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12th October 2020
Mark Le Fanu, General Secretary of the Society of Authors, explains when it is necessary for an author to have an agent.
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You’ve finished your manuscript, re-written and edited as much as you can… and you think your book is ready to be published. However, most publishers of commercial fiction and/or non-fiction now only consider manuscripts sent to them by literary agents. In this section of the site you’ll find a host of articles on the role of the literary agent and how to approach them with your book.
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