A level of focus, dedication and partnering is exactly what Leslie Rivers, International (LRI) intends to deliver to you as its client. Leslie Rivers, International enthusiastically works inside a win-win-win strategy—for you, LRI, and the publisher.
Since 2005, LRI has established relationships with Harlequin, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Penguin, Random House, Bantam Dell, Ballantine, Berkley, Penguin, Tom Doherty, Houghton, Soho, Kensington, Knopf, Leisure Books, Avalon, Avon, Beyond Words, Harlequin, GP Putnam, Little Brown & Company, Minotaur, Dutton, PocketBooks, Simon & Schuster, Dutton, and more, depending on the genre. They all have reviewed LRI proposals at this time. This all took research, time and considerable expense. LRI can get your manuscript read. Your manuscript must then stand on its own merits. LRI requests only your finest, marketable work.
LRI began in 2005 inside a broader vision for artistic fulfillment. In 2005 LRI established its office, website, logo, and 5 clients; in 2006 it narrowed its vision as a literary agency, started canvassing top publishers and clients jumped to 25 through word of mouth referrals. In 2007 LRI got listed on Writer’s Market and Guide to Literary Agents based on its work. In 2008 LRI expanded staff and improved processes, and in 2009 it narrowed its focus to fiction and started closing deals, the first one with Mercury Retrograde for a fantasy currently available and getting rave reviews. Two other novels are being reviewed for offers, one a cozy mystery and the other women’s fiction.