*THE AGENCY
What we are experts at
*ABOUT ME
Who I am & what I do
In the early to mid-nineties, I gained valuable experience at Virago, now part of Little, Brown Book Group, Museum Quilts Plc., a small craft-based publisher and Penguin Books Ltd before this became Penguin Random House.
Susan Yearwood Agency was founded in 2007, starting successful debut writers’ careers and re-establishing previously published authors.
I am looking for commercial fiction, including romance and saga, crime/thriller, book club fiction, children’s novels aged 9+ to young adult. I also love to read non-fiction, particularly business and finance, self-help and well-being, and lifestyle, including cookery.
I do not read sci-fi, short stories or poetry.
*SUBMISSIONS
Submissions
I am actively seeking to represent both established and new writers.
I accept emails sent to submissions@susanyearwoodagency.com. Please indicate your name and the submission title/genre in the email subject line e.g. Joe Bloggs, The Title (Book Club fiction). The attached extract should be the first 30 pages from your novel/non-fiction title and be sent with a synopsis/outline, sent separately, indicating the attachment in the document title i.e. (synopsis/outline) (chapters).
Also, send a cover email with a pitch sentence and a brief paragraph describing your submission. Mention any comparative writers published over the last three years and tell me about your writing career so far, if any. Write a paragraph about why you have chosen to write this book, with personal anecdotes that are relevant to your writing.
The Word or pdf attachment should be 1.5 or double spaced with page numbers.
Please let me know if you are submitting to other agents. I aim to get back to all writers within two months. However, due to the high volume of emails received, I am unable to provide individual feedback unless I would like to represent you.
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*FAQ'S
Frequently asked questions
At Susan Yearwood Agency I negotiate contracts with publishers on the authors’ behalf once they have signed with this agency. I look after the authors’ interests where their relationship with the publisher is concerned.
On signing, the author may have one script completed with an idea for a second book, which is encouraging for the agent and publisher.
I do not offer publishing services to authors.
I am looking for book club fiction (accessible literary), commercial fiction including romance and saga, crime/thriller as well as mystery and suspense. I am also interested in children’s +9 years and teen/YA fiction and non-fiction. If you are writing fiction and non-fiction or adult and children’s fiction, please do let me know on submission.
