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YA and ADULT FICTION: You must have a complete, previously unpublished, polished manuscript before contacting us.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
- Comparable titles
- A compelling “back of the book summary” of what your book is about.
- A 2 page synopsis that outlines the main plot points of your story. INCLUDING the ending.
- 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
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.
SCREENWRITERS: If you are a screenwriter and wish to submit a screenplay or teleplay for consideration, email a query to ScriptSubmissions@ghliterary.com
AUTHORS: For all new manuscript submissions to Renee Fountain, please email a query to Submissions@ghliterary.com. Renee C. Fountain is currently only accepting queries for NON-FICTION and HORROR FICTION. Renee DOES NOT represent screenplays or previously published books (including self-published). Please do not submit novels with themes of terrorism, politics/political topics, animal abuse/death, or splatterpunk/extreme horror.
* Please note, Allison Hegan and Gita Hassin are closed to submissions at this time.
Thank you for contacting Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management.