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Home » Tools for Writers » Literary Agents » Georges Borchardt
Georges Borchardt
New York, New York 10022
Submission Guidelines
Send a query letter via regular mail or e-mail.
Tips From the Agent
We do accept e-mail submissions but only from authors recommended to us by people we know (usually other authors, sometimes editors). Our reporting time is usually a week or less for a proposal, three or four weeks for a complete manuscript.
Agent Advice
6.17.13
Do you think it’s a good idea for people who are not completely confident in their work to make an attempt at soliciting an agent? Is it worth the effort to try? Which raises the question: What...
6.10.13
Do you like it when a writer draws a parallel between the writer’s manuscript and other books that have been published?
6.3.13
How widely should a writer be published and how large a body of work should she accumulate before it is time to consider finding an agent?
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