Submissions

OUR LIST IS CLOSED UNTIL JUNE 2008.

In the first instance, please send the first 3 chapters, a synopsis (1 side of A4) and a covering letter BY POST ONLY (NOT BY RECORDED or SPECIAL DELIVERY.) If you are submitting to other agencies at the same time, please tell us in your cover letter.

Children's Books (500 words and under) please submit the entire manuscript.

Please include an SAE with appropriate return postage (no postal coupons please.) Due to the large volume of manuscripts received, our RESPONSE TIME at present is between 3-4 months.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND QUERY EMAILS / LETTERS due to time constraints they will NOT be answered. If you wish to make a submission, follow the guidelines above.

Please DO NOT send material by email or disc, as material sent in these formats WILL NOT BE READ.

We do not charge a reading fee.

Please Note

Overseas Writers

Please DO NOT send material by email or disc, as material sent in these formats WILL NOT BE READ.

Manuscripts received from outside the UK will NOT BE RETURNED - this is due to the difficulty in calculating return postage and exchange rate, we will respond by email, please include an email address.

COMMISSION:
15% Home
20% Overseas

Send manuscripts to:

YASMIN STANDEN
The Standen Literary Agency
41b Endymion Road
London
N4 1EQ