Now in its 27th year, Guide to Literary Agents is a writer's best resource for finding a literary agent who can represent their work to publishing houses, big and small. With different options in stores and on the Internet, trust the book that's sold more than 325,000 copies. The Guide to Literary Agents 2018 is a writer's best resource for finding a literary agent who can represent their work to publishing houses, big and small. The days when a writer could deal directly with a large publisher are over. Literary agents represent writers and shepherd manuscripts to the right editor; and a good representative is the difference between a published book and a manuscript that never gets read. In addition, agents have now taken on a new role for writers, in response to the changing landscape of publishing. Agents now act as editors, advocates, promoters, digital rights managers and much more. GLA provides names and specialties for more than 750 individual agents around the United States and the world. GLA includes more than 90 pages of original articles on finding the best agent to represent your work and how to seal the deal. From identifying your genre to writing query letters to avoiding agent pet peeves and mastering contracts in the digital era, GLA helps writers deal with agents every step of the way. AUTHOR: Chuck Sambuchino (chucksambuchino.com) is an editor, bestselling humor book author and authority on how to get published. He works for Writer's Digest Books and edits the Guide to Literary Agents books as well as the Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market. His Guide to Literary Agents Blog (guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog)--all about agents, submissions and platform--is one of the largest blogs in publishing. He was recently included in a FORBES Top 10 list of "Social Media Influencers in Book Publishing." He teaches at a dozen writers conferences each year, sometimes as the keynote.