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Chuck Sambuchino is also the author of Screewnwriter's & Playwrights and an assistant editor of Writers Market. He's a fomer staffer on Writer's Digest magazine, a magazine freelancer, a produced playwright, and an award-winning journalist. He blogs at guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog.

FIND THE RIGHT AGENT TO REPRESENT YOUR WORK

Selling your book and securing a good contract often requires more than persistence and a good attitude-you need an agent. The 2010 Guide to Literary Agents is your essential resource for finding that agent-without fear of being scammed-and getting your writing published. This new edition includes:

• Completely updated contact and submission information for literary agents who adhere to the ethical guidelines established by the Association of Authors? Representatives.
• Informative articles on researching agents, preparing your query, composing a synopsis or book proposal, and building a platform through social networking.
• Hundreds of listings for writers' conferences across the country'so you can learn where agents will be and when.
• And-new this year-access to all Guide to Literary Agents listings in a searchable online database!