![]() ![]() What has been the biggest challenge you have faced at your internship? ![]() Working with a literary agent is such a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the publishing market and what makes a great book. For all of high school, in my free time, I ran a blog on Wordpress in which I wrote about literature. Though I have never worked in publishing before, I feel I have spent most of my life preparing to work in publishing. I’ve gotten the chance to write feedback for drafted books by Erin’s authors, assist with writing blurbs, and once, memorably, to go to New York City to help deliver books. Interns also do other tasks around the office to help Erin’s authors. The sample is then either delivered to my agent or soundly rejected so they can make a final decision on whether to sign, or let an author go. I then read through the requested sets of 100 pages and write up either positive or negative feedback to send to my literary agent and her assistant. The top 10 percent, usually about two queries a week, have page samples requested. About 90 percent of these are quickly read and politely rejected. I read through a certain amount of queries I get per week (around 20 to 30 35- to 40-page samples). I’m interning under Erin Niumata, an agent at Folio Literary Management. Location: Remote (Living in Philadelphia, Pa.) ![]() Internship Organization: Folio Literary Management Major: Literatures in English and Political Science Courses, Unique Offerings, and Seminars. ![]()
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