How to submit your manuscript


Many writers do not know enough about how to submit their manuscripts to a publisher. Photo: Unsplash.com/Mari Helin-Tuominen

In this month’s column, I thought I would offer some general tips about manuscript submissions.

From my personal experience as an editor and speaker at literary festivals, I have found that many hopeful writers and authors often don’t take the trouble to learn this side of the business. It’s actually something writers can easily research online and I wonder why they don’t. Here are some do’s and don’ts when submitting manuscripts and also, when approaching publishers/editors at events or in real life (yes, it happens).

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