Ms. Olivia Blumer
The Blumer Literary Agency
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General
Olivia Blumer
The Blumer Literary Agency
809 West 181 Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10033
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- www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/BillBlumer/
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
Postal Mail
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
General Fiction
Mystery
Non-Fiction
Biography
Business/Finance
Cookbook
Food/Lifestyle
Health/Fitness
History
How To
Memoir
Multicultural
Reference
Self-Help
Travel
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Known Clients (current & past)
Joan Anderson
Joyce Hinnefeld
Heather Newton
Sarah Turnbull
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
TooMuchCoffeeMan
09/06/2021 09:23 PM
AAR also says queries by referral only, and I guess those should be sent by snail mail. I don't like Querymanager, because I can't upload photos, but I deal with it when necessary. But I can't see myself ever sending a snail mail query again.
Catsamoa79
07/26/2021 11:32 AM
eq; 6/9/21
CNR: 7/26/21
CNR: 7/26/21
Mesmer7
03/13/2021 11:22 PM
Both agentquery and the AAR web site says she prefers snail mail queries.
KristenH
08/12/2018 04:48 PM
EQ 6/1/18 (Diplomatic Immunity)
ER 8/7/18 (Passed from nudge--not taking any new clients.)
Patrick, I think you should close her out now.
ER 8/7/18 (Passed from nudge--not taking any new clients.)
Patrick, I think you should close her out now.
JasonTVoiovich
05/12/2018 03:44 PM
EQ: 5/12/2018 business
KristenH
05/09/2018 04:09 PM
Eq 8/29/17 (Requery Venom)
CNR 9/21/17 (No word from nudge.)
5/9/18: EQ 2/9/18 (REQUERY Chain Reaction)
CNR 5/9/18 (No word from nudges.)
CNR 9/21/17 (No word from nudge.)
5/9/18: EQ 2/9/18 (REQUERY Chain Reaction)
CNR 5/9/18 (No word from nudges.)
jsk_31
06/09/2017 09:22 AM
Queried via snail mail 6/9/17, literary mystery 89,500 words
anotherearth
06/13/2016 03:06 PM
I am also not sure if this agency is still active. Last deal on Publishers Marketplace is from April 2013. Decided not to query.
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
04/28/2015 08:21 AM
Profile Update: Now taking email queries.
(Thanks lvcabbie)
lvcabbie
04/27/2015 04:31 PM
Now accepts email queries
Submission guidelines A one page letter. Two pages tops. No sample chapters or attachments. We do not open attachments from strangers.
Summarize your book and provide your biographical information. If we are interested in more material,we will contact you. With hard copy queries, please provide SASE for response.
A hint: in general, we are more scrupulous about reading and answering hard copy queries than e-queries.
Submission guidelines A one page letter. Two pages tops. No sample chapters or attachments. We do not open attachments from strangers.
Summarize your book and provide your biographical information. If we are interested in more material,we will contact you. With hard copy queries, please provide SASE for response.
A hint: in general, we are more scrupulous about reading and answering hard copy queries than e-queries.
mjfmeyer
01/09/2015 01:11 PM
Anyone know if this agent/agency is still active? Most posts/comments I've found on the internet, and their Facebook page, are at least two years old.
greenk
03/29/2012 10:05 PM
I've seen this email address for her on the web elsewhere: livblumer@earthlink.net. Is this a querying address? Has anyone successfully queried via email? I'm not sure what to make of people who don't take email queries. Is this a sign they're very serious and want to keep out riff-raff who can't be bothered to print out a letter? Or does it mean the agent is hopelessly behind the times and might be out of touch with the industry's shift toward e-everything?
MarianLee
01/26/2012 01:29 PM
Wow, that is rough. Even 'Dear Author' is better than that.
dharris
01/26/2012 01:10 PM
Received a form rejection that began: "Dear Sir or Madam."
I do not expect much from an agent that I am sending a query letter to, but it would be nice if they could take the time to notice whether I am male or female. At the very least they could leave that line off of their standard form letter. It kind of rendered everything else in the letter meaningless.
Oh well. Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise. I will find someone I am sure.
I do not expect much from an agent that I am sending a query letter to, but it would be nice if they could take the time to notice whether I am male or female. At the very least they could leave that line off of their standard form letter. It kind of rendered everything else in the letter meaningless.
Oh well. Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise. I will find someone I am sure.
WhatAWriter
06/21/2011 07:37 PM
See her page at http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/BillBlumer/ . Bill is her husband. I know nothing more.
KristenH
05/05/2011 06:40 AM
Yikes Trudy! That's weird. Sorry to hear that.
KristenH
01/29/2011 02:19 PM
On 1/19, I've sent them a query. Today, I got the same postcard rejection reply, stating "although my ms is interesting, it's not appropriate for my list."
On 4/12, I've sent her my query. Today, I've heard back from them. Same response as in January. See above.
On 4/12, I've sent her my query. Today, I've heard back from them. Same response as in January. See above.
TJRhyne
11/04/2010 03:55 PM
Query sent by snail mail 10/25; snail made his way back with a rejection postcard 11/4.
Shirleefender
09/17/2010 08:09 AM
"Dear Sir or Madam" post card size rejection.
runkefer
05/20/2010 11:41 AM
My partial did arrive there and I got an email a week later asking for the full manuscript, which I sent yesterday by snail mail.
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