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Home » Tools for Writers » Literary Agents » Lisa Bankoff
Lisa Bankoff
New York, New York 10019
Submission Guidelines
Send a query letter via regular mail or e-mail, but not as part of a mass mailing. Response time: four to five weeks.
Tips From the Agent
The quickest way to get a response is to indicate "Exclusive query" in the Subject line.
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
- Multiple agents okay? added June 19
- 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
Speakeasy Search
- Re: [Heroics Manias] Big Houses
..., for example?) DO NOT assume that just because Lisa Bankoff gave you a pass that that somehow represents the ...
Literary Agents - 08/18/2008
- Literary Agents
... to me, let alone were excited about my book) Lisa Bankoff at ICM (Anne's agent) and Kim Witherspoon, who ...
Writing - 11/10/2001
- After the Book Has Sold
...Do you mind giving up the name of yours? I'm with Lisa Bankoff at ICM and I adore her. It's always so strange ...
Writing - 02/26/2001