2010 Guide to Literary Agents [Paperback]

Chuck Sambuchino (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1582975868 | ISBN-13: 978-1582975863 | Edition: 18

FIND THE RIGHT AGENT TO REPRESENT YOUR WORK

Selling your book and securing a good contract often requires more than persistence and a good attitude. The 2010 Guide to Literary Agents is your essential resource for finding that agent - without fear of being scammed - and getting your writing published. This new edition includes:

• Completely updated contact and submission information for literary agents who adhere to the ethical guidelines established by the Association of Authors' Representatives.

  
  
  

• Informative articles on researching agents, preparing your query, composing a synopsis or book proposal, and building a platform through social networking.

  
  
  

• Hundreds of listings for writers' conferences across the country - so you can learn where agents will be and when.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Chuck Sambuchino is also the author of Screewnwriter's & Playwrights and an assistant editor of Writers Market. He's a fomer staffer on Writer's Digest magazine, a magazine freelancer, a produced playwright, and an award-winning journalist. He blogs at guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; 18 edition (September 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582975868
• ISBN-13: 978-1582975863
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.1 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #708,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Chuck Sambuchino (chucksambuchino.com) is an editor, bestselling humor book author, and authority on how to get published. He works for Writer's Digest Books and edits the GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS as well as the CHILDREN'S WRITER'S & ILLUSTRATOR'S MARKET. His Guide to Literary Agents Blog (guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog) -- all about agents, submissions and platform -- is one of the largest blogs in publishing. He was recently included in a FORBES Top 10 list of "Social Media Influencers in Book Publishing." He teaches at a dozen writers conferences each year.

Chuck's first humor book, HOW TO SURVIVE A GARDEN GNOME ATTACK (gnomeattack.com), was released in 2010 and has been featured by Reader's Digest, the New York Times and AOL News. The film rights were optioned by Sony and director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future). His second humor book, RED DOG / BLUE DOG: WHEN POOCHES GET POLITICAL (August 2012, reddog-bluedog.com), is a humorous photo collection of dogs doing stereotypical liberal and conservative things. It has been featured by Political Wire, USA Today, and the Huffington Post.

In addition, Chuck has also written two other writing-related titles: the third edition of FORMATTING & SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT (2009), and CREATE YOUR WRITER PLATFORM (fall 2012).

Besides that, he is a freelance book/query editor, husband, cover band guitarist, piano lover, chocolate chip cookie fiend, and owner of a flabby-yet-lovable dog named Graham. Find him on Twitter (@chucksambuchino).

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars For new writers, this is it!! November 19, 2009

By Kim Chavez

Format:Paperback

I found this book to be the ultimate resource if you've just written your first book and are wondering what to do next, like I was. It has listings of hundreds of agents as well as detailed information about each one and what they are looking for. The first half of the book is dedicated to helping you write a query letter (with examples of good and bad letters) and helping you edit your book. It also has tons of other information on the do's and dont's of trying to get an agent and on what happens after you get one. This is the only book you'll need. I highly recommend it for new writers.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Unhelpful January 7, 2010

By Kathleen Murphy

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I had high hopes for this book. But it's largely a regurgitation of old Writer's Digest articles with a dry listing of agents in the back. Especially irritating was the insertion of "see page XXX" (literally), where editors of this book for aspiring authors didn't bother to copyread and update their own work.

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Did they lay off their copy editors? November 20, 2009

By Anthony T. Milazzo

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Is it too much to ask that a guide to the details of finding a literary agent get it's own details correct?
In past years the Guide had icons by the agency to represent the agencies needs or if the agency is new. The key to these icons is in the book but they failed to apply them to the agent entries.
Also, the key points that agencies wrote for their entries were printed twice per entry. How many pages were wasted on this mistake?
Why is a book that's supposed to represent publishing industry insiders so poorly edited?