Scott Andrew Mendel, Managing Partner Mendel Media Group, LLC 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800  *  New York, NY 10001 (646)239-9896 voice *  (212)685-4717 fax (information updated March 2008)

About Submitting Manuscripts & Proposals

QUESTION #1:   Are you taking on new clients? Yes, but most new clients of the agency are experienced, professional authors, including journalists and academics who have a history of publication, in book form or otherwise, or author-experts with serious credentials and established media access in their areas of expertise.  In most cases, a new client will have a polished book proposal or manuscript already in hand. QUESTION #2:   How should I send in my query? Please do not send inquiries by email or fax. Instead, please follow the procedure below.  If we want to read more, we'll ask for it by email or phone.  If you would like a response, in the event we can't take on your project or don't want to read more, you should include a pre-addressed return mailer with sufficient return postage already affixed for the return of your materials -- or just include a standard self-addressed stamped envelope, in which case we'll respond with a note but discard the submitted materials.    Fiction queries: If you have a novel you would like to submit, please send the first twenty pages and a synopsis by regular post to the address above, along with a detailed letter about your publication history and the history of the project, if it has been submitted previously to publishers or other agents.     Nonfiction queries: If you have a completed nonfiction book proposal and sample chapters, you should mail those by regular post to the address above, along with a detailed letter about your publication history and the history of the project, if it has been submitted previously to any publishers or other agents.  You can download guidelines about writing a book proposal here. QUESTION #3:   Did you receive my query?  Why haven't I heard back? We try to respond within a few weeks to all queries that include a self-addressed stamped envelope or other return mailer.  Sometimes we fall behind a bit, but eventually we get to them all.  If you have not received any response to your query, the most likely reasons are that it was not delivered or it did not include a return mailer.  In any case, however, please do not call or email to inquire about your query, as there is no way for us to track individual submissions.

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