The Story Nerd Podcast — Hook Your Reader Episodes
Submission Guidelines
In the Hook Your Reader episodes of the Story Nerd podcast story editor Valerie Francis and literary agent Kathleen Foxx (The Rights Factory) offer their professional advice on query letters and first ten pages writing samples sent in by listeners.
If you’d like Valerie and Kathleen to review your work, please follow these submission guidelines.
Query Letter
- One Page
- Times New Roman, 12-Point Font
- Single-Spaced
- PDF Format
First 10 Pages Writing Sample
- 10 Pages Maximum (approximately 2,500 words)
- Times New Roman, 12-Point Font
- Double-Spaced
- PDF Format
- Number the Pages in the Bottom Right-Hand Corner
- Include (c) YOUR NAME in the Header of Each Page
Submission Form
