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SUMMARY:Working with a Literary Agent
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DESCRIPTION:A virtual talk with with Seth Fishman.\nhttps://bpl.libnet.inf
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>VIRTUAL | After the event date\, watch the
  talk any time through <a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl">Library Speakers
  Consortium</a></p>\n<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 Seth Fishma
 n\, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company.</p>\n<p>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.&nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p>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:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>What agents are and are n
 ot looking for\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>How to submit your work to an agent and 
 when\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>What to expect after you've both said "yes!" to wo
 rking together\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>What you can look forward to as you read
 y your work with an eye towards submitting to publishers\, including the r
 evision process and so much more.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This extended\, 9
 0-minute presentation\, includes 30 minutes of Q&amp\;A. This is the year 
 to make all of your publishing dreams come true!</p>\n<h5>About the Author
 </h5>\n<p>Head of the Los Angeles office\, Seth is a Vice President and ag
 ent at The Gernert Company. Born in Midland\, Texas\, he graduated from Pr
 inceton University and earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the Universi
 ty of East Anglia in England. His interests are wide-ranging\, but in part
 icular he's looking for the new voice\, the original idea\, the entirely b
 reathtaking creative angle in both fiction and nonfiction. He is the autho
 r of the award-winning picture book\,&nbsp\;<em>A Hundred Billion Trillion
  Stars</em>\, along with&nbsp\;<em>Power Up</em>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>The O
 cean In Your Bathtub</em>\, as well as two YA books.</p>\n<p>Explore <a hr
 ef="https://burlington.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Fishman%2C%20Seth
 &amp\;searchType=author">Seth Fishman</a> in our collection</p>\n<h5>Atten
 ding Online</h5>\n<p>This live\, virtual event is presented by BPL's digit
 al resource\,&nbsp\;Library Speakers Consortium\, which curates virtual pr
 esentations with top authors from around the world.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href
 ="https://libraryc.org/bpl/65310/register">Register</a> to attend this vir
 tual talk live and submit questions in advance for the author.</p>\nhttps:
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