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Marilyn allen is a literary agent and founding partner in the allen oshea literary agency. Book bakers launches online lit fest the sunday guardian. While answering your question, i would like to suggest you to not to pay anything to a literary agent. I know about the book bakers and their literary agent, suhail mathur. India being the second largest english speaking nation is a great market for publishing companies from around the world. The agency is founded by jordy albert and brittany booker carter, former agents of the corvisiero literary agency. Agent advice this installment featuring agent bernadette baker, now of vigliano associateas is a series of quick interviews with literary agents and script agents who talk with guide. Oct 01, 2016 meanwhile i had also sent my manuscript to urmila dasgupta of purplefolio literary agency.