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Any additional suggestions for finding credible agents and publishers in what appears to be tight market of fantasy? So far, I have focused on agents, but am considering looking into publishers.
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Always check an agent against Preditors and Editors. They catch most of the bad ones. Beware of any list, and I include Jeff Herman and *definately* Writer's Guide in that; there are fee-chargers and shady dealers in both. Beware of *anyone* who charges you a fee for anything. Beware of literary agents who list no sales, or whose only sales seem to be to small press; most small presses don't require an agent, so such sales are highly suspicious.
As far as I know, only four major publishing imprints currently accept unsolicited manuscripts: TOR, Baen, DAW, and Ace. If you know of any more, please let me know. The others are usually open to queries, except Time-Warner imprints, who aren't. Small press is trickier: basically you must decide for yourself whether they're worth it. Did I mention you should avoid anyone who charges fees?
I run a small list of literary agents who accept speculative fiction here. I vet 'em as best I can, but the above cautions still apply, with the addendium that you should mail me if you find anything odd. *grin*
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