Query Rach Crawford
Thank you for querying.
I understand this process can feel very opaque. Here is some information that I hope will make it easier to query me succesfully:
This is the best place to reach me with your work! If you've found my email online and are deciding between this form and an email, please use this form.
Please include your query letter (including bio) and the first twenty pages of your manuscript (for fiction) or your proposal (for nonfiction).
Although this form allows for additional info, I pay most attention to your query letter, so I'd encourage you to include the full letter--including bio--exactly as you would when querying via email. I'm more likely to be grabbed by personalized letters--feel free to let me know why you think we're a match.
I understand the limitations of this format, and am very forgiving of wonky formatting that might arise when copying work over. Likewise typos, mistakes in my name, etc--we're all human, and mistakes of this nature won't get in the way of your chances.
I personally read and respond to all of my queries, and it can take me up to 16 weeks to read a sample closely. If you are still waiting to hear back on your query, please do not re-send it. Feel free to nudge me after 16 weeks.
I do not accept queries for books for children (including YA). These queries will not be read or responded to.
I do not accept repeat queries, unless the work has been significantly revised (in which case, please note this in your letter.) Repeat queries will not be read or responded to.
When you have sent your query you will receive an autoresponse via querymanager that includes some more info about my response times.
Thank you, and I'm looking forward to reading your work.
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