Festival Submission
Not every festival is right for every book.
Senliz Festival Submission is a paid service for authors who want professional help identifying and applying to literary festivals that genuinely fit their work.
We begin by reviewing the book itself. Its genre, language, themes, publishing status, audience and eligibility all matter when deciding where it should be submitted.
Rather than sending the same book everywhere, we identify festivals that make sense for that particular work.
Senliz can support the festival submission process through:
- Reading and reviewing the book
- Assessing its genre, language, themes and publishing status
- Researching relevant literary festivals
- Checking eligibility requirements
- Identifying suitable opportunities
- Recommending festivals that fit the work
- Preparing required submission materials
- Organising synopsis, author biography and supporting information
- Preparing application files
- Completing festival submissions on behalf of the author
- Coordinating required documentation
- Providing submission confirmation
- Following up where appropriate
The author sends us the book or manuscript together with basic information about the project.
Our team reads and evaluates the book before recommending any festival.
We consider the work's language, genre, themes, publishing status, target audience and other relevant factors.
We research current festival opportunities and identify the ones that appear most relevant to the book.
We do not believe in submitting every book everywhere. The objective is to make considered submissions to opportunities that genuinely fit the work.
We explain which festivals we recommend, why they may be suitable, and what is required for submission.
At this stage, we also provide the service fee for handling the selected submissions.
No submission is made without the author's approval.
Once the author approves the proposed festivals and the applicable service fee, Senliz can prepare and submit the applications.
We prepare the required information and materials and handle the submission process for the approved festivals.
The author receives confirmation when submissions have been completed.
Festival Submission is a paid service.
The cost depends on factors such as:
- The number of festivals
- The amount of research required
- The application requirements
- The materials that need to be prepared
- The complexity of the submission process
We provide the service fee before proceeding with any paid work.
If a festival charges its own entry or application fee, that external fee is separate from the Senliz service fee and will be communicated to the author before submission.
Senliz cannot guarantee:
- Festival selection
- Nomination
- Shortlisting
- Awards
- Invitations
- Acceptance
All final decisions are made independently by the festival organisers.
Our role is to identify relevant opportunities and prepare and manage the submission professionally.
This service may be suitable for:
- Authors with a completed book
- Authors with a published book
- Independent writers
- Senliz authors
- Persian-language authors
- English-language authors
- Writers who want to explore literary festivals but do not know which opportunities fit their book
- Authors who want Senliz to manage the submission process for them
Tell us about the book.
If you would like us to review your book and identify suitable literary festivals, email: info@senliz.com
Send us a short introduction to your book and its current publishing status. Our team will review your enquiry and contact you with the next steps.