literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

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Talent and literary agent Andrea Nelson Meigs will be leaving UTA at the end of the year. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024 Mezrich’s bible as a young author was Writing the Blockbuster Novel, by veteran literary agent Albert Zuckerman. Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 The filming rights were negotiated by Sheila David at Catapult Rights Limited, acting in conjunction with Patrick’s literary agent Clare Wallace at Darley Anderson & Associates Limited. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024 Other houses on the Gardens have been put up for sale, too: 241 East 48th Street was listed at $13.95 million — a price that probably would have been unimaginable to its longtime former owner, magazine editor and literary agent Julian S. Bach. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for literary agent 

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“Literary agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literary%20agent. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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