Hello,
Still working my way around this HUGE site so apologies if this is in the wrong place. I'll get there - eventually.
I've read so many different 'absolutes' on this one - and yet they're all different. Would love your input.
Addressing letters to publishers /agents/anyone ...
Dear Editor, Dear Sir or Madam, or Dear X (must have name)?
In the yearbooks, they often don't give editors but only have directors' names, so would you address a query or ms directly to a director?
When it's a woman - e.g. Clare Conville (came across this one yesterday) of Conville & Walsh, would you write to:
Dear Ms Conville (which I personally hate, but is it correct?)
or, as I read recently but also don't like: Dear Clare Conville (isn't that really strange? It seems 'wrong' to me, but I'd love to know if this is what I should be doing)
Thank you very much for your help. There's nothing worse than your manuscript not getting past the first ADDRESS, is there?
Symphony
Still working my way around this HUGE site so apologies if this is in the wrong place. I'll get there - eventually.
I've read so many different 'absolutes' on this one - and yet they're all different. Would love your input.
Addressing letters to publishers /agents/anyone ...
Dear Editor, Dear Sir or Madam, or Dear X (must have name)?
In the yearbooks, they often don't give editors but only have directors' names, so would you address a query or ms directly to a director?
When it's a woman - e.g. Clare Conville (came across this one yesterday) of Conville & Walsh, would you write to:
Dear Ms Conville (which I personally hate, but is it correct?)
or, as I read recently but also don't like: Dear Clare Conville (isn't that really strange? It seems 'wrong' to me, but I'd love to know if this is what I should be doing)
Thank you very much for your help. There's nothing worse than your manuscript not getting past the first ADDRESS, is there?
Symphony
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