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Watts, a subsidiary of Grolier, Inc., publishcs 200 titles each year, about 40 of them coming from Breslin's division. Few manuscripts are purchased from first-time authors, but Breslin is morę likely to be interested in nonfiction than fiction. “Never cut comers on your research," Breslin says. "And never send an editor— or an agent—the first or second draft of your manuscript." Breslin will consider queries for books on business and eco-nomics, history, politics and sports; dpnt send humor, coffee table books, cook-books or gardening books. “The books in the catalog are a good indicator of what well be buying in the foreseeable futurę."

Terms: Pays 10,12'& or 15% on list price. Advance “depends on the book. This past year we have paid $2,000 to morę than $75,000." Submissions: Que-

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Nonfiction has the best chance of winning acceptance here, especially if it’s in the areas of art, history, humor, biogra-phy or regional. “We do not normally publish works with religious topics or themes, how-to books, cookbooks, student writings or scholarly dissertations." Fiction that will be considered includes adventure, humor, experimental, main-stream or mystery, but no sci-fi, western or romance. Recent titles published in-dude Charleston Charlie, a children’s book, and a travel guide on Charleston.

Terms: Pays 8-15% royalty on retail price. Average royalty $250. Submis-sions: Submit either outline/synopsis and sample chapters or complete manu-script Reports in two weeks on ąueries, four weeks on manuscripts. 1A Pinckney SL, Box89, Charleston, South Carolina 29402, tel [phone].