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What are the protocols for approaching Simon and Schuster editors at a national writers conference with a polished nonfiction proposal and two sample chapters?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What are the protocols for approaching Simon and Schuster editors at a national writers conference with a polished nonfiction proposal and two sample chapters?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Simon & Schuster author submission guidelines literary agents nonfiction proposal conference editor pitchGoogle ↗
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national writers conference editor appointments etiquette pitch nonfiction book proposal sample chapters Simon & Schuster editorsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction

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Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason50%DefinitionInstruction50%Yes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Simon & Schuster author submission guidelines literary agents nonfiction proposal conference editor pitch Google ↗
national writers conference editor appointments etiquette pitch nonfiction book proposal sample chapters Simon & Schuster editors Google ↗
  1. Simon & Schuster Submission Selector · editors.simonandschuster.com
  2. Manuscript Submissions · simonandschuster.biz
  3. Help Center - Publishing · simonandschuster.com
  4. How To Make Books Your Life · simonandschuster.com
  5. Tips for Editor/Agent Appointments · autocrit.com
  6. How to Pitch Agents at a Writers Conference · janefriedman.com
  7. “One of the most transformative weekends ever.” · writersleague.org
  8. Simon & Schuster Fraud Alert · simonandschuster.com

Queries

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Simon & Schuster author submission guidelines literary agents nonfiction proposal conference editor pitch
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national writers conference editor appointments etiquette pitch nonfiction book proposal sample chapters Simon & Schuster editors
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—Instruction——1x
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