List Of Literary Agents For New Writers
To promote your book in the public easily you need to choose from the list of literary agents accessible today. The search for the best agency is not as hard as what you are thinking. First, you must separate the different agencies and then you need to know of which category your book will fit. There are various types of books such as fiction, non-fiction, children’s book and other types.
The following agencies offer their best services from publishing to promoting your books in the marketplace:
1. A P Watt Agency is the oldest literary agency in the world, was first establish in 1875. They have clients that become a Nobel Prize winner, Costa Prize winners and the first Children’s Laureate.
2. WME, formerly the William Morris Endeavor in which it is the largest talent and literary agency found in London, New York, Beverly Hills, Miami and Nashville. Most clients are best selling and award winning authors whether it is fiction or a non-fiction category.
3. Curtis Brown is one of the world’s leading talent and literary agencies. This agency has strategic alliances with lots of agencies all over the world.
4. Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) is one of today’s top literary agencies that offers best people to work with special expertise in the fields of literature, public speaking, film and journalism.
There are many ways to help you find the right agency to assist you in publishing your book. If you know how to write book, it is easier to find a dependable agent. Just like when learning how to search for details to complete the contents of your book, you have to do a little investigation about the different agencies available today.
First, you may find it hard as much as making your own manuscripts, but if you can have the list if literary agents in your hand means no need to worry much. Making a list is surely not a waste of time and indeed, it is a very useful idea.
On the other hand, you have to decide carefully among the possible agencies that you have identified. For those that ate just new to the business of publishing may have few connections. Be sure that you know the background of the person who will handle you to avoid any regrets I the future.
One important tip to remember, before you make a deal it is best to read any contract they offer. Because it is business, definitely it involves money. Therefore, it is your responsibility to choose the best agency from your list of literary agents.
Very Important Literary Question!!!!!!!!?
What are some books that I can find that have different lists of different literary agents I can contact? Are there any websites? I am looking for an agent that will publish a new fiction writer and wouldn’t cost me too much.
Try this:
Writers Market Deluxe 2008
by Robert Lee Brewer (Editor) , Chuck Sambuchino (Editor)
ISBN:9781582974972
There are a couple similar to this – derivations that go into more detail, like for children’s books or for poetry, or for fiction.
Literary agents?
How does one go about hiring an agent, how do you find one, etc? I found one agency through the internet who prefers to have you email your transcripts rather than postal mail them, and they take a percentage of whatever pay you get from publishers buying your work, but they’re not listed on BBB – they say BBB is just for scared authors who won’t work out and that they already have “so many” authors in their program they don’t need to be in BBB to advertise or appease any nervous writers. Also they say you don’t have to put a copyright on your work (unless you want to) – though they do include a link to a copyright site if you decide to do so but it’s “not necessary”. Is this a bogus company? Other authors, how did you go about it, and can you get published without agents and self publishing? I can’t afford to self publish, and am very new to this, I just need some advice. Any links/addresses/phone #’s would be wonderful. (Names of companies that you know are reputable). Thanks!!
OMG! Writers, what if this happened to your published book?
This is a true story, and you might have read it yourself. I can’t remember where I read it, though, but it was on some well-read blog. Tell me what you would do if you were in here shoes.
An author had her book published a few years back. She eventually got back the publishing rights to her book. The publisher (it’s a legit one) was supposed to remove her book from their website and stop selling it since they returned the rights to the author. The author finds out that her book is still being listed on Amazon.com for sale, which means if anyone buys it, the publisher gets a cut. Her literary agent (a well-known, successful one) starts sending emails to the publisher asking to remove the authors books because the publisher no longer has rights to it. The publisher gives the agent the runaround and promises to put in a request to Amazon to remove the book. While this is happening, the publisher makes the author’s book FREE on the Kindle for 2 whole weeks! [I dont know if this is intentional or not]. During those two weeks the author’s book reaches number one on Kindle’s best seller list. The agent continues to send emails to the publisher to remove the book from Amazon – only the publisher can do this, not the author. The publisher sends emails apologizing and promising to put in the request. After awhile the author’s book is still for sale on amazon and the publisher has stopped responding to the agent’s email. The agent and author think of what to do next. It’s too costly to sue, so they think of ways to get a lot of attention for the author’s situation and put the publisher in a bad light. They end up doing this and after they go public the publisher finally responds to the agent’s email and takes the book off amazon.
