Elizabeth Wales

Submissions: open

Wales Literary Agency, Inc. – Literary Agent, owner

http://www.waleslit.com

Born and raised in metropolitan New York, owner and principal agent, Elizabeth Wales has now lived as many years in the Pacific Northwest as in the New York area, so she is thoroughly bi-coastal. She began her career in publishing at Oxford University Press, also worked in the Strand Bookstore, and in sales and marketing at Viking Penguin in New York. A graduate of Smith College, majoring in English, graduating with distinction in her major, she did graduate studies at Columbia University in American Literature. She worked in City Government in Boston. Also, she was elected and served on the Seattle School Board and continues to be active in her community. She is a member of The Author’s Guild and AALA.

Subject Focus

General Fiction
Fiction Literary
Non Fiction Health
Non Fiction History Politics Current Affairs
Non Fiction Memoir
Non Fiction Narrative
Non Fiction Religion Spirituality
Non Fiction Science
Non Fiction General Other Non Fiction

Experience

32 years

Years of Industry
Experience

1990s

Member Since

Submission Requirements

Submissions are now by referral only, which is to say if an editor recommends the writer and the work, or a client of the agency, or a friend of the agency etc. Please go to the Agency website for detailed guidance.