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Womens Fiction Agents

New Agent Alert: Barb Roose of Books & Such Literary Management

New literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Barb Roose of Books & Such Literary Management) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Oct 28, 2020
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Literary Fiction Agents

New Agent Alert: Ayla Zuraw-Friedland of the David Black Agency

New literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Ayla Zuraw-Friedland of the David Black Agency) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Sep 16, 2020
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New Agency Alerts

Agent Alert: Matt Belford of Tobias Literary Agency

Literary agent alerts (this one is with Matt Belford of Tobias Literary Agency) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Jan 29, 2020
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Publishing Insights

Why Do Literary Agents Take So Long to Respond to Submissions?

Why do literary agents take so long to respond to submissions from writers? Is it personal? Are there things writers can do to speed up the process? Find the answers here.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Nov 4, 2019
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Publishing Insights

How to Get a Literary Agent: A Simple Two-Step Process

Guide to Literary Agents editor Robert Lee Brewer shares his simple two-step process on how to get a literary agent.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Oct 22, 2019
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Building The Yellow House: An Interview With National Book Award Finalist Sarah M. Broom

The National Book Award finalist answers 10 questions about her debut memoir The Yellow House.

  • By Cassandra Lipp
    Oct 11, 2019
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Publishing Insights

How to Hook a Literary Agent to Represent Writing and Get Published

Finding a literary agent is one thing, but the hard part is gaining representation. In this post, we share how to hook a literary agent to represent writing and get published by looking at the query letter, synopsis, book proposal, and sample pages.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Sep 25, 2019
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Publishing Insights

How to Write Successful Queries for Any Genre of Writing

Learn how to write successful queries for any genre of writing by breaking down the query letter and supplying links to example queries that worked.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Sep 16, 2019
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How to Find a Literary Agent: Finding Agents Appropriate for Your Writing

Literary agents are the gate keepers of the publishing world, but not all agents represent all genres of writing. This post shares how to find a literary agent appropriate for your writing project, including links to agents representing various genres.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Sep 4, 2019
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Publishing Insights

Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions

Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find memoir and narrative nonfiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Aug 29, 2019
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Publishing Insights

How Literary Agents Agree and Differ: Lessons From the Annual Writer's Digest Conference

There are some things all agents want to see from writers, but they don't agree on everything. Here's how literary agents agree and differ on what they want from writers.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Aug 28, 2019
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New Agency Alerts

Agent Alert: Amaryah Orenstein of GO Literary

Literary agent alerts (this one with Amaryah Orenstein of GO Literary) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Aug 20, 2019
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New Agency Alerts

Agent Alert: Peter Rubie of FinePrint Literary Management

Literary agent alerts (this one with Peter Rubie of FinePrint Literary Management) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Jul 2, 2019
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New Agency Alerts

Agent Alert: Eric Smith of P.S. Literary

Eric Smith is a literary agent with P.S. Literary, seeking diverse and inclusive Young Adult fiction across all genres, YA nonfiction, accessible SF/F, genre-blending literary fiction, and more.

  • By Robert Lee Brewer
    Jun 11, 2019
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New Agency Alerts

New Literary Agent Alert: Claire Harris of Foundry Literary + Media

New literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Claire Harris of Foundry Literary + Media) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

  • By Jess Zafarris
    Mar 1, 2019
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New Agency Alerts

New Literary Agent Alert: Cecilia Lyra of The Rights Factory

New literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Cecilia Lyra of The Rights Factory) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

  • By Jess Zafarris
    Feb 21, 2019
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Literary Agent Alert: Ann Tanenbaum of Tanenbaum International Literary Agency

Literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Ann Tanenbaum of Tanenbaum International Literary Agency) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

  • By Jess Zafarris
    Dec 18, 2018
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