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The eternal footman completes morrows darkly comic trilogy about gods untimely demise. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lindsays. Sarah nagel joined writers house in 2011 to work with senior vice president, merrilee heifetz and is now actively building her own client list. An interview with beth revis upon receiving an offer of representation. Childrens book authors often make incorrect assumptions about kids book literary agencies. You may only query one agent within writers house at any given time. Your initial membership fee will be charged to this card once you. Previously, sarah was a media lawyer in london and graduated with two separate degrees in english language and literature, and law. For example, you can use the list to find literary agencies and publishing agents in nyc, literary agencies and book agents in california, and more.
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