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Meaning of "literary agency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LITERARY AGENCY

literary agency  [ˈlɪtərərɪ ˈeɪdʒənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITERARY AGENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Literary agency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LITERARY AGENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Literary agent

A literary agent is an agent who represents writers and their written works to publishers, theatrical producers, film producers, and film studios, and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same. Literary agents most often represent novelists, screenwriters and non-fiction writers. They are paid a fixed percentage of the proceeds of sales they negotiate on behalf of their clients.

Definition of literary agency in the English dictionary

The definition of literary agency in the dictionary is a company which manages the business affairs of authors.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITERARY AGENCY


agency
ˈeɪdʒənsɪ
astringency
əˈstrɪndʒənsɪ
cogency
ˈkəʊdʒənsɪ
contingency
kənˈtɪndʒənsɪ
counterinsurgency
ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ
currency
ˈkʌrənsɪ
detergency
dɪˈtɜːdʒənsɪ
efficiency
ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
emergency
ɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
frequency
ˈfriːkwənsɪ
insurgency
ɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ
interagency
ˌɪntərˈeɪdʒənsɪ
multiagency
ˈmʌltɪˌeɪdʒənsɪ
newsagency
ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənsɪ
nonemergency
ˌnɒnɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
potency
ˈpəʊtənsɪ
pungency
ˈpʌndʒənsɪ
regency
ˈriːdʒənsɪ
stringency
ˈstrɪndʒənsɪ
urgency
ˈɜːdʒənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITERARY AGENCY

literalistically
literality
literalization
literalize
literalizer
literally
literalness
literarily
literariness
literary
literary agent
literary critic
literary criticism
literary editor
literary remains
literary theory
literaryism
literate
literately
literateness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITERARY AGENCY

ad agency
advertising agency
aid agency
consistency
credit agency
employment agency
Environment Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
estate agency
European Space Agency
Food Standards Agency
intelligence agency
law enforcement agency
news agency
recruitment agency
relief agency
state of emergency
the point of tangency
the Regency
tourist agency
travel agency

Synonyms and antonyms of literary agency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «literary agency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITERARY AGENCY

Find out the translation of literary agency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of literary agency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «literary agency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

文学社
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agencia literaria
570 millions of speakers

English

literary agency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साहित्यिक एजेंसी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

وكالة الأدبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

литературного агентства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agência literária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাহিত্য সংস্থা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agence littéraire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agensi sastera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Literaturagentur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

文学代理店
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문학 기관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agensi sastra
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ quan văn học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலக்கிய நிறுவனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साहित्यिक एजन्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Edebi ajans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agenzia letteraria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

agencja literacka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літературної агенції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agenție literară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λογοτεχνικό πρακτορείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

literêre agentskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

litterära organet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

litterære agenturet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of literary agency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITERARY AGENCY»

The term «literary agency» is regularly used and occupies the 64.612 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITERARY AGENCY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about literary agency

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2 QUOTES WITH «LITERARY AGENCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word literary agency.
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Richard Curtis
We now open our mail with gloves and mask, though I can't imagine why anyone would target a literary agency!
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Richard Curtis
You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITERARY AGENCY»

