As a general guide to the format required for submissions, you can’t go far wrong with this:
Typed, A4, double-spaced, single page, numbered, good margins. (Go look in a paperback and increase the proportion by about a third.) Have a title page that includes your name and word count. And don’t send out copies that have already been seen by others – send a virgin copy.
All good agents and publishers will have their submission guidelines available somewhere. Read them. If they ask for a synopsis, covering letter and the first three chapters, then resist the inclination to send the whole thing, because they will – as sure as hell – resist the temptation to read it.
Check to see if they accept electronic submissions and, if they do, what format they like.
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