Talent and script agent to speak at WEN

Writers & Editors Network’s featured speaker this month (Sat. Apr. 20) is talent and script agent, Carl Liberman. He’s head of the Literary Department at Characters Talent Agency (CTA). CTA, an agency based in Toronto, has a dozen agents and is a member of TAMAC, the Talent Managers Association of Canada. Carl represents screen writers, top directors, producers, A-list cinematographers and internationally renowned production designers and film editors.

In addition to the insight you’ll get about literary agents, WEN’s meetings offer excellent opportunities to network with peers — both published authors, those trying to break in, lots of poets some internationally famous, as well as those who support the writing field; publicists, writing/editing workshop leaders, and publishers.

I understand that WEN regularly brings between 60 and 90 members out to the monthly meetings, so please register in advance to ensure seating and to ensure they have enough food at the buffet tables. Pre-register at: breakfasts@wenetwork.ca

The meeting in which Carl is featured is on Sat. April 20, 9 a.m. to 11, At the Canadiana Restaurant and Banquet Hall, Six Points Plaza, 5230 Dundas St. W. in Toronto. Cost is $20 for non-members or $15 for WEN members.

For more about WEN, go to: www.wenetwork.org.

Canadian literary agency looking for new authors

Transatlantic Agency just announced its name change in a reorganization and relaunch of its brand (previously Transatlantic Literary Agency). With that reorganization, the 20-year-old Toronto-based agency recently hired several new agents who are actively looking for new authors to represent.

Samantha Haywood, a shareholding partner in the company, specializes in international publishing and has over 15 years’  experience selling primarily Canadian authors at home and abroad for volume publication and film/TV representation. Samantha works with her colleagues on the adult side of the agency, Shaun Bradley and Meghan Macdonald.

Marie Campbell, also a shareholding partner as a result of the reorganization, specializes in writers of juvenile and YA fiction and works with (company president) David Bennett, Fiona Kenshole, Amy Tompkins, Patricia Ocampo and Jennifer Starkman.

Transatlantic has over 150 clients on two continents represented by professional literary agents operating in Canada and the United States and works collaboratively with established co-agents in 28 foreign language territories. 

To get in touch with these people go to their submission page: http://transatlanticagency.com/agents/submissions/

 Adult book agent Meghan Macdonald will be speaking at the WCYR meeting on March 10. See my blog of Feb. 25.

The life of a literary agent

Meghan MacDonald will talk about her work as a literary agent at Writers Community of York Region’s March 10 meeting. She represents adult fiction and non-fiction projects at Transatlantic Agency, and is exploring innovative digital publishing opportunities for the agency’s clients.

Meghan as been with the 20-year-old, Toronto-based agency since 2009 and as part-time literary agent and publishing consultant since 2010. Previously, she was Executive Assistant to David Grossman at the David Grossman Literary Agency in the UK. Her particular interests are in literary fiction, mystery novels, well researched historical fiction, and persuasive and/or polemic non-fiction.

From what I have been able to gather, Transatlantic and Meghan are actively seeking new authors. So, if you want to know what they are looking for or to find out if you even need an agent, plan to drop in on WCYR’s meeting.

The date is Sunday, Mar. 10. Registration & networking start at 12:30. To ensure sufficient seating and food they need you to register by Mar. 7:  http://wcyork.ca/york/reserve-your-spot-for-our-next-lunch/.   Advance registration is $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Unregistered walk-ins are charged an additional $5.

Location is: Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall, 200 Doug Duncan Drive in Newmarket.

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I’ll have more on Transatlantic in my next post.