'The relationship between agent and editor cannot be conducted via Zoom'
‘The pandemic has been a period of caution, safe bets and, understandably due to the restrictions in distribution, a time of low experimentation. I hope this will change over the summer and through the personal connections that will infuse a new energy in the business...
One thing the lockdown has proven without any doubt is that the relationship between agent and editor cannot be conducted via Zoom. We need to know what is going on in editorial commissioning rooms and understand the changing tastes of acquiring editors. They are not merely names on a sheet that you email your submission to. I would encourage every agent and editor to use this 'freedom' to re-connect, put back some energy and dynamism in the submissions process.'
Jonny Geller, CEO at Curtis BrownSee Curtis Brown listing UK, in the Bookseller