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An interview with noah ballard greater lehigh valley. Im writing my second novel now, but i also have some short stories that id like to submit to literary magazines. Katherine fausset katherine fausset has worked in book publishing since 1998, starting at the watkinsloomis agency. In the last sixteen years ive made it into lots of versions, including a 35 hour annotated multimedia video book. We had several wonderful publishers who participated in what was a lively severalday auction, with a separate auction for canadian rights occurring at the same time, so the decision wasnt easy. Founder and agent courtney millercallihan has more than fifteen years experience in book publishing, first in the contracts and subsidiary rights departments at penguin random house, and then at sanford j.
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She is also a coauthor of the cooking club cookbooks random house. Katherine fausset, literary agent what you need to know jericho. Our previously standalone young adult edition is now folded in to this edition. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Across all genres and ages, ill always be interested in the darker and weirder side of the human condition as well as previously under or misrepresented. She graduated from the university of pennsylvania with a degree in english literature. Uwe stender is a full member of the aar association of authors representatives. We represent a wide crosssection of established and emerging writers who writes in all genres, from childrens books to literary. Anyone who thinks he or she read finnegans wake has only the vaguest notion of what it mightve said, which counts as not reading finnegans wake. She graduated from hofstra university in 2009 with a b. She represents literary and commercial fiction, and select nonfiction, including multiple. Katherine fausset literary agent curtis brown literary.
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Katherine fausset, an agent who represents adult fiction and nonfiction, said she misses the days when cb, whose logo features white letters set against an orange backdrop, sent its manuscripts in. We represent a wide crosssection of established and emerging writers who writes in all genres, from childrens books to literary fiction and nonfiction to mystery. Curtis brown represents adult and childrens authors of all genres, including illustrators. Katherine fausset has worked in book publishing since 1998, starting at the watkinsloomis agency. Whether youre pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use the small presses database to research potential publishers, including submission guidelines, tips from the editors, contact information, and more.
Katie grimm the official manuscript wish list website. Author of the new york times notable book the shape of things to come, recipient of the 2008 calvino prize and a 20082009 dc commision on the arts and humanities artist fellowship, maud caseys genealogy is an exquisite meditation on family, faith, and mental illness. Ginger clark has been a literary agent with curtis brown ltd new york since 2005. Mark now helps authors of all genres fiction, nonfiction, and childrens books get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company literary agent undercover and the bestselling author.
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