HEART OF DARFUR
LISA BLAKER

"When the phone rang I was tempted to ignore it. Too many people, too many questions and too much to do in the weeks after my return from Darfur. Answering Glenys’ call was one of the smartest things I could have done - it took me on an extraordinary journey. Glenys had read my newspaper article, seen in my words and tears a story worth telling.

Glenys has encouraged and guided my story forward since that day. Her insight, tenacity and patience have seen this work of my heart turned from a dream into a tangible reality."

Hodder & Stoughton UK, World English language rights. Radio New Zealand National serialising late 2010.

SLIPPERS: SERVICE AND SELLING
MARK BLUMSKY with Neil Miller

"Why did I choose Glenys as my agent? 

There are lots of reasons: - she can smell an opportunity and knows exactly what’s happening in the market.  She’s also held in high regard by publishers; they trust her judgment and are keen to read what she submits.  Most importantly - I trust her."

World rights - Hachette (NZ).

WHO SAID THAT FIRST?
MAX CRYER

"Being a writer occupies most corners of the mind. It is a rare person who has writing ability but can also cope with the rocky shoals of contracts, royalties, and the myriad negotiations which surround the publication of any book.

Glenys has taken on all those rocky shoals on my behalf, leaving me to concentrate on a keyboard - and that combination of our separate energies has led me twice to the top of the NZ non-fiction bestseller list. It is a very comfortable relationship."

ANZ rights Exisle, North America, rights Skyhorse, & UK rights Summersdale.

TWO WINGS OF A NIGHTINGALE
JILL WORRAL

"Glenys achieved the almost impossible for me - finding a publisher for a travel narrative when no-one seemed to want one, and to boot, it was a book on Iran.  If you are fortunate enough to have Glenys represent you, you will not only be protected from the worst of the dire rejection messages and freed from the stress of negotiating contracts but best of all mentored by someone who keeps faith in you when you've lost it yourself and who never seems to give up."

ANZ rights - Exisle.
 

LIFE ON EARTH
SUE McCAULEY

"Glenys fights battles for me behind the bike sheds so that I can hang out in the playground being nice to my friends. She's not so much my literary agent as my double glazing, keeping the warmth in and distancing me from the crassness of commercial realities.

She has been doing this for many years, and I am profoundly grateful to her."

Sue McCauley has written four novels - OTHER HALVES, THEN AGAIN, BAD MUSIC and FANCY MAN. LIFE ON EARTH is Sue's second short story collection. OTHER HALVES won the Wattie Book Award (Montana Award).

COOL CUT
SHARAD PAUL

"Once a writer finds someone who believes in their work, they can stop, satisfied. I found in Glenys an agent capable of great support and nurturing who also recognizes the value of the work in the marketplace.  Novellas are difficult to sell at the best of times but Glenys found mine a home - COOL CUT will be published by Picador later this year.  While she is keeping watch, I only have to look for reasons to continue writing."

Macmillan/Picador India.

"The world of book publishing is a jungle with its own rules and code of conduct and whether you are a new or an established writer you'd do well to enlist the help of a guide to lead you through it. For me Glenys has been just such a guide and I've come to trust her judgment implicitly. She tempers my impatience, encourages when necessary, points out the pitfalls and time wasters. In this country, her inside knowledge of the publishing industry is unrivaled. Knowing and trusting that, I can focus on writing while she takes care of things I did not even know need taking care of. With her guidance and advice the journey though the jungle has been a thoroughly enjoyable outing."

David Bateman NZ rights, North American rights, Stackpole books.