US scouts needed as competition heats up.
Publisher HarperCollins has signed John McLay as its exclusive literary agent for children's books in the U.S. Pressure on publishers to acquire new titles earlier in the development cycle suggests that other companies may take similar steps. Sally Gritten, managing director of HarperCollins Childre...
| Published in: | Bookseller no. 5077; p. 10 |
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Bookseller Media Ltd
5/16/2003
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| Summary: | Publisher HarperCollins has signed John McLay as its exclusive literary agent for children's books in the U.S. Pressure on publishers to acquire new titles earlier in the development cycle suggests that other companies may take similar steps. Sally Gritten, managing director of HarperCollins Children's Books, said, “If there's a manuscript in circulation, HarperCollins U.S. sees it, but with an agent we may be able to develop relationships with people so that we see manuscripts before the submissions stage.” |
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