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International Literary and
Illustrators Agency |
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Submission Guidelines
for writers
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It is very important that
you follow our submission guidelines precisely. First of all; you MUST send
your works to our Italian offices in Milan, (casella
postale 10947 – cpd Milano Isola – 20110 Milano), to the attention of the Authors Selection Dept., better by registered mail (with tracking
number and/or ID number). The new postal
regulations intended to safeguard the mail have dramatically increased the
burdens on us in getting out the mail. We want all our prospective
clients to have a response from us. We can only make that happen
through your cooperation. If you included the
amount for the stamps (same amount as you paid to send us your work), you
will receive a response. About the amount for the stamps you can use cash or
international coupons (Union Postale Universelle), but for us cash make life easy because with
the international coupons we have to go to the Central Post Office. The Post
Office will discard or return mail that has no return address or mailed
improperly. If you do not follow
these instructions precisely, we cannot guarantee you will receive a
response. Also, please do not call
to check up on your submission; due to the large volume of submissions we
receive, we cannot track them individually. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: We are actively looking for established and new writers in a wide
range of genres. We're interested in all kinds of commercial fiction, including
thrillers, mysteries, children's, romance, women's fiction, ethnic, science
fiction, fantasy and general fiction. We are also interested in
literary fiction as long as it has a strong narrative. In nonfiction, we are interested in current
affairs, health, science, psychology, cookbooks, new age, spirituality,
pop-culture, adventure, true crime, biography and memoir. We are also
open to reviewing other genres and topics, as long as the material is for a
trade or general audience and not scholarly. We do accept unsolicited manuscripts and seriously consider all
submissions, including first time writers. We do not represent
screenplays and/or poetry. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK: We only accept finished manuscripts (at least 90% complete). Please do
not submit ideas or
treatments. Please, always include the amount for the stamps (same amount as you
paid to send us your work). We do not respond to submissions that aren't accompanied by the amount
for the stamps. We will not return any material unless the amount for
the stamps accompanies the submission. Additionally, because of new postal regulations, we cannot use metered
mail for returns. All self-addressed envelopes must have the amount for the
stamps, not meters. Also, please make sure you include an envelope, just
because you send amount for the stamps does not mean you will receive a
response. Please send only paper submissions; no disks or CDs. We do accept queries via email. However, we will not download
attachments and will only respond to emails that we are interested in. We normally respond to email queries within one week. If we haven't responded after one week, we are either not interested
in the material or have not received the email. For illustrators, please visit the Submission
Guidelines for Illustrators. Due to new postal regulations, all self-addressed envelopes must
follow these guidelines. Send us the amount for postal stamps
only. No metered mail. Envelopes must be addressed and
include our address as the return address in the top left corner of the
envelope. Use self-sealing envelopes. We prefer
business-sized (#10) envelopes (and like sized envelopes) that will be used
for our response only— all submission material will be discarded. If
you want your manuscript returned to you, large mailing envelopes with
sufficient amount for postage are acceptable. Please keep in mind that
this is a courtesy; we do our best to make sure you receive your manuscript
back but cannot guarantee it. Because of the large volume of submissions that we receive, we will
only respond to those that follow the above guidelines. Submissions made that do not follow our protocol will be discarded. The address to send submissions to is: Authors
Selection Dept. Casella postale 10947 Cpd Milano Isola 20110 Milano – Italy Please, take note that, with our free reading
service, we do not give comments or suggestions; we only value if your work
is suitable for our agency and for our clients and that our reply will arrive
in, about, six months. If you need, we can also send you back a “reading
card” with comments and suggestions, but this is not a free reading service. Here below our conditions: |
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Fiction, including
thrillers, mysteries, romance, women's fiction, ethnic, science fiction,
fantasy and general fiction. Non fiction, current
affairs, health, science, psychology, cookbooks, new age, spirituality,
pop-culture, adventure, true crime, biography and memoir.
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Children’s books and tales.
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InkandColors Ltd. International Literary
Agency will send you the “reading card” within 90 working
days. How to pay You can send a check, together with your work, to the following
address: Ink
and Colors Ltd. Reading
Card Service Casella postale 10947 Cpd Milano Isola 20110 Milano – Italy The beneficiary of the check must be (pay to the order of) H.A. Diffusione Thank
you for considering us for literary representation. We
look forward to reading your work. |
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