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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 Seth Fishma n\, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company.

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The Gernert Company represents more than 500 authors and is a full-service lit erary agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their client list i s as broad as the market and they represent fiction\, both literary and co mmercial (such as Liz Moore\, John Grisham\, Louise Penny\, Cixin Liu)\, a s well as general nonfiction and practical nonfiction genres. \;

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In this presentation\, Fishman will deep dive into what happens after y ou&rsquo\;ve signed with a literary agent. He will cover many topics\, inc luding but not limited to: \;

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What agents are and are not look ing for\, \;
How to submit your work to an agent and when\, \ ;
What to expect after you've both said "yes!" to working together\,& nbsp\;
What you can look forward to as you ready your work with an ey e 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 year to make all of your publishing dr eams come true. To learn about this beginning stage of the process\, regis ter now! \;

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About the Author: \;Head of the Los Angeles of fice\, Seth is a Vice President and agent at The Gernert Company\, which h e joined in 2010 after beginning his career as an agent at Sterling Lord L iteristic\, Inc. Born in Midland\, Texas\, he graduated from Princeton Uni versity and earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in Norwich\, England. His interests are wide-ranging\, but in parti cular he's looking for the new voice\, the original idea\, the entirely br eathtaking creative angle in both fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children\, and is the author of the award-winnin g picture book\, \;A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars\, along with \ ;Power Up \;and \;The Ocean In Your Bathtub\, as well as two YA bo oks.

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