Submissions

What we are looking for

We are always looking for engaging, original and thought-provoking writing. We get excited by great stories. Our list is eclectic, so we are open to most genres and styles, but we don’t publish children’s picture books, poetry or academic texts.

We actively encourage you to submit to us if you are part of a minority or under-represented group.

How to submit

Email dan@eye-books.com with the word SUBMISSION in capitals at the beginning of the subject field, followed by your name and book title.

You do not need to put anything in the body of the email. Your submission should be a single Word document (not a pdf) as an attachment. It should contain the following:

FICTION

  • PITCH: One page with something about yourself and a brief pitch for your book, telling us what sort of book it is and who it’s aimed at. Sell it so that we want to read it. This pitch needs to be no more than 250 words.
  • SYNOPSIS: A summary of your book’s plot. Keep it succinct. No more than 500 words.
  • SAMPLE CHAPTERS: The first three chapters of your novel, or up to 10,000 words.

NON-FICTION

  • PITCH: One page with something about yourself and a brief pitch for your book, telling us what sort of book it is and who it’s aimed at. Sell it so that we want to read it. This pitch needs to be no more than 250 words.
  • CHAPTER PLAN: A list of the chapters in your book. Beneath each chapter heading you should include a short paragraph summarising the contents of that chapter.
  • SAMPLE CHAPTERS: Three sample chapters, or up to 10,000 words.

Don’t forget, all of the above needs to be contained within one document. This allows our editors to view all the information about your book in one place.

Please title the document with a) your name and b) the title of the book.

We will read every submission we are sent as long as it follows these guidelines. We may reject submissions without reading them if they do not. We don’t want to keep you waiting for ages but it can take us a month or two to get round to responding.

Do browse our website and take a look at the sort of books we publish. If you want to buy and read a couple of them, so much the better!