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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I have a new article up over on Substack. I saw this rage bait post about how it costs thousands of dollars to get a literary agent, so I had some thoughts. Gentle reminder: querying may be awful, but it is free! lauriedennison.substack.com/p/querying-i...

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Querying is awful. Do it anyway.

A post about how it costs thousands of dollars to get traditionally published popped up in my feed again, and it irritated me quite a bit – because it just isn’t true.

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I am open to queries! I don’t know how long I’ll stay open, but here’s a little #mswl - -Book club fiction that feels like someone turned Noah Kahan’s Downfall, Willing and Able, or Haircut into a novel -Suspense with a horror edge, and bonus points if it has a romantic element #writingcommunity

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

At this point, if an agent or editor emails you out of the blue, you have to assume it's a scam and investigate. Tell your friends who are not very online; they're the ones who are most likely to miss all these scam alerts.

SCAM ALERT
Sarah Fisk (and many other agents) are being impersonated in scam emails targeting authors. If the email doesnt come from the agent's official domain, it is a scam! Mine is thetobiasagency.com

Not:
Gmail
Yahoo
Proton
Hotmail

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I still have lots of slots available! So excited for my first trip to Kentucky! #writingcommunity

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Let’s chat! I have an AMA available on the Literary Agents of Change Auction, and bidding is open now! www.32auctions.com/organization...

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30-Minute Agent AMA

Auction item '30-Minute Agent AMA' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Someone is pretending to be me and reaching out directly to authors. Please beware! I only accept queries from my Query Manager account, and if I contact an author directly, it will come from my CMA email address ending in cmalit.com.

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Carmen DaVinleam @carmendavinleam.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Have a book to pitch? Come visit the Louisville Book Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026 and pitch to Laurie Dennison of Creative Media Agency! Session are available now! Direct link... givebutter.com/c/LBF-LitPit... #louisvillebookfestival #pitchevent

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I’m so excited to join this event! I still have spots available on Saturday!

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I am so excited to welcome Keely to CMA! This project absolutely swept me away, and I cannot wait for readers to be captivated just like I was!

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I’m excited to hear pitches at the Seattle Writing Workshop tomorrow! To anyone else hoping to send a query my way, I plan to open next Monday for a very brief window. Looking forward to reading some great stuff!

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Living Proof is out in the world! Readers and reviewers are connecting with this beautiful memoir just like I knew they would - love to see those new release banners! Order now: a.co/d/6uLdhHB #memoir #books #reading #writingcommunity

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I’ve been closed to queries longer than I intended to be. I just thought I’d give a little explanation, because I know it may not make sense at first glance - how can an agent actively building a list stay closed to queries? #writingcommunity #amquerying #askagent

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

My amazing client Tiffany Graham Charkosky has a piece in Oprah Daily today. As always, Tiffany writes with honesty and vulnerability, and I am so grateful to her for sharing her story with the world! www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/... #cancer #genetictesting #clinicaltrial

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I Inherited a Deadly Cancer Gene—Now I’m Volunteering to Test a Vaccine That Could Save Generations

Could I fend off the disease that that took my mom when she was 31? It was worth a shot.

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I’m going to be closed to queries for a little while longer. I’m still considering material from the Chesapeake Writing Workshop and other requests, and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association pitch event starts today. I do hope to open again later this month. #writingcommunity #writelife

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I make plans to post more and then another school shooting and the fascism and wars and denial continue to spiral… anyway, for anyone interested, some agenting updates ahead.

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Grateful for Heather Cox Richardson’s explanation of the history of Labor Day today. Like those workers marching so many years ago said, The True Remedy Is Organization and the Ballot. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Haven’t been on social media much this summer, but I’m going to try to check in more this fall. It’s hard to keep plugging away at work when the world is burning, but #books matter. Books change the world. Had a lovely conversation about that with some other industry folks about that last night.

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I am teaching a workshop on queries at the California Writing Workshop on Friday 6/13, and my colleagues @livivanov.bsky.social and @haley-j-casey.bsky.social will be taking pitches Saturday! Still time to sign up! californiawritingworkshop.com #writingcommunity #writing #query

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The 2025 California Writing Workshop

Get Your Writing Published: June 13-14, 2025

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Want to learn about scene structure (and lots of other stuff)? Join me at the online Pittsburgh Writing Workshop this Friday, May 9! @writingdaywksp.bsky.social pittsburghwritingworkshop.com

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The 2025 Online Pittsburgh Writing Workshop

Get Your Writing Published at a Writers Conference: May 9-10, 2025

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I had such a great time at the #lasvegaswritersconference! Everyone was so welcoming, and the #hwg volunteers were all wonderful. I hate that I didn’t take more pictures! Thank you @hwgandlvwc.bsky.social! #lvwc25

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I’m looking forward to the Florida Writing Workshops April 11 in Orlando and April 12 in Tampa! Still time to register! floridawritingworkshops.com #writing #writingcommunity #querying #writer

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Hey friends - if you checked the Atlantic's helpful database and discovered that your books or articles are being used illegally to train Meta's AI, here are some concrete actions you can take. authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...

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Meta's Massive AI Training Book Heist: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild

Today, The Atlantic published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems. This is a similar tool to the on...

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I’m temporarily closed to queries as of 3/17 to prepare for some conferences coming up next month. I hope to reopen in late April or early May!

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I’ve been struggling with social media, to be honest. My country is spiraling. I’m outraged daily. Calling my representatives feels fruitless. Posting about daily life feels wrong, or insensitive at best, but I work in an industry that uses social media - where are the boundaries? Who knows?

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

You can still register for the Texas Writing Workshop (Online) this weekend! texaswritingworkshop.com I’ll be teaching a class on strengthening your character’s voice. Maybe I’ll post some teasers this week? #writingcommunity #querying

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

There’s still time to register for the Las Vegas Writers Conference April 3-5! I’ll be there on the faculty—looking forward to meeting some great writers! #writingcommunity lasvegaswritersconference.com

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Hi to everyone who connected with me yesterday for #mswl day! Thank you to anyone who sends a query my way. I know querying is hard, and I wish I had the time to respond personally. I see amazing pitches and pages every day that just aren’t right for me. I wish you all success on your journey!

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

For #MSWL day, I'm adding a few specifics to my usual wish list. Right now I'm really looking for something to sweep me away and make me forget about what's going on in the world for a few hours. Something hopeful, nuanced, and immersive, with strong female characters in book club or romance.

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It feels strange to post about work with everything going on in the world - but here we are. I’m teaching a class on voice online at the Texas Writing Workshop on March 8. For more info visit texaswritingworkshop.com Also, call your reps - 5calls.org makes it easy. #writing #writingcommunity

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The 2025 Texas Writing Workshop

Get Your Writing Published: March 7-8, 2025

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I have this idea that many times, one line encapsulates a whole book. Just read this one and wonder if it’s the one in All the Colors of the Dark: “The bad are the few, but often they shout louder than the many. Don’t mistake silence for weakness.” Seems pretty fitting this week.

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I am open to queries again! I'm looking for psychological and domestic suspense, upmarket book club fiction, romance, and YA in fiction and big idea, pop culture, pop science, women's issues, and memoir in nonfiction. My full wish list and QM form are available at cmalit.com. #writingcommunity

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Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Finally made the move over here! I'll probably be posting mostly book or agent related stuff. If we followed each other somewhere else before, let's reconnect!

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