Day of appearance – Saturday
Gemma Cooper has been a literary agent since 2011, including as a director at The Bent Agency, and set up her own agency, Gemma Cooper Literary, in 2024. She represents #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestsellers, Barnes & Noble Children’s Book Award winners, Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winners, the Australian Book Industry Overall Children’s Book of the Year, and books that have been shortlisted for the Edgar Award, the Carnegie Medal, and many more.
Industry Arena Information – The author & agent relationship
During this session, author and Writers & Artists team member Clare Povey will be joined by literary agent Gemma Cooper and author Abiola Bello to delve into the author-agent relationship. We’ll demystify the submission and publishing process, before taking a closer look at how agents and authors work together. You’ll get the chance to ask any questions you have for Clare, Gemma and Abiola, and find out more about how the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook can help you take that next step on your path to publication.