Our Guidelines

For email queries, a one-page letter will suffice. No attachments, please. All of The Seymour Agency agents prefer email queries and ask that you paste the first five pages of your manuscript into the bottom of your email.

Be sure to include the following details:

• A great pitch for your book, 3-5 lines long. This helps us to immediately see what the hook is, as well as what the story is about.

• Genre/Target Audience

• Word Count

• Contact Information and Bio

• References (Conference, Recommendation, etc.)

In the interest of protecting the environment, please forward all submissions electronically.

Please query one agent at a time. However, if that agent passes on a project, please feel free to query another Seymour agent.

We make a conscious effort to reply to every query we receive. If you do not receive a request for additional materials within three weeks, you should assume that we are not interested in that particular project.

Please know that our opinion is but one, and another agent may feel differently. We wish you the very best in all of your writing endeavors! Thank you for your interest in The Seymour Agency!