Jackie Marchant
Children's Writer
The Perfect Submission Package
Below are four downloadable pdfs. Click on them to see what a perfect submission package should look like. This is based on the package that I sent out and got me off the slush pile.
The Perfect Submission Letter
Download this pdf file, print it off and have a look at it. This is what a submission letter should LOOK like. It fits easily on to a page, the font is legible and there is plenty of white space!
SUBMISSION LETTER.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [21.5 KB]
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Download this pdf file, print it off and have a look at it. This is what a submission letter should LOOK like. It fits easily on to a page, the font is legible and there is plenty of white space!
SUBMISSION LETTER.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [21.5 KB]
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The Perfect Synopsis
Again, print this off and see what it looks like, before you've even read it - one page, single spacing, big margin!
SYNOPSIS.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [14.2 KB]
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Again, print this off and see what it looks like, before you've even read it - one page, single spacing, big margin!
SYNOPSIS.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [14.2 KB]
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The Perfect Title Page
This one is very straight forward! Make sure your title is really big!
YOUR TITLE PAGE.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [12.2 KB]
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This one is very straight forward! Make sure your title is really big!
YOUR TITLE PAGE.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [12.2 KB]
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THE PERFECT SAMPLE CHAPTERS
I'm afraid there are some home truths in this one!
YOUR SAMPLE CHAPTERS.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [14.0 KB]
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I'm afraid there are some home truths in this one!
YOUR SAMPLE CHAPTERS.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [14.0 KB]
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JACKIE MARCHANT
Writer of the DOUGAL TRUMP books, published by Macmillan
For information on how to get published, see the writerly bit of my website!
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