Surrey International Writers' Conference

2007 Speakers List > Detail about Presenter

2007 Presenters (Authors, Agents, Editors & Producers)

Janet Reid, Agent

Janet Reid, Imprint Agency, began agenting with one client and a rolodex of publicity contacts after a 15 year career in book publicity. Five years later her client list numbers more than 20 and includes an Edgar winner, a special effects costume designer for the movies, and a host of other captivating writers. Recent books include The Electric Church by Jeff Somers (Orbit); Master Detective by John Reisinger (Kensington) Dreaming of Gwen Stefani by Evan Mandery (ig); Grave Imports by Eric Stone (Bleak House).

Looking for: mysteries, literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, cross genre work
Doesn’t consider: poetry, screenplays, romance, prescriptive non-fiction (self help topics)

Workshop(s)

Secret Agents at SiWC (workshop) Ever wondered what the secret life of agents is really like? Get a glimpse into the way a literary agent goes about his or her daily routine and learn how they manage it all.