In a quandary! Submitting work to more than one publisher

by Kathryn Abel
22nd April 2015

Hi all - I am a poet and new to the Writers & Artists website. My question is around submitting my work to more than one publisher. I submitted a covering letter and selection of poems from my first poetry collection to a publisher recently. The great news was that they requested my completed collection for consideration, which I've now sent through. However I've found another publisher who is happy for me to send through my initial covering letter and selection of poems. The question is - should I wait until publisher number one comes back to me, especially seeing that they requested to see my full collection?

Any advice gratefully accepted!

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Hi Renee

Thanks for your advice. It's a tough one and I'm not sure when the first publisher will get back to me. I'll wait a little longer then decide.

Many thanks

Kathryn

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23/04/2015

Hi Kathryn,

In my opinion, this is a decision you have to make for yourself. You're not under any contract at the moment though.

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