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Literary Agents
For more information on finding an agent, visit Writing-World.com's Book Publishing Section.
- Agents: A Primer, by Harold Underdown
- http://www.underdown.org/agents.htm
- Focuses primarily on finding an agent for children's literature.
- Agent Query
- http://www.agentquery.com/resource_ww.aspx
- This site is packed with information about agents, including a database of literary agents that can be searched by keyword, nonfiction topic or fiction genre.
- Association of Authors' Representatives
- http://aaronline.org/
- The primary organization of literary agents, with FAQs, a "canon of ethics," and a list of members.
- AuthorAdvance.com
- http://www.authoradvance.com/
- A social network for writers, offering listings, tools and resources for writers of all interests and experience levels. Post blogs and articles, create groups, participate in discussion forums. Also features listings for agents, markets, publishers, contests, and more.
- Bill Hammon's List of Literary Agents
- http://www.wrhammons.com/literary-agents-books.htm
- A lengthy list of agents, with information on what books those agents have represented.
- Book Proposals
- http://www.hiwrite.com/
- This site offers free help to writers who are working on a
book proposal. It also helps you find a literary agent and write
a query letter.
- Finding a Good Agent or Publisher, by Gary Kessler
- http://www.writers.net/articles/writers/method_madness.php
- Fishing for an Agent? Use the Right Bait, by Brian Hill and Dee Power
- http://www.brianhillanddeepower.com/agents.html
- A very good overview of what agents look for and why so many proposals are rejected.
- Guide to Literary Agents - Editor's Blog
- http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/
- This site is absolutely packed with articles and information on formatting your manuscript, finding an agent, what agents want, interviews with agents, and more. A definite must-read.
- Hunting for a Literary Agent, by Chuck Rothman
- http://www.sff.net/people/rothman/agents.htp
- Literary Agents
- http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/litag.htm
- Links to agent lists and to a variety of articles on finding (and using) an agent.
- Preditors and Editors: Agent Listings
- http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubagent.htm
- A good place to look for warnings against agents who are "not recommended."
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