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Definition of Literary agent
1. Noun. An agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers.
Definition of Literary agent
1. Noun. A person who represents writers and their written works to publishers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Literary Agent
Literary usage of Literary agent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1907)
"If the literary agent has become such a force in literature that he ... The ideal
of the literary agent, it is said, "is that an author shall never see a ..."
2. The Building of a Book: A Series of Practical Articles by Frederick Hills Hitchcock (1906)
"When the author has finished his manuscript, he brings it to the literary agent
to be placed. The literary agent reads it and decides what house is most ..."
3. The Business of Writing: A Practical Guide for Authors by Robert Cortes Holliday, Alexander Van Rensselaer (1922)
"A person of commendably cautious disposition who is not going to appear over-eager
in the eyes of a strange bird such as a literary agent says: "I saw an ad ..."
4. Authors and Publishers: A Manual of Suggestions for Beginners in Literature by George Haven Putnam, John Bishop Putnam (1897)
"... of stories whose character fits them for such use, has made this branch of
the literary agent's business almost essential for authors Service to ..."
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