How To Hook A Literary Agent For Fiction, Memoir and Nonfiction Books
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You have a brilliant new novel, memoir, nonfiction book or collection of short stories that you want to put out there (or an idea for one), but you’re not sure how to land an agent and get it published. Have no fear, Jas Perry, literary agent extraordinaire, is here! Through an informative craft talk, she’ll give you the inside scoop on how to present your work in the best possible light and how to craft a book that will sell. She will teach you what you need to know so you don’t make the rookie mistakes and show you how to make your work stand out. You’ll even get a one-on-one consultation with Jas and get feedback on an advance submission of your work on the second session! By the end of this class, you’ll walk away with a plan that’s certain to get your foot in the door.
Jas Perry
Looking Glass Literary & Media
Jas Perry is a Literary and Licensing Agent with Looking Glass Literary & Media, a Qualified Licensing Professional certified by Licensing International, and a published Children's Author with HarperCollins. Her background is in editorial with Scholastic, and as a founding editor of Levine Querido—now an acclaimed independent publisher of diverse and international authors and projects. Prose titles she's worked on at Levine Querido have gone on to become bestsellers recognized by the National Book Award, Printz Award, Walter Dean Myers Award, Middle East Book Award, Pura Belpré Award, American Indian Youth Literature Award, Locus Award, Nebula Award, Ignyte Award, Booksellers' Association Book Award, Sid Fleischman Award for Humor, TIME Best of the Year, and NPR Best of the Year. Prose and graphic titles she's worked on at Scholastic have won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, the Coretta Scott King Honor, the YALSA Award, multiple Printz Awards, the Christopher Medal, and the Locus Award. Her titles have also been featured as a New York Times Notable Book, and on various “Best Book” lists, including NPR, the American Library Association, School Library Journal, the New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly, and Barnes & Noble. As an agent, her list includes multiple winners of American Library Association, Eisner, Emmy, and Pushcart awards, the Comic Arts Awards of Australia, multiple NYT bestsellers, and many state/regional awards. Notable clients include 2025 Printz Award winner and Harvey-nominated author Samuel Teer, DC Comics-published and Eisner-nominated artist Alex Moore, New Zealand Book Award winner Jem Yoshioka, bestselling author Brianna Peppins, and multiple Emmy-award winning author Amar Shah. MORE