10 Reasons Why You Need a Literary Agent
So you’ve a written a thing. It should really be a book, a real one, with covers and everything. You’d love to have it published, see it in the shops, show it to your mum. You’re pretty sure that to make all that happen, you need a publisher. But do you really need a literary agent too?
Does an emerging writer need an agent?
Well of course I’m going to say yes, because I HAVE AN AGENT!!!! Just signed a contract with Jacinta di Mase Management. Cue the happy, happy dance. And yes, signing with Jacinta was a direct result of my participation in the HardCopy program last year. Jacinta represents over 50 authors including feminist commentator Clementine Ford,…
How to get your writing read by a publisher (or seven)
It’s really easy. All you have to do is spend 2-10 years writing, refining and rewriting your work. Then apply for a place in the ACT Writers Centre’s HARDCOPY Program for emerging writers. Then, if you are among the 30 or so people accepted, find the cash to pay for the course as well as…