Cristobal Pera is rejoining Penguin Random House after a two-year stint as a literary agent with The Wiley Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
BBC Radio has appointed a literary agent for the first time to represent books deriving from its programmes - Luigi Bonomi of LBA. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you're a mediocre writer and want an agent to sign you... marry one. But if you're a talented writer, all it takes is getting your book into the hands of the right literary agent and BINGO... instant representation! Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2017-02-10 19:11:09 UTC ]
David Miller, literary agent at Rogers, Coleridge and White, has died at the age of 50. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent and bestselling author Carole Blake, a familiar face in the UK and global book community, passed away on October 25, 2016. The post Remembering Carole Blake, Literary Agent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new bursary of £10,000 is to be awarded from the Deborah Rogers Foundation, targeting either a publishing rights professional or a literary agent. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion Fiction’s senior commissioning editor Jemima Forrester is moving to David Higham Associates to become a literary agent. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Orion editor Julia Silk is forging a new career path as a literary agent in association with MBA Literary Agents. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
One literary agent's story at this fourth iteration of the international conference was about selling 2,000 English-language titles into the Chinese market. Going the other direction? Not so easy. The post Illustrations, Design, and Above All Stories: China’s StoryDrive Asia 2016, Part 2... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A discussion on Wednesday between two publishers, a literary agent, and the executive director of the Authors Guild floated the possibility of a single royalty rate across book formats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dissident tales from pseudonymous author Bandi, still living in the country, are very rare fiction to emerge from the secretive dictatorshipA collection of short stories written under a pseudonym and smuggled out of North Korea is on its way to becoming an international literary sensation, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kalem Literary Agency remembers legendary Spanish literary agent Carmel Balcells and her contributions to international authors, writing and agenting. The post On Carmen Balcells: Remembering the Role of a Literary Agent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Omaira Rodríguez is Uruguay's only literary agent, tasked with selling rights abroad and increasing the international awareness of authors from her country. The post Omaira Rodríguez is Uruguay’s Lone Literary Agent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Clark, a literary agent at Curtis Brown Ltd. and speaker at PW’s upcoming Global Kids Connect Summit, talked us about what U.S. children's titles seem to be working well abroad right now, and the biggest mistakes publishers make in their approach to their foreign rights business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Curtis Brown and Conville and Walsh are to host a Twitter based event dedicated to "de-mystifying" the publishing process for prospective authors, called Discovery Day Online. Following the literary agencies’ Discovery Days in 2012 and 2013, held at Foyles Charing Cross Road, Discovery Day... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Describe your role It’s my job to support the authors I represent through the whole publishing process. This includes everything from working with them editorially and pitching their work to editors, to negotiating contracts on their behalf. What do you like best about your role? As a brand... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The feted US literary agent on addiction, attempted suicide, and having his first novel longlisted for the Booker prizeBill Clegg is a leading New York literary agent and the author of the bestselling memoirs Portrait of an Addict As a Young Man and Ninety Days, which describe respectively his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robin Stevens’ children’s detective series Murder Most Unladylike has been optioned for television and film by independent production company Pilot Media. Pilot Media optioned the rights from Emily Hayward Whitlock, head of book to film at The Artists’ Partnership, who was acting on behalf of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
As a literary agent, Frankfurt has been a launch pad for some of the most powerful women’s voices from around the world. This year will be no different. The post How Can Women Change the World? Book by Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Julie Crisp has signed up her first author as a literary agent following her departure from Pan Macmillan. Crisp will represent Sam Hawke, an Australian fantasy writer from Canberra, who has written a novel called Proof, described as “intelligent fantasy concentrating on issues of race, gender... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]