You&rsquo\;re writing a book (or thinking about it)\, but what happens next? Seth Fishman\, Vice President and Liter ary Agent at The Gernert Company\, offers an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process
\nThe G ernert Company represents more than 500 authors and is a full-service lite rary agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their client list is as broad as the market and they represent fiction\, both literary and com mercial (such as Liz Moore\, John Grishman\, Louise Penny\, Cixin Liu)\, a s well as general nonfiction and practical nonfiction genres. \;
\nIn this presentation\, Fishman will deep dive into what happens after y ou&rsquo\;ve signed with a literary agent\, including \;
\nThis extended 90-minute presentatio n includes 30 minutes of Q&\;A. \;
\nHead of the Los Angeles office\, Seth is a Vice President and agent at The Gernert Company\, which he joined in 2010 after beginning his career as an agent at Sterling Lord Literistic\, Inc. Born in Midland\, Texas\, he graduated from Princeton U niversity and earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Eas t Anglia in Norwich\, England. His interests are wide-ranging\, but in par ticular he's looking for the new voice\, the original idea\, the entirely breathtaking creative angle in both fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Lo s Angeles with his wife and children\, and is the author of the award-winn ing picture book\, \;A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars\, along with \;Power Up \;and \;The Ocean In Your Bathtu b\, as well as two YA books.
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