Submissions
We do not accept Poetry, Educational Curriculum, Erotica, Short Stories/Essay Collections
We are interested in YA, Adult fiction, and Non-fiction.
YA and ADULT FICTION: You must have a complete, previously unpublished, polished manuscript before contacting us.
SEND the following in the body of the email:
- A well-written query letter single spaced 350 words or less. The query must provide
- GENRE, WORD COUNT, TITLE
- Comps or something that conveys the concept of your book
- A compelling “back of the book summary” of what your book is about.
- A 1-2 page double spaced synopsis that outlines the main plot points of your story. INCLUDING the ending. This is not a long summary—this is a synopsis.
- The first 5 pages of your manuscript (Times New Roman, 12 point font, Double spaced)
NON-FICTION: You should have a full formal proposal ready to submit upon request.
In the body of the email, please submit:
- Genre (narrative, business, self-improvement, memoir etc.), word count, and title
- The Overview (what your book is about),
- Your author bio with any qualifications for your topic
Renee C. Fountain is looking for adult and YA fiction and non-fiction. She prefers: thrillers, horror/dark fantasy, romantasy, humor, rom-com, pop-culture, self-improvement and narrative/commercial.
Renee DOES NOT represent screenplays or previously published books (including self-published), High Fantasy (wizards, elves, magical powers/the chosen one) Hard Science Fiction, Space Opera, Post Apocalyptic, Cli-Fi, Sci-fi, MG, Picture Books, Erotica, Poetry, Novellas or Short Story Collections.
Please do not submit any novels with themes of: terrorism, politics/political topics, viruses, animal abuse/death.
EDITING: It is important that all manuscripts are proofread for grammatical errors and typos.
RESPONSE: Due to current backlog, it may take 90 days or more for a response if we are interested. We are a no response means no agency.
If you are querying a particular agent, please reference their name first in your submission. Please note, Allison Hegan and Dr. Emma Wood are not accepting submissions at this time.
SCREENWRITERS: If you are a screenwriter and wish to submit a screenplay or teleplay for consideration, email a query to ScriptSubmissions@ghliterary.com*
* Renee Fountain does not represent screenplays.
AUTHORS: For all new manuscript submissions, please email a query to Submissions@ghliterary.com.
Thank you for contacting Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management.