Travel memoir · seeking representation

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Out of the Glass Box is a completed travel memoir built from original journals written during a year on the road across Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Manuscript overview

The book follows departure, drift, work, endurance, and the slow return of direction. It is grounded in first-hand source material rather than reconstructed memory, with an emphasis on restraint, honesty, and narrative clarity over performance or embellishment.

At a glance

Status
Complete
Full manuscript available
Length
~60k
Narrative non-fiction
Genre
Memoir
Travel / literary memoir
Origin
Journal-led
Drawn from contemporaneous writing
Positioning
Out of the Glass Box sits closer to reflective literary memoir than conventional backpacking narrative. Its interest is not spectacle for its own sake, but what movement exposes: uncertainty, resilience, work, intimacy, and the uneasy gap between freedom and direction.
Author
Phil Rodgers is a UK writer working from original notebooks, postcards, and related material from the journey itself. The manuscript preserves the immediacy of that source voice while shaping it into a coherent long-form narrative.
Submission note
Sample material and further information are available on request. The aim here is simple; present the project clearly and professionally. For representation enquiries, rights conversations, or requests to read, please use the contact route below.