Note:
If you do not include the word "query" in any
combination of letters, upper/lower cases or anyway... your
query will not be received. We do not know how to EMPHASIZE
THIS MORE without taking a lot of space to explain how
the query email submission page is programmed. SO AGAIN:
PLEASE INCLUDE THE WORD "QUERY" OR "query" or "qUeRY"
or any combination of those letters in your subject line.
Also do please understand that while it is not possible for
us to individually respond to all email queries, we do
read them! |
Marly Rusoff &
Associates is an intentionally small agency. While we
offer the same support and resources of many bigger agencies, we try to be
available to our writers during all stages of the writing and publishing
process, and that takes time. Here are some submission guidelines.
Please begin with a query letter, sent either by post or e-mail. If you
e-mail the query, please use only the query account posted on the contact
page. Your query letter should be concise, perhaps one or two pages. Include
a brief summary or synopsis of your project and any pertinent author
information, including relevant writing history. Do remember to include an
e-mail address if you send your query by mail and do include a word or page
count.
Please keep in mind:
 | No PDF files (Adobe Acrobat) but Microsoft Word compatible
(while we do read .DOCX please send .DOC files) |
| Please do not send us CDs. A good query letter will suffice. |
| Please do not direct us to websites... Again a one page letter will do it and if we
feel there's a match we will call you right away. |
Please send queries to query email account only and include the
word query in the subject line; those sent to
office, rights, or individual agent e-mail accounts cannot be traced. The
query account is set to send you an immediate confirmation when your message
is received. If you do not receive a confirmation, it is likely we will
never see your query.
If it appears that we might make a good match, we will ask you for more
material. We use Microsoft Word; please send your pages as a file attachment
compatible with this format. For clarity, double space the text and use a
font of 12 points.
We do not return manuscripts unless original art or other special materials
were sent at our request. Therefore, please, no need for return postage!
We receive many submissions daily and cannot respond personally to each and
every one. Please forgive us if we do not get back to you; our silence is
not meant as a slight or a judgment on your work. In the event that your
project seems like a good match for our agency, we will contact you as soon
as possible. 
We do not charge reading fees for requested pages, even though more
than one person will often read a work before a decision is made.
If we ask you for an excerpt or full manuscript we will try to read it as soon as possible, but
please be patient.
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