Jane Starr Literary Scouts

HopelessDreamer · Aug 13, 2007

I checked the index and did a search and couldn't find any threads about this agency. When I googled it I found out that P&E lists it as: Believed to be a literary agency.

Does anyone know anything more about Jane Starr International Literary Scout? Their VERY basic website is http://www.janestarr.com .

herdon · Aug 13, 2007

I am guessing that a literary scout reads a lot of books and then tells you what section in the bookstore to hide out in so the bad guys don't get you!

JCT · Aug 13, 2007

Are they a division of Nancy Drew, inc? :tongue

David I · Aug 15, 2007

Weird. Where I'm from (California), a literary scout is someone who looks for books that might make good movies. Preferably before publication (ala John Grisham's The Firm).

CaoPaux · Nov 16, 2007

FWIW, I found who she's scouting (for?): http://www.publishingtrends.com/copy/07/0706/ScoutSheet07.pdf

nicolesingslave · Aug 23, 2009

I did a search but I came out with no hits on amazon.co.uk or amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=jane+starr
Additionally, P&E list them "believe to be an agent". http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/pealj.htm

CaoPaux · Feb 2, 2011

Her LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jane-starr/b/7a5/263

Old Hack · Feb 2, 2011

Literary scouts aren't the same as literary agents.

They work for publishers, usually, looking for books which have been published in other territories which should work well in their home territory.

They don't accept submissions, and are really of very little interest to writers because of the way they work.

CaoPaux · Jan 20, 2013

To whom it might interest: Who's Scouting Whom 2012 (.pdf).

Jane Starr Literary Scouts

HopelessDreamer

herdon

What's up?

JCT

David I

CaoPaux

Mostly Harmless

nicolesingslave

AW Addict

CaoPaux

Mostly Harmless

Old Hack

Such a nasty woman

CaoPaux

Mostly Harmless