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kate shaw's advice on how to find and work with a literary agent


kate shaw's advice on how to find and work with a literary agent

I advise you to research, research, research. Make sure you know a bit about the agents you are submitting to from their websites, twitter feeds, event ...

Surviving the Query Trenches, & Finding a New Agent

... deal with multiple offers of representation from literary agents. ... I'm delighted to announce that my new agent is Kate Shaw, of The Shaw Agency ...

About Us - The Shaw Agency

After eighteen years as a literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates and The Viney Agency, Kate Shaw founded The Shaw Agency in 2019.

Kate Shaw, Literary Agent – All You Need To Know | Jericho Writers

Create your account · We've helped countless writers across the world finish their books, land literary agents, see their work successfully published. · Thanks ...

Kate Shaw, Literary Agent | Duotrope

For agency submissions, it is standard to submit a query letter and sample instead of the full manuscript. Do this unless otherwise instructed.

400+ Literary Agents in the UK- and How To Approach Them

If you want to get feedback direct from an agent, you can. You can book it through us right here. Just remember that agents are salespeople, first and foremost.

Going solo: Four literary agents on setting up their new firms

She says: “After 18 years working as an agent, I wanted to do something different for my clients. Writers mainly work alone and I believe they ...

How to Pitch a Literary Agent at a Writers Conference

Get some feedback on what each person liked and didn't like. Incorporate the relevant feedback, practice a little more then trust that you are ready to go. Jon ...

Intercontinental Literary Agency (ILA)

Elizabeth joined the ILA team as the Translation Rights Assistant in June 2021. In November 2022 she was promoted to Children's and YA Rights Executive, ...

My LBF: Kate Shaw, founder, The Shaw Agency - The Bookseller

It will be the first in-person fair for the agent since she branched out on her own, and Kate Shaw is looking forward to renewing connections with publishers ...

Successful query letters: an ever-growing list - Andrea Bartz - Substack

When my debut came out in 2019, I wrote a little guide to finding an agent and included my exact query letter — before and after, in fact, ...

Kate Shaw to launch new literary agency | firstwriter.com News

An agent since 2001, Shaw worked at Aitken Alexander Associates before joining The Viney Agency in 2009. She became director in 2017 and the ...

The Agents - Arc Literary Management

... find new audiences and better appeal to the audiences they may already have. Prior to working in publishing, Kate worked in marketing strategy and research ...

Kate Shaw • Faculty - Penn Law School - University of Pennsylvania

She was a Visiting Professor at Penn Carey Law during the spring of 2023. Her academic work focuses on executive power, the law of democracy, ...

Who Reps Whom - Literary Agent Client List - QueryTracker

Who Reps Whom ; Steve Hague, Robin Wade of Wade & Co Literary Agency ; Beth Hahn, Jessica Papin of Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC ; Erin Hahn, Kate McKean of Howard ...

Interview with Literary Agent Jenny Bent of The Bent Agency

WOW: So, does every writer need an agent to sell her book and help “build” her career? Jenny: Most of the major houses don't accept unsolicited manuscripts, ...

Good News: Connecting with an Agent or Editor

Writers, in the sense that we are less frustrated by understanding the daunting process of sifting through thousands of submissions for the ...

Kate Shaw (@KateJShaw) / X

Literary agent in the living room, mother in the kitchen, asleep in the bedroom. But not on here much anymore.

50 Top Literary Agents Seeking Memoir in 2024 - Writing Workshops

If you have a manuscript that falls in the Autobiography/Memoir category that you're working on, take a look at these 50 literary agents below open to ...

Kate Shaw - London, England, United Kingdom | Professional Profile

Experienced Publishing Editor with a demonstrated history of working in the publishing industry. Strong media and communication professional.