Literary agent

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<p>Literary agencies can range in size from a single agent who represents perhaps a dozen authors, to a substantial firm with senior partners, sub-agents, specialists in areas like foreign rights or licensed merchandise tie-ins, and clients numbering in the hundreds. Most agencies, especially smaller ones, specialize to some degree. They may represent—for example—authors of science fiction, mainstream thrillers and mysteries, children's books, romance, or highly topical nonfiction. Very few agents represent short stories or poetry.
</p><p>Legitimate agents and agencies in the book world are not required to be members of the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR), but according to <i><a href="/facts/Writer%2527s_Market/kCIaoP9K">Writer's Market</a></i> listings, many agents in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> are. To qualify for AAR membership, agents must have sold a minimum number of books and pledge to abide by a Canon of Ethics.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<p class="note">Main category: Literary agents</p>
<p class="note">See also: Category:Literary agencies</p>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Writer%2527s_Market/kCIaoP9K">Writer's Market</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_UK_literary_agencies/Wyh5IABV">List of UK literary agencies</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2>
<ul><li>Curtis, Richard (2003) <i>How To Be Your Own Literary Agent: An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published</i>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-618-38041-8</li>
<li>Herman, Jeff (2005) <i>Jeff Herman's Guide To Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents, 2006</i>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-9772682-0-9.</li>
<li>Fisher, Jim (2004) <i>Ten Percent of Nothing: The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell</i>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-8093-2575-6</li>
<li>Glatzer, Jenna (2006) <i>The Street Smart Writer</i>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-9749344-4-5</li>
<li>Williams, Sheri (2004) "An Agent's Point of View". <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-9748252-5-5</li>
<li>Reiss, Fern (2007) "The Publishing Game: Find an Agent in 30 Days". <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 1-893290-83-2</li></ul>
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<li id="fn:1"><p>Brewer, Robert Lee. "Do Literary Agents Cost Money?". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 2022-08-14. <a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/do-literary-agents-cost-money" target="_blank">https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/do-literary-agents-cost-money</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc. – Join". aaronline.org. <a href="http://aaronline.org/Join" target="_blank">http://aaronline.org/Join</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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