Agent ordered to pay $514k after losing lawsuit against Morton
Literary agent Selwa Anthony has lost her lawsuit in the NSW Supreme Court against former client Kate Morton, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Anthony has been ordered to pay Morton...
New specialist kids agency launched
Lawyer and writer Justine Barker has launched a new literary agency focusing on children’s and YA books. Mayfair Literary Agency will represent authors writing picture books, junior fiction, middle-grade and...
Mary Cunnane launches new editing, publishing consultancy business
Former literary agent Mary Cunnane has launched a new editing and publishing consultancy business. Cunnane, who announced the closure of The Mary Cunnane Agency in August, will offer ‘editorial services...
Alex Adsett Publishing Services announces first book deals with publishers
Brisbane-based literary agency Alex Adsett Publishing Services (AAPS) has announced details of its first deals with Australian publishers. AAPS, which was established as a literary agency by publishing consultant Alex Adsett...
The Mary Cunnane Agency to close this year
Literary agency The Mary Cunnane Agency will close by the end of this year. Founder Mary Cunnane said in a statement this week that she is closing the agency, which...
United Agents acquires A P Watt literary agency
In the UK, United Agents literary agency has acquired A P Watt, one of the oldest agencies in the world, reports the Bookseller. The confirmation of the acquisition follows reports...
New owner for Authors’ Agent literacy agency
Brian Cook, publishing consultant and proprietor of the Manuscript Appraisal Agency, is the new owner of the Authors' Agent literacy agency. Cook announced that he had acquired the business this...
Gee creates speakers bureau
Margaret Gee, the Sydney-based literary agent, has announced the creation of a speakers' bureau. The bureau, which draws on Gee's authors, includes such personalities as Derryn Hinch, Don Burke, Barry...
In brief
Spielberg buys film rights to ‘The Unknown Terrorist'Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks Studio has reportedly paid ‘a massive sum' to secure the film rights to Richard Flanagan's novel The Unknown Terrorist (Picador).The...