Gill McLay
Bath Literary Agency
Submission Guidelines
- Submit via
- Submission contact
- john.mclay@btinternet.com
- Looking for
- Poetry, picture books, young fiction, middle grade fiction, YA fiction and non-fiction for children, and author-illustrators who both write and illustrate their own work as well as illustrate for other authors
- How to submit
- Send a short synopsis, first 3 chapters for fiction (excluding prologues), or full manuscript for picture books, plus a covering letter with full contact details including email address. Submit electronically to john.mclay@btinternet.com or by post; if posting include a stamped self-addressed envelope.
What They Represent
- Genres
- Poetry, Picture Books, Young Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction, Children's Non-Fiction, Author-Illustrators
- Age categories
- Children's, Middle Grade, YA, Picture Books
- Location
- UK
What we found
Gill McLay graduated with a Publishing and Marketing BA Hons from Oxford Brookes University in 1996 and has worked in children's publishing ever since, with experience at Barefoot Books and Egmont spanning sales, marketing, and product development. She co-founded the Bath Festival of Children's Literature and now runs Events of Wonder with her husband John McLay. The agency also accepts postal submissions, hard copies must include a stamped self-addressed envelope or material will not be returned.
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