Canton Smith Agency
Hello fellow writers
It was brought to my attention that there has been quite a bit of discussion about my experience in publishing so I decided to address the issue directly. My name is Chamein Canton. I'm a native New Yorker and I live on Long Island in a quaint little town called Amityville (as in the horror house). I have an associate's degree in political science and a bachelor's degree in Business Management.
As a writer who knows something about the self publishing and traditional publishing business, I've made it my mission to help writers get published. I've been at this for six years and we've helped many first time writers get publishing contracts with McGraw Hill, Genesis Press, Archebooks, A Better Be Write, Ballantine and Llwellyn. Additionally we have clients being read at Medallion Press, Chronicle Books, Sourcebooks, Kensington, Adams Media, Square One Publishing, De Capo Press, Dutton, Grove Atlantic, St. Martin's Press, Sterling, Tristan Publishing, Santa Monica Press, Red Dress Ink, Capital Books and Broadway Books. We've been at this for quite some time before we added our names to the Guide tor Literary Agents.
I also have a book coming out in July of this year entitled Down That Aisle In Style, A Wedding Guide For Full Figured Women (WindRiver Publishing (ISBN 1-886249-13-X). I try to use my experience getting published to help give my clients the edge they need.
I am the managing partner so I deal with the day to day business of pitching editors, contacting clients, researching the markets and heading into NYC to talk to editors and bookstore managers to see what the trends are down in the trenches, where real people buy books. I do apologize for those who have sent us queries by snail mail. I am in the process of looking for an intern to help deal with the mail. On average I receive 20 to 25 queries a week
As for getting in touch with us to inquire about representation, it's much easier to reach us by email. So if we sound like an agency you'd be interested in querying send it via email to
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I hope this has clarified things a little. I never have the time to really delve into what's being said on the web about me, but after one of my clients brought it to my attention, I knew I needed to make the time.
Best wishes to all of you
Chamein Canton