Tips on Finding a Literary Agency in Albany New York

Finding an agent is the next step in the process. While going through the phone book is the first recommended idea, there is also the online search method we cover here.

The first recommendation I would give you is to go to the Yellow Pages. Going to the online version of the Yellow Pages gives you a search option. Then you type in “literary agency” and the city which is “Albany NY”. This will take you to a page with listings for three literary agencies in the Albany area you can then click on each listing and check the map for its location, or you can call with your questions. While these listings also appear in “Writers” they may give you a start.

Another online resource you can look into is “Area Connect” which is another form of business directory. Again, with this site you would enter the term “literary agency” in the search box. The rest is filled out. This site gives you more options with searching through different directories. If you follow thru the search using areaconnect.com, you get a page for “Media and Communications”. There you would pick one of the two categories and search the listings within. While not every directory on this site will give you results; for instance, DexKnows.com yielded no results, remember that not every business lists on every directory.

Then there is the online listings on superpages.com for the Albany area. This listing seems to give a more comprehensive amount of information. Again, you would type in “Literary Agency” in the search box which gives you a page that allows a look at two categories, or you can view all the listings at once. The best idea here is to go get all the listings at once and see what’s there. Now, you need to scroll down past the paid national ads to about mid-page to get to the local listings. This will enable you to get the phone and address of those you wish to seek out.

These are only three sites to look at for Albany listings. It is advisable that you go to see the offices of the agencies you call. Make sure they are real businesses. There are many publishing scams out there that operate with legal sounding names, emails, and phone numbers. If the agent is in Albany, get to know them in person; since you trust this person with being your voice to the publishers and editors.