Responsibilities
- Submission strategy and target list
- Query and proposal positioning
- Offer and rights negotiation
Your book team · Literary agent
Position the manuscript, manage submissions and negotiate publishing rights.
A clear brief protects the author and the professional: define the contribution, evidence, deliverables, schedule, attribution, rights and book access before work begins.
Typical milestones
- Materials approved
- Submission round active
- Offers reviewed
Book permissions
Proposal, pitch and approved manuscript materials
Only grant the chapters, files and actions needed for the agreed scope. Access can be reviewed or revoked from My Book Team.
What this role does not own
- Manufacturing the book
- Running the full publicity campaign
- Charging a large fee merely to submit a manuscript
When to bring them in
- A market-ready proposal or manuscript targets traditional publishers
- The author needs submission strategy and contract negotiation
- Rights opportunities require representation
Questions worth asking
- Which editors and imprints fit this project, and why?
- What commission applies to domestic and subsidiary rights?
- How are submissions, expenses, termination and unsold rights handled?
A prompt you can adapt
Evaluate representation for [book], a [genre] for [audience]. Review [proposal/manuscript], explain submission fit, commission and rights scope, and identify the materials or revisions needed before going on submission.
Replace bracketed fields with project facts. Agree scope, rights, attribution, fees and permissions separately before work begins.
Turn the role into a clear book brief.
Compare evidence, describe the work, agree milestones and keep progress beside the manuscript.