Now, before you rush off to buy a copy of the 2016 Guide to Literary Agents, check out the disadvantages of this literary agent directory and the sample
literary agency listing (below).
The literary agency list that you use to send out queries must be comprehensive and accurate if you want to get a top literary agency and book deal.
First,
the literary agencies listed in Jeff Herman's Directory of Agents have to fill out a new questionnaire every year to be included in the following year's edition.
After viewing the sample
literary agency listing below, continue reading to see the disadvantages of the 2013 Guide to Book Agents.
If you've already created
your literary agency list, click here to learn about other ways this website can help you get Top Publishing Agents interested in your book.
Not exact matches
You'll find «active»
listings for author representatives that are deceased, retired, or working for a new
literary agency.
Another popular
literary agent
list (print) contains profiles for virtually every
literary agency in business today, but it doesn't tell you very much about the agents.
It's the most comprehensive (and accurate)
list of
literary agencies in the world, with detailed profiles...
Don't submit a query letter to Mitchell Hamilburg
Agency because they're on our
list of
literary agencies that have closed their doors or changed their name.
The Directory of
Literary Agents ™ has been called the most comprehensive and accurate
list of
literary agencies and
literary agents available today, in print or online.
If you don't have enough
literary agencies on your wish
list, you might not get author representation
When I was running my own
literary agency, we were included on many free
literary agents
list websites.
Most
literary agency directories and
lists, in print and online, aren't maintained properly.
You'll also find that the average free book agents
list contains many unethical or fraudulent
literary agencies.
The Directory of
Literary Agents ™ has been called the most comprehensive and accurate
list of
literary agencies and black
literary agents available today, in print or online.
If you don't have a high - quality
list, you might end up getting a mediocre or unethical
literary agency instead of a really good one
Don't submit a query letter to Mitchell Hamilburg
Agency because they're on our
list of
literary agencies that have closed their...
If you're a talented author AND you use a quality
literary agent
list, your goal should be to get several
literary agencies offering you representation.
Don't submit a query letter to Lescher & Lescher because they're on our
list of
literary agencies that have closed their doors or changed...
It's the most comprehensive (and accurate)
list of
literary agencies in the world, with detailed profiles for more than 1,100
literary agents, including those at The DRS
Agency.
Before you use any
list of
literary agents or
agencies, read this free 2 - part training guide by a former NY Times bestselling
literary agent.
List of
Literary Agents — Welcome to the official Directory of
Literary Agents ™ website, with detailed information about all publishing agents and
literary agencies including: contact information, book genres, biographies, photos, and more.
Just scroll below now to see our
list of
literary agencies so you can get a top
literary agent, publisher, and book deal.
How does one determine who should be on a
list of the top
literary agencies?
It's the most comprehensive (and accurate)
list of
literary agencies in the world, with detailed profiles for more than 1,100
literary agents.
In addition to having
literary agent
listings for most
literary agencies, the 2016 Guide to
Literary Agents includes tips about the craft of writing and the business of writing.
Literary agencies will usually have what's called an «Agent Clause» inserted in your publishing contract,
listing the
agency and / or agent as the official «Agent - of - Record» for the deal, along with the appropriate
literary agent commission and the agent's contact information.
We've included those agents on our
list of new
literary agents because most agents moving from one
literary agency to another are on the lookout for new authors and clients.
You'll also discover tips to help you compile your
list of prospective
literary agencies, including insider strategies to protect yourself from bad
literary agent directories.
But using unreliable
literary agent
listings when researching prospective
literary agencies can hurt you in many ways, without you even realizing it.
Even if the «top
literary agent» at a
literary agency wants to represent you (and scores high marks in the areas
listed above) there's still one more thing to consider... and it's just as important as all of the other criteria combined.
My author was 80 % through her
list of prospective agents, and this was the first
literary agency to offer representation.
In addition to working as the
agency's Foreign Rights Director, she is actively building her
list, focusing on
literary and upmarket adult fiction.
It's the most comprehensive (and accurate)
list of
literary agencies in the world, with detailed profiles for more than 1,100
literary agents, including DC
Literary Agents.
This
list includes
literary agencies representing all book categories (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books).
This is one of the better
literary agent
lists because it features some of the most successful
literary agencies in publishing.
Writers have a lot to be wary of these days: scammy vanity publishers, bogus
literary agencies, disappearing fly - by - night small presses, fake social media marketers, draconian contracts, trollish critiquers — but plot - purloiners should not be high on the
list.
They all provide basic
literary agency info, but they also have the most mistakes (and there isn't anything special about them, once you know about the
literary agent
lists at the top of our ranking).
Creating a
list of book agents for your book can be difficult, so I'm going to help you: figure out which category or genre best describes your book, learn more about your genre, and find a
list of
literary agencies interested in your book.
That's because some of the resources
listed below provide more than just
literary agency information.
Read this section carefully before you create your
list of
literary agencies or contact
literary agents for children's books.
The
literary agency entries contain very little information compared to the other
literary agent
lists above.
But it also includes
listings for
literary agencies that charge reading fees and engage in other questionable business practices.
Two of the reasons we ranked Publishers Marketplace so high on our
list of
literary agent
lists are the fact that it's free to read profiles for
literary agencies, and because you can find some
literary agency profiles here that you won't find anywhere else (except the
Literary Agent Undercover Directory of
Literary Agents).
Tate Publishing is not a
literary agency and would not therefore appear on that
list.
Literary Agents
List — This article reveals the most searched book agents and
literary agencies on the internet.
The
Literary Agents
list includes agents and
literary agencies that represent poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, plus details about the kind of books they're interested in representing, their clients, and the best way to contact them.
Andrew Lownie, recently short -
listed for The Bookseller UK
literary agent of the year, explains how the
agency goes about selling its authors.
List of Christian
Literary Agents — Find all Christian book
agencies here using our FREE
Literary Agent Directory, created by a former NY Times bestselling
literary agency owner and President.
Enter your first name and email address to see all Christian
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listings for author representatives who represent Christian writers, including the top Christian
literary agents and top Christian
literary agencies.