Erin represents writers and writerillustrators of picture books, novels for middlegraders and. In that regard, you can consider the following book agents the best literary agents for writers. Erin margaret murphy born june 17, 1964 is an american actress, who is best known for her role as young tabitha stephens in the television sitcom bewitched, in 103 episodes from the shows third season in 1966 to the last original episode in 1972. Nov 24, 2014 erin murphy, erin murphy literary agency i became a reader because of picture books, and i became an agent because of picture books. The business of real estate has been a family tradition for a few generations. I was already nervous about this session with agent, ammijoan paquette of the erin murphy literary agency. She cut her teeth in regional publishing at northland publishingrising moon books for young readers, a beloved decadesold flagstaff company that was bought out in 2007, where she was editorinchief. Erin and audrey graciously agreed to share some of their excellent advice from that workshop.
Erin murphy erin murphy literary agency the first industry insider interview of 2020 is with erin murphy. Join facebook to connect with erin murphy and others you may know. Picture book agents the following is an alphabetical list of agents that accept picture books. The first day of summer vacation, signing up for the reading program at the public library and. View erin murphys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. We focus on connectionsbetween writer and editor, story and readeras well as on helping our clients build their careers and grow as artists. Erin specializes in kids book and has agented for 10 years. She founded erin murphy literary agency in her home state of arizona in 1999, which was relocated to southern maine in 2016. This agent is associated with the literary agency erin murphy literary agency. She works with publishers of all sizes all over the u. After 23 years of working as a developmental and productionbased editor from kids books to college textbooks, but mostly college textbooks, she joined the emla team in.
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The book agents below are the top literary agents for all book genres. Feb 24, 2020 erin murphy, forever known as tabitha on the classic tv sitcom bewitched, looks back at her life and career with great joy in this exclusive interview. View the profiles of professionals named erin murphy on linkedin. In 2016, she relocated the agency headquarters to southern maine.
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Erin murphy literary agent erin murphy literary agency. To learn more about her submission policy, client list, and recent book sales, please click here to visit the erin murphy literary agency homepage. Trafficgauge display at distinctive assets during the 2006 tv land awards. She has been married to darren dunckel since may 1998. Publishing agent ammijoan paquette is a book agent with the erin murphy literary agency. Erin has a unique submission policy and only likes queries from writers she has met at one time or another, or writers who come through an impressive referral. The first industry insider interview of 2020 is with erin murphy. Ammijoan paquette literary agent erin murphy literary. Erin murphy literary agency was founded in 1999 and has established a strong reputation in the childrens publishing industry. I started in publishing when i was 21, so ive been in publishing for a long time, but a lot of it was on the other side of the desk in production and marketing. Publishing agent kevin lewis is a new agent with the erin murphy literary agency. Erin murphy literary agency usa literary agencies and agents. Agent statistics, detailing how long each agent typically takes to respond to a query.
Erin was born and raised in arizona, and founded emla in flagstaff in 1999. Erin murphy, is the president of erin murphy literary agency and has been an agent for 10 years. Erin murphy was born on june 17, 1964 in encino, california, usa as erin margaret murphy. Erin murphy erin murphy is the founder of the legendary erin murphy literary association. Oct 30, 2009 this installment features kids agent erin murphy of the erin murphy literary agency, inc. Erin murphyretzloff, real estate agent chicago, il. Bewitched elizabeth montgomery, dick york and erin murphy c. Jul 18, 2019 kevin lewis literary agent this article about literary agent kevin lewis and the erin murphy literary agency is part of a series about literary agents and how to find a literary agent. Clients books news about contact 2009 2020 erin murphy literary agency webdesign by azurefire. Erin murphy retzloff is a coldwell banker residential brokerage real estate agent serving chicago, il and the surrounding areas. Erin murphy at the unveiling of usd 40 million pool opening and 944 magazine oneyear anniversary party.
So much feeling, so many laughs, in so few pages, meant to be read over and over again. Erin murphy was born and raised in arizona, and founded erin murphy literary agency in flagstaff in 1999. Shes a fifth generation arizona native now living in southern maine where shes president of the erin murphy literary agency emla, the company she founded in 1999. If youre like me, you toil for hours editing and finetuning the. Some of these agents are closed and are not open to unsolicited queries.
Ammijoan paquette is an associate agent with erin murphy literary agency. Please respect the environment by limiting paper mailings. In most cases, the author representatives below are included based on the number of significant book deals theyve reported. Scbwi exclusive with tricia lawrence, agent, erin murphy. Jul 08, 2017 tricia lawrence is an actively acquiring agent at the erin murphy literary agency with more 20 years experience in publishing. Erin murphy at the vibrel display at distinctive assets during the 2006 tv land awards. She started her career as an editor at a small publishing house, where she learned to navigate contracts, and in eighteen years, shes risen to one of the top agents in the business.
The definitive list of middle grade literary agents 2020 wmg. I did a bit of freelance editing of regional nonfiction titles for other publishers, but i heard from a lot of childrens writers id worked with or corresponded with over. Some represent picture books exclusively and some represent other genres. Book agent erin murphy founded the agency in flagstaff in 1999. A top boutique agency representing books for children and teens.
I used query tracker, publishers marketplace, manuscript wishlist mswl, and the directory of literary. At the 10th annual fl scbwi conference in january, there was much buzz about one workshop. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover erins. Erin murphy president, erin murphy literary agency. Many of my fondest memories revolve around books and words.
Erin murphy born march, 1960 is an american politician and a former majority leader of the minnesota house of representatives. They are one of the richest and most influential forms of literature. Tricia lawrence of erin murphy literary agency represented the author and kate kendrick of astound us represented the illustrator. With nods to archaeological adventures like indiana jones, hannahs journey features. First five frenzy tricia lawrence with erin murphy literary. After all id been the sole picture book author in a room full of middle grade and ya writers. As founder of emla, she notes, i focus not just on publishing books. May 02, 2020 literary agents for childrens books 20202021 use our free list of literary agents to find childrens literary agents accepting submissions for fiction and nonfiction. A member of the minnesota democraticfarmerlabor party dfl, she represented district 64a, which included the summit hill neighborhood of the city of saint paul in ramsey county in the twin cities metropolitan area. Jul 18, 2019 publishing agent erin murphy is an agent with the erin murphy literary agency. Erin murphy started her career in publishing at northland publishingrising moon books for young readers, where she served as editorinchief prior to her agency career. Bewitched star erin murphy looks back on her life and career.
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