Canadian Literary Agents Publishers
Friday, March 18th, 2011 at
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Check out the ‘Author’s Guild’ website and Writersbeware website. Both provide easily accessible lists of reputable agents, editors, and publishers. They also list the worst of the worst in case someone tries to reach out to you so always look at that list as well. And don’t get bogged down by finding an agent near you, some authors have agents in different cities. Also pick up a copy of writer’s digest, writer’s market, and literary marketplace from the local library and pluck a few names from there. In this day and age you’ll find plenty of them have websites that give very specific guidelines as to what they are looking for and when. Also check out the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America website. Plenty of the authors there give rave reviews and kudos to their agents, editors, and publishers.
There are also plenty of conferences to attend where agents hold ten minute sessions for you to pitch your manuscript. Also check out contests, some first and second place prizes are agent reviews or editor judges.
Joining groups also help with networking for names and some often have contests and mixers where you can meet agents face to face or invite the agents to come and speak.
Agents will travel to acquire the rights to a good solid piece of saleable writing and the author. Depending on the marketability of both as well as the demand for that particular genre, most agents will acquire an author and work through a subsidiary of the company in another country if they have one.
The main problem is that there are so many author complaints against them, if you google “wlwriter scam” you can read quite a list 🙂
As for Canadian agents and publishers, why limit yourself? I understand the desire to support businesses in one’s own country, but when a large chunk of the publishing industry is in the US, your chances of getting published are greater in the US. Many Canadian authors choose US agents and publishers for other reasons, too.
I would suggest you research how publishing really works in order to understand why local is not always the best decision.
Does this sound like a reputable literary agent?
http://www.wlwritersagency.com/index.html
the main problem I see is that they’re a US-based agency, and I’d like to have a Canadian agency and a Canadian publisher. Any thoughts?
I am a Canadian writer. Is it possible to get an American literary agent?
I want to have my book published in the US as well. Would an American literary agent sign me, and find me a publisher in the States or do I have to stick to Canada?