We recently had the opportunity to feature Ayanna Coleman on our author blog "G&L Tomas-Our Journey..." Her guest post can be seen here. Hear her talk about ways to promote diversity in publishing. Aspiring author? Perhaps Quill Shift Literary can help!
1. So tell us about yourself!
I would describe myself first and foremost as a reader, then librarian, then maybe cook? I know everyone’s thinking, “Aren’t you supposed to be a literary agent?” Well yes, but agents are readers first and foremost--readers with very sensitive literary palates.
Librarians have a dearth of knowledge and it’s their job to help connect other with information and resources. They’re listeners, they’re problem solvers, and they’re advocates. Agents must be adept at all of these jobs as well. They have to know the market, they listen to their authors and support them with what they need, and they have to be creative with solutions when negotiating with publishing houses. And at the end of the day I just like to be in the kitchen.
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