Submission Guidelines
Is Keller Media the Right Agency for You?
The #1 reason most authors get rejected is simply because they pitched a book in a genre that agency does not represent.
We ONLY represent nonfiction books intended for adults.
ALL traditional publishers now require the author to have "platform" before they will acquire your book. Therefore, ALL agents require the same. A "platform" means some healthy combination of these factors:
- + 20+ paid speaking engagements per year
- + 50K+ social media followers across all platforms
- + “Thought Leader” status in your industry
- + House mailing list of at least 5K people
- + Media coverage related to the topic of your book
- + Signed contract with a film studio
- + Many podcast appearances per year (Podcast Promotion)
- + You are the host of a top-rated podcast or TV Show
- + Well-followed writer for any prominent digital or print publication
- + An impressive roster of coaching, speaking or consulting clients
We WELCOME book ideas in these subject areas:
(IF you have a platform as per above)
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BUSINESS (sales, management, marketing, leadership, entrepreneurship, career building or finance)
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SELF-HELP AND PSYCHOLOGY (parenting, relationships, diet, feel better, improve your memory, grief recovery, effective studying, get happier, stop worrying, overcome abuse, etc.)
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HISTORY (all countries, epochs, events and civilizations)
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SCIENCE & NATURE (NOT including memoirs by or about your pet)
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POPULAR CULTURE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS (selectively)
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HEALTH (NOT personal stories of illness, recovery or caregiving)
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POLITICS (your impeccable high-level credentials are mandatory)
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INSPIRATIONAL AND SPIRITUALITY (highly selectively)
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HOW-TO (most subjects welcome)
Please DO NOT send hard copy manuscripts or your self-published book without an invitation to do so! We recycle them unread.
We do NOT represent:
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Fiction of any kind
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Screenplays
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Poetry (at all, never, no thanks!)
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Juvenile (no books intended for children or young adults)
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Your life story, memoir, autobiography or fictionalized autobiography
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True crime or any books written by or about incarcerated people
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Books focused on Christian, Jewish, or Muslim readers
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Personal stories about your spiritual or travel journey (unless you have +50,000 verifiable, active followers)
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Survival stories about any kind of addiction, abuse, mental, or physical illness – yours or anyone else’s – unless you have an MD, a PhD, and/or an active therapy practice
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Gritty books about war, violence (especially against women), or extreme human cruelty. No hate-mongering
