Carly Watters—Literary Agent

[Paul Whybrow]

I came across a literary agent new to me today. Carly Watters works for the P.S. Literary Agency in Toronto, Canada and will be of most interest to American Colonists, though there's nothing to stop any of us submitting to her. She is actively seeking new authors.

http://carlywatters.com/

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Her site is one of the clearest and most helpful I've seen, and she has a reasonably priced ($3.70) ebook called Getting Published In The 21st Century

Here's an interview with her: http://www.shedoesthecity.com/talki...news-vs-bad-news-and-what-makes-her-job-great

 

[Alistair Roberts]

So I just sent a query to Maria at the same agency, although they don't want a writing sample. Meanwhile I got a nice rejection from Rogers and Coleridge with "whilst there is much I admire about your work, it doesn't feel right for me...." Ah well.

 

[Chase Gamwell]

Thanks for posting this. It's good to have the information on hand for in the future!

 

[Quillwitch]

So I just sent a query to Maria at the same agency, although they don't want a writing sample. Meanwhile I got a nice rejection from Rogers and Coleridge with "whilst there is much I admire about your work, it doesn't feel right for me...." Ah well.

Ah, yes! I have them both on my agent list. Sorry to hear you´ve been rejected--twice. Well, such is the life of a writer, unfortunately. But, don´t give up hope! Did they mention anything else? Anything worthy? Anything that might actually help your writing?

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Nope...

 

[1408]

Oh I really like that agency. I follow a bunch of their agents on Twitter and like The Bent Agency they just seem so warm and fun. Thanks for this interview post, Paul.

I submitted to an agent at The Bent Agency earlier this year and got a rejection, but, those guys are super fast because from what I remember they only want a query, no sample. So they're worth trying if you're an impatient bugger like I am. I actually plan to submit to them again when I'm ready, along with P.S Literary Agency. The time is coming my friends... ready the bells! *comes back from scanning the forums* Where the Rudolf are the bells?!