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From the time kansas opened for settlement people writers shared their experiences in literature. Here are 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing. Here are 20 top agents currently seeking everything from board books to ya. Jan 22, 2020 do any agents out there take an interest in westerns. In addition to our holdings of science fiction books and periodicals, the spencer research library holds papers and manuscript materials for several writers, publishers, agents, and organizations involved in the larger world of speculative fiction. This post shares how to find a literary agent appropriate for your writing project, including links to agents representing various genres. Christian literary agents list of christian book agents. But this is not a conventional novelit builds through shifting points of view, and it is a book concerned with language and cultural expectation, and how one conveys the other. Submission guidelines madeleine milburn literary agency. Your agent must know his way around a book contract.
Flint hills publishing, topeka, kansas, thea rademacher publisher. I wrote a four book series featuring a mixed race halfbreed cherokeeirish drifter of the 1870s who brings to the plots the indians point of view. Literary agents for fantasy fiction jericho writers. Search or browse our list of book publishers companies in kansas by category or location. Book publishers in kansas book publishing directory. Looking for fiction, science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, womens fiction, young adult and middle grade, check the submission guidelines here. Literary agents kansas usa literary agencies and literary. A good agent understands where to ask for more money or rights, and knows if a client is getting the best deal possible. Aspca american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Limit 4 customers at a time due to the size of the shop. Heres our list of 15 literary fiction book agents who can help you get your book published.
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