INSTRUCTIONS You will need to send us a proposal based on the questions provided by the Book Proposal Application. You can submit your submissions online or through regular mail. After our editors review your submission, we will notify you by mail or e-mail if the proposal was accepted, what imprint has accepted the manuscript, or if the proposal was declined. Allow up to 3-4 months for the submission to be reviewed and a response letter sent. Please carefully read the following information, and make sure to keep a copy of these guidelines after you have submitted your manuscript. HOW TO SUBMIT ONLINE Complete the Book Proposal Application. (Click here.) In the space provided on the application, attach your full manuscript or sample chapters as one Microsoft Word document. When finished, click on "Submit" to send the application and document. You will then receive an automatic confirmation that the application went through. (Please note your applications will not go through without your manuscript attached.) HOW TO SUBMIT BY REGULAR MAIL Print out our Book Proposal Application and fill out the information in a query letter to the editors. Send the application along with a copy of the full manuscript, or at least three sample chapters. (We prefer to receive the full manuscript on a disk or CD-R.) Mail proposals and inquiries to: Strang Book Group Attn: Acquisitions Assistant 600 Rinehart Rd., Lake Mary, FL 32746 DO NOT send original work; send copies only. If you want any submission materials returned to you, you must include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). If we do not receive an SASE, your submission will be discarded after the reviewing process. Due to the increase in submissions, we no longer accept query phone calls or phone calls for submission updates. Your manuscript and information are confidential. The material is reviewed and published only if it has been accepted and the author has been contracted. We are currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts from new authors, agents, and published authors. If you have any questions please click on Frequently Asked Questions or e-mail us at charismahouse@strang.com or creationhouse@strang.com. We look forward to receiving your proposal. Strang Book Group Editors