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Home » Tools for Writers » Literary Agents » Sarah Burnes
Sarah Burnes
New York, New York 10022
Submission Guidelines
Send a query letter, by regular mail or
e-mail, plus a bio, a description of the project, and a sample chapter if appropriate. Send e-mail queries to info@thegernertco.com and indicate which agent you're querying. Do not e-mail individual agents, even if their personal e-mail
addresses are available elsewhere online. Response time: two
to four weeks.
Tips From the Agent
Please research our agents before sending your query. Please do not call the office regarding queries for unsolicited manuscripts for any reason.
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For an unpublished writer, does it cost more to seek a literary agent abroad or would it be safer to self-publish first in the home country before seeking an agent in another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