Happy holidays from all of us here at LAOC. We're more grateful than ever for your support. You won't hear from us here until the new year--and we have high hopes for 2026! Follow us to stay tuned 🎵 #literaryagentsofchange #publishing #literarycommunity #amagenting #amwriting

Applications for the 2026 Mentorship Program are OPEN!! Apply to be a mentor or a mentee by January 15, 2026. Link in bio. #amagenting #literaryagentsofchange #literarycommunity #mentorship

Better representation among agents = more equitable representation among published writers, building a world where every reader can pick up a book and find themselves. This Giving Tuesday, help us make better books 📚 Donate at the link in our bio. #givingtuesday #literaryagentsofchange

This Thanksgiving season we're extremely thankful and grateful to all our committee members for all their contributions to this organization! What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving season?

DYK?: Publishing usually starts to wind down right about this time of year, and wish to circle back to new things come January! #publishing #circleback #2026 #holiday #slowseason #slowingdown #editors #agents

Every reader deserves to see themselves reflected in the pages of a book. Join us this Giving Tuesday in our work to recruit and keep underrepresented literary agents in publishing. Read more and help us change the industry for good at the link in our bio ❤️ #givingtuesday #literaryagentsofchange

A Day in the Life of an Agent: Part Two is here! Here's an example of how one agent who freelances structures just one weekday. Every day changes in this scenario! Peek our insta for a fuller picture. #amagenting #amquerying #literaryagentsofchange

Congratulations to the Fellowship class of 2025, who finished up their program this summer. We were so honored to be able to invite these incredibly qualified individuals into publishing - their full testimonials are in the thread below! #publishing #amwriting #amagenting #literaryagentsofchange

Congratulations to the mentorship class of 2025, who recently wrapped up their program year! We're so proud to have worked with these incredible individuals 🌠 Peek below for some testimonies: #mentorship #literaryagentsofchange #publishing #amagenting #amwriting #literarycommunity

Writers, though it may feel like the agent is interviewing you, the call is actually a chance for YOU to interivew the agent! Ask all your questions---fire away and don't be afraid! #publishing #writers #agents #writingcommunity

Join us for our third "In Conversation" discussion in partnership with AALA's DEI Committee: How to Address the Challenges Facing our Industry, which will be moderated by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, bestselling author and co-founder of Authors Against Book Bans!

Two Did You Know posts in the same week?! Yes. You can never know too much 😉 The Diversity Baseline Survey by @leeandlow is the most extensive demographic survey currently in existence for publishing. (thread) #disabilityawarenessmonth #literaryagentsofchange #amwriting #publishing #amagenting

Latinx Heritage Month drew to a close this week, so we're reminding you that Latinx agents work hard all year, every year! Our colleagues @latinxpublishing have a resource that lists great Latinx agents - & do we spy some grads of our very own Mentorship Program? 👀 📣 latinxinpublishing.com/agents 📣

Ever wondered how an agent structures their day? Well, welcome to our new series: A Day in the Life of an Agent! We're kicking off this series with an agent who also has a full-time job! #agenting #publishing #writing #writingcommunity #sidehustle #dayinthelife #dayinthelifeofanagent

We're so excited to have #DVPit back this year, and to see all these amazing pitches roll in! Keep them coming! We hope for plenty of successful matches for both agents and writers out there! ❤️ #dvpit #marginalizedcommunities #pitchevent #pitching #writingcommunity #writers #agents

🍂 It's October - here are some of the past month's happenings! (extremely noncomprehensive - we are still volunteers :) #recap #September #amagenting #publishing #writing #amwriting #literarycommunity

A time was had and lots information learned at the People of Publishing Conference yesterday! Over 600, publishing professionals convened to network and learn more about best practices, the current state of the industry, and to discuss the future of the industry. #publishing #writingcommunity

Happy Monday, everyone!! Did you know that Hispanic Heritage Month starts today?! #agents #publishing #diversity #hispanicheritagemonth #amwriting #publishing #writingcommunity

📖 It's time for our Mentorship Team's cozy/spooky #readingrecs! Check out favorites from @kurestinarmada.bsky.social @tetrameter.bsky.social @samanthashnh.bsky.social, Sarah Khalil, and... #literaryagentsofchange #books #publishing #amwriting #literarycommunity #amagenting #mentorship

Continuing our "Meet the Team" series...Here's a bit about who our mentorship team members are OUTSIDE of Literary Agents of Change! @kurestinarmada.bsky.social @tetrameter.bsky.social @samanthashnh.bsky.social #literarycommunity #amagenting #publishing #mentorship #literaryagentsofchange

📣 Meet LAOC's inimitable MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE! @kurestinarmada.bsky.social @tetrameter.bsky.social @samanthashnh.bsky.social #literarycommunity #amagenting #publishing #mentorship #literaryagentsofchange

Happy September, everyone! Who's ready for PSL season? To say goodbye to August, let's look back at publishing-related news that dropped last month! To read more, check out the doc for links to the articles: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #publishing #writingcommunity #byesummer

A sampling of upcoming events in publishing this September! Brooklyn Book Festival, LA Kids' Books Festival, and Printers' Row are FREE to attend. Brooklyn Book Festival and IPG have some virtual programming. #literarycommunity #amwriting #amagenting #publishing #conference

+ bonus #6: query at a sustainable pace so you can try, try again! A note on #3: There may have been a time when there WAS a best season to query, and for some folks, there may still be one. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying #amagenting #literarycommunity #literaryagentsofchange

Happy Friday! Maybe your weekend read will be one of our Fellowship team's current reads? #books #friday #bookrecs #laoc #agents #amwriting #bookcommunity #publishing #writers #agents

