Andrew wylie literary agent is a book agent with the wylie agency with offices in new york city. The climate change rights sold in brazil, denmark, italy, spain and the uk more. 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. Eamonn mccabe he is the sinister jackal of the literary world who counts salman rushdie, philip roth and martin amis. Please provide the following information about your publication.
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. 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. Some of the major literary agencies are highlighted in bold red. 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. 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. By adam critchley if the writing drives you a little crazy o f the 1,100 authors the wylie agency. 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. 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. Selling your books internationally jane friedman when it comes to selling your work overseas, there are two channels. 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. 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. Szilvia also represents the kathy acker estate at the agency. At lattes, besides handling foreign rights, she edits four to six books a year in the companys nordic literature collection. Jan 11, 2018 holt president rubin acquired the book from andrew wylie, and negotiated for rights to north america.
The wylie agency usa literary agencies and literary agents. 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. Andrew wylie condemned the brutality of amazons tactics. 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. He began his publishing career in editorial at basic books before working as an agent at the wylie agency. More than just selling rights, our interest is in helping publishers build and grow a list with international potential. Her clients include newbery and printz winners, new york times bestselling authors, and debut authors. Literary agencies that handle foreign rights in multiple. Selling foreign rights around the world independent publisher. Adam eaglin joined the cheney agency as a literary agent in 2012. One of our former interns reflects on how shes come to understand the lives of books through the world of foreign rights. The wylie agency, llc, in new york and london, holds the foreign rights. 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. Prior to that she was an assistant at sterling lord literistic, inc, where she was hired after an unpaid internship at the wylie agency.
Im represented by sarah chalfant at the wylie agency, both in the uk and us. The marsh agency was founded in 1994 by susie nicklin and her late husband paul marsh. Kalpa literary agency book agents based in paris, france. Andrew wylie literary agent is a book agent with the wylie agency. I look at it as free money because i get paid to do nothing, says joe moore, a bestselling thriller author whose. World rights for the first ever detailed biography of ringo starr more. Coagents selling foreign rights for books 2 seas agency. Fire and fury has 20 foreign rights deals, more in negotiation.
Granta books has bought two books by the independent foreign fiction prizewinning. With a goal of representing 2,000 clients, literary agent andrew wylie. The knight agency represents both authors of fiction and nonfiction. We represent independent publishing houses who always dreamt of seeing their books translated into foreign languages. Many sources pw spoke to dismissed the theory that ebooks are still disrupting foreign markets enough to come into play on translationrights deals. 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. Nonetheless, i can share this with authors who want to sell the foreign rights to their books. Bredin arrived in france ten years ago speaking french fluently. The cannabisconnection shortlisted for the glauser crime award. Jul 23, 2019 granta books has bought two books by the independent foreign fiction prizewinning. For translation rights to harpercollins books please contact. If you seek worldwide rights, please submit your request based on the country of origin of your publisherorganization. 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. Allison devereux joined the cheney agency in 2019 as agent and foreign rights director.
Henry holt president and publisher stephen rubin acquired the book from andrew wylies literary agency and negotiated for north american. 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. Please note that incomplete requests will take longer to process. Andrew is not currently accepting unsolicited submissions. Strong international interest in small gases big effect. She joined hg literary in 2018 after building a list at mary evans inc and handling foreign rights.
There are authors for whom we sell translation rights only, and those for whom we also sell english language rights. Its the most comprehensive and accurate list of literary agencies in the world, with detailed profiles for more than 1,100 literary agents. If youre enquiring about rights to the globe guide to shakespeare, please contact penny daniel at profile books. Sara is a senior agent at pippin properties, where she represents books for children and adults. 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. Profile of literary agent andrew wylie harvard magazine.
Granta signs novel and nonfiction from jenny erpenbeck the. 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. Book agents explore borderless world the new york times. An international literary agency with offices in london and new york. 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. The guardian recently described the wylie agency as the most feared and most influential authors representatives in the world of angloamerican. Tiden norsk forlag was founded 1933, and is now an imprint of. 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. A book that questions whether the modification of the body has to play a part in the trans experience. Defiore and company is a midsized dynamic literary agency based in manhattans union square. 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. Andrew founded the wylye agency in 1980, now with offices today in midtown manhattan and in london, representing more than 700 clients. No unsolicited mss and not accepting new material at present 2010. Read on to find out about the role of a foreign rights agent.
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. We represent authors from all over the world, with a specialism in international rights sales. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at the wylie agency. Kalpa literary agency handles foreign rights representation for the following publishers and literary agents. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Foreign rights sales and royalties are one of the best deals a writer can get.
She began her career at the wylie agency and worked in foreign rights for eight years. The whalen agency is a full service literary agency established by premiere literary agent kimberly whalen in the fall of 2016. 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. 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.
Julia then returned to new york to start her career in publishing. We are a fullservice literary agency born in paris in 2018. Foreign rights in publishing explained 2 seas agency. For the last decade, she was at harvey klinger, inc. 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. Szilvia joined sterling lord literistic in 2011 as the foreign rights director.
Literary agent andrew wylie has a global business approach. Rights agency is an international foreign rights agency specialising in illustrated childrens books from around the world. Holt president rubin acquired the book from andrew wylie, and negotiated for rights to north america. Jan 30, 2011 foreign rights sales and royalties are one of the best deals a writer can get. She began her career at the wylie agency, and worked in foreign rights for 8 years. Granta signs novel and nonfiction from jenny erpenbeck. German rights sold in preempt for blossoms, the biggest literary novel in china with over 800,000 copies sold more. Top literary agent andrew wylie calls amazon isislike. He studied english literature at duke university and holds an mfa in poetry from boston university. Recently added general nonfiction general nonfiction.
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