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Ms. Mary Cummings
Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises
6312 SW Capitol Hwy. #503
Portland, OR 97239
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Website: amsterlit.com
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CNR: 9/24
Picture Book
Partial Request: 3/31/17
Nudge with offer of rep from other agent crossed in email with FR: 7/17/17 (so weird!)
Offer of rep: 7/25/17
Signed with another agent: 7/28/17
Mary seems great. Do know that she works on a project by project basis though. It does have some benefits, but I went a different way. Good luck, everyone!
PR: 7/13/17 :D
ER: 7/16/17 :(
CNR: 3/14/17
YA Action/Drama 107k
CNR: March 7 Given her apparently fast response time on requests and the large number of CNR's, it seems like time to close out.
MG Fantasy
She critiqued my first page at a conference.
YA Contemporary Cinderella Retelling
75K YA Urban Fantasy (submission page says no fantasy, but Ms. Cummings' personal bio says she represents fantasy so I'm giving it a shot.)
CNR - 6/17
YA Contemporary
CNR: 4/16/16
YA Contemporary Supernatural 85K words
YA Contemp
"Sub It Club Kidlit Giveaways with Author Ariel Bernstein – Enter to win a picture book and query letter critique from Ariel. Plus we’ll be giving away a pass to jump the slush pile from her agent Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary. Mary represents fiction and poetry for children and teens, from picture books to middle grade and young adult novels. Entry will be in the comments section of the post on the 11th."
Picture Book
CNR 11/24
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