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NOTICE!

The City Hall in the Mall will be closing permanently on January 18, 2003, so January 11 will be our last meeting in that facility.  After looking at several other places to hold meetings, we decided on Rib Rangers Ranchhouse.  they charge $50 for the room unless we eat there, then it's free.  Rib Rangers offers a buffet at $8 a person or a sandwich, one vegetable, and drink for $5.25.  Most of the people polled thought the sandwich sounded best. Compared to the other restaurants in town this was a very good deal since they all charged for the room whether we ate there or not and had at least a 20 person minimum. 

Rib Rangers Ranchhouse
2109 W. University Dr
Denton, TX 76201

January Speaker-Mike & Susan Farris, Farris Literary Agency
February Speaker-PN Elrod
March-Roxanne Longstreet

DECEMBER MEETING RECAP

Submission Guidelines

Ferris Literary Agency is looking for the following:

        FICTION:  thrillers, suspense, mysteries, romance, mainstream, horror, action/adventure, literary, Christian, westerns

NON-FICTION:  how-to, self-help, law, true crime, current affairs, popular culture, women's issues, biography, history, travel, sports, politics, entertainment, spiritual and inspirational

We accept queries by e-mail or snail mail, but, please, no attachments to e-mail – we will not open attachments.

Your query should include the following (whether by e-mail or snail mail):

The title of the book

For fiction, tell the genre (e.g., romance, mystery, thriller, mainstream, etc.)

For non-fiction, tell the type of book (e.g., history, how-to, self-help, politics, etc.)

For novels, give the word count

Give a brief description of the project – this means tell us what it’s about.

Tell us a little about yourself, including whether you’ve been published before and/or awards you have won for your writing.  For non-fiction, tell why you’re qualified to write about the subject.

If sending your query by snail mail, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

For more information on writing a query letter, click here.

After reading your query, we may ask you for the following:

FICTION: A synopsis and the first fifty pages.  For more information on writing a synopsis, click here.

NON-FICTION: A completed book proposal. For more information on writing a non-fiction book proposal, click here.

Your submission should appear in the following format:

• double-spaced

• 12-point type, in either Times New Roman or Courier font

• at least 1-inch margins on all sides

• left margin justification only

• page numbers should appear in the upper right corner on all pages except the title page

• your last name and the title or a key word from the title should appear in the upper left corner on all pages (e.g., Mitchell/Gone With the Wind)

• the title page should include the title of the book, your name, and contact information

• each new chapter should begin on a new page, approximately one-third of the way down on the page

• no "widow/orphan" protection