Submission Guidelines
Please check the About page for information on each agent.
Fiction
You will need: a query letter along with the first chapter of your manuscript and a synopsis. Please be sure to include the genre and word count in your cover letter.
Illustrators & Picture Books
Picture book submissions should include a short query along with the entire manuscript. Feel free to send 2-3 picture book submissions at one time (within the body). Artwork is not required to submit a picture book text, but if you are an illustrator and/or seeking representation for artwork, please include a link to your online portfolio and a link to the online dummy.
Non-Fiction
You will need: a full non-fiction proposal including a query letter and a sample chapter.
Please send your query to only one agent at a time.
Please go to the individual agent’s profiles to find the best person to represent your work. You are welcome to submit to another agent if the first one you submitted to passes, but you must wait for a response from that agent first. There is no need to query exclusively to Bradford Literary Agency. We encourage queries to be shared with multiple agencies, but we do ask that you inform us of any interest while we are still considering your work.
Laura Bradford
Agent & Founder
Natalie Lakosil
Agent
Katherine Wessbecher
Agent
Kari Sutherland
Agent
Jennifer Chen Tran
Agent
Please note that both Laura Bradford and Jen Chen Tran are currently CLOSED to queries. Any material sent to them during this time will be deleted unread.
For email:
To avoid falling into spam, the subject line MUST begin as follows: QUERY: (The title of the manuscript and any SHORT message you would like us to see should follow). We do not open email attachments, unless specifically requested by an agent. Your entire submission must appear in the body of the email and not as an attachment.
Queries not following the above guidelines will be deleted unread.
Any queries sent to personal emails will be deleted unread.
It is our goal to respond to every query we receive. Our approximate response time for queries is 8 to 10 weeks.
We look forward to considering your work!