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In publishing
Publishing

Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information – the activity of making information available for public view....
, the slush pile is the set of unsolicited manuscript
Manuscript

A manuscript is any document that is written by hand, as opposed to being printed or reproduced in some other way. The term may also be used for information that is hand-recorded in other ways than writing, for example inscriptions that are chiselled upon a hard material or scratched as with a knife point in plaster or with a stylus on a wa...
s either sent directly to the publisher by authors, or sent through an agent
Literary agent

A literary agent is an Agent who represents writers and their written works to publishers, theatrical producers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same....
 not known to the publisher.

Sifting through the slush pile is a job (sometimes called "publisher's reader
Publisher's reader

A publisher's reader or first reader is a person paid by a publisher or book sales club to read manuscripts from the slushpile, and to advise their employers as to quality and marketability of the work....
" or "first reader") given to young assistants to the editors. If they find something interesting there and can persuade a more senior editor to consider it, they may get some credit for themselves, especially if it is subsequently published and sells respectably.

Many publishers officially do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.






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In publishing
Publishing

Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information – the activity of making information available for public view....
, the slush pile is the set of unsolicited manuscript
Manuscript

A manuscript is any document that is written by hand, as opposed to being printed or reproduced in some other way. The term may also be used for information that is hand-recorded in other ways than writing, for example inscriptions that are chiselled upon a hard material or scratched as with a knife point in plaster or with a stylus on a wa...
s either sent directly to the publisher by authors, or sent through an agent
Literary agent

A literary agent is an Agent who represents writers and their written works to publishers, theatrical producers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same....
 not known to the publisher.

Sifting through the slush pile is a job (sometimes called "publisher's reader
Publisher's reader

A publisher's reader or first reader is a person paid by a publisher or book sales club to read manuscripts from the slushpile, and to advise their employers as to quality and marketability of the work....
" or "first reader") given to young assistants to the editors. If they find something interesting there and can persuade a more senior editor to consider it, they may get some credit for themselves, especially if it is subsequently published and sells respectably.

Many publishers officially do not accept unsolicited manuscripts. However, in practice, editors will briefly look at most submissions for fear of missing a promising writer or a potential bestseller
Bestseller

A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade figures and published by newspapers, magazines, or bookstore chains....
.