Guide to Literary Agents 2019: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: LAN027000, LAN002000, REF009000
ISBN: 9781440354540, Related ISBNs: 1440354383, 1440354545, 9781440354380, 9781440354540
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 339,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: THE BEST RESOURCE AVAILABLE FOR FINDING A LITERARY AGENT

No matter what you're writing--fiction or nonfiction, books for adults or children--you need a literary agent to get the best book deal possible from a traditional publisher. Guide to Literary Agents 2019 is your go-to resource for finding that literary agent and earning a contract from a reputable publisher. Along with listing information for more than 1,000 agents who represent writers and their books, the 28th edition of GLA includes:

  
   • The key elements of a successful nonfiction book proposal.
   • Informative articles on crafting the perfect synopsis and detailing what agents are looking for in the ideal client--written by actual literary agents.
   • Plus, debut authors share their varied paths to finding success and their first book publications.
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