Memoir Literary Agency
Langtons International Agency is a memoir literary agency that has experience in selling memoir novels to publishers for authors. If you have a memoir you’re looking to get published, it is necessary for you to find a literary agent that specializes in helping authors in writing and publishing their books.
A memoir tells the life story of the author, as a non-fiction book. Memoirs have been written about entire lives or just about specific instances in a person’s life, depending on the fame of the author or the interest of the author’s life. Memoir literary agents look for books written by famous people for the widest audience, but authors with a unique experience that will clearly have a wide audience are also great to publish. The memoir just needs to have a relatable and interesting story, and readers will care about their story and the author.
A well-written memoir has a narrative ark that has character development, engaging scenes, and relatable themes. The author needs to tell the part of their life that they think people will find interesting, while focusing on the emotions, rather than just the facts of the story. Anyone can write about what happened in this event, but only the author can write about what they felt during the time period where the memoir takes place.
Memoirs are usually written by the author, but have also been written in collaboration with a ghost writer. This can be helpful, if the author has a fascinating story but does not have any writing experience or skills. When reviewing your book, Langtons International is able to go beyond finding a publisher, and can also offer ghost-writing services to enhance a memoir and bring the story to the most well-written it can be. We can connect the author with a ghost-writer that has experience with the author’s type of story and help develop the voice of the book, to help the book sell to publishers and to readers.
Langtons International Agency has experience with memoirs, selling two to publishers recently. My Islam, by Amir Ahmad Nasr, is the story of a young Muslim man who ignites a revolution with the help of a computer connected to the internet. We have also sold Trumbo by Bruce Cook, about Dalton Trumbo, a screenwriter who was blacklisted and jailed during the “Hollywood Ten” scandal. Both of these stories were incredibly engaging and well-written.
We are always looking for that type of engaging story to represent as a memoir literary agent. If you are looking to get your memoir sold, we would be happy to hear from you.
Learn more about our agency and the memoirs we’ve sold here: https://langtonsinternational.com/
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