[Agency] Curtis Brown, Ltd. (USA) - Page 26

mccleark · 12-07-2011, 08:54 PM

Ginger Clark tweeted this morning that she was caught up on her queries sent as of 11:59 pm EST 11/28/11.

I queried her 11/29. Guess I'm in the next batch!

sb2brown · 12-10-2011, 09:43 PM

In case anyone is wondering about response times, just thought I'd share. The author I've been ghostwriting for sent an e-query to Katherine Fausset on 10/27/11. He received a rejection from her assistant on 11/16/11, stating Ms. Fausset is taking on very few new projects at this time.

carefulwithwords · 12-11-2011, 08:39 PM

sb2brown, love your siggy and thanks for the info.

Jamiekswriter · 03-18-2012, 05:12 PM

FYI, if you were thinking of subbing to Sarah LaPolla, she tweeted this the other day:

"Writers: Still no vampires, werewolves, angels, or zombies please! Disenchanted w/ paranormal in general (YA & adult), so query w/ caution."

lauralam · 03-18-2012, 09:07 PM

I've had rejections from both Ginger Clark (no response) and Sarah LaPolla (just above form). Alas.

lyrwriter · 04-11-2012, 07:10 AM

Just dropping in to mention that Ginger Clark tweeted on 4/9/12 that she is caught up on all equeries up through 4/2/12 and on all but two requested materials up through 3/11/12.

Taylor · 04-16-2012, 07:33 AM

I came across this on Curtis Brown's website:

"Curtis Brown represents adult and children’s authors of all genres, including illustrators. If you would like to submit a manuscript or proposal, please send us a query letter, a synopsis of the work, a sample chapter and a brief resume."

What should I put on the resume? I've never heard of needing a resume for querying. Help is much appreciated!

Siri Kirpal · 04-16-2012, 07:50 AM

Sat Nam! (literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting)

I've always assumed it meant "author bio." So, include publication credits, schooling (maybe, I've never included it), what you do for a living (if appropriate to what you write), hobbies (if appropriate to what you write), any connection you have to the media.

Blessings,

Siri Kirpal

Polenth · 04-16-2012, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor

I came across this on Curtis Brown's website:

"Curtis Brown represents adult and children’s authors of all genres, including illustrators. If you would like to submit a manuscript or proposal, please send us a query letter, a synopsis of the work, a sample chapter and a brief resume."

What should I put on the resume? I've never heard of needing a resume for querying. Help is much appreciated!

I'd suggest not doing this at all... you'll get a better response from querying the agents directly (one at a time). Check out their bios in the agent section for their individual submission preferences. I don't recall any of them asking for a resume.

Richard White · 04-17-2012, 02:55 AM

The resume might be tied to the non-fiction proposal (i.e., why should we believe you're qualified to write about the perils of using dish soap to clean old nitroglycerine bottles (for an extreme example)).

Although, I would have assumed that would naturally be part of the proposal like writing credits are in the query letter . . .

rac · 04-19-2012, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard White

The resume might be tied to the non-fiction proposal (i.e., why should we believe you're qualified to write about the perils of using dish soap to clean old nitroglycerine bottles (for an extreme example)).

Although, I would have assumed that would naturally be part of the proposal like writing credits are in the query letter . . .

What they're looking for is what is called a writer's "platform." Publishing houses look for credentials such as specific expertise, public recognition, etc. authors have that will help sell a book. It makes sense for nonfiction, but unless they've won prestigious awards for writing, I don't know how it would apply to novelists or poets. I agree with the others: it's better to contact a specific agent at Curtis Brown.

Sara007 · 05-11-2012, 02:52 AM

E-queried Sarah LaPolla (with first 5 pages as she requests) on 5-2-12 and received a form R today (5-12-12). A 10-day turnaround is pretty good, I think (though of course a 10-day turnaround with good news would be better

Smiley0501 · 05-11-2012, 10:29 AM

Sorry to hear about the R, Sara,

but good luck querying!

