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Pitching An Agent

Saturday May 26, 2012

Woo This Agent With A 'Happily Ever After'

A heart-warming romance that's polished will do well under this Big Apple agency.

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Thursday May 24, 2012

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A heart-warming romance that's polished will do well under this Big Apple agency.

AvantGuildPitching An Agent: Brown Literary Agency

Saturday Mar 24, 2012

This 'Dogged' Agent Won't Give Up On Your Book

Although she's a one-woman firm, Laura Langlie has co-agents all over the world who will believe in your work as much as she does.

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Tuesday Jun 28, 2011

Land a Nonfiction Book Deal

a8239.jpgHome to several bestsellers, this hardworking agency is hungry for investigative journalism that can be adapted for television and film.

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Tuesday Jun 21, 2011

Book Agency Seeks Quality Queries

a11261.jpgThis one-man agency has an affinity for fiction and nonfiction with a historical bent.

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Tuesday Jun 14, 2011

Sell Your Commercial Fiction To This Agency

a11256.jpgThis publishing vet wants writers to submit compelling queries with a unique voice.

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Tuesday Jun 07, 2011

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Tuesday May 03, 2011

Craft A Compelling Query For This Agency

epsteincrochet.jpgKnown for taking nonfiction titles to the top, this agency is now seeking memoirs and YA novels.


AvantGuildPitching An Agent: Epstein Literary Agency

Monday Apr 25, 2011

Score A Bestseller With This Agency

a11205.jpgSubmissions targeting women, tweens and teens are wanted by this Brooklyn-based book agency.
AvantGuildPitching An Agent: The Bent Agency

Tuesday Apr 19, 2011

Hands-on Agent Seeks Captivating Fiction

a11203.jpgThis successful lit agent is dedicated to writers who put their heart and soul in their work.
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