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Shaheen Qureshi

About Shaheen

Shaheen Qureshi is a native of the Washington, DC area and has worked in publishing and editing for the past five years. As the former managing editor of Tadween Publishing, a Middle East academic press, she facilitated the publication of a political cartoon book and a collection of interviews with Iraqi activists. She teaches writing workshops and volunteers in public schools as a writing mentor and tutor. Shaheen received her B.A. at Bard College where she was awarded the Wilton Moore Lockwood prize in creative writing and has published her poetry in Bard Papers and Sukoon Magazine. Shaheen is actively seeking literary fiction and nonfiction, with an emphasis on historical fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoirs, cookbooks, and graphic novels. She is particularly interested in character-driven stories that give voice to the underrepresented and marginalized. Books that challenge the status quo and look at race, class, food, gender, colonialism, or history in a new light will grab her attention.

Query Instructions

We accept submissions only by e-mail. We do not accept queries via postal mail or fax. To submit, please adhere to the following guidelines:
For fiction submissions, send a query letter (see below) in the body of your email, and attach a sample (approximately 25 consecutive pages) of your manuscript in Word, RTF or PDF format.

For non-fiction submissions, send a cover letter (see below) in the body of your e-mail and attach your completed proposal in Word, RTF or PDF format.

We are unable to respond to all queries, though we consider each one seriously. We try to respond within six weeks to projects that interest us. 


QUERY LETTER REQUIREMENTS FOR FICTION:

  • Contact information
  • Working title of manuscript
  • Overview/summary
  • Approximate word count
  • Short biography
  • Any relevant credentials
  • Previous publications

COVER LETTER REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-FICTION:

  • Contact information
  • Working title of manuscript
  • Brief overview of book
  • Manuscript status (complete, initial stages, requires fact-checking, etc.)
  • Estimated word count
  • Credentials that qualify you to write about this topic
  • Previous publications
  • Chapter titles and summaries
  • Target audience
  • Author bio
  • Comparable titles
  • A description of ways that you will help to promote your book

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Alexandria, VA 22314

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