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Home » Tools for Writers » Literary Agents » Joy Harris
Joy Harris
Suite 428
New York, New York 10016
Submission Guidelines
Submit a query letter with an outline or sample chapters by regular mail or e-mail. If sending by regular mail include an SASE for a reply. Send e-mail submissions to submissions@jhlitagent.com; however, a reply will only be given if there is interest.
Tips From the Agent
We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts, and are not accepting poetry, screenplays, or self-help submissions at this time.
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For an unpublished writer, does it cost more to seek a literary agent abroad or would it be safer to self-publish first in the home country before seeking an agent in another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
Speakeasy Search
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