Submissions

Thank you for your interest in Williamson Literary.

We are open for submissions. Please use our Query Manager link at the bottom of this page to submit your work. Be sure to read below to see if your work fits into the categories that we currently represent, as this may change.

For general questions or comments, feel free to reach out using our Contact page. Submissions/queries sent through the contact page will not be considered.

We love meeting authors to hear about their work, and we participate in online pitch sessions from time to time. Check our Events page for upcoming virtual conferences and workshops we’ll be attending.

We work very hard to respond to every author who submits to us, but sometimes the volume of submissions makes this impossible. If you haven’t heard from us after six months, you may consider our decision to be a rejection. We understand the frustration of not receiving a reply, but rest assured we DO read every submission and give it careful consideration.

Here’s what we currently represent:

Nonfiction: history, sports, science, environmental, biographies, travel, culture, adventure, educational, motivational (i.e. work that informs or inspires social change or advocates for women and BIPOC). Give thought to your author platform and develop a strong marketing section for your book proposal.

Adult Fiction:  upmarket, contemporary, literary, and commercial; character-driven women’s fiction, book club fiction, domestic suspense, adventure, international, upbeat, feel-good, dark and dangerous, fiction with fantastical elements or magical realism, poignant social commentaries, humor, satire, new takes on old tropes. Send us writing that sings rather than tells, take us on an emotional journey, build vivid scenes for us, craft strong voices and unusual and unforgettable settings (we love stories where place is a character too). Any subject is welcome.

If you’d like to address your query letter to a particular agent, visit our About page to learn more.

What we do Not represent:

  • The heavily partisan, inflammatory, or hateful
  • Children’s picture books, Middle Grade or Young Adult
  • Genre Romance or Erotica
  • Horror (as a strict genre, but we like classic horror elements)
  • Hard Science Fiction and High Fantasy (again as strict genres, but we love out-of-this-world stories)

Here’s where you submit:

https://QueryManager.com/williamsonlit