Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises is a full-service literary agency located in Los Angeles. We handle publishing rights and all ancillary rights (such as film, TV, audio, electronic, and foreign) for the authors we represent.
Before opening the agency, principal Betsy Amster spent ten years as an editor at Pantheon and Vintage and two years as editorial director of the Globe Pequot Press. She has been described in the Los Angeles Times as “a dogged prospector of…literary talent” and celebrated in a profile in the American Society of Journalists and Authors newsletter for her “no-nonsense style and whimsical sense of humor.” She is a frequent guest speaker for PEN USA’s Emerging Voices Program, UCLA Extension’s Writers Program, USC’s Masters in Professional Writing Program, and The Loft and frequently moderates panels at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
The agency’s areas of interest include: Literary fiction, upscale commercial women’s fiction, voice-driven mysteries and thrillers, narrative nonfiction (especially by journalists), travelogues, memoirs (including graphic memoirs), social issues and trends, psychology, self-help, popular culture, women’s issues, history & biography, lifestyle, careers, health and medicine, parenting, cooking and nutrition, gardening, and quirky gift books. We do not represent romances, screenplays, poetry, westerns, fantasy, horror, science fiction, action adventure, techno thrillers, spy capers, apocalyptic scenarios, or political or religious arguments. Please consult our submission requirements to learn where to direct your query.
The agency works with both first-time and established writers and is known for its expert attention to every aspect of the publishing process.
If you would like to read more about Betsy Amster, please click on the links below:
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Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises is a full-service literary agency located in Los Angeles. We handle publishing rights and all ancillary rights (such as film, TV, audio, electronic, and foreign) for the authors we represent.
Before opening the agency, principal Betsy Amster spent ten years as an editor at Pantheon and Vintage and two years as editorial director of the Globe Pequot Press. She has been described in the Los Angeles Times as “a dogged prospector of…literary talent” and celebrated in a profile in the American Society of Journalists and Authors newsletter for her “no-nonsense style and whimsical sense of humor.” She is a frequent guest speaker for PEN USA’s Emerging Voices Program, UCLA Extension’s Writers Program, USC’s Masters in Professional Writing Program, and The Loft and frequently moderates panels at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
The agency’s areas of interest include: Literary fiction, upscale commercial women’s fiction, voice-driven mysteries and thrillers, narrative nonfiction (especially by journalists), travelogues, memoirs (including graphic memoirs), social issues and trends, psychology, self-help, popular culture, women’s issues, history & biography, lifestyle, careers, health and medicine, parenting, cooking and nutrition, gardening, and quirky gift books. We do not represent romances, screenplays, poetry, westerns, fantasy, horror, science fiction, action adventure, techno thrillers, spy capers, apocalyptic scenarios, or political or religious arguments. Please consult our submission requirements to learn where to direct your query.
The agency works with both first-time and established writers and is known for its expert attention to every aspect of the publishing process.
If you would like to read more about Betsy Amster, please click on the links below:
ASJA Monthly Interview
Algonkian/Web del Sol Interview
Women on Writing Interview
Mediabistro: Pitching an Agent