Discover the use of literary agency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to literary agency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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2014 Guide to Literary Agents
Writers House 296 POLICE Agency Group LLC, e 143 Ahearn Agency, Inc., e 143 Alive Communications, Inc. 144 Bova Literary Agency, e Barbara 154 Daniel Literary Group 167 DeChiara Literary Agency, e Jennifer 170 Diana Finch Literary ...
Chuck Sambuchino, 2013
2
Black Enterprise
They are: Marie Dutton Brown Marie Brown Associates 625 Broadway Suite 902 New York, NY 10012 Faith Childs Faith Childs Literary Agency 275 W. 96th St. New York, NY 10025 Marlene Connor Connor Literary Agency 7333 Gallery Place ...
3
The Western Story: A Chronological Treasury
Reprinted by arrangement with the Golden West Literary Agency. All rights reserved. Bower, B. M. "Bad Penny" first appeared in Argosy. Copyright © 1933 by Frank A. Munsey Publications, Inc. Copyright © renewed 1961 by Dele Newman ...
Jon Tuska, 1999
4
International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004
Rogan-Pikarski Literary Agency: 200 Hayarkon St, PO Box 4006, 61 040 Tel-Aviv . Represents major US and European publishers and agents for Hebrew volumes , serials and performance and merchandising rights. Also has New York ...
Europa Publications, 2003
5
2011 Novel And Short Story Writer's Market
... biography, history, science, technology. Considers these fiction areas: fantasy, historical, juvenile, science fiction, young adult, general, paranormal. a Based out of Chicago, Halyard Literary Agency is a new agency on the lookout for authors ...
Alice Pope, 2010
6
The Christian Writer's Market Guide 2014: Your Comprehensive ...
... LORD LITERISTICINC.|MACGREGOR LITERARY |MANUS& ASSOCIATES LITERARYAGENCY|WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY AGENCY | MORTIMER LITERARY AGENCY | NAPPALAND LITERARY AGENCY|B.K.NELSON LITERARY ...
Jerry B. Jenkins, 2014
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Directory of Publishing 2014: United Kingdom and The ...
Overseas Representation: Bulgaria: Anthea Literary Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria China: Andrew Nurnberg Associates, Beijing, China Czech Republic: Kristin Olson Literary Agency, Prague, Czech Republic France: La Nouvelle Agence, Paris, ...
‎2013
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2013 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market
... plus One Day Writing Workshop 479 Jabberwock Review 214 Jabberwocky Literary Agency 146 Jack and Jill 327 Jackson Hole Writers Conference 493 JET Literary Associates 146 J Journal 215 Johnson Literary Agency, Caren 147 Jones ...
Scott Francis, 2012
9
The Everything Get Published Book: All You Need to Know to ...
... NY 10010 Karen Solem Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.P.O. Box 374 Chatham, NY 12037 Philip Spitzer Philip G. Spitzer Literary Agency 50 Talmage Farm Lane East Hampton, NY 11937 Pattie Steele-Perkins Steele-Perkins Literary Agency 26 ...
Meg Schneider, Barbara Doyen, 2006
10
Vault Guide to Top Internships
At least 10 hours/week THE SCOOP Manus & Associates Literary Agency, Inc., represents independent authors in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area for the past fifteen years. The firm has an office on each coast. Manus represents ...
Mark Oldman, Marcy Lerner, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITERARY AGENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term literary agency is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ecco Signs Indian Cookbook from D.C. Eatery, Rasika
HarperCollins's Dan Halpern and Gabriella Doob worked with literary agent Joy Tutela of David Black Literary Agency secured rights to the ... «Publishers Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Opinion: Irritating business jargon that has to be silenced
Then I got a Facebook request from a very nice woman called Nancy from a literary agency overseas regarding my novel. It began, “Hello ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
3
Literary Assistant for Two Agents
Literary agency seeks full time assistant to work closely with an Executive Vice President and a literary agent. Applicant should be interested in ... «Publishers Lunch Deluxe, Jul 15»
4
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Agent: Caryn Wiseman, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Sept.) MORE BY THIS AUTHOR. It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw. «Publishers Weekly, Jul 15»
5
A Fortunate Age by Joanna Rakoff. Source: Supplied
... chronicled the time she spent in the late 1990s working as a lowly assistant at a New York literary agency, where one of her jobs was to open ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
The Art of the Book - An Interview with David Pascoe of Nawakum …
A literary agency that waived any fees for publishing the work because they liked what I was intending to do. The calligrapher whose work crossed over 2 pages ... «ILAB, Jul 15»
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news In detail
... Oxford University Press (Turkey); Nermin Mollaoğlu, Kalem Literary Agency, Istanbul (Turkey); Metin Celal, Publisher, Metis Yayincilik (Turkey); Rafli L. Sato, ... «Knowledgespeak, Jul 15»
8
The Difficulties of Publishing a Novel As a Teenager
I want to grovel on my knees before Knight Literary Agency or The Seymour Agency and proclaim "I know how to write! Take me seriously like ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Get That Life: How I Became the Bestselling Author of "Luckiest Girl …
This professor's daughter was an actress, and she was represented by a talent and literary agency called Paradigm Agency. He hooked me up ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
10
A "cooler", more creative children's publishing industry on show at …
Speaking in the Transmedia Journeys session, the founder of Bright Group literary agency Vicki Willden-Lebrecht summed up the increased ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»

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