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Pitching An Agent: Committed To Helping Writers Become Authors

This established San Francisco agency seeks manuscripts for everything from mysteries to business books

By M. David Hornbuckle – April 14, 2009
Name of agency: Laurie McLean/Michael Larsen-Elizabeth Pomada Literary Agents
Number of agents: Three: Michael Larsen, Elizabeth Pomada, and Laurie McLean
Number of clients: Laurie McLean personally handles about 20 active clients at any given time. The agency as a whole has represented hundreds since its inception in 1972.
Notable clients: Katharine Kerr (15-book Deverry fantasy series), Cherie Carter-Scott (If Life ...
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