Mar 1, 2018
Diversity in publishing has been a rallying cry for us since day one, and this year, we’re proud to donate 100% of the proceeds of our annual agencyversary charity auction to the We Need Diverse Books internship grant program. All month long, you can bid on a...
Feb 21, 2018
My crystal ball is telling me that not a lot in the publishing industry is going to change from 2017 to 2018. I think publishing was mesmerized by Washington politics in 2017 and were slow to make any forward progress of any sort. Not a lot of new ideas. No new...
Nov 21, 2017
It’s that time again. Fuse Literary will be closed to unsolicited submissions from December 1st through January 15th. That means you have a week from Thanksgiving to send in your query. Otherwise, unless one of our agents has personally asked you to submit your work,...
Aug 1, 2017
Jennifer Chen Tran has left the agency. She is not leaving publishing and is in the process of figuring out her next steps as an agent. UPDATE: Jennifer Chen Tran is now with the Bradford Literary Agency. Jennifer Chen Tran,...
Jun 12, 2017
Writing an 85,000-word novel is easy. Writing 250 words to describe the novel is hard. When you have to put together the perfect query letter or nonfiction proposal, it can almost feel more daunting than writing the book. Team Fuse is here to help you. Sign up for the...
Mar 1, 2017
Introducing the newest member of Team Fuse, Carlisle Webber! Laurie and I have known Carlie for a number of years as the head of CK Webber Associates Literary Management in the San Francisco Bay Area, and we’ve always been impressed with her sharp and thorough...