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Fuse Literary represents both fiction and nonfiction in the vast majority of categories and genres. Read the agent profiles on our Team Fuse page for details. Note that as an agency, we do not represent poetry or screenplays.

Unless otherwise stated in their profile, yes. Sometimes our agents will temporarily close to new submissions. If that happens, keep an eye on their profile or social media for news of their opening back up. Note that, as an agency, we all close to new submissions each December 1st through January 15th.

Visit our Team Fuse page and click an agent to read their profile. If they represent your genre, click to submit and follow the agent’s guidelines, but remember that they may vary. Note that we do not accept or respond to submissions via phone, physical mail, or social media.

Please submit to only one of our agents at a time. If that agent declines your work, you can continue to submit to our agents one at a time. We do not require your submission to be exclusive to our agency.

Our agents’ typical response times vary. Visit your desired agent’s Team Fuse profile page for more info.

Fuse Literary never charges reading or submission fees, nor is there a retainer fee for our services. We only get paid when the author gets paid after we sell an author’s work.

No agency can guarantee that a particular project will sell, but we sign clients because we love their writing and believe it will succeed in the marketplace. Our goal is always to sell what we sign and establish long-term writing careers for our clients.

Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are unable to guarantee feedback or advice in our rejections.

Show the agent you are serious about writing as a career. Be professional in your communication. Provide URLs to your author website and social media that supports your efforts to brand yourself. Remember, you are a business person seeking a business partner. Keep your correspondence professional.

For information on how to write a query letter, visit our Short Fuse page and read THE SHORT FUSE GUIDE TO QUERY LETTERS.

For information on how to write a book proposal, visit our Short Fuse page and read THE SHORT FUSE GUIDE TO BOOK PROPOSALS.

Unfortunately, yes. Many publishers, movie producers, and agencies, including ours, have been impersonated via scam emails and phone calls. Here is a good resource for how to spot a literary impersonation scam. Fuse Literary will only offer representation to authors who submit their work to us or have prior working relationships with our agents.