Betsy Amster's guest appearances

Betsy Amster

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Aimee Bender

Andrew Chapman

Toni Morrison

Megan Abbott

Jane Yolen

Eliot Peper

George Saunders

Julie Clark

Colm Toibin

Anthony Horowitz

John Boyne

A.J. Jacobs

Lisa Morton

Tod Goldberg

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Today I’m chatting with Betsy Amster, literary agent and founder of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises, a full-service literary agency located in Los Angeles, California.Before opening the agency, Betsy spent ten years as an editor at Pantheon and Vintage and two years as editorial director of the Globe Pequot Press. She has been described in the Los Angeles Times as “a dogged prospector of…literary talent” and celebrated in a profile in the American Society of Journalists and Authors newsletter for her “no-nonsense style and whimsical sense of humor.” She frequently teaches classes on publishing at UCLA Extension’s Writers Program and participates in panels at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.Enjoy! Here are the links for this episode:Betsy Amster Literary enterprisesSubmission GuidelinesStation Eleven, Emily St. John MandelL. A. Weather, Maria Amparo EscandónA Taste of Sugar, Marisol Vera Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Today I’m chatting with Betsy Amster, literary agent and founder of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises, a full-service literary agency located in Los Angeles, California.Before opening the agency, Betsy spent ten years as an editor at Pantheon and Vintage and two years as editorial director of the Globe Pequot Press. She has been described in the Los Angeles Times as “a dogged prospector of…literary talent” and celebrated in a profile in the American Society of Journalists and Authors newsletter for her “no-nonsense style and whimsical sense of humor.” She frequently teaches classes on publishing at UCLA Extension’s Writers Program and participates in panels at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.Enjoy! Here are the links for this episode:<a href="https://amsterlit.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Betsy Amster Literary enterprises</a><a href="https://amsterlit.com/submission-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submission Guidelines</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6108/9780804172448" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6108/9781250802569" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">L. A. Weather, Maria Amparo Escandón</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6108/9781631497735" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Taste of Sugar, Marisol Vera</a> <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandyjacks9 " rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a><a href="https://thebookshoppodcast.buzzsprout.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bookshop Podcast</a> <a href="https://mandyjacksonbeverly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mandy Jackson-Beverly</a> <a href="https://beacons.ai/thebookshoppodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Social Media Links</a>

Betsy Amster, Literary Agent

Los Angeles-based literary agent Betsy Amster talks with Barbara Demarco-Barrett about the business of writing.Download audio.  (Broadcast date: March 10, 2021)

Los Angeles-based literary agent Betsy Amster talks with Barbara Demarco-Barrett about the business of writing. <a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2021-3-3_WOW_betsy_speaker_series.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.   (Broadcast date: March 10, 2021)

Literary agent Betsy Amster 

Students at the Studio meet with literary agent, Betsy Amster, with offices in Portland and L.A. Amster is a dogged prospector of American talent who frequently speaks and even teaches! Amster discusses publishing and what literary agents are looking for in books they represent.

Lit Lessons: A Discussion with Literary Agent Betsy Amster