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We invite you to come grow with us! About Words is committed to nurturing writers like the publishing houses did in the good ol' days. We are a full-service agency focused on growing our clients' careers. We now have four agents and are actively looking for new clients.
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Susan sold several books to large and small publishers in her five years in business by herself as Graham Literary Agency, Inc., including to HarperCollins and St. Martin's Press/Tor. She recently re-started with the goal of dramatically expanding her new business, About Words Agency. Susan's focus on helping writers is the driving force behind the agency's new direction.
About Words Agency has sold two additional books: Hunting Al Qaeda, by Anonymous (foreword by Gerald Schumacher), published by Zenith Press (MBI Publishing) and Worked Over: My Cosmetic Surgery Takeover, by Laura Pillarella, soon to be published by Alban Editions in France.
About Words Agency has always fully complied with Association of Author's Representatives (AAR) Code of Ethics and continues to do so. 100% of all income is from commissions on royalties from book sales and their subsidiary rights.
Agency Fees and Expenses: About Words Agency is a non-fee-charging agency, which means there are never any reading fees or any other fees. Submissions are made selectively, and are paid for by the agency. The ONLY source of income for About Words Agency is commissions from book or related rights sales.
Agency Contract: The agency contract for new authors includes a 15% commission for domestic sales, a 20% commission for subsidiary and foreign rights (split with the rights agent), and has a one-year renewable term. If the author brings a publisher to the table with a standard deal, we will reduce the commission to 10%.
Foreign and Subsidiary Rights: About Words Agency is pleased to present its association with Paul & Peter Fritz Agency for the German language, and Alexander Korzhenevski for the Russian language.
About Words Agency sells translation rights of books published in the U.S. to publishers in all other languages and countries directly to the publisher and/or using a well-established agency in that country. We welcome inquiries from small publishers, authors, and literary agencies who would like to take advantage of our extensive worldwide network for foreign translation rights. We are particularly interested in working with children's books and business books that are already traditionally published in the U.S. and whose foreign translation rights are still available.
Dramatic Rights: We have contacts directly with movie/tv production companies in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Ly Bolia, About Words Dramatic Rights Manager, contributes his expertise as needed, to help get a project ready for the agency to sell. He is an assistant professor at Georgia State University teaching screenplay writing and cinematography, with extensive experience and awards for both.
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