Submissions/Contact Us

Our literary agency is actively seeking new and/or established authors in a variety of genres and categories of both fiction and non-fiction. We also accept submissions from authors, agents and publishers who would like to self-publish e-book original titles through our eBook program, or take part in our foreign rights or audio offerings. 

Published Authors:

If you are a published author, please send a query letter (either by mail, email, or the form below) to one literary agent only. Your query should include only a paragraph about yourself, a brief plot synopsis and your contact information; it should not include a manuscript, a proposal, or any writing samples. If the agent wishes to read your submission, he or she will contact you in response to your query. Please do not send a manuscript or proposal until you have been requested to do so by a book agent. We do not accept simultaneous-submissions that have been sent to other publishing agents. Please refer to each literary agent's page to see which agent is the appropriate author representative to receive your query.

Unpublished Authors:

If you are an unpublished author, please send a query letter using the form below to one literary agent only. Your query should include only a paragraph about yourself, a brief plot synopsis and your contact information; it should not include a manuscript, a proposal, or any writing samples. Before sending your query letter, please follow the instructions in the area below by filling out the form and agreeing to our Terms and Conditions. This must be completed before an agent will respond to your query. Please do not send a manuscript or proposal until you have been requested to do so by a book agent. We do not accept simultaneous-submissions that have been sent to other publishing agents. Please refer to each literary agent's page to see which agent is the appropriate author representative to receive your query.

Commission:

Our standard literary agency commission rate is 15% for sales in North America and 20% for foreign sales (in some of the small foreign markets outside North America the commission rate is 25%). The commission rate for film and TV sales is 15%.

E-Book Submissions:

Our E-Book Operations department is now accepting direct submissions for original, front-list titles by both new and established authors. We are looking for great fiction and non-fiction in a variety of genres and categories.

Trident E-Book Operations has uniquely positioned itself to offer the flexibility and control that makes self-publishing so appealing to authors, in addition to the attention and guidance that only a dedicated staff can provide. The department facilitates e-publishing services on behalf of its authors, such as conversion, distribution, sales and royalty reporting. It also works closely with its authors and provides guidance with copyediting, jacket design and marketing. Trident E-Book Operations offers cohesive and efficient career management, and works in tandem with Trident’s other subsidiary departments to explore print, foreign, audio, film and TV programming potential.

Trident Media Group works in the capacity of an agent only, and does not take on the role of the publisher. The author remains the publisher and copyright holder at all times. As a result, Trident only commissions the standard 15% for its e-book services.

If you are interested in working with Trident’s E-Book Operations, please send a query letter to “eBook Rights” below. Your query should include an author bio, a brief plot synopsis and your contact information. Please do not send a manuscript or proposal until you have been requested to do so by a member of our staff. The E-Book Operations team will contact you in response to your query within two weeks of receiving the query. We do not accept simultaneous submissions.

If you are a published and/or self-published author, please also provide the following information about your publishing history, in addition to your query letter:

-Title(s)

-Publisher’s name(s)

-Publication date(s) 

 -Any available sales information