Literary Agent Query to Steven Malk : Fail
Our first literary agent query was to Steven Malk of Writers House by email on June 13th 2016. We received a no within 24hrs (about 10 hours later), so a failed query. Also see How to Find a Literary...
View ArticleHow to Find a Literary Agent for Children’s Picture Books
We are seeking the services of the mythical creature that dwells in the shadows, the beast that is summoned forth with the magical incantation known as the dreaded literary agent query. Yes, we are...
View ArticleLiterary Agent Research : Which Publishing Houses Does Your Agent Have...
My wife and I are an unpublished author/illustrator couple: I write and my wife writes and illustrates (yes, she’s the real talent :-)). We are currently in literary agent querying mode, the goal is...
View ArticleLiterary Agent Picture Book Query Letter
I think I’m finally getting the hang of writing picture book queries for literary agents, I’m even beginning to enjoy the challenge :-) I’m dealing with the agent queries for the most part, Marie is...
View ArticleLiterary Agent Query for Let Me Keep My Monster Spud Picture Book
After finishing the article about picture book query letters for literary agents I decided it would be good practice to create query letters for all our picture book manuscripts: we currently have five...
View ArticleLiterary Agent Query for I Am An Old Monster Hid Under Your Bed
I Am An Old Monster Hid Under Your Bed is our third picture book manuscript I’ve wrote a literary agent query/pitch for. Started with the agent query for That Greedy Goat Just Cannot Stay! followed by...
View ArticleLiterary Agent Query for The Toy That Destroyed Christmas Picture Book
My fourth practice picture book agent query/pitch letter, this one for The Toy That Destroyed Christmas picture book manuscript. Update: All five literary agent query letters. Query for That Greedy...
View ArticleLiterary Agent Query for Mia Saves the Circus Picture Book
My fifth practice picture book agent query/pitch letter, this one is for our PB manuscript Mia Saves the Circus. Update: All five literary agent query letters. Query for That Greedy Goat Just Cannot...
View ArticleLiterary Agent Query for That Greedy Goat Just Cannot Stay! Picture Book
Got a rewrite/update of our first picture book query/pitch letter for That Greedy Goat Just Cannot Stay, or Where Has All Our Stuff Gone? The first version can still be found at Literary Agent Picture...
View ArticleLiterary Agent Query to Catherine Drayton : Fail
There’s clearly something wrong with me, I’m enjoying querying (some) literary agents! It’s the challenge of researching a literary agent to try to determine what they might like to see in a...
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