Special Query Form – Jim Averbeck Books

Type of project you are submitting(Required)

Picture Book

Graphic Novel

Middle Grade

Young Adult

Portfolio only (no manuscript)

Are you the author or author/illustrator?(Required)

Author only

Author/Illustrator

My apologies. At the moment I am only accepting picture book submissions from author/illustrators. I hope to be able to take submissions from authors in the future, however, so do check back from time to time.

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

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Phone

Bio(Required)

Tell me about yourself - how long have you been writing, what courses have you taken, etc (2500 character limit)

Is this an exclusive query to East West Literary?(Required)

If this is an exclusive submission to EWLA, I will assume that the exclusivity is for 6 weeks from the date of the query.

Yes, this query is exclusive to EWLA.

No, I have queried multiple agencies

Title of your project(Required)

Fiction or Non-fiction?(Required)

Fiction

Non-fiction

Word count(Required)

Genre(Required)

Genres can be hard to pin down and sometimes a book crosses genres, but pick the one that is closest to your project.

Genre(Required)

Genres can be hard to pin down and sometimes a book crosses genres, but pick the one that is closest to your project.

Elevator pitch(Required)

Short, quick pitch to grab my interest. (120 character limit)

Query letter(Required)

Give me more info about the project (2500 character limit)

Synopsis(Required)

Please upload a pdf file. Please name the file LASTNAME_TITLE_SYNOPSIS so I can easily find and associate the file with your record. Thank you. Please note that a synopsis includes a description of the plot and character arc in your story and includes the ending and should be 1-2 pages long.

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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 1 MB, Max. files: 3.

Sample work

You may upload a sample of your work. For Picture Books, upload the entire manuscript. For graphic novels, 20 sample pages. For MG and YA novels, 3 chapters. Do not upload the entire work unless requested to do so. Please name the file LASTNAME_TITLE_SAMPLE, where LASTNAME=your last name, and TITLE=the title of the project, so I can easily find and associate the file with your record. Thank you. Files must be PDF format and less than 10 MB. If yours is more you may need to compress images.

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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Picture book dummy(Required)

For picture books, simply upload the entire dummy. Please name the file LASTNAME_TITLE_DUMMY, where LASTNAME=your last name, and TITLE=the title of the project, so I can easily find and associate the file with your record. Thank you. Files must be PDF format and less than 10MB. If yours is more you may need to compress images.

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Link to your portfolio(Required)

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