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Home » Tools for Writers » Literary Agents » Christy Fletcher
Christy Fletcher
New York, New York 10011
Submission Guidelines
Send a query letter via postal mail or e-mail, but don't include attachments unless requested.
Tips From the Agent
I respond to simpler letters that focus on the narrative and tone of the book, with some author background. If it's too slick or complicated, I tend to turn off to it. I don't mind multiple submissions but generally don't answer any that are clearly cattle calls.
Agent Advice
5.20.13
For an unpublished writer, does it cost more to seek a literary agent abroad or would it be safer to self-publish first in the home country before seeking an agent in another country?
5.13.13
What is the best advice you can give young writers who are applying to MFA programs?
5.6.13
Do agents really read synopses? Isn’t a ten-page sample more useful?
Speakeasy Threads
- Before you send your work to an agent -- added April 25
- Agent Follow-up Question added April 11
- Editors & Agents added March 22
- Time frame for replying to partial? added January 30
- Can you really find an agent with a query letter? added January 25
- Expand your clientele added January 20