WriteStarfish · 05-14-2012, 07:49 PM

Does anyone have experience with Maureen Walters and if so, how long did it take her to review your requested partial? Thanks!

lemonhead · 05-14-2012, 10:26 PM

I had a request for a full from Anna Webman back in Jan. and I haven't heard anything since. I emailed her like two weeks ago just to make sure it had reached her, but didn't hear anything back from that either.
I'm guessing it's a rejection, but since it was a request for a full, I'm really hoping I get a courtesy rejection email...Anyone know her response times or what I should do next?
I don't want to keep bugging her...but now I'm also worried nothing's reached her since the original email (which seems kind of ridiculous)

JoyMC · 05-23-2012, 12:00 AM

OMG trying not to hyperventilate - Sent a hard copy query + 10 to Ginger Knowlton on 4/24 and just got a FULL REQUEST!!! She also requested via snail mail, though said I could email the full. She asked for a one month exclusive if possible, but I have other fulls out.

This was totally one of those what the hell I might as well try queries that I NEVER expected to pay off. Aaaaaaaaaaah!

Smiley0501 · 05-23-2012, 06:10 AM

Wow, Joy, good luck!

A.P.M. · 06-15-2012, 05:19 PM

Does anyone happen to know if this agency is a "rejection from one is a rejection from all?" type? I can't seem to find any information pertaining to that on the website.

WriteStarfish · 06-15-2012, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A.P.M.

Does anyone happen to know if this agency is a "rejection from one is a rejection from all?" type? I can't seem to find any information pertaining to that on the website.

Not in my experience. I currently have a partial out with one agent that another agent at CB passed on the query. They have different preferences and in my experience seem to work independently. Good Luck!

DahlELama · 06-18-2012, 06:47 PM

FYI to anyone waiting on Sarah LaPolla's responses to requested material - she tweeted this morning that she's caught up on requested material through April 23rd.

dancing-drama · 07-21-2012, 01:15 AM

Sarah Lapolla tweeted this earlier:

Quote:

Stats: I've answered all queries sent before 7/13 & all requested material sent before 6/19. If you didn't receive a reply, please re-send.

tessa · 07-21-2012, 07:41 PM

Does anyone know if LBP is properly addressed as Ms. Peterson or Ms. Blake Peterson? Her assistant requested a partial and I want to be prepared if (fingers crossed) I hear from LBP herself.

Thanks!

Tessa

Anna L. · 07-24-2012, 09:33 PM

Ginger Clark
Query: April 11
Partial request: May 2
Full request: May 21
Full sent: June 1 (I let her know I was about to finish a R&R so she opted to wait for the new version.)
Rejection: July 24

She did say she liked it a lot and wanted to see my next project.

centurion51 · 08-09-2012, 10:31 PM

Greetings from a first time poster. I submitted a query letter, sample chapter and synopsis on June 22 along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Query Department (no one in particular) at Curtis Brown Ltd. in New York City. The note on their Submission Guidelines webpage states they typically respond in 6 to 8 weeks. Has anyone found that to be an accurate estimate? I am at the almost-seven week mark and getting antsy watching the daily mail. Thanks.

Nick

CatherineGreen · 10-17-2012, 03:10 PM

Does anyone have experience with Laura Blake Peterson? Does she always respond? I queried 8/29 and haven't heard anything. Is it time to give up? Shame, she seemed like a great fit.

12-10-2011, 09:43 PM	#627
sb2brown figuring it all out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: West Texas - though not by choice Posts: 58	In case anyone is wondering about response times, just thought I'd share. The author I've been ghostwriting for sent an e-query to Katherine Fausset on 10/27/11. He received a rejection from her assistant on 11/16/11, stating Ms. Fausset is taking on very few new projects at this time. __________________ Whores just sat around idle, didn't they? If I was a whore I'd get a lot of reading done. ~ Dr. Douglas Brooks (Requiescat in Pace) in a lecture on 'The Rape of Lucrece'

12-11-2011, 08:39 PM	#628
carefulwithwords practical experience, FTW Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 180	sb2brown, love your siggy and thanks for the info. __________________ *"The only difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense."* FYI: My "handle" carefulwithwords is not so much of a reflection of my personality as it is a reminder to myself to try to reign my personality in.

