Cover Letter
The letter should include author's name, address, phone number, and email address. It should sum up the plot in a single paragraph, as well as giving the book's title and word count. If the book is not completely finished, an estimated completion date should be given.
Credentials
The author's credentials that are pertinent to the book should be listed on a separate page. The list should include previously published books, any short stories that have appeared in an anthology or a magazine, any writing contests or awards won, any employment that has provided experience in the book's subject, etc. The list should differentiate between how many have actually been published, and by whom.
Synopsis
The synopsis should be two-to-five pages single-spaced and cover the entire book, including the ending to mysteries and thrillers.
Writing Sample
The sample should be the first fifty double-spaced pages, printed single-sided and unbound. Please make sure the pages are numbered.
Response
Due to the enormous volume of materials received, The Literary Group International will only respond to those authors whose work we intend to pursue.
The Literary Group International only considers material submitted on an exclusive basis.
Tips
All writers want their submission to stand out from the others and be noticed. The best way to do this is to make it as professional as possible: Print double-spaced on one side of the page in black ink on 8" x 11" white paper with a clear, readable 12 point font, use 1" margins all around and don't justify the right margin. Don't mix fonts or spacing, don't bind the pages together, and paginate consecutively throughout (not Chapter 2 Page 5). Don't print out the pages so they look like actual pages in a book.
