Sentences with phrase «debut writer»

Also included in the 2016 Guide to Literary Agents are success stories from debut writers, as well as profiles on literary agents seeking new clients.

Our hugely popular and successful 3 - month Novel Writing Course for debut writers returns in September, taught by Curtis Brown literary agent and novelist Anna Davis and experienced author Christopher Wakling.

«We focus on debut writers because breaking through with a new book can be difficult in the world of online sales, where factors such as sales history and click - through rates directly affect its discoverability.

Managing accounts that range from imprints from the Big Five, budding and established small presses, bestselling traditional and indie authors, and breakout debut writers has widened Corinne's knowledge of the publishing process as a whole and her appreciation for a well thought out timeline.

Many of our authors come to us as debut writers and we are actively committed to talent spotting and developing new careers.

This thriller about a depressed nurse (Melanie Lynskey) and her neighbor (Elijah Wood) tracking down burglars who broke into her house comes from actor turned debuting writer / director Macon Blair.

There is also debut writer / director Peter Landesman's PARKLAND, the recently completed all - star thriller (which includes James Badge Dale, Zac Efron, Paul Giamatti and Billy Bob Thornton) that looks at the chaotic aftermath of the tragic event.

Debut writers face an uphill battle with getting their titles noticed.

«Koehler Books has a reputation of developing talented debut writers into solid mid-list authors.

My writing journey is typical of the Australian debut writer: write book, have manuscript assessed and edited, query the three Australian agents accepting unsolicited submissions in your genre, write another book, query the same three Australian agents... rinse and repeat.

The various digital short platforms have made it possible for established authors and debut writers alike to reach out to an audience in a more immediate way that doesn't have the time or interest in reading a longer piece.

These asinine and selfish clauses — agreed to by shortsighted agents and authors — have hurt debut writers while helping absolutely no one.

The New Guard is a contest - centered review, featuring many debut writers each issue.

«Novitiate»: This movie from debut writer / director Margaret Betts concerns a young woman training to be a nun in the 1960s, and along with the audaciousness of the concept I'm excited about the cast; there's bound to be a breakout performance from this group.

Critic Consensus: Led by powerfully complementary performances from Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon, James White offers an affecting calling card for debuting writer - director Josh Mond.

And from our very own backyard, Canadian author Wab Kinew, winner of this year's Kobo Emerging Writing Prize — shining a spotlight on debut writers — graces the list with his debut work, The Reason You Walk.

Preceding her role in business development, she worked as a book publicist for nearly seven years, managing accounts that range from imprints from the Big Five, budding and established small presses, bestselling traditional and indie authors, and breakout debut writers.

Thoroughbreds plunges you into an ice - cold bath of amorality, but debuting writer - director Cory Finley has such a command of details — the perfectly soigné clothes and hairdos, the lavish Connecticut living rooms and attentive gardening staffs — that you'll laugh your way through the shivers.

Critics Consensus: Led by powerfully complementary performances from Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon, James White offers an affecting calling card for debuting writer - director Josh Mond.

Debut writer - director Chris Kelly, a writer on «SNL,» digs in rather than relying on contrived, movie - ready set pieces (as in the similar «The Hollars»), making this gay «Garden State» rich with naturalistic comedy as well as beautifully touching moments.

Familiar elements such as a dark family secret, a ghost and a Ouija board start to seem trite after a while, and the third act is a little ridiculous, but debut writer - director Nicholas McCarthy does a lot with a little and seems fully prepared to handle a big - studio horror project.

«Stuck in Love» may strain to patly resolve all of this, but debuting writer - director Josh Boone certainly handles his cast (including the Governator's son Patrick Schwarzenegger) with aplomb.

It's arguably the most fascinating observation of the dynamic between sisters to appear in a genre film since «Ginger Snaps» and its moments of grisly horror are astonishingly effective because of the way that debuting writer / director Julia Ducournau stages them.

But we're still left with the nagging feeling that debut writer / director Matthew Ross and his cast never quite got a handle on what draws these two to each other, what would make Lola disclose that devastating story to Frank after years of telling no one (including family), and what demons would compel Frank to fly across the Atlantic and come on like Charles Bronson in khakis.

Who the hell is debuting writer - director Ari Aster?

Debut writer - director Chris Eigeman does an about - face here from the familiar, drily quipping lounge - lizard characters he made familiar in a series of Whit Stillman films (Metropolitan, Barcelona, The Last Days of Disco).

With the Occupy Wall Street movement bringing the issues surrounding the financial system to the forefront of our national discourse, debut writer / director J.C. Chandor's Margin Call pulls off the easily attached labels of investment bankers and attempts to humanize the first shots fired in the global financial crisis of 2008.

In this refreshingly rowdy, distinctly feminist film from debut writer - director Maggie Carey an inexperienced, tirelessly sensible teenage girl prepares herself for college life by taking charge of her own sexual awakening.

And finally, TV stars Vincent Piazza («Boardwalk Empire «-RRB- and Michael Imperioli («The Sopranos «-RRB- are joining Patricia Arquette («True Romance «-RRB- in NYC mobland tale «The Wannabe,» for debut writer - director Nick Sandow.

Debut writer - director Gillian Robespierre springs an early surprise with Obvious Child, a screwball comedy that clears the decks for a breakout performance from Jenny Slate as Donna, an oversharing stand - up comic who will joke about everything from the stains on her pants to the abortion she has booked for the following day.

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The subversive, sun - kissed «Hot Summer Nights,» from debuting writer - director Elijah Bynum, is anchored by charismatic lead turns from Timothée Chalamet (who also commanded attention in the Sundance hit «Call Me By Your Name»), Alex Roe, and Maika Monroe.

What Gyllenhaal, and debuting writer - director Scott Cooper, are saying is: You can be nobody's fool and still be a fool for love.

With its naturalistic rhythms and empathy for the complexities of families, debut writer / director / editor Kogonada's COLUMBUS unfolds as a gently drifting, deeply absorbing conversation.

The market is saturated with seasoned writers, ghost writers and debut writers.

«I have seen this sudden, shocking realization — that writing is a job, a hustle — destroy a lot of debut writers.

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The 2013 Guide to Literary Agents also features twelve «Breaking In» success stories from debut writers, «New Agent Spotlights» or profiles on author representatives actively building their client list right now.

«I see a lot of writers every day, and I work in a department that was considered pretty radical itself when it launched in 2008, so I suppose I'm live to ideas that might be a bit disruptive, and serve the needs of debut writers.»

Jocasta works with some high - profile writers, including Robert Harris and Sebastian Faulks, as well as established and debut writers from across the genres.

«ABA is pleased to be partnering with the Authors Guild to bring greater attention to debut writers,» ABA Senior Program Officer Joy Dallanegra - Sanger said in a press release.

Seven - figure deals seem to be given to more 20 - something debut writers than debut writers in any other age group, yet Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx started writing at 58 — and Frank McCourt began writing in his 60s.

We also wanted to create a linkage between new and established, allowing a respected and beloved author a chance to bring a debut writer to the reading public.

Of all the debut writers picked up by big imprints, do we know what percentage experience a serious level of success?

In this age of self - publishing, how does it really benefit a debut writer of Christian fiction to have a literary agent?

Judging from the many organizations that offer awards and financial support to writers under 35 or 40 (The New York Public Library, The National Book Foundation, Granta), and the seven - figure deals that seem to be given to more 20 - something debut writers than debut writers in any other age group, it would be tough to deny that book publishing is youth - focused.

«With constant support and advice, I didn't feel alone as a debut writer trying to get my story out there.