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| Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow represented by Waxman Literary |
Waxman
Literary Agency
443 Park
Avenue South
#1004
New York, NY
10016
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Waxman Literary is a small but well-established New York agency
with three agents on staff. Two of these agents are looking for authors:
Ashley Lopez joined the Waxman Literary Agency in 2015. She received her MFA in
Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and is a founder and the Managing Editor of
Pigeon Pages Literary Journal.
Ashley is looking for literary and young adult
fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and cultural criticism.
Most importantly she seeks authors with a strong
point of view and an eye for language.
Query Ashley at ashley@waxmanagency.com
Paste the first ten pages of your manuscript into the
body of your email.
Full submission guidelines here.
Susan Canavan joined the Waxman Literary Agency in 2019. She was formerly a senior
executive editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt where she acquired and edited
dozens of New York Times bestsellers in the categories of narrative nonfiction,
history, adventure, sports, memoir, journalism, health, science, pop culture,
parenting, nature and literary and historical fiction.
Susan is seeking books that explore the
limitlessness of human potential or that change the way we think about the
world around us.
She is passionate about exceptional storytelling,
narrative arc and discovering original voices.
Paste the first ten pages of your manuscript into the
body of your email.
Full
submission guidelines here.
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| Senior editor Yasemin Uçar |
If you’re interested in getting published, now or sometime in the
future, don’t miss our upcoming How to Get Published workshop with
literary agent Meg Wheeler of Westwood Creative Artists, Saturday, Sept 21, in
Barrie (see here).
Also, don’t miss Writing for Children and for Young
Adults with Kids Can Press senior editor Yasemin Uçar and
children's author Jennifer Mook-Sang at the Burlington
Central Library, Saturday, Oct 5. Details here.
To help get you write your best possible manuscript check out
these workshops coming soon: How to Write a Page-Turner, Saturday, Aug
10, in Mississauga (see here), and Plotting
Novels & Writing Short Stories, Saturday, Sept 14, in Toronto
(see here).
But the best way to grow as a writer may be with a weekly
course. This fall, there will be a full range of
courses on offer, beginner to advanced:
Oakville
Central Library: Welcome to Creative Writing, Thursday
evenings, Sept 26 – Nov 28 (no class Oct 31). Details here.
Toronto: Writing
Personal Stories, Friday afternoons, Sept 27 – Nov 29 (no class Nov 1).
Details here.
Burlington: Writing
Personal Stories, Thursday afternoons, Sept 26 – November 28 (no class Oct
31). Details here.
Burlington: Next Step in
Creative Writing, Tuesday afternoons, Sept 24 – Dec 11 (no
class Oct 8 or Nov 5). First readings emailed Sept 17. Details here.
Toronto: Intensive
Creative Writing, Friday mornings, Sept 20 – Nov 8. First readings
emailed Sept 13. Details here.
Georgetown: Intensive
Creative Writing, Wednesday evenings, Sept 18 – Dec 11 (no
class Oct 9). First readings emailed Sept 11. Details here.
And
don’t miss …
“You
can write great dialogue,” Sunday, Oct 20, in Sudbury (see here)
and How to Write a Bestseller with New York
Times #1 bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, Saturday, Oct 26, in Waterloo
(see here).
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| The Briars, approaching from the rear; peacock house on the left |
November
at the Briars Writing Retreat
Friday, November 1 – Monday, November 4; four days of
creativity in a setting that provides the warmth of a country estate steeped in
history while providing all the benefits of an extensive, modern lakeside
resort. Details here.
To
reserve a spot in any upcoming weekly course, weekend retreat, or Saturday
workshop, email Brian at: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
See Brian’s complete current schedule here, including Saturday writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in
Algonquin Park, Alliston, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon,
Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Jackson’s Point, Kitchener-Waterloo,
London, Midland, Mississauga, New Tecumseth, Oakville, Ottawa, St. Catharines,
Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York
Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.
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