Change of plan on the BIA submission process....
Hi all. So despite all my best intentions, we have been unable to clear the jam to any great extent, so am afraid submissions will remain on hiatus for the foreseeable future. I'm reworking the submission process for 2018, as my books are VERY full just now, so watch this space (and Twitter, obviously) for details of open submission months, of which we will aim for two per year.
Sadly, despite my further best intentions, there are also just too many subs to find time to send polite declines to you all individually, so if you've not heard back from us with a full ms request on a submission you have already sent in, am afraid that'll have to serve as a respectful and ENORMOUSLY grateful pass from us at this point.
Believe me, I know how hard it is for all you guys to deal with rejection after rejection and I had hoped never to have to do an impersonal blanket 'NO', but unfortunately, sending 600+ personalized email responses is just too time-consuming when we have so, SO much work on our hands with other things.
Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding....
All the best,
Agent Ben
“And God decreed that man should have one body, one head, two arms and two legs: that each arm should be joined in two places and end in one hand: that each hand should have four fingers and one thumb: that each finger should bear a flat finger-nail...”
― John Wyndham, The Chrysalids
"With all due to respect to John Wyndham and much as I totally LOVE The Chrysalids, I couldn't 'alf use an extra pair of arms and eyes sometimes, to say nothing of a spare 'reading brain'...."
― Ben Illis, The BIA
Sadly, despite my further best intentions, there are also just too many subs to find time to send polite declines to you all individually, so if you've not heard back from us with a full ms request on a submission you have already sent in, am afraid that'll have to serve as a respectful and ENORMOUSLY grateful pass from us at this point.
Believe me, I know how hard it is for all you guys to deal with rejection after rejection and I had hoped never to have to do an impersonal blanket 'NO', but unfortunately, sending 600+ personalized email responses is just too time-consuming when we have so, SO much work on our hands with other things.
Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding....
All the best,
Agent Ben
“And God decreed that man should have one body, one head, two arms and two legs: that each arm should be joined in two places and end in one hand: that each hand should have four fingers and one thumb: that each finger should bear a flat finger-nail...”
― John Wyndham, The Chrysalids
"With all due to respect to John Wyndham and much as I totally LOVE The Chrysalids, I couldn't 'alf use an extra pair of arms and eyes sometimes, to say nothing of a spare 'reading brain'...."
― Ben Illis, The BIA