SUBMISSIONS POLICY

Sheldon Fogelman Agency, Inc. specializes in children's books of all genres, from picture books through young adult literature and everything in between. The agency represents both authors and illustrators.

We always welcome submissions, and look forward to adding new people to our client list each year. However, we receive hundreds of submissions, and are very selective in offering representation. We consider each submission carefully, and do our best to respond within 12 weeks.

If you are interested in submitting, please adhere to the following guidelines:

*Send a single page cover letter that would include a brief synopsis of your work, your credentials, and how you were referred to us; if you are querying several other agencies simultaneously, we ask that you mention this in your query letter.

*If you are a novelist, you may include the first three (3) chapters of the work and a synopsis; please do not submit the entire work or include chapters from more than one work unless specifically requested.

*If you are a picture book writer, you may include two (2) manuscripts; please do not submit any additional manuscripts unless specifically requested.

*If you are an illustrator, please include information regarding website portfolio links, if applicable; otherwise, send a limited sampling of copies of your work; please do not send original artwork under any circumstance; we do not take responsibility for damage or loss of any original artwork that may be erroneously sent to us.

*Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope with all submissions; please be sure to include an envelope of sufficient size with proper postage to accommodate any work you would like returned.

*If additional work is requested following the cover letter, we prefer exclusive consideration of the requested work for one (1) month.

*Unsolicited e-mail cover letters or submissions may not be responded to.

Thank you. We appreciate your interest in our agency, and consideration of our submission guidelines.