Submission guidelines

Please don’t send us completed manuscripts or any other material unless you have queried us first by email and received an invitation to submit your work. We prefer to receive detailed proposals, either by mail, or by email. Please do not send email attachments unless specifically requested by RLA.

Because we do not return submissions, it is essential that you keep a copy of your work.

We respond only to queries of interest to us.

A good proposal contains

1. your complete contact info
2. a one-page synopsis of your work
3. a one-sentence description of your work that you feel would be an effective marketing “hook”
4. a table of contents
5. a description of each chapter (about 75 words for each chapter)
6. a sample chapter
7. a well-researched summary of the existing and expected competition including names of competing books with author, publisher, date of publication, and details that will differentiate your work from this competition
8. a brief biography of yourself, including any details that might allow you to help in the promotion and marketing of your work

We do our very best to make a decision within two weeks.

If we request material from you, please send it  to this address.