literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

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The movie has been adapted by Australian writer Joanna Murray-Smith from her play of the same name, revolving around Patricia Highsmith’s encounter with an ambitious young literary agent, played by Ehrenreich (Oppenheimer). Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025 In 2022, Bruner’s literary agent attended the Frankfurt Book Fair and found several interested publishers. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025 His long-time literary agent is Writers House’s Merrilee Heifetz, who has been approached for comment. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025 McGee, meanwhile, hasn’t given up on using his literary connections to see what the full book contains, so Knight poses as his manager to set up a meeting with Sam’s literary agent (Cameron Bender) at the diner. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for literary agent 

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“Literary agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literary%20agent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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