Submissions

Please submit to submissions@bengonobessalaliteraryagency.com with your genre in the subject line

We do not accept submissions sent via post and we do not represent scripts or screenplays. How we handle your personal date can be found in our Privacy Policy. We aim to get back to you between 4-12 weeks.

While we acknowledge that AI, used with care, can be a useful tool for research, we do not accept submissions originated, written or edited by AI.

Fiction submissions

  • Please only submit when you have a full manuscript.
  • Your genre, title of your manuscript and your name in the subject line.
  • An introductory cover letter (no more than 500 words).
  • A one-page synopsis and first three chapters (approximately 10,000 words), preferably in Word (but we also accept PDFs).
  • The manuscript should be in 12 point font and double-spaced

Non-Fiction submissions

  • An author biography – no longer than a page long.
  • An introductory cover letter (no more than 500 words).
  • A full outline setting out the idea of the book and the aims of each chapter.
  • A sample chapter (no more than 5000 words)

Children’s & YA

  • Please only submit when you have a full manuscript.
  • Your genre, title of your manuscript and your name in the subject line.
  • An introductory cover letter (no more than 300 words).
  • FOR YA: A one-page synopsis and first three chapters (approximately 5,000 words), preferably in Word (but we also accept PDFs).
  • The manuscript should be in 12 point font and double-spaced
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