Submissions
Send us your manuscript.
We read everything that arrives through this page. Follow the guidelines below and your submission goes straight to an editor rather than a queue.
Guidelines
What to send, and how.
Submissions that follow these six points are quicker to assess, which means a quicker answer for you.
Complete draft
Fiction should be finished and self-edited. Non-fiction may be a proposal with two sample chapters.
Standard formatting
Double spaced, 12pt serif, numbered pages, one file for the manuscript and one for the synopsis.
One-page synopsis
The whole plot, including the ending. A synopsis is not a blurb; it is a map for an editor.
Author note
A short paragraph on who you are, anything you have published, and what you want this book to do.
Rights position
Tell us which rights are already licensed, in which territories, and which are free.
One project per submission
Send separate submissions so each is read and assessed on its own.
Accepted genres
What we are currently reading.
If your book sits between categories, say so in the form. We would rather read it than turn it away on a label.
Submission form
Author and manuscript details.
Include the title, genre, word count, languages of interest and a short synopsis. If your manuscript and synopsis are already in a cloud folder, paste the link rather than attaching files.
How your submission is handled
- Sent over HTTPS and validated on our server, not only in the browser.
- Protected by spam screening and per-address rate limiting.
- Stored on our own infrastructure with row-level access control.
- Read by the editorial desk only, and never shared outside the agency.
Prefer email?
Write to the editorial desk at contact.carabedick.hachette@gmail.com with the same information. Please do not attach a full manuscript on first contact.
You keep your copyright at every stage. Nothing is licensed, published or shown to a third party without a signed agreement.
After you submit
What happens next.
Four steps, with a named person at the end of each one.
01
You submit
The form below reaches the editorial desk directly, with spam checks and rate limiting on our server.
02
We confirm
You receive an on-screen confirmation immediately, and a reply from a named editor.
03
An editor reads
Submissions are read in order. We do not use automated screening to reject work.
04
We respond
Either a decision, a request for the full manuscript, or an honest note on why it is not for us.
Questions
Submission questions, answered.
How long will I wait for a reply?
We confirm receipt automatically and aim to respond with a decision or a request for the full manuscript within four to six weeks.
Should I attach the manuscript to the first message?
No. Send the details and a link to a cloud folder if you have one. We ask for files once an editor has read your submission and wants to see more.
Do you accept unfinished manuscripts?
For fiction we ask for a complete draft. For non-fiction a detailed proposal with two sample chapters is enough.
Do you accept translated manuscripts?
Yes. Tell us the original language, the translator, and whether translation rights are free in the markets you are targeting.
Is my work protected when I submit it?
You keep your copyright. Submissions are stored on our own infrastructure, transmitted over HTTPS, read only by the editorial desk, and never shared outside the agency.
Can I submit more than one project?
Yes, but send them separately so each is assessed on its own terms.