Granta (1 of the Top 10 Literary Journals)
The main guideline for submitting work to Granta is simply to read the magazine thoroughly and ask yourself honestly if you feel your piece meets our criteria. We receive many submissions every day, many of which are completely unsuitable for Granta (however well written).
Here is a list of things that Granta does not publish:
Academic essays, or essays about writers.
Book reviews.
Straight reporting or feature articles whose primary interest is immediate, i.e., stories whose relevancy will not last the life span of the magazine. We have a three-month lead between going to press and being published. The pieces we publish should outlast that period by several years (as the issues themselves do).
Genre fiction. That means: no Romance, Crime, Science Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Historical.
Poetry.
Travel writing without a story. Then we went to X and a funny thing happened, then we went to Y and another funny thing happened, etc. There should be a narrative focus, a point, a reason for you to tell us the story.
Any issue of Granta magazine will reveal stories or non-fiction that breaks one or the other of these rules to some degree. That's why it's useful to take a look at a copy and try and work out what convinced us about a particular piece.
Here is a list of practical things that will help us to deal with your submission:
Do not send more than two stories at a time.
Submissions should be made by post only. Faxes and emails are not accepted. Please don't send computer discs.
Enclose either a current email address or an SAE and postage:
International Reply Coupons if you are outside the UK (US stamps do not work from the UK. Sorry to state the obvious, but no one seems to be aware of this).
Please indicate (and enclose sufficient postage) if you would like your ms returned, otherwise it will be recycled if unsuitable.
Layout: please type in a plain, legible font on one side of the page.
Cover letter: a brief intro is fine.
Length: we have no length guidelines.
Timing: we aim to respond in three months. However, we have regularly exceeded this timespan, unfortunately, just so you are prepared for a potentially long wait. We do respond to every manuscript eventually.
When submitting fiction please enclose:
A covering letter, to introduce yourself and any relevant information about your writing history.
A synopsis describing the plot and themes of your book (in length anything between 1 paragraph and 2 pages).
The first couple of chapters/first 50 pages of your manuscript. If you have a printed book, then we will accept this instead.
A stamped addressed envelope and postage. If you are outside the UK please send International Reply Coupons.
Please indicate in your covering letter whether you would like the manuscript/proposal returned. If you do, then make sure that you enclose sufficient postage to cover the cost of its return, otherwise it will be recycled if unsuitable.
Submissions should be made by post only. We don't accept faxes, or emails, and please don't send us your work on computer disc.
We cannot take any responsibility for the loss of unsolicited submissions, though of course we make every effort to look after material we receive.
Please address your covering letter to Bella Shand and send your submission to:
The Submissions DepartmentGranta Books2/3 Hanover YardNoel RoadLondon N1 8BE
Due to the large numbers of submissions we receive, it can take some time before we get back to you. We aim to respond within three months, and we do respond to every manuscript eventually.
Here is a list of things that Granta does not publish:
Academic essays, or essays about writers.
Book reviews.
Straight reporting or feature articles whose primary interest is immediate, i.e., stories whose relevancy will not last the life span of the magazine. We have a three-month lead between going to press and being published. The pieces we publish should outlast that period by several years (as the issues themselves do).
Genre fiction. That means: no Romance, Crime, Science Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Historical.
Poetry.
Travel writing without a story. Then we went to X and a funny thing happened, then we went to Y and another funny thing happened, etc. There should be a narrative focus, a point, a reason for you to tell us the story.
Any issue of Granta magazine will reveal stories or non-fiction that breaks one or the other of these rules to some degree. That's why it's useful to take a look at a copy and try and work out what convinced us about a particular piece.
Here is a list of practical things that will help us to deal with your submission:
Do not send more than two stories at a time.
Submissions should be made by post only. Faxes and emails are not accepted. Please don't send computer discs.
Enclose either a current email address or an SAE and postage:
International Reply Coupons if you are outside the UK (US stamps do not work from the UK. Sorry to state the obvious, but no one seems to be aware of this).
Please indicate (and enclose sufficient postage) if you would like your ms returned, otherwise it will be recycled if unsuitable.
Layout: please type in a plain, legible font on one side of the page.
Cover letter: a brief intro is fine.
Length: we have no length guidelines.
Timing: we aim to respond in three months. However, we have regularly exceeded this timespan, unfortunately, just so you are prepared for a potentially long wait. We do respond to every manuscript eventually.
When submitting fiction please enclose:
A covering letter, to introduce yourself and any relevant information about your writing history.
A synopsis describing the plot and themes of your book (in length anything between 1 paragraph and 2 pages).
The first couple of chapters/first 50 pages of your manuscript. If you have a printed book, then we will accept this instead.
A stamped addressed envelope and postage. If you are outside the UK please send International Reply Coupons.
Please indicate in your covering letter whether you would like the manuscript/proposal returned. If you do, then make sure that you enclose sufficient postage to cover the cost of its return, otherwise it will be recycled if unsuitable.
Submissions should be made by post only. We don't accept faxes, or emails, and please don't send us your work on computer disc.
We cannot take any responsibility for the loss of unsolicited submissions, though of course we make every effort to look after material we receive.
Please address your covering letter to Bella Shand and send your submission to:
The Submissions DepartmentGranta Books2/3 Hanover YardNoel RoadLondon N1 8BE
Due to the large numbers of submissions we receive, it can take some time before we get back to you. We aim to respond within three months, and we do respond to every manuscript eventually.
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