literary agents

11 09, 2017

Writing a Memoir: What’s Success?

By |2020-03-30T08:38:57-04:00September 11th, 2017|Categories: Blog, Writing is how we explore our place in the world|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

After having written a few personal essays laying the foundation for a memoir, I was uncertain whether the story of my life – a government scientist who had never suffered adversity or injustice – would have an audience. This question resurfaced in a different format in a discussion with colleagues in creative areas, when I [...]

22 03, 2016

It’s All In Your Voice

By |2020-04-02T21:23:08-04:00March 22nd, 2016|Categories: Blog, Writing is how we explore our place in the world|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Last night I attended the final of three excellent workshops at The Writer’s Center led by Zahara Heckscher on obtaining agents for publishing fiction and memoir. Jeff Kleinman, an agent at Folio Literary Management, was kind enough to call in and give us an informal snapshot of what agents are looking for. There are a [...]

Go to Top