Literary agents

You’ve finished your manuscript, re-written and edited as much as you can… and you think your book is ready to be published. However, most publishers of commercial fiction and/or non-fiction now only consider manuscripts sent to them by literary agents. In this section of the site you’ll find a host of articles on the role of the literary agent and how to approach them with your book.

Blog
3 min read
2nd August 2021
Edited
16th August 2021

Our W&A Listings subscriptions were designed to give you access to the ultimate publishing database at the click of a button. With thousands...

Article
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19th July 2021
Edited
16th August 2021
In this extract from the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2022, bestselling author Peter James discusses the challenges a writer may face along the...