When it comes to getting published, there are many spinning cogs. Here are some of the resources you’ll need to take your work from inside your brain to in front of the eyes of readers. The following listings are a sampling of what the industry has to offer. For a complete guide, visit writermag.com.
THE MONTH AHEAD
March 1
Ralph Ellison was born on this day in 1904. He would become the first African American to win the National Book Award for Fiction with his novel Invisible Man.
March 2
Today, the birthday of Dr. Seuss, is National Read Across America Day. The goal is to encourage kids to build a daily reading habit.
March 3
The annual California Creative Writers Conference (wcwriters.com) starts in Los Angeles, with dozens of literary agents, established authors, and other industry pros to pitch, learn from, and mingle with.
Agents
Information in this section is provided to The Writer by the individual markets and events; for more information, contact those entities directly.
F = Fiction N = Nonfiction P = Poetry C = Children’s Y = Young adult O = Other $ = Offers payment
C Y ADAMS LITERARY
Represents children’s and YA authors and artists with picture books, middle grade, and YA fiction. Submit via online submission form only. (Temporarily closed to submissions but may reopen later this year.)
Contact: Adams Literary, 7845 Colony Road, C4 #215, Charlotte, NC 28226.
704-542-1440.
F N Y ANDY ROSS AGENCY
Represents authors of narrative nonfiction, current events, history, journalism, science, literary and commercial fiction, and YA fiction. Submit via email.
Andy Ross Agency,
