Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) has promoted two assistants, Tessa David and Vicky Cornforth, to the role of literary agent and associate agent in the broadcast department respectively. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Emma Paterson, literary agent at Rogers, Coleridge & White and a Bookseller Rising Star in 2018, is joining Aitken Alexander as an agent in October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A literary agent who doesn’t “believe in contracts” is suing Australian author Kate Morton over allegedly breaching an agreement. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent and president of the Association of Authors’ Agents Lizzy Kremer comments on the ALCS survey on author earnings. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Johanna Castillo is returning to her roots, leaving her editorial job for a post as a literary agent. The v-p and executive editor of Atria will return to the deal-maker's life on June 6, joining Writers House as a senior literary agent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Giles Milburn tells us all about his role as managing director and literary agent at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV and Film Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The late physicist’s editor, Peter Guzzardi, recalls his first meetings with Hawking and how his book became a bestsellerStephen Hawking dies aged 76I first encountered Stephen Hawking on the cover of the New York Times magazine. Inside, its pages told a story we all know today, but at the time... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of online accusations, The Maze Runner author James Dashner has lost representation, as has Thirteen Reasons Why author Jay AsherThe Maze Runner author James Dashner has been dropped by his literary agent after a series of anonymous accusations of sexual harassment were made against... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The £580,000 Arts Council England funding will support new initiative to find and develop black and minority ethnic, disabled and LGBTQ writersA new literary agency, which aims to discover “the next generation of diverse writers” and “blow open the pipeline” for them, is being launched by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Charlie Brotherstone, literary agent at Ed Victor Ltd, is opening his own agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]