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SUMMARY:An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent
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DESCRIPTION:You’re writing a book (or thinking about it)\, but what
  happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent with 
 Seth Fishman\, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company..\
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>You&rsquo\;re writing a book (or thinking 
 about it)\, but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working
  with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process with Set
 h Fishman\, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company.</p>\
 n<p>The Gernert Company represents more than 500 authors and is a full-ser
 vice literary agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their clien
 t list is as broad as the market and they represent fiction\, both literar
 y and commercial (such as Liz Moore\, John Grishman\, Louise Penny\, Cixin
  Liu)\, as well as general nonfiction and practical nonfiction genres.&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p>In this presentation\, Fishman will deep dive into what happen
 s after you&rsquo\;ve signed with a literary agent. He will cover many top
 ics\, including but not limited to:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>What agents are 
 and are not looking for\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>How to submit your work to an a
 gent and when\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>What to expect after you've both said "ye
 s!" to working together\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>What you can look forward to as
  you ready your work with an eye towards submitting to publishers\, includ
 ing the revision process and so much more.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This ext
 ended\, 90-minute presentation\, includes 30 minutes of Q&amp\;A. This is 
 the year to make all of your publishing dreams come true. To learn about t
 his beginning stage of the process\, register now!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>
 About the Author:</strong>&nbsp\;Head of the Los Angeles office\, Seth is 
 a Vice President and agent at The Gernert Company\, which he joined in 201
 0 after beginning his career as an agent at Sterling Lord Literistic\, Inc
 . Born in Midland\, Texas\, he graduated from Princeton University and ear
 ned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in Norwi
 ch\, England. His interests are wide-ranging\, but in particular\, he's lo
 oking for the new voice\, the original idea\, the entirely breathtaking cr
 eative angle in both fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Los Angeles with 
 his wife and children and is the author of the award-winning picture book\
 ,&nbsp\;<em>A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars</em>\, along with&nbsp\;<em>P
 ower Up</em>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>The Ocean In Your Bathtub</em>\, as well 
 as two YA books.</p>\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/122488
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