Book Description

The indispensable guide for writers--both new & established--looking for an agent, planning to change agents, searching for the right agent. Extensively profiles over 1000 agencies: policies, interests, specialties, fees/no fees, etc. Has five comprehensive indexes. What some leading publishing professionals say about LANA: "The reference of choice in its field. No other reference book contains as many listings...," AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL, 1992. "I show it to everybody," Robert D. Loomis, Executive Editor, Random House. "Very useful," Belva Plain, Novelist. "We recommend that authors start the search for an agent with LANA," Mystery Writers of America. "Most complete guide to agents on the market," Michael Larsen, agent. "First class in every respect," Poetry Society of America. "Splendid job!" Evan Hunter (Ed McBain), novelist. "Invaluable!" Ken McCormick, Doubleday. "Congratulations!" Richard Curtis, agent. "We guide authors towards agents with LANA," Helen Stephenson, Executive Director, The Authors Guild. Recommended by Oxford University Press, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Association of Authors Representatives, HOW TO GET HAPPILY PUBLISHED, WASHINGTON POST, LOS ANGELES TIMES, Paramount Pictures, WRITERS HANDBOOK.