Richard Curtis Literary Agent is a leading New York literary agent, publishing authority, e-book pioneer, and authors’ advocate in New York City. He is no longer taking submissions.
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Richard Curtis Literary Agent Biography
RICHARD CURTIS is a leading New York literary agent, publishing authority, e-book pioneer, and authors’ advocate. While running his eponymous literary agency, he wrote numerous columns, blogs and articles for Publishers Weekly and other writers’ publications, leading to four information-packed books about writing, agenting and the book business. He was the first president of the Independent Literary Agents Association and subsequently president of the Association of Authors’ Representatives.
Curtis’s fascination with emerging media and technology led to his founding one of the first commercial e-book publishers – seven years prior to the introduction of the Kindle and the advent of the E-Book Revolution. He developed e-book business and royalty accounting models that are still in use today. His popular Substack blog, Inside Agenting is widely followed by both professional and lay audiences.
Curtis is also author of dozens of works of fiction and nonfiction. His satirical end-of-year verses for Publishers Weekly, published over a span of 45 years, made him the unofficial poet laureate of the book industry. His plays have been performed in a variety of venues in New York. He has written, produced and directed a number of podcasts. His latest book, Digital Inc., chronicles how the book industry transformed from print to e-book.
He continues to manage his agency but is no longer accepting new clients or projects.
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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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Richard Curtis Literary Agent
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MARK MALATESTA is a former literary agent turned author coach. Mark now helps authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books) get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company Literary Agent Undercover and The Bestselling Author. Mark's authors have gotten six-figure book deals, been on the NYT bestseller list, and published with houses such as Random House, Scholastic, and Thomas Nelson. Click here to learn more about Mark Malatesta and click here for Reviews of Mark Malatesta.* * *
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