Guide on submitting a manuscript

Tips from Aotearoa arts writer and critic Andrew Wood on how to get your written work in front of the right people.

18 Sep 2022 9:14

The Big Idea

Writing and Publishing

Know your audience as well as your publisher. Image: Shutterstock.

Dear Emerging Creative,

This is one for the novice authors – because no one tells you how to do some of this stuff.

Submitting a manuscript to a publisher or magazine editor – whether it be short fiction, a non-fiction essay, or a novel – is a bit like writing a job application.

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