21 May 2011

Open to Non-Fiction/ Cookbook/ Lifestyle Manuscripts: Algonquin Books

Post date: 21 May 2011
Algonquin Books publishes literary fiction and nonfiction, cookbooks, and lifestyle books (about family, animals, food, flowers, adventure, and other topics of interest). We don't publish poetry, genre fiction (romance, science fiction, etc.), or children's books.

Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced. Please include a check to cover postage for return of your manuscript should it be necessary that we do so. Due to new postal regulations, please do not send stamps. We will try to respond to your submission in eight to ten weeks.

We do not accept either electronic submissions or queries. Please do not send either your manuscript or query letter via e-mail.

If you would like us to consider your manuscript, please send a twenty-page sample of your work, a cover letter, a self-addressed envelope, and a check to cover return postage to:

Editorial Department
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
P.O. Box 2225
Chapel Hill, NC, 27515.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: inquiry(at)algonquin(dot)com

For submissions: Editorial Department, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, P.O. Box 2225, Chapel Hill, NC, 27515

Website: http://www.algonquinbooksblog.com
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