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Mr. Stephen Barbara

InkWell Management

Mr. Stephen Barbara

InkWell Management

521 Fifth Avenue, Ste 2600

New York, NY 10175



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Website: www.inkwellmanagement.com

Twitter: Stephen_Barbara

AAR Member: No

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E-Mail: Yes

Online Form: No

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from safashaqsy
Apr 21, 2018 11:34 pm


EQ: 7th April 2018

YA contemporary #ownvoices 60K
from JackSkellington
Apr 11, 2018 6:05 am


EQ: April 10th
ER: April 10th (A few hours later)

I submitted a pb, but I knew my chances of securing representation with him were slim to none. Nowhere does he speak about picture books in specific, and they're not even listed on his website bio (though he is said to rep them). I later learned that he told my editor he doesn't take on many pbs. So heads up, pb writers.

Form letter: Dear [Full Name],

I’ll pass on the chance to pursue, but thanks kindly all the same for thinking of me for your picture book ms.

Best wishes on your agent search—"

from lenazanarbor
Apr 11, 2018 12:33 am


EQ: 4/10
ER: 4/10
Has a lot of YA in his list and isn't taking any more at the moment

99K YA fantasy
from JasonTVoiovich
Apr 09, 2018 2:19 pm


EQ: 4/9 Business
from cupcake
Apr 05, 2018 10:56 am


EQ 2/2/18
CNR 4/5/18

contemporary middle grade 65K

I met him at a conference and really liked him. He requested the full the last time I queried a project (a few years ago). Disappointed to receive no response.
from Kaiodem
Mar 14, 2018 1:46 pm


EQ: 3/14/18

YA DARK FANTASY 87K
from surfrat224
Mar 06, 2018 5:55 am


EQ: 1/2/18
CNR: 3/6/18

YA Contemporary
from Zooks3
Mar 05, 2018 4:34 pm


3/5/18 EQ re: TANCM
from udonnoodles
Feb 01, 2018 8:34 am


Hi KSmith, it is a standard agreement found commonly in the film industry. Given that Inkwell is a reputable agency, I wouldn't worry too much about it. An agency's business model profits by selling completed works. It's too much work for them to sift through thousands of letters, steal a good idea from a fully finished work, then ask one of their own clients to reproduce the work. Also, ideas are a dime a dozen :)
from KSmith
Nov 21, 2017 8:50 am


Has anyone read their submission agreement? I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to say, basically, that they can reject you and give your idea to one of their clients and there's nothing you can do about it. Maybe I misread, but I think I'll hold off on sending to them.
from StaceyTrombley
Nov 09, 2017 7:23 pm


She may be starting her own list now and it's just not official yet. Not unusual for an assistant to be promoted to agent, that's usually what they're working towards.
from shewrites
Oct 25, 2017 5:40 am


Hmm, that's odd, I found her on MSWL which is why I decided to submit to her, as she was looking for the kind of book I've written. Oh well!
from Patrick (admin)
Oct 18, 2017 11:44 am


shewrites, according to her twitter, Claire is an assistant at Inkwell and not an agent.
from shewrites
Oct 14, 2017 6:35 pm


EQ Oct 14 (to Claire Draper, but she's not listed on QT)
from karenleespree
Oct 11, 2017 8:30 am


EQ: 9/26

CNR: 10/11 reading the other comments and I've never had a response from Barbara before. So I'm moving on.

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