The Seymour Agency

THE SEYMOUR AGENCY
MARY SUE SEYMOUR, AAR, WGA, AUTHOR’S GUILD, RWA
475 Miner Street Road
Canton, New York 13617
UNITED STATES

Tel: 315-386-1831
Website: http://www.theseymouragency.com/

The Seymour Agency strives to offer aspiring and established authors the representation they need to succeed in the publishing world. From foreign rights to film rights and everything in between, we provide emotional, professional, promotional, and editorial counsel to each of our authors.       

 

MARY SUE SEYMOUR — Founder

 

Mary Sue Seymour, agent

Mary Sue Seymour was listed by Publishers Marketplace as one of the top dealmakers in the country.

 

Mary Sue founded The Seymour Agency in 1992.

 

Mary Sue Seymour was a member of the Author’s Guild, the AAR, ACFW, WGA, and RWA. She was named ACFW’s AGENT OF THE YEAR in 2015. 

Date Company Established: 1992
Percentage Of Fiction/Non-Fiction Represented: 75% Fiction, 25% Non Fiction
Recent Sales: SHELLEY SABGA’S HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE, KATE WELSCH’S LOVE INSPIRED INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE, BARBARA CAMERON’S BOOK ON HOME DECORATING, BARBARA CAMERON’S BOOK ON WEDDING PLANNING, MARYANNE RAPHAEL’S AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF MOTHER TERESA, DR. TERRY POWELL’S BIBLE STUDY
Categories Of Interest: INSPIRATIONAL HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE – ANY TYPE OF INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE, NONFICTION, ABA ROMANCE AS WELL AS CBA ROMANCE
Categories NOT considered: children’s books, poetry, novellas, short stories, horror
Do You Accept E-mail Queries? Yes
Do You Charge A Reading Fee? No
Do You Run An In-House Editorial Service? No
Are You In Any Way A Subsidy Publisher? No
What Is Your Commission Structure? 15% on new clients, 12 1/2% from clients whose book I’ve sold
Do You Charge For Up-Front Expenses? No
Is The Fee Reimbursed To The Writer If You Sell The Work? No
Do You Tell A Represented Writer Where You Are Submitting The Work And Send Copies Of Rejections? Yes