WATERSIDE PUBLISHING
literary agency
WHAT WE DO Waterside Publishing is one of the most successful literary agencies in the world. We have placed thousands of titles and generated more than $500 million dollars in author royalties for our clients. We specialize in non fiction.
Waterside has a robust foreign rights division and we have generated tens of millions of dollars with placement of titles in more than forty languages. As a literary agency we are focused on established authors with significant pre-existing audiences and track records of success.
$500 MILLION DOLLARS
IN AUTHORS ROYALTIES
10,000 TITLES SOLD
OVER 1000 AMAZON BEST SELLERS
REPRESENTATION
Waterside Publishing is one of the most successful literary agencies in the world. We have placed thousands of titles and generated more than $500 million dollars in author royalties for our clients. We specialize in non-fiction. Waterside has a robust foreign rights division and we have generated tens of millions of dollars with placement of titles in more than forty languages. As a literary agency we are focused on established authors with significant pre-existing audiences and track records of success.
SUB-RIGHTS AND LICENSING
Waterside Publishing publishes ebooks, audio books, print on demand and traditional print books. We have been honored for several years by Amazon as their preferred white gloves partner for non-fiction ebooks. We have a unique relationship with Blackstone Audio to distribute audios and with Two Rivers Distribution to distribute books to retail bookstores. Blackstone and Two Rivers have more than one hundred sales reps and distribute product internationally. Waterside Press titles have sold millions of copies and our primary focus in on authors who have established audiences and are able to promote their books aggressively.
FOREIGN RIGHTS
Waterside is proud of its foreign rights department. Under the direction of Kimberly Brabec, Waterside maintains close relationships with more than twenty top co agents throughout the world. Kimberly or other Waterside executives regularly attend the Frankfurt, London and New York rights fairs. Waterside has placed hundreds of titles in more than forty foreign languages generating tens of millions of dollars in revenue for our clients. Waterside foreign rights represents select publishers as well as our agency clients. All Waterside Press titles are represented by the agency.
For more information on Waterside foreign rights contact Kimberly whose email is rights@waterside.com.
Information for Authors
Submission Guidelines
Guidelines for submitting manuscripts and proposals can be found here.
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Proposal Guide
TECHNOLOGY/HOW-TO Check out our proposal guide with information and tips on creating a winning proposal. Be sure to read this before you contact an agent with you idea.
Agency Agreement
Please download and sign our Author Agent Agreement. This is required of all authors prior to being represented by Waterside Productions.
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