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Foreign Agents

Posted: September 14th, 2010, 1:48 pm
by bcomet
Hi. I am wondering who here has queried or worked with a foreign agent? How do you find information about them?
Any tips?

Thanks!

Re: Foreign Agents

Posted: September 15th, 2010, 11:48 pm
by Nathan Bransford
Absolute Write is a great resource for researching agents.

Re: Foreign Agents

Posted: September 16th, 2010, 9:52 am
by bcomet
Thanks, Nathan.

I wasn't aware that they also reviewed foreign agents.

Would working with a foreign agent be very different from working with an American one? Would there be any problems with this?

Re: Foreign Agents

Posted: September 16th, 2010, 9:50 pm
by Nathan Bransford
bcomet wrote:Thanks, Nathan.

I wasn't aware that they also reviewed foreign agents.

Would working with a foreign agent be very different from working with an American one? Would there be any problems with this?
Really depends on the agent. It depends on which area they focus on and what their expertise is.

Re: Foreign Agents

Posted: September 16th, 2010, 10:06 pm
by steve
I'd say 007 is my favorite.

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Re: Foreign Agents

Posted: September 16th, 2010, 10:27 pm
by J. T. SHEA
Sorry, Nathan. I also want Sean Connery as my agent!

Re: Foreign Agents

Posted: September 17th, 2010, 3:48 am
by Heather B
Steve - LMAO

bcomet - for me, American agents are foreign. I've been querying them and just finding information online. I suggest for other countries, search 'literary agent in (country)'. Other than that, most websites will specify if the agency doesn't represent foreign writers. If there's nothing there - just try them. At the very least, it can't hurt your chances.

Re: Foreign Agents

Posted: September 17th, 2010, 3:17 pm
by bcomet
OMG -Steve!! Too funny!