Summary: What do literary agents even do, and how do you get one? Should you get one? Irma Gold talks to Australian authors, Jackie French and Marion Halligan, and agency founder Mary Cunnane about the industry dos and don’ts. French decided against having an agent after having one for only two months. One agent, meanwhile, has represented Halligan over her entire career, and Cunanne breaks down the importance of understanding the business of contracts. Podcast production by Gold Music Productions. Irma Gold is an award-winning writer and editor. Her third children’s book, Megumi and the Bear, has just been released through Walker Books, and she is currently completing her debut novel. She is the commissioning editor of a number of anthologies, including The Invisible Thread, a century of literature by Canberra writers. Visit her at irmagold.com or find her on Facebook.
