Writer Beware has received documentation that this agency is indeed the newest incarnation of WL Literary Agency, ST Literary Agency, New York Literary Agency, Children's Literary Agency, Sydra Techniques Literary Agency, etc., etc., and so forth.
Here's the current "Alert" that is up on Writer Beware regarding this company. You'll also find them in the "Thumbs Down" Agency list.
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Writers' Literary Agency / WLA (formerly The Literary Agency Group)
The Literary Agency Group, a business controlled by Robert M. Fletcher of Boca Raton, Florida, changed its name in February 2007 to Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company (a.k.a. Writers' Literary Agency, WLA, or WL Writers' Agency).
This umbrella group includes the following:
WL Children's Agency
WL Poet's Agency
WL Screenplay Agency
Writers' Literary & Publishing Services Company (the editing arm of the above-mentioned agencies)
Other current businesses or websites that Writer Beware believes are associated with Writers' Literary Agency, based on referrals and website content:
Writers' Book Publishing Agency
Children's Book Publishing Agency
Poetry Book Publishing Agency
Screenplay Writers' Agency
Global Book Agency
Eloquent Books (offers pay-to-publish contracts)
Strategic Book Agency
Strategic Book Publishing
Strategic Book Marketing
Other names the business has used include Sydra-Techniques, ST Literary Agency, Stylus Agency, Children's Literary Agency, Christian Literary Agency, New York Literary Agency, Poet's Literary Agency, The Screenplay Agency, and My Editor Is A Saint (an editing company).
Since the business began operating in 2001 under the name Sydra-Techniques, Writer Beware has received hundreds of complaints and advisories of fee-charging, editing referrals, and other questionable practices. We're not aware that the company has a significant track record of commercial book or script sales under any of its names.
Writers who have had trouble with Robert M. Fletcher or any of the above-named businesses, and who are or were residents of the state of Florida, please get in touch with Ann Crispin at
[email protected] (or
[email protected], if the AOL address bounces), even if you have previously contacted her. Please provide complete contact information. Thanks for your cooperation.
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Writers should get in the habit of checking Writer Beware Alerts and the "Thumbs Down" lists, as well as Preditors and Editors, BEFORE querying an agency or submitting their work.
I know I sound like a broken record...
-Ann C. Crispin
Chair, Writer Beware
www.writerbeware.com