Submissions

We understand that sharing your writing can be daunting, so please know we take reading submissions very seriously. When we are open to queries, we are genuinely on the lookout for new talent to represent.

For the fastest response, please follow our submission requirements below. Please check Gemma’s agent page for what she is currently looking for before you submit. Queries sent outside these genres will be deleted unread.

Please send your submission to: gemmaqueries@gemmacooperliterary.com

Your submission should include:

• The title of your book.

• A short pitch describing your book.

• A bio – a few lines about you and why you wrote your book.

• The first ten pages of your book pasted into the body of the email. Please don’t send this as an attachment.

If you are submitting a graphic novel or a non-fiction project with illustrations, please link to your website or social media, if you share your work there, or attach up to five low-res images.

We aim to respond to all queries within eight weeks. We have an autoresponder so you know your query has been received safely. If you haven’t heard from us after eight weeks, feel free to resubmit. We do not accept postal submissions, and any mail sent to us will be recycled.

If you receive an offer of representation from another agency before you’ve heard from us, please let us know.

Please email info@gemmacooperliterary.com if you require this submission information in an accessible format, or if you have accessibility requirements that mean you need an alternative way of submitting. Queries sent to info@gemmacooperliterary.com will be deleted unread.

Writing a query letter can often be a cause of stress to authors, so we have created a template you can follow here. This may be useful if you have never written a query letter before, but you do not have to use it to submit to us.

Please be aware of scammers using fake agency email addresses to extort money. GLC agents will never ask for any payments. If you're concerned you may have been approached in a fraudulent way, please contact us info@gemmacooperliterary.com