Getting Published

We are always very interested in receiving proposals from new authors, particularly for books dealing with true crime, music, sports, lifestyle, politics, biography and Irish historical interest.

All material submitted will be read by our editors/readers and we will do our best to get back to you within three months, though backlogs do occur from time to time. Unfortunately due to the quantity of manuscripts we receive we are not able to enter into correspondence about individual submissions. We do not accept submissions delivered in person.

Read the guidelines below to get an idea of our submission procedure. It is important to remember that we do have to be selective about accepting unsolicited material for publication.

SUBMISSIONS
Merlin Publishing and Wolfhound Press welcome submissions for non-fiction titles.

We will not be publishing any children’s fiction or general fiction titles for the foreseeable future.

As we don’t want to waste any author’s time please do not submit any material for children’s or adult fiction titles as we cannot always guarantee that it will be returned to you.

Proposals should be sent to the Editorial Manager, Aoife Barrett by:
(1) email to aoife@merlin.ie
(2) post to Merlin Publishing, Newmarket Hall, Cork Street, Dublin 8, Ireland

Submissions should include:
- A covering letter/email
- A synopsis of the book,
- One sample chapter in Microsoft Word files or printed out, double-spaced with wide margins
- Sample copies of illustrations – never send original material
- Any unique sales and marketing points
- A biography of the author(s)
- A stamped self-addressed envelope with sufficient return postage (you need to send International Postage Coupons if you are submitting material from outside the Irish Republic, including submissions sent from the UK)

It’s important to remember that while every reasonable care will be taken of material in the publisher’s possession, responsibility cannot be accepted if material is lost or damaged. Never send the original copy of the typescript or any illustrations. All submissions are sent at the sender’s risk. No obligation of any nature will arise unless and until a formal contract has been entered into by both Merlin Publishing and the prospective author.These guidelines are subject to change without notice.