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REPRESENTS: Novels, Novellas, YA, Non-Fiction
CONSIDERS THESE FICTION AREAS: Adventure, Ethnic, Fantasy, Young Adult
CONSIDERS THESE NON-FICTION AREAS: Animals, Crafts/Hobbies, Ethnic/Cultural Interests, Juvenile Non-Fiction,
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film
DOES NOT WANT: Poetry, Romance, Screen Plays or Self-Help, Westerns, Science Fiction/Futuristic, War/Spy or Detective/Crime
ATTN: AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY NEW MANUSCRIPTS
HOW TO CONTACT: Query with SASE, Synopsis and first 3 chapters to:
THOTH LITERARY AGENCY
Littleton, Colorado 80162-0277
We respond in 3 weeks to queries; 12 weeks to MSS.
Returns materials
only with SAS envelope
TERMS: Agent receives 10% commission on domestic sales; 15% on foreign sales. Offers written contract,
binding for one year.
1. No gimmicks; comply with guidelines.
2. Always include SASE or else we won't be able to contact you.
3. Please send properly prepared sample chapters; first 3, double-spaced and in a readable font (e.g., Times
New Roman 10-12). Please don't send your only copy of the artwork or mss. We cannot be responsible for
lost materials.
4. Make sure you submit your best work possible - check grammar and spelling, passionately! Keep in mind
that you're ultimately expecting the masses to pay somewhere in the range of $15.00+ for your book. It never benefits
you to send in a query or mss with misspellings (you'd be surprised how many are submitted). Simply stated:
if you can't spell, you can't write.
5. While it is wonderful that the neighborhood children, your mother, father, nephews, nieces, friends and
significant other love your work and think it's brilliant, it is totally irrelevant and not impressive to any agent or publisher.
What is important is whether the book is marketable!
6. You need to sell yourself as well. What are your accomplishments? Have you been published?
Tell us about YOU!
7. Keep your query to the point...try this exercise: Describe your book in ONE sentence; you should be able to
do so.
TIPS:
"We are not interested in receiving poorly written submissions from authors
with grandiose attitudes; don't compare yourself to Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien, etc. Blackmail never works--don't tell us
that you'll only send your manuscript to us if we can guarantee you will be published. Write stories that make sense;
research everything down to the bone; think about what you're writing and don't leave people wondering what you meant. Most
importantly, be proud of your work; no self-deprecation."
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