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Literary agents open the door to self-published writers

The top dog at one of the most successful literary agencies in New York says he’s in hot pursuit of self-published books to represent to mainstream publishers. “Absolutely, yes!” That was Jim Levine’s unequivocal answer when I asked him recently if he was accepting self-published submissions.

Levine is a founding partner at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency, among the top five overall most active agencies in the business, according to Publishers Marketplace. And he’s on the crest of a wave of agents beginning to represent authors who’ve self-published their work and are seeking mainstream commercial publication.

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Permalink Reply by Catherine Green on August 12, 2011 at 9:39pm

This is an encouraging article, thank you for sharing! I have recently published my debut novel via Mirador Publishing, who offer a partnership publishing service. They basically decided my novel was suitable for their brand, and they footed half of the bill to produce it for me. I found this a much better way to start off, as I didn't have a clue how I was going to sell my books. Anyway, I digress. I would love to be taken on by an agent and find my way to a commercial publisher with a multiple book deal, as this is the first in a series I am writing. So maybe I will be brave, and carry on applying to those agents...

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