Jump to navigation Skip to content. To submit a question for the next featured agent, e-mail agentadvice pw. Questions accepted for publication may be edited for clarity and length. Areas of interest: Literary fiction with a hint of genre speculative, historical, thriller, mystery , upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction science, pop culture, history, technology , prescriptive nonfiction lifestyle, health, fitness , humor, illustrated, essays.
Preferred contact: E-mail annie foliolit. Laury from Highlands, New Jersey More often than not, if a writer mentions a previously published book in a query and you should, of course , I check its sales numbers. Not sure what voice is? The more the writing is polished and assured, as well as distinctive and still very readable, the better.
Platform has gotten vastly more important. Voice, too, is more important than ever. Not really. Although now I look at podcasts more than blogs to find clients. But I still use pretty traditional methods. What are your thoughts on slush? Do writers have much hope in connecting with an agent by sending a blind submission to their inbox? If not, what else can they do? I do periodically find projects that way, though — I sold a novel last year at auction to Knopf that a woman sent to me as a standard query.
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Check them out on the AWP homepage , under Careers. I love books that inspire me to become better, smarter, more present. I believe strongly that books can make a difference. Good writing and smart ideas can change our world. First novel. The Widow of the South NYT Bestseller , the heartrending story of a broken woman and a broken soldier caught up in one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Chris Winter's untitled examination of the varied sleep issues and disorders that affect children, to help parents get their children proper treatment, to Lauren Appleton at Avery, in an exclusive submission, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management NA.
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