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Worldwide talent and literary agency with offices in new york, beverly hills, nashville, miami and shanghai. Founded in 1898, the william morris agency, also known as wma, is one of the largest talent and literary agencies in the world. This is the literaryagents listing for the literary agent jay mandel. At the big 6 power agencies caa, icm, wme, uta, apa there are alone over 300 literary agents. It represents clients in various segments of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, music and personal appearances, theatre and theatrical touring, book. They represent actors who work consistently and they feel have a legitimate potential to grow their career substantially over time and development. Cathryn summerhayes is a literary agent at wme in london. General fiction and nonfiction home 15%, overseas 20%, performance rights 15%. Joseph perry began his book publishing journey when he attended the new york university summer publishing institute in 2010. Junius randolph motion picture literary assistant wme. Prior, she worked in the literary department of william morris endeavor for almost six years where she championed new york times bestsellers, award winning titles, and groundbreaking debuts. How does one get an agent at a big time agency, and how do you fall.
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