![]() ![]() When I talk to aspiring or emerging writers at conferences, they often ask me if agents value queries at all, the implication being that queries might be a thorn in our collective sides – to be extracted and tossed away as quickly as possible. I think there’s a common misperception surrounding queries. As you might imagine, it’s important for me to sort through them efficiently, but also thoroughly. If I let the queries pile up, I’m sunk! So I allocate about half an hour, daily, to reviewing these unsolicited submissions. Let me start by saying that I receive approximately 40 queries a day. When you receive a query from a prospective writer, what’s the first thing you look for? Is there a ritual in how you consider a manuscript or proposal? Erin will share more about her quest for great new writers on our A Day in the Life panel at the Slice Literary Writers’ Conference in Brooklyn on September 12. Writers, if you’ve ever submitted your work to Erin, know that she reviewed it with a hopeful eye. ![]() ![]() We spoke with Erin Harris, literary agent at Folio Literary Management, about how she approaches the imperfect art of finding new talent. But even if they go about their work differently, they’re all rooting for the same outcome: to discover incredible new writers in their submissions. #74: Behind the Slice Literary Writers’ Conference: An Interview with literary agent Erin Harris by Liz MathewsĪsk any two literary agents how they spend their day, and you’ll get wildly different answers. ![]()
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