Monica MacSwan

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Adult

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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

Manuscript Wishlist

Fiction: literary/upmarket with escapism and page-turning readability; big high-stakes love stories from original angles. Non-fiction: writers shifting public discourse with new frameworks; health/medicine/history/politics; biographies/memoirs; also cookery/art/music/lifestyle with strong angle.

Submission Tips

Submission route: Email (general submissions inbox), submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk (subject FAO Monica MacSwan) 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/50pp + short synopsis; narrative NF overview + up to 10,000 words; subject-led NF proposal (~5,000 words) + >=5,000 words sample.

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Notes

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/50pp + short synopsis; narrative NF overview + up to 10,000 words; subject-led NF proposal (~5,000 words) + >=5,000 words sample.