Literary Agents of Change

📣 YOUNG SCRAPPY AND HUNGRY 📣

Yesterday Literary Agents of Change turned FIVE. Can you believe it?

Here's to many more years of advocacy 💪

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A little midweek motivation! Publishing is hard. It's no small feat to write, sell, edit, or market a book! So it's not surprising that creatives in this industry can burn out quickly.

Remember to be gentle & have grace. It's a marathon, not a sprint!

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📖 Funds/Comms Team #beachreads! A noir thriller from @farleychase, YA sci-fi from @agent.stefanie, queer sci-fi from @beccapodos, and romance from @laurazats and @leebee_99.

What are you reading to close out the summer (or welcome fall, if that's your vibe)? 🌞🍂

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Coming up tomorrow, it's time to share Funds/Comms beach reads, and then we'll move onto other things until our next "Meet the Team" installment in September...who should be next? Let us know in the comments!

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We're continuing our "Meet the Team" series...on Monday, we shared who's who on the Fundraising and Communications Committee! Here's a bit about who they are OUTSIDE of Literary Agents of Change (startlingly, we do find time for other things!).

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Then you'll like our post coming up Friday - team beach reads!! 🌞

Meet LAOC's Fundraising and Communications team!

These are the folks behind this June's amazing AUCTION FOR CHANGE & the voices behind our newsletter and social media. & you'll be hearing from them come this Giving Tuesday!

In order of years on the committee, here's who we are & what we do.

TGIF! Did you know Summer Fridays are a thing in publishing? Most ppl use them to enjoy a slow afternoon to catch up uninterrupted, or just get a head start on the weekend☀️ 😌

Comment below what's your fav thing to do on a slow Friday afternoon!

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Now that our auction is over, you may be wondering what we'll be sharing next?

...you tell us! We'd love to know what type of content you'd like to see going forward 😀

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The final tally is in & we raised nearly $19K! We're super appreciative and would like to take a moment to highlight what your donations will be funding in our mentorship &fellowship programs!

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If all this auction business has made you want a direct line to Literary Agents of Change, subscribe to our newsletter at the link in our bio!

In the meantime, we're full of gratitude for the way our community has stepped up--and we can't wait to get you what you paid for 🥳

In the coming weeks, we'll be connecting bidders with donors. We'll also be sharing auction takeaways, including how much we raised with your generous support, which items went the fastest, and more.

That's a wrap--the Third Annual Auction for Change ended this past Monday!

❤️ From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! ❤️

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So keep an eye on your item and relax knowing you'll definitely have a chance to counter-bid!

The auction continues until 8 Pacific/11 Eastern, which means extended bidding for competitive items will begin at 7:57 Pacific/10:57 Eastern. Be there or be...sad because you lost your item!!

If an item receives a bid during the final 3 minutes, the item end time will be extended to allow for 3 additional minutes of bidding. This process repeats until no new bids are received during the final 3 minutes of the item bidding window or the auction has been extended for 30 minutes.

We have enabled EXTENDED BIDDING!

✨This helps prevent your item from getting swooped out from under you by a last-minute bidder.✨

Here's how it works (thread):

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It is the actual LAST. DAY.

We have critiques, AMAs, seminars, books, subscriptions...you name it, and all from publishing experts.

Get in there before 8 Pacific/11 Eastern!! 32auctions.com/LAFC

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✨ A photography consult for anyone publishing food content for their blog, newsletter, or cookbook - cover camera and lighting equipment, composition and lighting, editing and processing pictures, organizing and archiving images and delivery of images to clients and any other questions you have!

✨ An AMA with an agent who specializes in nonfiction, including cookbooks

✨ A subscription that includes access to an invaluable $499 cookbook course

✨ A nonfiction proposal consult with professional consultant ‪@megstevenson.bsky.social‬ who's helped clients sell to top publishers

Here's one for the #nonfiction writers out there--each of these pros has incredible wisdom to give. Head to 32auctions.com/LAFC to bid!

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We still have several items available for bids! A handful of consultations, author/agent AMAs, some newsletter subscriptions, virtual classroom visits, an investigative project class, and a few signed copies.

Link to bid is in our bio!

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🖊️signed copies!!!!
🖊️and AMAs galore, people! Visit our auction site (link in bio) to see if your dream agent is there--we've got agents specializing across the board offering access to their brains.

🖊️nonfiction book proposal consults and critiques from @katiekotchman, @farleychase @megstevenson and author Katie Booth

🖊️picture book critiques by three fantastic authors - @jessicamiloauthor, @jessyoonwrites, and @daelliott1234

We're 2 days in and y'all are showing up! If you haven't had a chance to bid, now's the time!! link in bio!

To help you out, we're unearthing more of the BEST resources the industry has to offer 😉Thread below...

Get those literary butts in gear!

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Subscriptions:

📖 Ambassador Tier(!) Subscription to Not-So-Secret-Agent Newsletter from Sally Ekus
📖 Paid Tier(!) Subscription to Agents and Writers from ‪@katemckean.bsky.social‬