A distinguished publishing industry veteran of over 20 years, kimberly is a fierce advocate for her clients and is wellknown in the industry for negotiating and closing seven and eightfigure deals both domestically and internationally. She represents narrative nonfiction, memoir, cultural history, natural history, science, sports, philosophy, and select literary fiction. She began her career at the wylie agency and worked in foreign rights for eight years. Many sources pw spoke to dismissed the theory that e books are still disrupting foreign markets enough to come into play on translation rights deals. Rights agency is an international foreign rights agency specialising in illustrated childrens books from around the world.
Her clients include newbery and printz winners, new york times bestselling authors, and debut authors. Granta books has bought two books by the independent foreign fiction prizewinning. At lattes, besides handling foreign rights, she edits four to six books a year in the companys nordic literature collection. The agency has offices spread across the united states and provides a full suite of services for its clients including subsidiary rights management for foreign, electronic, film, television and audio, along with branding and book marketing support. Many sources pw spoke to dismissed the theory that ebooks are still disrupting foreign markets enough to come into play on translationrights deals. We strive to provide solid, practical advice and support for our authors, not just in relation to their literary work, but across every other aspect of our representation of them. The west and the rest traces kissingers life from his birth in germany in 1923 through his service in wwii and growing career as a foreign policy expert, culminating in his 1968 appointment as national security advisor to newly elected president. Results will include publishers and literary agents web pages with names and contact information of their foreign rights agents. I look at it as free money because i get paid to do nothing, says joe moore, a bestselling thriller author whose.
The foreign rights department at aitken alexander associates sally riley, matilda forbes watson, nishta hurry, and rimma linnus london, uk new york, ny, usa new delhi, delhi, india. Top literary agent andrew wylie calls amazon isislike. Literary agent andrew wylie has a global business approach. Julia then returned to new york to start her career in publishing. We are a fullservice literary agency born in paris in 2018.
The knight agency represents both authors of fiction and nonfiction. Coagents while selling foreign rights for books directly into the english language, france, germany, italy, the netherlands, portugal, and scandinavia, we are supported by a solid network of awesome coagents in the following languages and territories. Foreign rights for me was more a way of getting into publishing since at first i couldnt be an editor as a foreigner, she said. The wylie agency is located in new york enter your information in the form to the right for free instant access to the directory of literary agents. We represent authors from all over the world, with a specialism in international rights sales. The whalen agency is a full service literary agency established by premiere literary agent kimberly whalen in the fall of 2016. Nonetheless, i can share this with authors who want to sell the foreign rights to their books. Granta signs novel and nonfiction from jenny erpenbeck the. German rights sold in preempt for blossoms, the biggest literary novel in china with over 800,000 copies sold more.
Kalpa literary agency book agents based in paris, france. Henry holt president and publisher stephen rubin acquired the book from andrew wylies literary agency and negotiated for north american. About kalpa literary agency book agents based in paris. She loves finding new talent to champion, and nurturing and developing careers. He began his publishing career in editorial at basic books before working as an agent at the wylie agency.
Some of the major literary agencies are highlighted in bold red. Dec, 2016 i think the problem with the system, wylie says, and you see this in france particularly where its spectacularly evident, is where publishers own world rights to the authors books they publish, and for some reason publishers in foreign countries will not accept the word of publishers in the home territory. Aug 06, 2015 as a foreign rights agent at italian agency atlantyca where i represent childrens and ya titles for several italian publishing houses across the u. No unsolicited mss and not accepting new material at present 2010. Mar 19, 20 i wish wish wish my agent hadnt done a worldwide rights deal on my books as the publisher hasnt sold the rights abroad, so no foreign rights dosh for me. Holt president rubin acquired the book from andrew wylie, and negotiated for rights to north america. If youre enquiring about rights to the globe guide to shakespeare, please contact penny daniel at profile books.
All content is posted anonymously by employees working at the wylie agency. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Scroll below to learn more and see how you can submit your book to andrew wylie for representation. And for many writers, books are only part of the story. The harpercollins rights departments handle requests for foreign and domestic publication rights including uk, translation, magazine, newspaper, book club, audio, paperback reprint, hardcover reprint, large print, television, motion picture including propsset dressing, radio, dramatic, public readings, electronic reproduction, and other formats. For translation rights to harpercollins books please contact. Jan 11, 2018 holt president rubin acquired the book from andrew wylie, and negotiated for rights to north america. She began her career at the wylie agency, and worked in foreign rights for 8 years. Read on to find out about the role of a foreign rights agent.
