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    Literary Agents

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    Switching successfully to online communication: An agent’s view

    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful planet, full of beautiful people. There they were, merrily jogging along to the beat of their own…

    Yasmin Kane July 6, 2020
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    Interview with a literary agent: Sebastian Ritscher of Mohrbooks

    The annual cycle of international book fairs has been disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, but the business of publishing is continuing, as we all look…

    Sebastian Ritscher March 16, 2020
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    Language barriers: navigating the world of publishing jargon

    In the BookMachine Editorial Board, we’ve been discussing the barriers that prevent people getting into the publishing industry. One of the factors that keep outsiders…

    Jenny Knight September 24, 2019
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    Insights from a publisher-turned-agent: Interview with Kate Burke

    Kate Burke is the fiction literary agent at Northbank Talent Management, having joined in 2013, and represents a variety of bestselling and prize-winning authors. Before…

    Kate Burke June 16, 2018

    A publishing job that’s a rollercoaster of rewards: the literary agent

    As a former author, publisher, publicist and marketer, Kate Nash has seen every side of publishing and set up her own literary agency so she…

    Kate Nash May 25, 2018
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    Jonny Geller, best known literary agent in London, talks about 2018

    Jonny Geller is Joint CEO of Curtis Brown and Managing Director of the books division. He tweets at @JonnyGeller. Here, Norah Myers chats with him…

    Norah January 11, 2018

    What agents look for in commercial fiction

    In these vastly uncertain economic and political times, there’s nothing more transporting than curling up with a brilliant novel. There’s some brilliant television on at…

    Rebecca Ritchie October 3, 2017
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    On being a Rising Star and Literary Agent: Ariella Feiner interview

    Ariella Feiner started working at PFD in 2006 before moving to United Agents and is now nurturing her own client list which includes many bestselling,…

    Norah Myers June 24, 2017
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    Curtis Brown Creative: An award-winning author’s perspective

    Curtis Brown Creative offers in-person courses and online courses for students interested in writing fiction and nonfiction. Norah Myers wanted to know more from a…

    Norah March 21, 2017

    Write to the End of Your Novel: Interview with Anna Davis

    Norah Myers recently interviewed Curtis Brown Creative’s Rufus Purdy about Curtis Brown Creative, the writing school led by the team at Curtis Brown. Here, she…

    Norah Myers February 25, 2017

    Curtis Brown Creative writing school: Interview with Rufus Purdy

    Curtis Brown Creative is the only writing school to be run by a literary agency, and offers selective novel-writing courses in London and online. Here,…

    Norah Myers February 19, 2017
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    Interview with literary agent Juliet Mushens

    Juliet Mushens founded Caskie Mushens Ltd in 2017 with Robert Caskie, after stints at PFD, The Agency Group (where she headed the UK literary division),…

    Norah February 10, 2017
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    Interview with Literary Agent Diana Beaumont

    Diana Beaumont joined Marjacq in 2017; she started agenting with Rupert Heath Literary Agency in 2011 before moving to UTA. Before that she was senior…

    Norah Myers January 24, 2017
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    Rejection stinks: Tips for authors on handling rejections

    Jonny Geller is the joint CEO of Curtis Brown. Jonny represents a wide range of bestselling and award winning writers. His clients include: William Boyd,…

    Jonny Geller January 23, 2017
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    Coming at the book backward

    Kelly Pietrangeli had a brilliant idea for a book. She and her friends had discovered a powerful way of managing the chaos and anxiety that…

    Alison Jones January 18, 2017
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