Publishing internationally (author from Israel)

JDM1950 · Jan 11, 2012

Hi.
I am American by birth, but living many years in Israel. All my writing is in English. I have a completed fiction manuscript and am working on another.
Are there any other authors out there that published outside of Israel and what agents/publishers do you recommend I approach?
Do US agents/publishers have any issues with queries/submissions from Israel?
Should I look in the UK, for instance, for better chances? (geographic proximity?)

Vemy Paw · Jan 11, 2012

I just asked this question myself in the ask the agent forum. Maybe you want to check it out, the link is: http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=234043

Many authors publish their work internationally, and from what I get, geographic proximity is not a problem since communication will be done by emails.

Terie · Jan 11, 2012

JDM1950 said:
Hi.
I am American by birth, but living many years in Israel. All my writing is in English. I have a completed fiction manuscript and am working on another.
I would prefer to get my book published in the US.
Do US agents/publishers have any issues with queries/submissions from Israel?
Should I look in the UK, for instance, for better chances? (geographic proximity?)

Agents and publishers don't care one whit where an author lives. All they care about is how good the book is.

ellisshuman · Jan 11, 2012

The advice I received was that it is advisable to search outside Israel for an agent in US or UK. Don't worry about geographic location. Make sure you query an agent that handles your kind of fiction, or has clients in the same genre.

JamesBaldwin · Jan 11, 2012

Yeah, there's generally no problem with shopping outside your own country. The best place to query, afaik, is the country where your book is set, if you have a real country in your novel.

Terie · Jan 11, 2012

You shouldn't start multiple threads with the same subject. You also asked this here.

CaoPaux · Jan 11, 2012

Threads merged.

epublishabook · Dec 12, 2012

Hi JDM,

Am also in Israel, in Tel Aviv, and am now looking at Amazon KDP to self-publish my book. Am a bit confused by their registration process though, especially when it comes to choosing a payment method.
Would you like to meet for a coffee and discuss it?

SWoodham · Sep 28, 2022

JDM1950 said:
Hi.
I am American by birth, but living many years in Israel. All my writing is in English. I have a completed fiction manuscript and am working on another.
Are there any other authors out there that published outside of Israel and what agents/publishers do you recommend I approach?
Do US agents/publishers have any issues with queries/submissions from Israel?
Should I look in the UK, for instance, for better chances? (geographic proximity?)

I saw an Israel author published in the US. This is the New York agency who represents her. I can't pinpoint the book, but it was a new release in the past two years. You could perhaps get in touch with her for her insight.

https://t.co/KS5rbV4IAE

Unimportant · Sep 28, 2022

SWoodham said:
I saw an Israel author published in the US. This is the New York agency who represents her. I can't pinpoint the book, but it was a new release in the past two years. You could perhaps get in touch with her for her insight.

https://t.co/KS5rbV4IAE

Hey, just flagging that you're replying to a post that's about ten years old, so the OP is unlikely to see this.

Maryn · Sep 28, 2022

Yeah, what Unimportant said. We call it necro-ing because you're bringing a thread back from the dead. Ordinarily new people who do this don't get into trouble--you, for instance--unless they insist on doing it even after it's been pointed out.

Necro-ing is appropriate at Bewares, Recommendations, and Background Checks, for the record.

Maryn, pleased to meet you

Publishing internationally (author from Israel)

JDM1950

Never Forget the First Time

Vemy Paw

Terie

Writer is as Writer does

ellisshuman

Author of short stories, novel

JamesBaldwin

Fancy Dandy Man

Terie

Writer is as Writer does

CaoPaux

Mostly Harmless

epublishabook

SWoodham

Unimportant

No COVID yet. Still masking.

Maryn

Baaa!