Author Bethany Wiggins: Anna Webman, Literary Agent Extraordinaire

Okay, all you children's book authors. I have another inside scoop for you about an agent made of awesome. Anna Webman. Not only is she an absolute joy to work with, Ms. Webman represents children's books excusively. I had the honor of interviewing her this month for the QueryTracker blog. And now I'll share a few little-known facts about Ms. Webman:

She is younger than you think she is.
On the phone, she has that throaty voice that all New Yorkers seem to have (from all the pollution? I dunno, but it sure is cool!) and is a delight to speak with.
She found her calling as an agent in a very unusual way (think immersion here.)

For the full story about how Ms. Webman became a literary agent, you'll have to check out the QueryTracker blog tomorrow. (Be sure to leave a comment so I know you dropped by!)

This will be a fun week on the QueryTracker blog:
Monday Anna Webman's interview
Tuesday Query jingle contest
Wednesday Genres - how to classify your manuscript
Thurday Guest blogger Agent Joanna Stampfel-Volpe
Friday As always, The Publishing Pulse with the latest and greatest

Have a fantastic week!

Suzette Saxton and Bethany Wiggins

Sisters writing fiction for teens.

Bethany Wiggins is the author of SHIFTING, STUNG, and CURED. Here's what people are saying about her books:

"There is a grand love story at the center of Stung—rare and sweet..." VOYA

"This is an incredibly enticing story that I completely fell in love with." -Mundie Moms Blog

"This is one of my favorite reads of 2011. So. Good." -KM

"I’m quite shocked at how much I enjoyed Shifting." -Amanda (Another Book Junkie)

"Oh wow. An amazingly good story. So original. Every detail sucked me in. I couldn't put this down." -Heather Hansbrow

14 comments:

Unknown said...: Thanks for sharing! This is great--I love QT!; April 26, 2009 at 10:57 AM
PurpleClover said...: Awesome! Thanks for the info!; April 26, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Angie Ledbetter said...: 400 queries per day? Gark!; April 26, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Shelley said...: I'm so glad you visited my log cabin blog! Great info on your site...fun to read. Seems ironic you visited me since I've always penned short stories for fun!
:-); April 26, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Sherry Dale Rogers said...: Cool,count me there.; April 26, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Suzette Saxton said...: Thanks for your support, everyone. You're all the best!; April 26, 2009 at 8:41 PM
amberargyle said...: You like to build walls and flagstone floors? Great! Come on over. I've got one that been 1/4 finished for about 2 years now! lol; April 26, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Suzette Saxton said...: Sure, Amber, it sounds fun! Are you related to Michelle Argyle?; April 26, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Robyn Campbell said...: I love this interview. Anna seems like a very REAL, person. And the MC in my MG novel is named, you guessed it, Anna. Hmmm :); April 27, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Suzette Saxton said...: Robyn, Anna Webman is very much a real person - and a real sweetheart. You should query her! At the very least she'll like the name of your MC. ;)

Sure, pollicino, I will drop by your blog. :); April 27, 2009 at 9:29 PM
David Kazzie said...: Just wanted to say thanks for joining my blog. I have enjoyed reading through yours, although I've just started scratching the surface.
David; April 28, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Suzette Saxton said...: Thanks, David!; April 28, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Dennis McGlynn said...: Hi Suzette and Angie,

I just sent a query to Anna yesterday (fingers crossed) and I'm wondering what I'm up against. Angie - you mentioned 400 per day. Ouch, I hope I e-mailed on a slow day.

Suzette, thank you for your blog and interview. You've been a great help.

All the best,
Dennis; October 21, 2009 at 4:59 AM
Suzette Saxton said...: Hi Dennis,

The "400 queries per day" was a misquote on my part. In truth, Anna said she gets about 40 (yep, forty) queries per day. So yours definitely has a chance to shine!

Thank you for your kind words.

Best of luck,

Suzy; October 21, 2009 at 7:57 AM

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