The Gernert Company represents more than 5 00 authors and is a full-service literary agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their client list is as broad as the market and they repr esent fiction\, both literary and commercial (such as Liz Moore\, John Gri shman\, Louise Penny\, Cixin Liu)\, as well as general nonfiction and prac tical nonfiction genres. \;
\nIn this presentation\, Fishman wil l deep dive into what happens after you&rsquo\;ve signed with a literary a gent. He will cover many topics\, including but not limited to: \;
\nWhat agents are and are not looking for\, \;
How to submit y
our work to an agent and when\, \;
What to expect after you've bo
th said "yes!" to working together\, \;
What you can look forward
to as you ready your work with an eye towards submitting to publishers\,
including the revision process and so much more. \;
This extended
\, 90-minute presentation\, includes 30 minutes of Q&\;A. This is the y
ear to make all of your publishing dreams come true. To learn about this b
eginning stage of the process\, register now! \;
About the Aut hor: \;Head of the Los Angeles office\, Seth is a Vice President and a gent at The Gernert Company\, which he joined in 2010 after beginning his career as an agent at Sterling Lord Literistic\, Inc. Born in Midland\, Te xas\, he graduated from Princeton University and earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in Norwich\, England. His inte rests are wide-ranging\, but in particular he's looking for the new voice\ , the original idea\, the entirely breathtaking creative angle in both fic tion and nonfiction. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children\, and is the author of the award-winning picture book\, \;A Hundred Bill ion Trillion Stars\, along with \;Power Up \;and \;The Ocean I n Your Bathtub\, as well as two YA books.
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