20-Minute Pitch Critique & Phone Consultation with Agent Gemma Cooper
Agent Gemma Cooper of the Bent Agency is offering the following:
- She will provide a 20-minute phone consultation, where you can pitch her your manuscript and she will give commentary on it. You can also ask her your questions about the publishing industry.

Gemma Cooper started her publishing career in New York, and has been lucky enough to live and work in Chicago and London since then, an experience that has given her a global approach to agenting. She joined the Bent Agency in 2012 where she works with authors and author/illustrators based all over the world who write for every age of children - from picture books to young adult, fiction and non-fiction. Gemma has a soft spot for all types of middle grade fiction, young adult romance, funny chapter books and any book with a big hook that can be summed up in one line.
General Information
- Opening Bid: $40
- Auction Ends: Sunday, August 18th, 2019, at 9:00pm EST.
- Note: Any bids submitted after that time will be void.
How This Works
Auction & Bidding Information
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