We are looking for fiction and non-fiction of the highest quality. We are keen to receive literary and commercial fiction. We are also looking for non-fiction, particularly creative non-fiction, travel writing, memoir and nature writing. We do not represent plays, screenwriting, children’s books, science fiction, horror or high fantasy; please do not send manuscripts within these genres as submissions will not be read.

On the speculative fiction side, I lean towards books with a toehold in the ‘real’ world (e.g. Kindred, Station Eleven or Exit West) and literary fiction with elements of magical realism (Marquez, Allende, Calvino), or the spirit world (e.g. Beloved, The First Woman or Sing, Unburied, Sing). 

To submit your work, please e-mail submissions@laxfieldliterary.com following these guidelines:

1. Please include the title of your work in the subject line of the email.

2. Please send your work in a Word document, and ensure your contact details and word count are clearly visible on the title page.

• For fiction, please include a covering note in the body of the email telling us a little about yourself, a synopsis in a separate Word document and the first three chapters of the book.
• For non-fiction, please include a covering note in the body of the email with some information about yourself and the background to the book, a one-page summary of the project, a table of contents (or chapter outline) and two or three sample chapters.

We will endeavour to get back to you within six weeks of receiving your work. We appreciate the effort it takes to put together a submission, so we will take time to consider your work carefully. We are keen to know why you think Laxfield Literary would be a good fit for you, so please take time to tell us. We respond best to personalised emails! Please note that due to the number of requests we receive, we are unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful submissions. Submissions which are generic in nature, or give no indication why you believe Laxfield Literary would be a good match for your work, will be deleted.

Submissions are open year-round, except for the month of August. Any submissions received in August will not be read until September.

If you have particular requirements or disabilities that mean you need additional support with the submissions process, please contact us at info@laxfieldliterary.com so that we can discuss an alternative way of receiving your submission.