Agents @BBPLUS

Literary Agents represent a vital community for the fair. The Bologna Rights Centre, which will be enhanced in 2024, is their primary home, where they sell rights, build relationships, and promote their authors’ brands.

For those wishing to get into this side of the business, one of the suite of training events on offer is Call Your Agent: How to Become a Successful Literary Agent, 9 April 2024.

 

For all those considering or starting out in literary representation or scouting, this half day event will explain the role of the literary agent, how to begin and gain clients, contracts, and how the publishing industry works. A variety of industry speakers present the essential information and knowledge step-by-step.


AGENDA 

10:00             Welcome from Chair, Jacks Thomas, Guest Director BolognaBookPlus

10:05             The author’s view

10:15             The publishing ecosystem, Understanding how publishing works, Seonaid Macleod, Hachette Children’s

10:45             The role of the literary agent, Louise Lamont, LBA Books, UK; How a literary agent differs from a publisher or rights professional

11:10             The role of scouts, Rosalind Ramsay, Scout

11:35             Break

11:45             In Conversation: making the relationships work, from an agent’s perspective Luigi Bonomi, LBA Books, with Jo Henry, BookBrunch

12:15             Panel Discussion:  author representation around the world Lora Fountain, France, Sofia di Capita, Spain, Evy Tillman, Norway, Emily Chuang, Taiwan. Chair, Jacks Thomas.

13:00             End

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