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Jones Hutton Literary Associates (Caroline DuBois Hutton)

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Until about 2005, the agency was called Hutton & Hutton. I got a number of documented complaints of reading fees, recommendations that clients use Caroline Hutton's own paid editing services (a conflict of interest), fees to include writers in a "book of business" taken to large book fairs, and submission fees of $30 per submission plus mailing expenses, with submissions sent out in batches of 5 or so a month.

Before setting up on her own, Ms. Hutton worked for another agency with the exact same M.O., and one of her former associates split off from her a couple of years ago and now runs an agency that also charges these kinds of fees (Gotham Literary Agency). Ms. Hutton has claimed sales, but I haven't been able to verify anything recent.

I haven't gotten any reports recently of submission fees, but I did recently hear from a writer who was offered Ms. Hutton's editing services for $10 per page.

Last but not least: Ms. Hutton runs a "cooperative" (read: fee-charging) epublisher, Hutton Electronic Publishing.

- Victoria
 
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The epub site is broken. Nothing recent on the agency.
 

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There's a couple recent titles listed on Caroline's LinkedIn page, with publishers which don't require an agent to submit.
 

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So annoying that you can't see LinkedIn page info any more unless you're either connected to the person or paying for the upgraded version.

At any rate, I got a question about her on Twitter in November. She is still charging for editing.

- Victoria