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The Carolyn Swayze Literary
Agency Ltd. represents some of the finest Canadian
authors writing today. We
do not handle romance, science fiction, poetry,
screenplays or children's picture books. We
do handle literary fiction, juvenile and teen
books and a limited list of commercial fiction. We
are eager to discover lively, thought-provoking
narrative non-fiction, especially in the fields of
science, history, travel, politics and
memoir. We
do not take telephone inquiries. The best way
to contact us is either by traditional mail or by
sending queries by e-mail.
In either case, please provide a brief resume which
will tell us who you are. Please include
publication credits, writing awards, education and
experience relevant to the kind of book project you
are working on. Include
a one-page synopsis of the book and the first ten pages. For non-fiction please include a proposal. If querying
by traditional mail, please include SASE for the return
of your materials, if return is desired. Under no
circumstances include original photographs, maps or
other irreplaceable treasures. If querying by email please follow the same guidelines. Please include your query letter in the body of your e-mail message and do not send attachments over 300KB. Please do not include any images in email queries.
Send material double-spaced, single-sided, loose
pages (no binding or binders). Use a font which is
easy to read, such as Arial or Times Roman, in 11
or 12 point size. Send
submissions by regular mail (not courier, not
registered), to W.R.P.O. Box 39588, White Rock,
B.C., Canada, V4B 5L6. We are sorry we cannot invest the time in reading
multiple submissions of complete manuscripts,
although we will read inquiries and proposals which
are multiple submissions. Do not query more than one project at a time. Please
understand that, while your query is important to
us, the volume of mail we receive makes a speedy
reply impossible. Allow up to six weeks for a reply
and -- in busy periods -- it might even take
longer. Please
direct e-mail inquiries to: reception@swayzeagency.com |
