Who is Amanda Binky Urban and why is she on
our literary agents list?
Who is Susan F. Schulman and why is she on
our literary agents list?
Using a free
literary agents list to do your agent research is risky.
Every once in a while we would be reminded of that fact when an author would send us a book that wasn't a good fit for us, and cite information they'd gotten from one of the free
literary agents list websites.
There's no major incentive for the creator of most free
literary agents list websites to ensure that the information there is accurate (or stays accurate).
When I was running my own literary agency, we were included on many free
literary agents list websites.
Free
literary agents list below with tips to help you find representation for your book.
Using a free
literary agents list is almost always a bad idea, because the quality of the information is almost always bad.
Before you start creating
your literary agent list, there's one thing you need to know.
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.
Scroll below to see a sample listing for black literary agent Regina Brooks and then enter the directory to see detailed
literary agent listings for all African American literary agents.
One
literary agent list (print) only has profiles for 200 - 300 book agents, but there are over 1,000 active literary agents in the United States alone.
There's only one
literary agent list you need to know about.
There are more than 1,000
literary agent listings in the directory and you can search by location, book genres, AAR status, and more.
It happened in 2012 after repeated complaints from our 1 - on - 1 coaching clients, who kept telling us that the information in the other
literary agent lists on the market was unreliable.
Other
literary agent lists and directories are often incomplete, outdated, and filled with mistakes.
The problem is that
every literary agent list on the market right now is flawed.
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.
Now that I've told you the bad news about your typical
literary agent list, here's the good news.
The worst thing about using a print (book form)
literary agent list is that the information is 6 months old (at least) by the time you get it.
So, if you're doing agent research and looking for new literary agents seeking clients, start with the new
literary agents listed under the 2014 header.
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.
You'll also find out how you can get free, instant access to the Directory of Literary Agents which has detailed profiles for every active literary agent, including the new
literary agents listed below.
That way you won't create
your literary agent list (or send out queries) before you're ready.
The profile about Henry Thayer Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
It's the world's most comprehensive (and accurate) collection of
literary agent listings.
You should also note that all of the new
literary agents listed below are sorted alphabetically, by their last names, and some of them appear as hyperlinks.
Creating
your literary agent list (so you can send out query letters for your book) is easy if you follow my simple 3 - step process below.
But which resources should you use to create
your literary agent list?
The third and final thing you need to know about the new
literary agents listed here is that you can access detailed profiles for all of them in our Literary Agents Directory absolutely free.
But using unreliable
literary agent listings when researching prospective literary agencies can hurt you in many ways, without you even realizing it.
The profile about Tracy Marchini Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
The profile about Caitlin Blasdell that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
Some literary agent listings only have a couple hundred book agents while others have over a thousand
The profile about Renee Fountain Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
The profile about Patricia Van Der Leun Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
It might not seem like that big of a deal that most
literary agent listings are not completely accurate.
The profile about John Silbersack Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
Now that you understand the importance of using only the very best
literary agent listings, let me introduce you to the most popular
literary agent listings online and in print.
This is one of the better
literary agent lists because it features some of the most successful literary agencies in publishing.
The 2013 Guide to Literary Agents is # 2 on our ranking of
literary agent lists.
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).
The profile about James Fitzgerald Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
The profile about Barry Zucker Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
The literary agency entries contain very little information compared to the other
literary agent lists above.
The profile about Rick Pascocello Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.
Although other
literary agent lists have more entries, this guide gives you the most insight into book agent preferences and personalities.
Publishers Marketplace is an online community of more than 40,000 publishing professionals, including book agents, making it # 4 on
our literary agent lists.
That said, this article is meant to help you do just one thing... find the best
literary agent list (or lists) to help you get representation for your book.
The profile about Margaret Riley King Literary Agent that you see here contains some of the information you'll find in our free Directory of Literary Agents, with
literary agent listings for both established and new book agents.