Agents & Editors Recommend

A dependable source of professional and creative advice, this regular series features anecdotes, insights, tips, recommended reading and viewing for writers, and more from leading agents and editors.

Malaga Baldi of the Baldi Agency

9.24.25
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“Every agent/author/editor relationship is different, but that collaboration at its best is a Venn diagram: Writer, agent, and editor work toward the shared goal of getting a fantastic book published and into readers’ hands.
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Sonali Chanchani of Folio Literary Management

7.16.25
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“One of the questions I’m often asked at conferences is when a writer should start querying their work. I always recommend waiting until you’ve taken the material as far as you possibly can on your own.
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Declan Spring of New Directions

6.18.25
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“I encourage writers to take writing classes with authors they respect, who can support and back them, and also to submit to literary magazine and prizes.
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