How to Submit Your Manuscript
Guidelines for your email submission
Please submit one file, by email, containing the following:
Your email title should be the title of your book.
The file as detailed below should be the only attachment.
The file format should be one of the following: Word (.docx), Pages (.pages), OpenOffice (.odt), PDF (.pdf).
The email address for your submissions is enquiries@tweedlecoate.co.uk.
General requirements
We do not accept submissions by post. With half the team in Yorkshire and half in Somerset we have to use electronic copies of everything (even though we all remember how nice paper copies of things once were).
We read every submission and aim to respond within one week. If you have not heard after two weeks, please do send us a reminder. Sometimes the sheer volume of submissions takes us a little longer to evaluate each one fully. We will have confirmed receipt within 2 working days so call us to make sure your email didn't vanish behind Alpha Centauri (or into the spam folder) and we'll know to send out a search party for it.
We are looking for high calibre writing in all genres, but please note that we do not publish pornographic material or offensive materials. If you aren't sure that your work is OK then call to ask first or include a note regarding it in your synopsis. Please read our Self Editing Guide before submitting your work to ensure you've done all you can to show us your work in it's best light.
If we feel that we cannot publish your work at this time, we will provide you with a brief, free feedback outlining the areas where we suggest more work is required. This is purely our opinion, and does not constitute an obligation on either our part or yours for reconsideration or re-submission respectively.
File Requirements
The file name should be your name and the title of the book.
The file format should be one of the following: Word (.docx), Pages (.pages), OpenOffice (.odt), PDF (.pdf). Don't compress your file (ie, no .zip files etc).
The file should have the following content:
- The title of your book and your name (your real name as well as a pen name if you plan to use one).
- A one page covering letter in three paragraphs:
i) Give the word count and genre of your book stating whether it is Childrens, MG, YA, adult or crossover.
ii) A brief explanation of the main plot of the story if a novel, or an outline of the scope of the subject if nonfiction.
iii) One sentence listing all literary awards, writing competitions in which you have been placed, or other published works, if you have any. One sentence about you and where you are with your writing currently. For nonfiction please paste your CV here. - A one page synopsis. For fiction, this should be an outline of the principal plot, including spoilers. For nonfiction, paste the chapter headings or table of contents (your table of contents may extend to additional pages).
- The first 5000 words of the text approximately, finishing at a natural break either before or after this point.