Tag: Literary agent

Absolute Write Water Cooler

Whether you are searching for feedback, looking to connect with other writers, or have a question about anything writerly, I’m quite certain you will find it here. http://absolutewrite.com/forums/forum.php These forums cover a mash of topics including: Internal writing contests and projects, external writing contests, mentoring, writing buddies, beating writer’s block, dealing with rejection, celebrating victories, …

Featured Agent: Tamar Rydzinski of Laura Dail Literary Agency

Excerpt from http://www.ldlainc.com Tamar Rydzinski interests: Middle-grade and young adult fiction and non-fiction of all types; adult commercial fiction (political espionage is not a good fit); adult narrative non-fiction. Her manuscript wish list: Tamar Rydzinski   My Manuscript Wish List Favorite The most important thing for me when reading a manuscript is connecting to the …

FEATURED AGENT – LAURA BRADFORD, BRADFORD LITERARY AGENCY

I am a huge fan of this agent!  Laura has an amazing sense of humor and a keen eye for a promising story, so I hope I can appeal to both when I am ready to query her.  That is, if she’s open to submissions by the time my baby is ready to go out …

Featured Agent: Rachel Leftosky from The Cooke Agency

Excerpt taken from: http://www.cookeagency.ca/about.htm Rachel Letofsky, Associate Agent, is a graduate of both the Humber Creative Book Publishing Program and the University of Toronto, where she specialized in English literature. She joined The Cooke Agency in 2010. She frequently travels throughout Canada and the US to various writer’s festivals and literary events such as Bloody …

Featured Agent: Daniel Lazar, Writer’s House, LLC

Actively seeking new clients Excerpt from http://www.writershouse.com Writers House is one of the largest literary agencies in the industry. We represent a wide range of adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction. I’m always on the lookout for distinct fiction and great, lively non-fiction. I represent adult and children’s books (for children’s books, I focus mainly …

Featured Agent: Quressa Robinson of Nelson Literary

Literary Agent Quressa Robinson Excerpt from: Quressa Robinson I’ve been an avid reader as long as I can remember. My oldest grudge stems from third grade, when the librarian’s daughter beat me out of a first-place gold medal in the summer reading challenge by two books. I was robbed! Needless to say, my competitiveness and …