The difference between publishing here and overseas

Overseas you need a literary agent

Nearly all overseas publishers of any size will not accept submissions directly from a writer. You will first need to find a literary agent. Most well-established literary agents will have websites where they will explain the types of books and writers that they represent and how they want writers to submit to them. Once an agent takes you on, the agent will now begin to send your manuscript to publishing houses. Literary agents get paid for the work they do from a percentage of their writers’ incomes, usually between 10-15 percent. The writer pays them nothing directly. This is an incentive for them to get the best deals for their writers.