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In the works:
- Adding sales dates to agent entries, so you know their records
- Automating checking agency websites for updates
- in January, the rate will be increasing to $2 a month (which is still a bargain)

(1/2) Updates and News:

- It's now a lightweight series of spreadsheets, to minimize lag and maximize access!
- 5 agencies added (Mel Parker Books, Eric Glass, Skylark, Rocking Chair Books, and Siyahi)
- 1 agency was removed after we were alerted to a concern about an agent (Rosecliff Literary)

News to watch on the Book Banning Fight!

We want it this way.

2025 Mike Resnick Memorial Award Winner “Elsewhere” by Anaïs Godard was announced as the winner of the annual Mike Resnick Memorial Award for Short Fiction. Other finalists were: “A Pixel Story”, Jason Boyd “Tales From the Sub-Ocean: Or,…

2025 Mike Resnick Memorial Award Winner

From Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day, Sept. 4, 2025. The #WordOfTheDay is ‘abeyance.’ Noun. A temporary state of being stopped; a suspension.

Sometimes, my writing looks a lot like this. But? Then I buckle down and get back to work.

When AI Becomes a Weapon: The Rise of Sophisticated Book Marketing Scams - todnewman.com scams against writers using AI

Yikes! Keep your eyes peeled and stay wary out there. #scams #publishing
todnewman.com?p=1656

Definitely something to be watching.

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We just finished with Labor Day weekend in the states. Why is that important? It spells the 'end of summer' for a lot of agents.

Dozens of agents updated their open/closed status and their #mswl, so we were busy updating our Database to make sure we know who's looking for queries.

Morgan does love a good contronym. Patrick only likes them if they're verbs.

What story are YOU currently pitching to agents?

#writers #WIP

Can they promise not to use entries to train AI? Because I'm pretty sure 98% of the writers I know are better than AI, and the rest just need to run a grammar check first.

Looks like Harper Collins has decided that outsourcing distribution and logistics isn't for them.

introducing my agent database querying is hard. part of the trouble is finding agents to query. so for the past 15 months, i’ve sat at my computer compiling information…

We are @pcarterwriter.bsky.social and @morganhazelwood.bsky.social , a journalist/writer/freelance editor who saw a need and filled it, and a blogger/writer supporting the work.

iampunha.medium.com/introducing-...

We're over on Patreon (www.patreon.com/MyAgentDatab...) for $1/month.

I'm not sure that I agree with that plural. I want to, but...

Outrageous! Legitimate agents don't charge a fee. They get a commission.

Mike Ingram (official). Out: publishing your work. In: filling hundreds of little notebooks that will be discovered after your death'

You'll never meet your fans if you don't share your work. #publishing #writerslife

Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners The winners of the Hugo Awards, the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book were announced on August 16, 2025 by Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World…

Congratulations to all of the #HugoAward finalists and winners!!

Not to add to the discourse, but…

It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’
It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’
It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’
It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’
It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’

This year's Hugo Winners!

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

Good news in response to the book banning epidemic! bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

For all our published friends!

Is there a word that uses all the vowels including ‘y’?

Unquestionably.

Sideview of a ship over an ocean trench. Labeled from the ship to the bottom of the trench: The writing I share, the writing in my docs, the plots I daydream about, the interviews I imaging taking about my book (I haven't written yet), the stories I envision as highly detailed cinematic scenes as I fall asleep.

There are so many stories I need to get the time to write!

Are you one of those #writers who sees their scenes as a movie? I'm jealous.

Oh no! #pubnews

Finding agents to query takes forever and can mean looking at hundreds of websites. We've done that for you!

MY AGENT DATABASE has more than 2,000 vetted agents in lists sorted by genre and age range. With submission reqs, #mswl, social links, & more for just $1/month. Updated daily.