I’m about 60% through the redraft process, so I thought it seemed like a good idea to start looking into agents and publishers that accept sci-fi/supernatural fiction. I had a look a year or so back and found that the few that do accept unsolicited manuscripts from first time authors clearly state “No sci-fi or vampires - we don’t deal with that shit” on their websites. So rather than trawling through Google in search of agenst/publishers that might be sympathetic to my genre-mashing novel, I’ve decided to investigate places that have comprehensive, up-to-date lists of places that writers can submit to, and what sort of works they are looking for.
As far as I can tell I have two options:
The Writers’ And Artists’ Yearbook 2015
The annual edition of the best-selling guide to all aspects of the media and how to write and get published, the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook is now in its 108th edition. Acknowledged by the publishing industry, authors and would-be writers as the indispensable companion to navigating the world of publishing. The 80 articles are reviewed and updated each year to provide inspirational and how-to guidance on writing for newspapers, magazines, scripts for film, radio and TV; advice on writing and submitting plays, poetry, non-fiction and fiction of all genres - from fantasy to thrillers to romance; how to contact publishers and agents; managing finances as a writer; negotiating legal issues, such as copyright; understanding the editing process; self-publishing and conventional routes; digital and print. Every single one of over 4,500 listings of who to contact, where and for which disciplines across the whole media, are reviewed and most updated, with new listings added every year. The combination of up-to-date listings information and expert advice, make the Yearbook a topical and reliable resource; the perfect gift for every writer every year.
Or this website:
http://www.agenthunter.co.uk/
Finding a literary agent used to be an almost random process: a question of sticking a pin in a book or a process of random Googling that ends only when exhaustion sets in.
No longer. We make it easy to find your agent. You can simply call up our literary agents list (here) and start to refine it according to your own personal search criteria. So, for example, you can search for agents who:
- have an active interest in your genre, whether fiction or non-fiction
- are seeking new clients
- are perhaps somewhat newer to the industry (and therefore more anxious to build their client lists)
Indeed, you can go further than that and seek out:
- the agents who represent your favourite authors
- agents who release a lot of information about themselves - their biographies, likes and dislikes - so you can be sure that you have good compatability with that person before you approach them.
I can’t find any solid information on which is preferable (I’m leaning towards the book at the moment - there’s something a bit fishy about the website), so I was wondering if any of my writer friends on Tumblr have had experiences with either, or know of any similar resources out there?
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