Ben Salmon is a literary agent from Rights, Unlimited, Inc. who we are delighted to have visit to answer your questions from August 2-4.
His bio at Rights, Unlimited: http://www.rightsunlimited.com/who.htm
Edited to add: Rights, Unlimited is having website difficulties. Until they are fixed I'll leave his bio here:
Ben Salmon, literary agent, is an eclectic generalist, willing to look at any project of the highest quality. He not only strives to act as an advocate, coach and cheerleader for his clients’ projects, but also is a devotee to their aspirations, careers, and long-term goals. He is actively looking for and adores quirky and edgy fiction – literary, commercial or somewhere in between – and enjoys the occasional fun mystery, women's fiction and page-turner thriller. The key ingredients he looks for in any project are an original voice, strong writing, wit, interesting or odd perspective, and an ability to not take oneself too seriously. In non-fiction, topics that interest him include lifestyle, self-help, pop culture, health, current affairs, narrative, memoir and biography, social sciences, gender issues and humor. He has a devout interest in trends, reading the marketplace for what’s going to be the next topic to jump off the shelves.
Previously a literary agent at DSM Agency, Ben began his career at the Peter Rubie Literary Agency. He is a graduate of the NYU Summer Publishing Institute and Drew University where he studied Sociology with a triple minor in Writing, Religious Studies and Psychology. Ben is a member of the AAR and is on the board of directors of the Women’s National Book Association.
His full profile on Agent Query: http://agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=701
Ben was also interviewed for the Absolute Markets--Premium Edition newsletter earlier this year.
Feel free to post your questions!
Welcome, Ben.
His bio at Rights, Unlimited: http://www.rightsunlimited.com/who.htm
Edited to add: Rights, Unlimited is having website difficulties. Until they are fixed I'll leave his bio here:
Ben Salmon, literary agent, is an eclectic generalist, willing to look at any project of the highest quality. He not only strives to act as an advocate, coach and cheerleader for his clients’ projects, but also is a devotee to their aspirations, careers, and long-term goals. He is actively looking for and adores quirky and edgy fiction – literary, commercial or somewhere in between – and enjoys the occasional fun mystery, women's fiction and page-turner thriller. The key ingredients he looks for in any project are an original voice, strong writing, wit, interesting or odd perspective, and an ability to not take oneself too seriously. In non-fiction, topics that interest him include lifestyle, self-help, pop culture, health, current affairs, narrative, memoir and biography, social sciences, gender issues and humor. He has a devout interest in trends, reading the marketplace for what’s going to be the next topic to jump off the shelves.
Previously a literary agent at DSM Agency, Ben began his career at the Peter Rubie Literary Agency. He is a graduate of the NYU Summer Publishing Institute and Drew University where he studied Sociology with a triple minor in Writing, Religious Studies and Psychology. Ben is a member of the AAR and is on the board of directors of the Women’s National Book Association.
His full profile on Agent Query: http://agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=701
Ben was also interviewed for the Absolute Markets--Premium Edition newsletter earlier this year.
Feel free to post your questions!
Welcome, Ben.
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