of queries

Resources for Book Publishers for Direct Sumbission

• Query Tracker
• Duotrope
• Preditors & Editors
• Ralan (Speculative Fiction)
• Agent Query
• Writer Magazine.com
• List of US Publishers

Resources for Finding Agents

• 1,000 Literary Agents
• Agent Query
• Preditors & Editors
• Publisher’s Marketplace: to see who is making deals.
• Association of Author Representatives
• US Literary Agents

Annual Directories of Agents and Publishers

• 201x Writer's Market Deluxe Edition
• 201x Guide to Literary Agents
• Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents 201x

 

[Black Dragon]

Thanks for this great info, Michael. This thread is now a sticky.

 

[MichaelSullivan]

Nice - glad you found it useful.

 

[Trip Williams]

This is great information! Thank you so much for posting. I certainly will look into these. I want to traditionally publish, and haven't the foggiest of how to go about doing it.

 

[Wamsutta]

Thanks for compiling all this in one place. I see that the Query Shark is still taking and answering questions. Do you think the information in the older articles about query letters still apply today?

 

[TheRealKyleTM]

I compiled this data as part of a recent AMA on Publishing Paths at reddit but thought it might be helpful to the community at large so I broke it out.


Resources for Writing Query Letters

• Noah Lukeman's How to Write a Winning Query Letter (Free PDF)
• Marcus Sakey - How to ensure 75% of agents will request your mateirial]
• Jane Friedman's Writer's Digest Series on Writing Queries
• Query Shark - critical review of queries

Resources for Book Publishers for Direct Sumbission

• Query Tracker
• Duotrope
• Preditors & Editors
• Ralan (Speculative Fiction)
• Agent Query
• Writer Magazine.com
• List of US Publishers

Resources for Finding Agents

• 1,000 Literary Agents
• Agent Query
• Preditors & Editors
• Publisher’s Marketplace: to see who is making deals.
• Association of Author Representatives
• US Literary Agents

Annual Directories of Agents and Publishers

• 201x Writer's Market Deluxe Edition
• 201x Guide to Literary Agents
• Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents 201x

This is amazing thank you! I want to trditionally publish something but I think I need to figure out how to finish writing a manuscript before I look too far into this rabbit hole of research XD