How to submit a book to Angry Robot
Only through an agent
Angry Robot reads novel proposals only through a literary agent, except in its Open Doors submission periods, when it takes unagented proposals. It bought Wesley Chu’s first novel, The Lives of Tao, through Open Door.
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What it says
“If you do not have an agent, we cannot accept a proposal from you.”
“The only time we relax this rule is during our Open Doors Submission period, when we accept unagented proposals.”
What it says it looks for
“We currently only publish novels (think 70k+ words), whether standalone or as part of greater series.”
“All our books are “genre” fiction in one way or another – specifically science fiction, fantasy, and horror.”
Other companies that take a book
- Albert Whitman & CompanyReads unsolicited workAlbert Whitman reads unagented picture books, middle-grade and young adult novels sent to submissions@albertwhitman.com, and answers only…
- Andrews McMeelReads unsolicited workAndrews McMeel Publishing considers proposals from creators and agents by email or mail: an outline and one or two sample chapters.
- Baen BooksReads unsolicited workBaen takes manuscripts through the submission form on its site, baen.com/slush, and prefers the complete manuscript with a synopsis.
- Carina PressReads unsolicited workCarina Press takes agented and unagented novels through Submittable: a query letter, the full manuscript and a synopsis.
- Chronicle BooksReads unsolicited workChronicle Books has an open submissions policy and takes unagented proposals for anything suited to its list, from books to gift products.
- Entangled PublishingReads unsolicited workEntangled takes agented and unagented novels through its Submittable page, starting with a one-page query letter.
- HarlequinReads unsolicited workHarlequin’s series lines take unagented manuscripts through harlequin.submittable.com: the full manuscript or first three chapters, with a…
- Holiday HouseReads unsolicited workHoliday House reads children’s book manuscripts sent to submissions@holidayhouse.com or by mail, and answers only if interested.