03-18-2012, 05:12 PM	#629
Jamiekswriter The 1st Rule of Write Club: Write! Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,098	FYI, if you were thinking of subbing to Sarah LaPolla, she tweeted this the other day: "Writers: Still no vampires, werewolves, angels, or zombies please! Disenchanted w/ paranormal in general (YA & adult), so query w/ caution." __________________ Spank Me, Mr. Darcy - http://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/36/spank-me-mr-darcy

03-18-2012, 09:07 PM	#630
lauralam Moonshade Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alba Posts: 647	I've had rejections from both Ginger Clark (no response) and Sarah LaPolla (just above form). Alas. __________________ YA GLBT gaslight fantasy: Pantomime - February 5/7 2013 - Strange Chemistry Books Shadowplay - January 2/4 2014 - Strange Chemistry Books Represented by Juliet Mushens of The Agency Group. Website / Twitter / Goodreads

04-16-2012, 07:33 AM	#632
Taylor practical experience, FTW Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 163	Resume? I came across this on Curtis Brown's website: "Curtis Brown represents adult and children’s authors of all genres, including illustrators. If you would like to submit a manuscript or proposal, please send us a query letter, a synopsis of the work, a sample chapter and a brief resume." What should I put on the resume? I've never heard of needing a resume for querying. Help is much appreciated! __________________ twitter blog website

12-07-2011, 08:54 PM	#626
mccleark New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13	Ginger Clark tweeted this morning that she was caught up on her queries sent as of 11:59 pm EST 11/28/11. I queried her 11/29. Guess I'm in the next batch!

04-11-2012, 07:10 AM	#631
lyrwriter A Fuzzy Mango With Wings Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 85	Just dropping in to mention that Ginger Clark tweeted on 4/9/12 that she is caught up on all equeries up through 4/2/12 and on all but two requested materials up through 3/11/12.

04-16-2012, 07:50 AM	#633
Siri Kirpal Swan in Process Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: In God I dwell, especially in Eugene OR Posts: 2,618	Sat Nam! (literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting) I've always assumed it meant "author bio." So, include publication credits, schooling (maybe, I've never included it), what you do for a living (if appropriate to what you write), hobbies (if appropriate to what you write), any connection you have to the media. Blessings, Siri Kirpal __________________ "The only freedom any of us ever has is the freedom to choose how we will not be free."

04-17-2012, 02:55 AM	#635
Richard White Writer Beware's Faithful Igor Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Maryland Posts: 1,456	The resume might be tied to the non-fiction proposal (i.e., why should we believe you're qualified to write about the perils of using dish soap to clean old nitroglycerine bottles (for an extreme example)). Although, I would have assumed that would naturally be part of the proposal like writing credits are in the query letter . . . __________________ Richard C. White on Facebook Writer Beware's Blog http://www.twitter.com/nightwolfwriter

05-11-2012, 02:52 AM	#637
Sara007 New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5	E-queried Sarah LaPolla (with first 5 pages as she requests) on 5-2-12 and received a form R today (5-12-12). A 10-day turnaround is pretty good, I think (though of course a 10-day turnaround with good news would be better

05-11-2012, 10:29 AM	#638
Smiley0501 Lurker, now activated. :-) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Northeast, USA Posts: 2,075	Sorry to hear about the R, Sara, but good luck querying! __________________ You can call me ~Smiley~ Places you can find me other than AW: Blog! Twitter (tweet tweet) V!0L3NT D3L!GHTS: (67,000) R&R sent in. bites nails forever TH3 R0S3 K!NGD0M: (74,000) Trunked forever.

