Here’s a little snippet from the free newsletter, Publishers
Lunch, which usually comes out daily:
Gwendolyn
Heasley
will join Artisans and Artisans as an agent, focusing on young adult. Her own
debut YA novel, Confessions of a Teenage
Recessionista, was sold to Harper Collins in a two-book deal in July.
A
good time to approach an agent is when he or she has just been hired or has moved
agencies. If you’re looking for an agent, keep your eyes open for little
announcements like this, research the person and the agency on the Internet, and
send a query letter promptly.
(You
can sign up for the Publisher’s Lunch email at this page: www.publishersmarketplace.com.)
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