1997 Guide to Literary AgentsDon Prues Writers who want the marketing savvy and career counseling an agent can provide will find their most promising prospects here. This book lists more than 500 literary and script agents in the United States and Canada. Writers also will find articles on: -- how a script or screenplay package is put together -- understanding the author-agent relationship -- pros and cons of both fee-charging and non-fee charging agents |
Contents
From the Editor | 1 |
The Seven Most Common Questions Posed to Agents | 13 |
Explaining AARs Ban on Reading Fees by Richard Curtis | 24 |
Copyright | |
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