Before presenting your material, please take a moment to read the submission guidelines which are outlined in the following sections. Your assistance in adhering to these standards will assure that the agency can receive, evaluate and respond to your material as quickly and efficiently as possible.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email our submissions coordinator Melissa Jeglinski at:

Submissions(at)KnightAgency(dot)net. (Please use the @ symbol for "at" and a period for "dot.") Or click here to launch your email editor.

Submission and Query Guidelines
The Knight Agency takes great strides in creating a writer’s community within the agency as well as throughout the world wide web. We strongly desire to provide an encouraging learning environment for aspiring writers of all backgrounds. Please take advantage of the information provided below as you continue the journey to further your writing career.

Our agency team is pleased to offer a safe and secure venue in which to share your manuscript and proposal material for review. It is undeniable that one of the most satisfying parts of the agenting profession is discovering a promising new project. Our agents are open to reviewing manuscripts and material from both first-time authors and publishing veterans. The best way to get your material in front of our acquiring agents is by submitting an electronic query letter to the appropriate email address as outlined in THE QUERY PROCESS.

Due to the the wide range of tastes and preferences that exist among The Knight Agency's six acquiring agents, we are currently looking for material in a wide spectrum of genres. As opposed to listing the many types of projects we are interested in seeing (especially in this day and age of cross-genre material), please reference the list below for the types of submissions we ARE NOT currently accepting.

-  Screen Plays
-  Short Story Collections
-  Poetry Collections
-  Essay Collections
-  Photography
-  Film Treatments
-  Picture Books (although graphic novels will be accepted)
-  Children's Books (although young adult and middle grade titles will be accepted
-  Biographies
-  Non-fiction Historical Treatments

  Approaching A Literary Agent: Do’s & Don'ts

  Things You Should Watch Out For In Choosing An Agent

  Writing a Solid Query Letter

  The Query Process

  Terms of Representation

  Frequently-Asked Questions

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