TRAINING COURSE

Call your Agent: How to Become a Successful Literary Agent

This event is curated by BolognaBookPlus

A half-day training conference aimed at those who are thinking of a career in literary representation or are in the early stages of working in this area.

 

WHEN

On Demand

WHERE

Recorded Video

Duration

150 min.

Language

English

AGENDA

Introduction and welcome from chair
Jason Bartholomew

Keynote: What benefits do agents bring?
Michèle Roberts with Jacks Thomas

The publishing ecosystem 
Understanding how publishing works
Seonaid Macleod, Hachette

The role of the literary agent  
Isobel Gahan, Curtis Brown

  • Qualifications, skills and experience 
  • How a literary agent differs from a publisher or rights professional
  • Why writers need literary agents

In Conversation: making the relationships work, from an agent’s perspective 
Luigi Bonomi, LBABooks Agency with Tom Tivnan, The Bookseller 

Panel Discussionwhat if my country doesn’t use literary agents?
Karolina Jaszecka, Poland; Benas Berantas, Lithuania; Stephanie Barrouillet, Israel

Success story: learning from the best
Kardelen Genç, Kalim Agency, success in Turkey and the world

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Event description

This is a new half -day training event that will provide invaluable information on all that being a literary agent entails. It presumes no prior knowledge and goes through the essentials step-by-step. It is ideal for those who wish to start a career, or set up an agency in this sphere.

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