Monica MacSwan
Aitken Alexander Associates
Submission Guidelines
- Submit via
- Submission contact
- submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk
- Looking for
- Fiction: literary/upmarket with escapism and page-turning readability, big high-stakes love stories from original angles. Non-fiction: writers shifting public discourse, health, medicine, history, politics, biographies/memoirs, cookery, art, music, lifestyle with a strong angle
- How to submit
- Email submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk with subject line marked FAO Monica MacSwan. For fiction, attach the first three chapters or fifty pages plus a short synopsis. For narrative non-fiction, attach a short overview and up to 10,000 words of sample writing. For subject-led non-fiction, attach a proposal of approximately 5,000 words and no less than 5,000 words of sample writing. Include a cover letter with a brief description of the book, any writing credits or qualifications, and a short biographical note. All attachments should be Microsoft Word compatible.
- Response time
- If no reply within 3 months treat as pass
What They Represent
- Genres
- Fiction And Non-Fiction
- Age categories
- Adult
- Location
- UK
What we found
Aitken Alexander requires submissions to be sent only to submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk, marked for the attention of one agent, fiction sample = first 3 chapters or 50pp and short synopsis, narrative NF overview and up to 10,000 words, subject-led NF proposal (~5,000 words) and =5,000 words sample. The agency has a strong record of discovering debut talent, recent examples include Natasha Brown, Cherie Jones, and Ailsa McFarlane, all first found via the general submissions inbox. Submissions should be sent only to the general inbox and not directly to agents or their assistants, simultaneous submissions to other agencies are acceptable but should be disclosed.
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