How to Submit Your Manuscript to Edit 1st

Please DO NOT send your manuscripts to us until you have been instructed to do so by an Edit 1st editor. Each editor will let you know where to send it; these are the guidelines to follow at that time. Complete our short form to get started.

Electronic Manuscripts

Email the manuscript as an MS Word attachment
The manuscript must not contain extraneous formatting or hard returns
Dialogue must contain dialogue breaks
For a Manuscript Review you may send a non-editable PDF file

Hard Copy Manuscripts

Send a copy–not an original–via USPS Priority Mail with delivery confirmation
Manuscripts must be printed on standard white 8 ½” x 11″ paper
Double-spaced for clients requesting editorial letters
Triple-spaced for clients requesting line editing
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point
Include a cover page with a brief synopsis of the manuscript and what you want to do with it.
Include an About the Author/Bio and marketing information
Include title page with author name and title
Include table of contents
Manuscript must be paginated (numbered) starting from page 1 to the end
Begin each chapter on a new page
Line-edited manuscripts will be returned via USPS Priority Mail with delivery confirmation