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Carly Watters
P.S. Literary Agency
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About
Carly Watters is a senior agent and VP at P.S. Literary. Known for her active presence on social media educating writers about the industry. Represents commercial and upmarket fiction, memoir, and prescriptive nonfiction.
Currently Looking For
Carly is interested in the following categories: Smart Book Club Fiction Women’s Fiction Upmarket Adult Fiction Commercial Adult Fiction Domestic Suspense Literary Mystery & Thrillers Historical Fiction Contemporary Romance Pop Science, Business and Psychology Cookbooks Unique Memoirs Lifestyle Non-Fiction: health, wellness, relationships, parenting, lifestyle Narrative Non-Fiction Platform-Based Non-Fiction: must have demonstrable expertise and a quantifiable market I do not represent High Fantasy, Middle Grade, Religious Texts, Screenplays, or Novellas. I enthusiastically welcomes queries from writers belonging to LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities. Fun facts about me: I do triathlons and kickboxing. My dog is a 7 year old cockapoo.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to query@psliterary.com Please limit your submission to just a query letter that consists of the following: Paragraph One – Introduction: Include the title and category of your work (i.e. fiction or nonfiction and topic), an estimated word count and a brief, general introduction. Paragraph Two – Brief overview: This should read similar to back-cover copy. Paragraph Three – Writer’s bio: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background (awards and affiliations, etc.). Tips: Do not send attachments. Please use text within the body of your e-mail. Please do not submit a full-length manuscript/proposal unless requested. Always let us know if your manuscript/proposal is currently under consideration by other agents/publishers. Address your query to the attention of the agent you feel is the best match for your work. Please do not query multiple agents at the agency simultaneously – if you don’t receive a response to your query within 4-6 weeks it means a no from the agency. We only accept submissions via e-mail. Queries should be directed to qu***@********ry.com. We do not accept or respond to phone, paper or social media queries. To learn more about our agents and to meet the rest of our team, please check our Who We Are page. Please Note: If we are interested in seeing material we normally respond within 4-6 weeks. However, the process may take longer depending on the volume of submissions we may be reviewing at a particular time. Please do n
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