Author's Resources For Getting Published

~ Author's resources for getting published ~

Indie Publishers who allow unsolicited submissions:

• Orenda Books @OrendaBooks

• Manatee Books @BooksManatee

• Bookouture @Bookouture

• Mascot Books @MascotBooks

• Avon Books @AvonBooks

• HQDigitalUK (Harper Collins) has occasional open submissions periods @HQDigitalUK

• Curtis Brown Books @CBGBooks allow unsolicited submission year-round and also host a monthly “pitching party” on Twitter with the hashtag #PitchCB

• Conville & Walsh @CWAgencyUK 

Query Resources:

• Query Critique - Allison Mullinax @AllsnMllnx https://www.allisonmullinax.com/ 

• Query Critique - Mica Scott Cole @MicaScottie www.micascottcole.com 

• Carrie Prestritto @LiteraryCarrie ~ Prospect Agency https://easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2017/10/04/agent-carrie-prestritto-on-perfecting-your-pitch-with-lindsay-bandy/ 

• Source of Query Writing Support Groups ~ Sub It Club @SubItClub SubItClub.Wordpress.Com 

       •  http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/the-10-dos-and-donts-of-writing-a-query-letter

• http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/pubtips-query

• https://fabricatingfiction.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/hooking-an-agent-part-i-sharing-my-submission-letter-for-the-sister/

• https://fabricatingfiction.wordpress.com/2017/10/05/hooking-an-agent-part-ii-agent-rory-scarfe-shares-his-top-tips-for-perfecting-that-submission-letter/

(The last two are insightful blog posts by published author Louise Jensen offering a series of query writing tips that she used to get her books published. They are awesome! )

Literary Agents with their agencies:

• ICM Talents (Publishing) http://www.icmtalent.com/ 

Alexandra Machinist @amachinist ~ ICM

Hillary Jacobson @HillaryJacobson ~ ICM

Tina Wexler @Tina_Wexler ~ ICM

• Park Literary @ParkLiterary http://www.parkliterary.com/who-we-are/ 

Peter Knapp @petejknapp ~ Park Literary

Blair Wilson @Blair_E_Wilson ~ Park Literary

+Plus some more in the link above for Park Lit who do not seem to have Twitter accounts

• Jane Rotrosen Agency @Jane_Rotrosen http://www.janerotrosen.com/agency-bios 

Amy Tennenbaum @AFTennenbaum ~ Jane Rotrosen

Christina Hogrebe @AgentXT ~ Jane Rotrosen

Rebecca Scherer @RebeccaLScherer ~ Jane Rotrosen 

+Plus some more in the link above for Park Lit who do not seem to have Twitter accounts

• The Book Group @TheBookGrp http://www.thebookgroup.com/our-staff/ 

Julie Barer @JulieBarer ~ The Book Group @TheBookGrp

Rebecca Stead @Rebstead ~ The Book Group @ThrBookGrp

Dana Murphy @DanaMurphy68 ~ The Book Group @TheBookGrp

• Prospect Agency @Prospect_Agency https://www.prospectagency.com/about 

Carrie Prestritto @LiteraryCarrie ~ Prospect Agency

Emily Sylvan Kim @EmilySlyvanKim ~ Prospect Agency

Rachel Orr @RachelProspect ~ Prospect Agency

Kirsten Carleton @KirstenCarleton ~ Prospect Agency

Linda Camacho @LindaRandom ~ Prospect Agency

• Curtis Brown @CBGBooks https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 

Gordon Wise @GordonWise ~ CBG

Jonny Geller @Jonny Geller ~ CBG

Sheila Crowley @SheilaCrowley ~ CBG

Karolina Sutton @KarolinaSutton ~ CBG

Stephanie Thwaites @StephT2000 ~ CBG

Felicity Blunt @FelicityBlunt ~ CBG

Kerry D’Agostino @Dagostino_Kerry ~ CBG

+Plus some more in the link above for Curtis Brown

• The Bent Agency http://www.thebentagency.com/agent_jenny_bent.php 

Jenny Bent @JennyBent ~ The Bent Agency

Louise Fury @LouiseFury ~ The Bent Agency

Victoria Cappello @VLCappello ~ The Bent Agency

Nicola Barr @Nicolalitagent ~ The Bent Agency

Gemma Cooper @Gemma_Cooper ~ The Bent Agency 

Molly Ker Hawn @MollyKH ~ The Bent Agency

Beth Phelan @Beth_Phelan ~ The Bent Agency

+Plus some more in the link above for The Bent Agency

• Furniss Lawton http://furnisslawton.co.uk/ 

Rory Scarfe @RoryScarfe ~ Furniss Lawton (Rep’d author Louise Jensen)

Rowan Lawton @RowanLawson ~ Furniss Lawton 

A Mashup Of Some Extras……

Holly Root @HRoot ~ Root Literary

Taylor Haggertey @THaggertey ~ Root Literary

Brooks Sherman @ByoBooks ~ Janklow Nesbit 

John M. Cusick @JohnMCusick ~ Folio Agency 

Saba Sulaiman @AgentSaba ~ Talcott Notch

Quressa Robinson @QNRisaAwesome ~ Nelson Literary Agency

@ChampagneBooks

Also follow the link to these agencies to find more agents ready to receive queries:

• RCW Literary Agency @RCWLitAgency http://www.rcwlitagency.com/ 

• The Knight Agency @KnightAgency http://knightagency.net/about-us/ 

• Triada US @TriadaUS http://www.triadaus.com/agents 

• Emerald City Lit Agency https://emeraldcityliterary.com/about-2/

• Conville & Walsh Agency http://cwagency.co.uk/section/books/agents

        • Adams Literary www.AdamsLiterary.com 

Writer's Resources on Publishing+:

        • The Writer's Path.Wordpress.Com

        • Helen McCusker @HelenMccusker ~ Founder of Book Promo agency @BookedPR and host of @TheAuthorHour where she gives Authors a platform to promote themselves on iTunes interviews.

• Publishizer @Publishizer publishizer.com ~ Reviewed by TechCrunch, The Bookseller, and Business Insider, Publishizer matches authors with Publishers during pre-order campaigns. It is marketed as Kickstarter meeting Tinder but for publishing books.

• Anne Carter @AnneCarter Blog Tour Organizer with Orenda Books!!

• Women Writers @WomenWriters ~ Online magazine about women writers.

• #PitMad by @BrendaDrake Tweet a Pitch of your work in 140 characters (with identifying hashtags if desired) for a chance to catch the attention of patrolling agents and editors.    #PitMad takes place 

• #PitchWars by @BrendaDrake PitchWars.com 

• #AdPit Tweet a Pitch of your work in 140 characters (with identifying hashtags if desired) for a chance to catch the attention of patrolling agents and editors. 

• #DVPit walks author's through some of the barriers to publishing through Twitter Chats and live YouTube discussions during which author's can tweet questions to Editors & Agents

• Rob Bignell @InventingRealit ~ Owner of Inventing Reality Editing Service and Editor https://inventingrealityediting.wordpress.com/home

• PenMob @Pen_Mob ~ Editing Service that will soon offer full MS Edits www.PenMob.com 

        • (If it's alright I would like to add my MS Proofreading and Editing Service, The Writer's Block, to this short list of freelance editing resources at YourEditingDestination.Wordpress.com) ️

        • @Writevent by @MicaScottie a resource for authors offers monthly free writing events, contests, and publishing info!

**We'd like to thank The Novel Gent for creating this page for us with all of this important and incredible information!