Now, the problem: the author seemed upset that her book was offered for free on Amazon kindle, but also quite satisfied that it had reached number one and that a lot of people had read it. Her situation is that people read it for free which means she didn’t get paid, but she gained new fans because she started getting a lot friend requests on facebook during that time, which means those people might read her next books.
So, my question to you. How would you feel if you were in this predicament and what would you do? Would you be okay with the publisher illegally offering your book for free on the Kindle, thus denying you royalty or would you be satisfied that you’ve gained new fans who’ll possibly buy your other books?
Currently, she has about 3 books published with one of the big six publishers. This book was published several years ago and she’s just getting the rights back, so she’s not a brand new author, but she’s also not an author you’ve probably heard of.
BTW, I think I read this a few months back, when she and her agent went public with it.
Generally, you don’t “hire” an agent. He/she accepts your work based on belief that it will sell.
If I were you, I’d start with smaller publications which will accept submissions from writers, and build a resume and some credentials which you can show an agent. Then he/she can see that you’re writing is salable. Never PAY to have an MS read (that’s a scam for sure).
The William Morris Literary Agency is a reputable firm.
You don’t need to put a copyright notice on your work. It’s automatically copyrighted the minute you create it.
This is very basic stuff. You need to learn how writing and publishing works before investing a lot of time and energy going down blind paths. Call an editor or a published writer you admire and offer to buy him/her lunch in exchange for some advice. (They’re just people, not Olympian Gods.) Everybody likes to help a sincere beginner who’s willing to work at their craft.
You start by querying literary agents. This is done with a one page letter describing yourself and your book. Sometimes the agent will request you include the first few pages or chapters, but that is an individual preference.
There are several websites out there that will help you find an agent, my favorite is QueryTracker.net at http://www.querytracker.net/ . It is free and has a list of literary agents and also tools to help you keep track of who you already queried and who you haven’t, plus more.
They do a good job of keeping the crooks off their lists, but it is still a good idea to double check at http://www.sfwa.org/beware/twentyworst.html.
There are a lot of crooks out there. Never pay anyone to read or publish your book. A real agent will never ask for money except as a percentage of your royalties.
Keep in mind that finding an agent and getting published is not an easy process. Some people have to query hundreds of agents before they find one who will accept them (sadly, some never get accepted), but be persistent and keep trying.
You should also visit http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums one of the largest forums for writers. They can be very helpful.
Good luck.
For a beggining writer, how do I get the attention of a publishing company?
Obviously, I’ve written a book, and would like to publish it. However, I don’t know where to start. I don’t expect my work to rocket straight to the top of New York Time’s Best Seller list; that’s wishful thinking. (But I can still hope!)
My book is called BOB(The Book of Bumology). It is a fictional piece that explains the history, reasoning, and principals of anyone or anything bum-related. It is a rather funny book.
What is the process to submit a work of literature? I have a gut feeling that there’s more to it than wrapping the pages in brown paper and shipping it off. From my own attempted research, I’ve heard of literary agents. Are they similar to Hollywood agents?
This is actually pretty interesting. It’s like creating something that you’re going to sell in the future (her new books) but putting the advertisement out right now, and for free. I guess the author benefitted AND lost from this experience, but I think it was more of a gain than a loss. After all, if she makes more books in the series and she already has dedicated fans, she’ll be more likely to get more people buying them.
I think I’d be upset and feel fortunate at the same time. After all, I think most of her money would have gone to advertising in the future for her other books (if the author ever chose to advertise).