Submissions
We are happy to receive submissions. As an agency we are interested in showcasing talent which deserves to be heard, regardless of age, gender or background. We seek to work with authors whose careers we can help build over the long term, across multiple projects. We are a boutique agency, who work hands-on with all our clients, and this means we have to be extremely selective. If your project is not for us – it might simply be we do not have capacity, please don’t be disheartened!
Rachel Mills is very selectively looking for new clients writing commercial and upmarket non-fiction and wishing to develop their work into major global publishing and media brands.
Areas of interest include psychology, popular science, well-being, narrative non-fiction, biography, food, sustainability, health. She looks for authors who are renowned experts in their current field and would like to translate this into books. She looks for projects which are international and will translate to screen, and authors who are keen to develop their work across multiple books. Whatever genre you are working in, voice and storytelling are key for her.
If you are keen to work with a co-writer, Rachel can facilitate that where appropriate.
How to submit to Rachel
Please email her and include as much
detail about yourself and the project as
possible, ideally with at least one sample chapter. We regret that as we receive such a high volume of submissions we may not be able to reply to every one. If you have not heard from her within one month I am
afraid your project was not for us.
Nelle Andrew
WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR:
Literary/Commercial Crossover Fiction; Reading Group or Book Club Fiction; Love Stories; Smart Romance; Romantasy; Epic but accessible Fantasy; Gothic; Issue-led Horror; Historical Plus; Unpredictable Crime and Thriller; Propulsive Literary Novels; Speculative.
(SOME) OF MY FAVOURITE BOOKS: *Rebecca*, *The Secret History*, *Blood Over Bright Haven*, *The Song of Achilles*, *Girl, Woman, Other*, *Beloved*, *Never Let Me Go*, *Wolf Hall*, *Fingersmith*, all of Sarah J. Maas's works, *The Time Travellers Wife* *My Brilliant Friend*, *The Paper Palace*, *The Appeal*.
SUBMISSION:
I am particularly on the hunt for love stories or stories of big connection...I would love to find more propulsive literary novels—well-written books that are impossible to put down and that you feel you could discuss for ages afterward.
I would love to find some more gothic romantasy or fantasy and some feminist or issue led horror. I absolutely love clever, original concepts across all genres and have always been drawn to narratives with strong relationships and interrogations at their core. If you can make me laugh or cry you are golden but I am a tough nut to crack.
To be honest what I love most is a narrative with something to say but an especially interesting and entertaining way of saying it. I want to escape into a book and never want to leave. Crime is tough at the moment, as is thriller but I know something phenomenal is around the corner so please do try me. I am always keen to find new voices across any age or background. I believe great writers can come from anywhere and I want to know the world through their lens, not just one POV.
Above all I love books - reading is my all time favourite thing to do and if I fall for you, I fall hard.
How to submit to Nelle
Please email her a one page outline of story, the first 3 chapters or 50 pages and a covering letter. She aims to respond to all submissions within 6-8 weeks. Nelle does not accept: non fiction; any children's books; short stories; poetry; script; or
sci-fi.