Recently added general nonfiction general nonfiction. Im represented by sarah chalfant at the wylie agency, both in the uk and us. I wish wish wish my agent hadnt done a worldwide rights deal on my books as the publisher hasnt sold the rights abroad, so no foreign rights dosh for me. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. One of our former interns reflects on how shes come to understand the lives of books through the world of foreign rights. Its the most comprehensive and accurate list of literary agencies in the world, with detailed profiles for more than 1,100 literary agents. Coagents selling foreign rights for books 2 seas agency. For more information about the available foreign rights, please take a look here and dont hesitate to contact us. Mar, 2017 the agency has offices spread across the united states and provides a full suite of services for its clients including subsidiary rights management for foreign, electronic, film, television and audio, along with branding and book marketing support. Previously she was a literary agent at salomonsson agency in stockholm, working with a range of internationally prominent writers, including sofi oksanen, karolina ramqvist, and antti tuomainen. Allison devereux joined the cheney agency in 2019 as agent and foreign rights director. Sara is a senior agent at pippin properties, where she represents books for children and adults. Adam eaglin joined the cheney agency as a literary agent in 2012. The guardian recently described the wylie agency as the most feared and most influential authors representatives in the world of angloamerican.
Granta signs novel and nonfiction from jenny erpenbeck. Please provide the following information about your publication. Andrew wylie literary agent is a book agent with the wylie agency. Andrew is not currently accepting unsolicited submissions. To find agents who specialize in a certain genre, such as childrens books, go to web sites of publishers of that genre and look at their list of foreign rights agents. Mar 17, 2019 the wylie agency is located in new york enter your information in the form to the right for free instant access to the directory of literary agents. Please note that incomplete requests will take longer to process. Jan 30, 2011 foreign rights sales and royalties are one of the best deals a writer can get. With a goal of representing 2,000 clients, literary agent andrew wylie. Tiden norsk forlag was founded 1933, and is now an imprint of.
Szilvia joined sterling lord literistic in 2011 as the foreign rights director. But one thing i dont understand my publisher has decided in view of the nonsale of rights to sell the uk versions of my books abroad, in the englishspeaking countries. Andrew wylie literary agent is a book agent with the wylie agency with offices in new york city. But weve taken steps to address that as part of the agencys strategy to focus globally, andrew wylie tells publishing perspectives at guadalajara book fair. Foreign rights in publishing explained 2 seas agency. The wylie agency usa literary agencies and literary agents. Andrew wylie condemned the brutality of amazons tactics. We represent independent publishing houses who always dreamt of seeing their books translated into foreign languages. The marsh agency was founded in 1994 by susie nicklin and her late husband paul marsh. Jun 02, 20 the foreign rights department at aitken alexander associates sally riley, matilda forbes watson, nishta hurry, and rimma linnus london, uk new york, ny, usa new delhi, delhi, india. Bredin arrived in france ten years ago speaking french fluently. The wylie agency, llc, in new york and london, holds the foreign rights.
Jul 23, 2019 granta books has bought two books by the independent foreign fiction prizewinning. Kalpa literary agency handles foreign rights representation for the following publishers and literary agents. Szilvia also represents the kathy acker estate at the agency. An international literary agency with offices in london and new york. For the last decade, she has been building a list of childrens and adult fiction including many new york times best selling and awardwinning authors and titles. Cappelen damm agency deal with all foreign book rights, as well as media rights, anthologies and digital media for most authors published by cappelen damm publishing. Foreign rights sales and royalties are one of the best deals a writer can get. Since 1995 kossack literary agency is representing germanspeaking authors and their works in the fields of fiction, nonfiction, childrens books and books for young people. Eamonn mccabe he is the sinister jackal of the literary world who counts salman rushdie, philip roth and martin amis.
Profile of literary agent andrew wylie harvard magazine. If you seek worldwide rights, please submit your request based on the country of origin of your publisherorganization. For the last decade, she was at harvey klinger, inc. Andrew founded the wylye agency in 1980, now with offices today in midtown manhattan and in london, representing more than 700 clients.
She joined hg literary in 2018 after building a list at mary evans inc and handling foreign rights. Strong international interest in small gases big effect. In addition, we are representing the subrights of several germanspeaking publishing houses. There are authors for whom we sell translation rights only, and those for whom we also sell english language rights. Fire and fury has 20 foreign rights deals, more in negotiation. Prior to that she was an assistant at sterling lord literistic, inc, where she was hired after an unpaid internship at the wylie agency. We are a new literary agency in paris representing a growing list of fiction and nonfiction authors from across spain and latin america, as well as international clients.
World rights for the first ever detailed biography of ringo starr more. Selling foreign rights around the world independent publisher. The cannabisconnection shortlisted for the glauser crime award. Selling your books internationally jane friedman when it comes to selling your work overseas, there are two channels. Literary agencies that handle foreign rights in multiple. As a foreign rights agent at italian agency atlantyca where i represent childrens and ya titles for several italian publishing houses across the u. Our staff brings decades of experience as agents, and as former editors, publishers, and rights directors at major publishing companies, to the task of building the careers of our clients. The climate change rights sold in brazil, denmark, italy, spain and the uk more. Book agents explore borderless world the new york times.
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