Agent News/Tips via Twitter (and the BEST way to brag about your critique partners!)

Here are a few pieces of news/advice from Twitter over that last few days~ enjoy!

AGENT ADDITION at Greenhouse Literary:

Sarah Davies‏@SarahGreenhouse
Big day today in the Greenhouse! Welcome to @johnmcusick who joins us. We're cracking champagne across his bows for a great future with us! 

*DID YOU CATCH THAT??? Agent John Cusick is now with Greenhouse!

Sarah Davies‏@SarahGreenhouse

Greenhouse submission guidelines a little tweaked for this new year, new era. Take a look: http://www.greenhouseliterary.com/index.php/site/how_to_submit …

Sarah Davies‏@SarahGreenhouse

John, Julia and I will be all over the US and UK this year. Want to know where you can meet us? http://www.greenhouseliterary.com/index.php/site/what_we_are_doing …

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INTERVIEW with agent Sarah LaPolla of Curtis Brown, Ltd.:

Sarah LaPolla‏@sarahlapolla
Jensen Ackles? Buffy/Willow tackle-hug? Mr. Knightley? My @Fizzygrrl knows me so well! Check out her interview w/ me: http://bit.ly/VatWqU 
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SEEKING MANUSCRIPTS (agent Katie Grimm)

Katie Grimm‏@grimmlit
My Kindle is empty! My Kindle is empty! Please send help aka query letters! #openthefloodgates

Katie Grimm‏@grimmlit
Answer to everyone who asked: yes YA/New Adult fantasy, historical fantasy, whatever. Send it. Worst that can happen is a rejection letter

Katie Grimm‏@grimmlit
Sure, your manuscript might be worth reading once. But how about 15 times? That's how much I read a ms before it gets published #truestory
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AGENT SEEKING CLIENTS NOW:

Chuck Sambuchino‏@ChuckSambuchino

Meet a new agent seeking clients NOW http://tinyurl.com/ar7wq85 Brittany Howard of Corvisiero Lit seeks romance, YA, MG, pic books & hist fiction

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QUERY TIPS from agent Kate Schafer Testerman of kt Literary:

Daphne Unfeasible‏@DaphneUn
UPDATE! About My “About My Queries” - This post is going on three years old, but it's still chock full of good info… http://ktliterary.tumblr.com/post/40527994281/update-about-my-about-my-queries

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Also, if you haven't heard about PAP-fest (Pitch-A-Partner), it's a great opportunity for you to PITCH YOUR CRITIQUE PARTNER'S MANUSCRIPT! What a cool idea and wonderful opportunity to gush about how amazing your critique partners are. Click the link in the tweet below (or click HERE)for more information, including the agent line-up:

Mindy McGinnis‏@MindyMcGinnis
Announcing the agents participating in the 2013 #PAPfest, an agent judged contest for MG & YA projects http://bit.ly/VE8eNn