We look forward to receiving your submission! To ensure an efficient review process, please submit your materials in their entirety and exclusively in digital format.

Your submission should include the following:

1. Cover Letter: Tell us briefly who you are and why you chose us. Please specify the genre, target audience, and length of your manuscript.

2. Synopsis: A summary of the plot and the main characters (maximum 3 pages). The synopsis should also include your book’s unique selling point and target audience.

3. Excerpt: The first 30 pages or so

4. A brief biography

We only accept manuscripts that we are passionate about and believe in wholeheartedly. We are particularly drawn to texts with international appeal, stories that draw readers in from the very first page, unreliable narrators, tales that open up new perspectives, and fresh, innovative ideas.

We maintain a carefully curated portfolio so that we can devote our full attention to each and every talent. Our approach ensures comprehensive and attentive support.

We’ll be with you every step of the way: from your initial book idea through manuscript development to securing a publishing deal.

Open, creative dialogue and effective communication are our top priorities—both with our authors and with our publishing partners. We firmly believe that only a long-term partnership based on mutual respect can lay the foundation for literary success.

We carefully review every submission and treat it confidentially. If we are seriously interested in working with you, we will contact you personally within ten weeks.

We analyze the genre, narrative voice, and theme of your work, while also assessing how your project fits into current and projected market trends—both in Germany and globally.

This comprehensive, in-depth evaluation is designed to identify projects that are both artistically compelling and have strong potential for market success.

If we’re interested, we’ll request the full manuscript, draw up a contract, conduct an editorial review, and work to place the manuscript with a publisher on the best possible terms for you—one that’s the perfect fit for the book and will skillfully guide the story toward a successful publication.

Disclaimer: Due to the very high volume of manuscripts we receive, we are unfortunately unable to provide individual feedback on every project. However, we do our best to send rejection notices. If we do not proceed with a collaboration, we will promptly delete all submitted files. Protecting your work is our top priority.

The Drummer Literary Agency is a literary agency that combines creative intuition with data-driven market insight.

What sets us apart:

• Strategic Trend Analysis: We use data from market research firms (such as Circana BookScan and Metis Media Control) as well as our own AI tools to identify bestseller trends before they reach the German market. This allows us to know what is currently selling well and also what is most likely to sell well tomorrow. Of course, we don’t have a crystal ball that can predict the future with complete accuracy, but we do have a strategic approach to gaining the best possible knowledge and understanding of the book market.

• Transatlantic Networking: With our expertise in both the German-language and U.S. book markets, we have access to the world’s leading publishing houses and contacts, giving your projects a competitive edge. We think globally and do everything we can to ensure that your ancillary rights (translations, film, television) are exploited to the fullest.

• Active Talent Search: We also act as an active scout – our approach involves actively seeking out authors whose projects align with the market niches we have identified, or collaborating with authors to develop new ideas.

• Focus on female* voices: We specialize in distinctive literary voices, particularly those of young women.

In short: We offer you comprehensive representation in the publishing world and a strategic roadmap to your success.

Feel free to contact us by email at monika@drummer-agency.com. We’ll do our best to respond as soon as possible. We’ll get back to you regarding submissions within eight weeks.

Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. We’re here to guide you through the process of creating your book, represent your project in the best possible way in the book market, and support you however you need.

Our passion for great stories is our top priority, and we’ll do everything we can to turn your manuscript into a successfully published book!

Artificial intelligence has become an integral part of the modern workplace. However, we take a very nuanced approach to this: it is important to us that the texts we publish are written by humans. Of course, it is up to the authors themselves to decide to what extent they use AI for research purposes, but we want to be able to sense the soul of a story.

AI is particularly helpful to us when it comes to analyzing structured data, and that’s where we like to use it. We use numbers and data to gain the best possible overview of the book market and thereby ensure maximum value for our authors.