Literary Agents 101 with Chuck Sambuchino

Published: Oct. 20, 2015, 3 p.m.

b"Chuck Sambuchino shares his advice for querying writers. Discussing his book\\xa0How To Get A Literary Agent & his new humour book, When Clowns Attack, A Survival Guide.\\n\\nChuck Sambuchino\\xa0of Writer\\u2019s Digest Books edits the annual\\xa0Guide to Literary Agents\\xa0and\\xa0Children\\u2019s Writer\\u2019s & Illustrator\\u2019s Market. His\\xa0Guide to Literary Agents\\xa0blog is one of the most popular blogs in publishing. His 2010 humor book,\\xa0How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack, was optioned by Sony Pictures. His books have been mentioned in\\xa0Reader\\u2019s Digest,\\xa0USA Today,\\xa0The New York Times,\\xa0The Huffington Post,\\xa0Variety, and more. Chuck is also the author of\\xa0Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript, Get A Literary Agent,\\xa0and,\\xa0Create Your Writer Platform.\\xa0His latest book, When Clowns Attack: A Survival Guide is available now.\\n\\nCrystal-Lee Quibell\\xa0is the host of Literary Speaking, a weekly podcast dedicated to helping writers learn from best-selling authors, literary agents, and publishers. Founder of The Magical Writers Group, a private teaching forum for writers specifically focused on memoir. She is a champion for the written word, student of publishing and an obsessive book collector with a serious case of wanderlust. A self-described mermaid and witchy woman for life, she believes that life is better with books, chocolate, and the occasional cheese board. Her upcoming essay is to be featured in the forthcoming book, The Magic Of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writer's Journey."