Get to know our Fellowship Committee!😊 💫 #literaryagentsofchange #books #publishing #amwriting #LAOC #fellowshipcommittee #fellowship #agent

Next in our "Meet the Team" series....say hello to members who run LAOC's fellowship committee! ✨ #literaryagentsofchange #books #publishing #amwriting #LAOC #fellowshipcommittee #fellowship #agent

Next in our "Meet the Team" series....say hello to members who run LAOC's fellowship committee! ✨ #literaryagentsofchange #books #publishing #amwriting #LAOC #fellowshipcommittee #fellowship #agent

It's coming up on September 17th. Attendees will hear from publishing CEOs, attend sessions on things like building their lists, auctions, book-to-screen adaptations, and censorship, and enjoy plenty of networking. It's pretty cool. Are you surprised? #amagenting #publishing #amwriting

A mentor text is used as guidance for new work. E.g., the mentor text demonstrates use of a new technique, or a genre you're trying to enter - you could use a few mentor rhyming texts as you try rhyme or nonfiction as you write a proposal. #literaryagentsofchange #amwriting #amagenting #publishing

Got questions? Send them our way for the Q&A we're holding next month! 👀 😌 #literaryagentsofchange #literarychange #agenting #writing #publishing #writingcommunity #books #agents #writers #amwriting #amagenting

Have things been feeling slower than usual lately? Here are a few things writers and agents can do to fill the lull period until things pick up! ⌛ #publishing #writingcommunity #books #writers #agents #summer #amwriting #amagenting

📣 YOUNG SCRAPPY AND HUNGRY 📣 Yesterday Literary Agents of Change turned FIVE. Can you believe it? Here's to many more years of advocacy 💪 #publishing #amwriting #literarycommunity #literaryagentsofchange

A little midweek motivation! Publishing is hard. It's no small feat to write, sell, edit, or market a book! So it's not surprising that creatives in this industry can burn out quickly. Remember to be gentle & have grace. It's a marathon, not a sprint! #publishing #writingcommunity #books

📖 Funds/Comms Team #beachreads! A noir thriller from @farleychase, YA sci-fi from @agent.stefanie, queer sci-fi from @beccapodos, and romance from @laurazats and @leebee_99. What are you reading to close out the summer (or welcome fall, if that's your vibe)? 🌞🍂 #literaryagentsofchange #publishing

We're continuing our "Meet the Team" series...on Monday, we shared who's who on the Fundraising and Communications Committee! Here's a bit about who they are OUTSIDE of Literary Agents of Change (startlingly, we do find time for other things!). @agentstefanie.bsky.social

Meet LAOC's Fundraising and Communications team! These are the folks behind this June's amazing AUCTION FOR CHANGE & the voices behind our newsletter and social media. & you'll be hearing from them come this Giving Tuesday! In order of years on the committee, here's who we are & what we do.

TGIF! Did you know Summer Fridays are a thing in publishing? Most ppl use them to enjoy a slow afternoon to catch up uninterrupted, or just get a head start on the weekend☀️ 😌 Comment below what's your fav thing to do on a slow Friday afternoon! #books #summerfriday #writingcommunity #publishing

Now that our auction is over, you may be wondering what we'll be sharing next? ...you tell us! We'd love to know what type of content you'd like to see going forward 😀 #literaryagentsofchange #literarychange #agenting #mentorship #fellowship #writingcommunity #amwriting

The final tally is in & we raised nearly $19K! We're super appreciative and would like to take a moment to highlight what your donations will be funding in our mentorship &fellowship programs! #literaryagentsofchange #literarychange #agenting #mentorship #fellowship #writingcommunity #amwriting

That's a wrap--the Third Annual Auction for Change ended this past Monday! ❤️ From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! ❤️ #publishing #amwriting #literarycommunity #literaryauctionforchange #bookstagram #books #nonfiction #fiction #writing

We have enabled EXTENDED BIDDING! ✨This helps prevent your item from getting swooped out from under you by a last-minute bidder.✨ Here's how it works (thread): #literarycommunity #publishing #amwriting #literaryauctionforchange

It is the actual LAST. DAY. We have critiques, AMAs, seminars, books, subscriptions...you name it, and all from publishing experts. Get in there before 8 Pacific/11 Eastern!! 32auctions.com/LAFC #publishing #writing #amwriting #nonfiction #cookbooks #fiction #literarycommunity #books #bloggers

Here's one for the #nonfiction writers out there--each of these pros has incredible wisdom to give. Head to 32auctions.com/LAFC to bid! #cookbooks #culinary #foodblogger #foodphotography #foodstylist #food #amwriting #nonfictionreads

We still have several items available for bids! A handful of consultations, author/agent AMAs, some newsletter subscriptions, virtual classroom visits, an investigative project class, and a few signed copies. Link to bid is in our bio! #amwriting #publishing #bookstagram #literarycommunity

We're 2 days in and y'all are showing up! If you haven't had a chance to bid, now's the time!! link in bio! To help you out, we're unearthing more of the BEST resources the industry has to offer 😉Thread below... Get those literary butts in gear! #amwriting #critique #AMA #picturebook #nonfiction

We know, we know...144 items?! It's a lot to go through, so we're here to help you out 😉 Check out the thread below for some awesome suggestions and get bidding at the link in our bio! #literarycommunity #publishing #amwriting

Day 1 done! Take a look at the items that already have a few bids! 1/2 #amquerying #amwriting #publishing #books #literaryagentsofchange #literarycommunity #agents #ama #querycritique #authors

I hope your bids are ready because our Auction for Change is now live! 🙌 Auction closes next Monday, June 23rd, so don't wait too long! #laoc #literaryagents #auction #change #amquerying #amwriting #publishing #bookstagram #literaryagentsofchange #literarycommunity