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Marit Agency accepts query
letters. If you would like a response,
please enclose the customary,
self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Please do not send manuscripts unless
they are requested. It
generally takes two weeks from the
time I receive them for query
letters to be read and the response
mailed.
At Marit Agency query letters are read
by Bob or one of his
colleagues who might be interested in
the project. They are not
handled by assistants or interns.
Please do not send query letters
by email or fax. A reading fee is not
charged.
A query letter is an initial contact
with a literary agent to see if that
agent would like to read more of a
writer's work. It's a fast way to
see if it's worth your time and money
in sending a longer submission. It's
faster and easier for us too.
The best query letters include an
opening line stating the purpose
of the letter and how you found out
about me; a paragraph
describing the manuscript, including a
few sentences about the
plot or subject and a sentence or two
about the themes; also
include a paragraph describing your
author credentials.
Many people honor the request
regarding query letters. A few
try to send a partial or whole
manuscript without the query letter
first.
Do not do this or it will be returned
unread (if there is
postage).
In the letter:
Be brief. Please keep it to one page if
at all possible.
Don't forget an envelope for our
response (pre-stamped,
pre-addressed to you)
Don't call to follow up on the query
letter you sent.
Types of Projects Marit Agency
Represents.
Literary Fiction and Non-Fiction
(Business, Entertainment, Politics,
Sport and Spirituality)
I tend towards literary,
character-driven writing rather than to
a mass-market, commercial style of
writing. Sometimes I handle
clients who write other types of
books, but I do so less frequently.
Types of projects Marit Agency does
not represent.
Poetry
Horror
Westerns
Romance
Individual short stories and articles