🧑🏫 AGENT HOUR: Query Letter Feedback & AMA w/ Literary Agent James Spackman
** This is a LIVE session and will not be recorded. **
Want to crack the code of the publishing industry?
Agent Hours is your chance to connect directly with literary agents, ask questions, and see live feedback on query letters—all in a dynamic, interactive session designed to help you level up your querying game.
This week, we're thrilled to welcome literary agent James Spackman to Agent Hours.
What Can You Ask?
📬 The Querying Process: From crafting the perfect pitch to landing your dream agent.
🤝 Author/Agent Relationships: What makes a successful partnership?
✍️ Query Letter Feedback: Submit yours and learn what works—and what doesn’t.
Even if you don’t get direct feedback, you’ll gain invaluable insights from hearing James tackle real questions and query letters.
How It Works
1️⃣ Submit Your Questions or Query Letters: Ticket holders will receive instructions on submitting questions or query letters upon purchase.
2️⃣ Show Up Live: Join us on Zoom for a 60-minute, ask-me-anything-style session.
3️⃣ Listen & Learn: Watch James answer questions, share insider advice, and offer live feedback.
⚠️ Please note: While we aim to address as many submissions as possible, attendance and ticket purchase does not guarantee feedback. Priority feedback goes to London Writers’ Salon members (Silver and Gold). If time permits, we will turn to questions and query letters from ticketed attendees.
Perks for Gold Members 🏆
Priority Feedback: Gold members’ questions and query letters will be addressed first.
Recorded Insights: Can’t make it live? Gold members can submit their questions/query letters in advance and receive a private recording.
👉 Not a Gold member yet? Find out more about Gold Membership here.
Whether you’re refining your query letter or just starting to explore the publishing world, Agent Hours is your backstage pass to publishing insights.
🎟️ Limited tickets available for non-members. Secure your spot now!
About James Spackman
James’ book career, which started glamorously in the postroom of Bloomsbury Publishing, has involved sales and marketing roles there, at John Murray and at Hodder. He was MD of Watkins (then part of Osprey Group) before setting up on his own.
He now commissions geeky books about cycling for Profile, under the imprint Pursuit. In 2018 he set up The bks Agency with two ex Hodder colleagues. He coaches publishers and agents in presentation skills as The Book Pitch Doctor and he is also founder of The Spare Room Project (sponsored by Penguin Random House) which finds free accommodation for interns in London.
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