Richard Curtis Literary Agent – Book Agents List

Richard Curtis Literary Agent was a book agent with Richard Curtis Associates with offices in New York City. He is no longer taking submissions. Scroll below to learn more and see how you can submit your book to Richard Curtis for representation.

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Richard Curtis Literary Agent Biography

Richard Curtis Literary Agent was a book agent with Richard Curtis Associates. Richard was a leading New York literary agent and well-known author advocate. He was also the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including several books about the publishing industry. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1958 with a BA in American Studies and also from the University of Wyoming with a Masters degree, again in American Studies. He joined Scott Meredith Literary Agency after graduation, and was foreign rights manager there for seven years. In 1967, he launched a freelance writing career, and had some fifty books published by many major houses. In the early 1970’s, he began his own literary agency, and in 1979 incorporated it. Richard Curtis Associates, Inc. represented over 100 authors in all fields. The agency reported more than $8 million in annual sales for its authors.

Richard Curtis was the first president of the Independent Literary Agents Association and President of the Association of Authors’ Representatives. He had a long and active participation in the Science Fiction Writers of America, including fifteen years serving as agent for the organization. In 1994, he was named recipient of the Romance Writers of American Industry Award for Distinguished Service to Authors. He is married and has two children. He currently resides in Manhattan. His hobbies were sports, music and painting. In 1999, his interest in emerging media and technology led him to start E-Reads, now a leading e-book publisher. He lectured extensively and conducted panels and seminars devoted to raising consciousness in the author and agent community about the future of publishing.

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Representative Sales – Richard Curtis Agent

Tides of Maritinia by Warren Hammond (Voyager Impulse)

What Became of Them by David Colley (ForeEdge)

Strange Country Day by Charles Curtis (Tantrum)

In the Search for the Japanese Fleet by David W. Jourdan (Potomac Books)

Express Game by Rhonda Mason (Titan)

White Knuckle by Eric Red (Samhain Publishing)

Chowhound: America’s Most Dangerous, Glorious and Unsung Bomber Mission of World War Two  by Stephen Dando-Collins (Palgrave)

The Falcons by Warren Murphy (Forge)

The Art of the Devil by John Altman (Severn House)

The Clone Apocalypse by Steven L. Kent (Ace)

The Garden of Darkness by Gillian Murray Kendall (Solaris)

The Sentinel Mage by Emily Gee (Solaris)

Not Dead Yet by Nicholas Kaufmann (St. Martin’s)

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