05-14-2012, 07:49 PM	#639
WriteStarfish practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 117	Time for Partial from Maureen Walters Does anyone have experience with Maureen Walters and if so, how long did it take her to review your requested partial? Thanks!

05-14-2012, 10:26 PM	#640
lemonhead Life isn't all beer and skittles. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The water. Posts: 734	I had a request for a full from Anna Webman back in Jan. and I haven't heard anything since. I emailed her like two weeks ago just to make sure it had reached her, but didn't hear anything back from that either. I'm guessing it's a rejection, but since it was a request for a full, I'm really hoping I get a courtesy rejection email...Anyone know her response times or what I should do next? I don't want to keep bugging her...but now I'm also worried nothing's reached her since the original email (which seems kind of ridiculous) __________________ There is no such thing as good writing, only good re-writing No man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. -C.S. Lewis Website

05-23-2012, 12:00 AM	#641
JoyMC practical experience, FTW Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Seattle-ish Posts: 745	OMG trying not to hyperventilate - Sent a hard copy query + 10 to Ginger Knowlton on 4/24 and just got a FULL REQUEST!!! She also requested via snail mail, though said I could email the full. She asked for a one month exclusive if possible, but I have other fulls out. This was totally one of those what the hell I might as well try queries that I NEVER expected to pay off. Aaaaaaaaaaah! __________________ WEBSITE * TWITTER

05-23-2012, 06:10 AM	#642
Smiley0501 Lurker, now activated. :-) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Northeast, USA Posts: 2,075	Wow, Joy, good luck! __________________ You can call me ~Smiley~ Places you can find me other than AW: Blog! Twitter (tweet tweet) V!0L3NT D3L!GHTS: (67,000) R&R sent in. bites nails forever TH3 R0S3 K!NGD0M: (74,000) Trunked forever.

06-15-2012, 05:19 PM	#643
A.P.M. practical experience, FTW Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 298	Does anyone happen to know if this agency is a "rejection from one is a rejection from all?" type? I can't seem to find any information pertaining to that on the website. __________________ Check out my blog Released Books: Air: The WaterLord Trilogy Book 1 Alpha The Perils of Forgotten Pain

06-18-2012, 06:47 PM	#645
DahlELama practical experience, FTW Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NY Posts: 219	FYI to anyone waiting on Sarah LaPolla's responses to requested material - she tweeted this morning that she's caught up on requested material through April 23rd. __________________ Behind the Scenes--Spencer Hill Contemporary '14 Revising: Just Visiting--Contemp YA, 84k Complete: My Name is Everett--Contemp YA, 76k Complete: The Book of Esther--Contemp YA, 60k My Blog My Twitter

07-21-2012, 07:41 PM	#647
tessa New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 11	Laura Blake Peterson Does anyone know if LBP is properly addressed as Ms. Peterson or Ms. Blake Peterson? Her assistant requested a partial and I want to be prepared if (fingers crossed) I hear from LBP herself. Thanks! Tessa

07-24-2012, 09:33 PM	#648
Anna L. practical experience, FTW Join Date: May 2011 Location: In USA's hat Posts: 367	Ginger Clark Query: April 11 Partial request: May 2 Full request: May 21 Full sent: June 1 (I let her know I was about to finish a R&R so she opted to wait for the new version.) Rejection: July 24 She did say she liked it a lot and wanted to see my next project. __________________

08-09-2012, 10:31 PM	#649
centurion51 New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4	Greetings from a first time poster. I submitted a query letter, sample chapter and synopsis on June 22 along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Query Department (no one in particular) at Curtis Brown Ltd. in New York City. The note on their Submission Guidelines webpage states they typically respond in 6 to 8 weeks. Has anyone found that to be an accurate estimate? I am at the almost-seven week mark and getting antsy watching the daily mail. Thanks. Nick

10-17-2012, 03:10 PM	#650
CatherineGreen New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 15	Does anyone have experience with Laura Blake Peterson? Does she always respond? I queried 8/29 and haven't heard anything. Is it time to give up? Shame, she seemed like a great fit.

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