Manuscript Submissions
Let Our Publishing Team Read Your Manuscript
Every submission is read by a person, not a filter. Here’s what to send and what happens next.
Request for Quotep. 01 What to send
To Get Your Book Considered
- 1
A short synopsis
One or two pages covering the full story or argument, including how it ends.
- 2
Your opening chapters
The first three chapters (or roughly the first 10,000 words) as a Word document.
- 3
Book details
Genre, approximate word count, and whether the manuscript is complete or still in progress.
- 4
A little about you
A short author bio and what you’d like your book to achieve.
Prefer to talk first? Email info@ukpublishing.co.uk or use the form, and a member of our team will get back to you. Your work is kept confidential, and we offer NDAs on request.
Sign up today
Start Your Submission
Thank you.
Your enquiry has been received. A member of our team will be in touch with you shortly.
p. 02 Our reading process
How We Read Your Manuscript
We read with one question in mind: what would it take for this book to reach its readers?
-
01
Your goals
Are you aiming for a personal legacy project, a business calling card or a commercial release? The answer shapes everything we recommend.
-
02
Story and structure
We look at the shape of the book: the opening, the pace and whether the argument or plot holds together.
-
03
Market and genre
We consider the readers your book is written for and what they expect from the category.
-
04
What it needs next
You’ll receive honest feedback on the editing, design and publishing support your manuscript would benefit from.
Let Our Team Launch Your Book
Once we’ve read your manuscript, we’ll explain exactly how we’d take it from draft to published book.