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Home » Tools for Writers » Literary Agents » Rob McQuilkin
Rob McQuilkin
Literary Agency:
Lippincott Massie McQuilkin
Address:
27 West 20th Street
Suite 305
New York, New York 10011
Suite 305
New York, New York 10011
Phone:
(212) 352-2055
Website:
E-mail:
Accepts E-mail Queries:
Yes Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, and Historical
Submission Guidelines
Send a query via e-mail, with a brief description in the body of the text.
Tips From the Agent
Try to be as engaging about the material as possible from the outset, though, without being "cute"; in other words "bells and whistles" of any kind are significantly less persuasive than the pull of a good, honest description.
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For an unpublished writer, does it cost more to seek a literary agent abroad or would it be safer to self-publish first in the home country before seeking an agent in another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