Literary Publishing

The literary publishing industry is exciting: increases in fiction and non-fiction trade book sales are driving acquisition deals for movie/performance rights, as consumer demand for original stories and content continues to soar.

At the same time, self-publishing options for independent authors have become more sophisticated and professionalized.

We work with prize-winning and self-published authors, industry-leading literary agents, and independent publishers to navigate the landscape of trade, educational, and digital publishing and disposition of ancillary rights. On behalf of our clients, we have experience working with major trade publishing houses, specialty publishers, independent publishers, studio counsel, and literary agencies.

We draft, review, and negotiate:

• collaboration agreements

• literary publishing agreements

• foreign rights agreements

• agency agreements

• literary option motion picture agreements