Linda Camacho
Literary Agent
Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Agent @GalltZackerLit ; wise Latina; children's VCFA MFA and Cornell alum. Loves TV and giving unsolicited advice. She/her. (Profile Image: Marjorie Buell)
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@LindaRandom What type of stories are needed, but missing from the submissions you're receiving, today? #okscbwichatUnique ideas, most often. I tend to get many queries that are well-written, but if they sound like...(1/?) #okscbwichat
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Linda Camacho @LindaRandom
@kimventrella I'm newer, but from what I've seen, it can vary. If it's a big buzz title, the foreign rights can...(1/?) #okscbwichat...go like hotcakes before US pub. For others, though, it can be a steady trickle long after US pub date. (2/2) #okscbwichat
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Kim Ventrella @kimventrella
When do you generally sell most foreign rights? Pre- or post- initial US publication? @LindaRandom #okscbwichatI'm newer, but from what I've seen, it can vary. If it's a big buzz title, the foreign rights can...(1/?) #okscbwichat
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Linda Camacho @LindaRandom
@holly_abston ...I have to respond instinctively to art, much as I would with writing, so it's hard to quantify... (2/?) #okscbwichat...I will say that I do look for someone who has an idea of what works in today's market. (3/3) #okscbwichat
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Linda Camacho @LindaRandom
@holly_abston I recommend to continue diversifying your portfolio. And as far as what I like, that's tough...(1/?) #okscbwichat...I have to respond instinctively to art, much as I would with writing, so it's hard to quantify... (2/?) #okscbwichat
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Holly Abston @holly_abston
Thank you for being here, Linda. What advice do you have for author-Illustrators? What do you look for in them? #okscbwichatI recommend to continue diversifying your portfolio. And as far as what I like, that's tough...(1/?) #okscbwichat
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Lady Stranger @shawnee40day
Do you find it challenging to represent both adult and children's book authors? #okscbwichatIt keeps things interesting! I know what I generally like, though, so that helps, genre-wise. #okscbwichat
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Brenda Maier @MaierBrenda
Sounds like a lot of varied experience to draw from!#okscbwichat @litbeing @LindaRandom twitter.com/lindarandom/st…It was an accident, but a helpful one! I took whatever I could and wound up in just about every dept. #okscbwichat
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Hannah Tuohy @hannahlollman
Hi Linda!As an author/illustrator I'm a fan of wordless pic books.What are your thoughts on their place in publishing world? #okscbwichatWordless picture books can be so stunning! Like Aaron Becker's JOURNEY or Henry Cole's UNSPOKEN. Love 'em! #okscbwichat
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Anna Myers @amyers_author
Do you mind saying how many people you represent? #okscbwichatRight now, it's at about 20, I believe. #okscbwichat
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Abigail Singrey @asingrey
Do you see a strong market for historical fiction? @LindaRandom #okscbwichatIt can be a tricky market, from what I've seen. But if the right story comes along, you never know! #okscbwichat
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Linda Camacho @LindaRandom
@gayesanders That's tough, since I like so many things and don't want to pigeonhole myself. A YA Western perhaps...(1/?) #okscbwichat...a YA fantasy, a MG story that makes me cry. I want to be surprised, really. (2/2) #okscbwichat
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gayesanders @gayesanders
#okscbwichat @LindaRandom What is at the top of your wish list?That's tough, since I like so many things and don't want to pigeonhole myself. A YA Western perhaps...(1/?) #okscbwichat
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Timothy Lange @TJ_Lange
Do you represent illustrators? #okscbwichatI represent author-illustrators, yes. #okscbwichat
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Linda Camacho @LindaRandom
@litbeing ...then thankfully, I landed at Random House and stayed for 5 years before I moved to agenting in 2015...(4/?) #okscbwichat...It was my time at Writers House that made me think of agenting down the line, so I was lucky! (5/5) #okscbwichat
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Linda Camacho @LindaRandom
@litbeing ...so I took anything I could get--internships at Random House, Simon & Schuster, Writers House literary...(3/?) #okscbwichat...then thankfully, I landed at Random House and stayed for 5 years before I moved to agenting in 2015...(4/?) #okscbwichat
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Linda Camacho @LindaRandom
@litbeing ...to pursue other things, but I quickly missed publishing. I tried to get back in 2008 (oh, recession)...(2/?) #okscbwichat...so I took anything I could get--internships at Random House, Simon & Schuster, Writers House literary...(3/?) #okscbwichat
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Linda Camacho @LindaRandom
@litbeing I started out on the adult side at Penguin in 2005. It was my first job out of college. I then left briefly...(1/?) #okscbwichat...to pursue other things, but I quickly missed publishing. I tried to get back in 2008 (oh, recession)...(2/?) #okscbwichat
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@LindaRandom Please tell us how you got into children's publishing? What drew you to becoming a literary agent? #okscbwichatI started out on the adult side at Penguin in 2005. It was my first job out of college. I then left briefly...(1/?) #okscbwichat