Category: Agents & publishing

A skinny little thing

Folks There are weeks when everything flows, when the sun shines, when the traffic lights turn green on command, and the toast always falls butter-side…

Harry 27 January 2023

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Imogen Pelham from Marjacq

Good morning, everyone! Imogen Pelham is a literary agent who joined Marjacq in 2015 after five years of experience at Aitken Alexander Associates. She represents…

Anna 24 January 2023

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Sian Ellis-Martin from Blake Friedmann

Good morning, everyone! Sian Ellis-Martin is an Associate Agent at Blake Friedmann. While building her own list, she also assists Isobel Dixon and Kate Burke…

Anna 10 January 2023

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Why?

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good night. Wherever you are and whenever you get this, happy New Year – and I hope it’s going…

Harry 6 January 2023

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You’re always a writer, friend

Last week’s email was a very positive one, and I’d like to sign off for Christmas now on an equally hopeful note. (In true literary…

Harry 16 December 2022

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Caroline Montgomery from the Rupert Crew Agency

Good morning, everyone! Caroline Montgomery is a Managing Director and Literary Agent at the Rupert Crew Agency, where she has worked for close to 30…

Anna 13 December 2022

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Doom, doom, doom

Every few years, a British authors’ outfit, the ALCS, commissions a survey. And every few years, the ALCS reports the results in doom-laden tones. The…

Harry 9 December 2022

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The literary multiverse

Hi all – here’s today’s email from Harry. The literary multiverse A shorter email this week because pretty much every human in my life has been…

Esther 2 December 2022

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Liza DeBlock from Mushens Entertainment

Good morning, everyone! Today’s feature includes a fantastic interview with Liza DeBlock. Nominated as one of Bookseller’s Rising Stars of 2022, Liza is building her…

Anna 29 November 2022

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The hardest problem

Let’s just say that you’ve been writing for a while. You’re serious. You’ve taken a course or two. You’ve probably had at least one manuscript…

Harry 25 November 2022

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