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Even in a short time ive found lots of scifi that inherits from literary fiction much more strongly than almost anything ive found in fantasy, playing with structure and themes in a way that would be more commonly associated with nongenre fiction. Our years of experience and success brings a unique service to our clients. Christian literary agents usa directory and database 20202021. The worlds leading literary agency for fantasy and science fiction. Feb 10, 2014 if you are a new author, a literary agent is must have. Jul 19, 20 juliet mushens is an agent in the uk literary department of the agency group where she represents a bestselling list of fiction and nonfiction. Andrew lownie literary agency what uk fiction editors.
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