TODAY: literary agent Allison Hunter
on selling fiction
Allison Hunter is a literary agent and founding partner at Trellis Literary Management. She is actively acquiring literary and commercial adult fiction, especially focusing on upmarket book club and women’s fiction, romance and rom coms, thrillers and domestic suspense. On Publishers Marketplace, she is one of the top dealmakers in the debut fiction category.
Join me today at 1pm EST, when I’ll be asking Allison:
What is the difference between literary, upmarket, and commercial fiction?
What does the fiction market look like right now? Are trends on BookTok impacting acquisitions? What are on editors’ wishlists?
What rises to the top of Allison’s inbox and how many authors does she sign based on cold queries, compared to referrals?
What does it take today for a novel to break out, and what can authors and their agents do to best position themselves for a breakout?
I will interview Allison for about 30 minutes and then open it up to your questions!
If you can’t attend live, there will be a recording available to watch for 7 days.
As a reminder, this is a private, off-the-record conversation, exclusively available to my diamond medallion members. You may not post quotes from the conversation anywhere on the internet, or create content out of my events. Keeping the Chat Room series private allows both me and my guests to speak candidly.