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Our Agenting Services...Warwick Associates will act as your agent and present your manuscript to selected publishers that we know to be interested in your literary genre. We are in touch with top acquisitions editors at publishing companies nationwide.

...HELP YOU CREATE A WINNING BOOK PROPOSAL

An all-important component of the effort to gain a publishing contract is the book proposal, or the book proposal letter. We can assist by offering suggestions to improve your book proposal, and editing your proposal for maximum results. Often, an expanded version of a proposal letter is sufficient.

...SUBMIT IT TO POTENTIAL PUBLISHERS

Our up-to-date database ranges from big New York publishers to smaller specialty publishers. According to your particular subject matter, we get your propsal into the hands of all the right people.

...FOLLOW UP

We keep in close, regular contact with acquisitions editors, making sure that your proposal gets the consideration it deserves.

...NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT

There are times when it behooves an author to have an expert third party either negotiate an author/publisher contract or act in behalf of the author regarding author/publisher relations. We are often able to negotiate significantly better terms and substantial benefits for our clients. If you would like to know more about how we can help, please call our office.

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Our Publicity Services

When it comes to publicity, Warwick Associates has the experience and, above all, the personal contacts and relationships, to successfully realize your book's potential. We provide full publicity and promotion services for publishers and authors worldwide.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

Media kits, news releases, bios, brochures, flyers, posters and other collateral pieces.

BOOK REVIEWS

Using our well-developed databases of book reviewers and media contacts, we produce carefully designed galley mailings and book review mailings, and monitor the results.

MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, RADIO AND TV COVERAGE

Our specialty is obtaining "ink" and broadcast attention for our clients with local, regional and national media bookings. 

AUTHOR TOURS

We consistently book our clients at the biggest bookstores and other public venues around the country, coordinating author appearances with media coverage.

AUTHOR APPEARANCES

Speaking engagements, conferences, seminars and workshops are some of the best ways to promote an author and his or her books. We have arranged and promoted a variety of author presentations, slide shows, classes and other appearances, nationwide.

ADVERTISING

When strategic marketing includes an advertising campaign, we provide detailed ad budgets and calendars with complete market analysis, ad design, copywriting and follow-through.

ON-LINE SALES AND PROMOTION

We specialize in the complicated process of placing books for sale on the internet, including submission of complete packages to on-line bookstores and arranging real-time audio author appearances, and article placement on web sites and in e-zines.

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Our Editing Services

Your manuscript may be one in a million, a bestseller just waiting to be printed and placed in retail outlets and in the hands of consumers. Or, your ideas and experiences may still be in your head, just waiting to be transformed into a powerful book. In any case, we can transform your unique material—from the printed page, from an audio tape or from personal interviews—into a complete and compelling manuscript, developing it carefully to maximize sales and to realize your personal goals.

Critique and light editing for style and content is often all that is needed to ready a manuscript for the next step, which is copyediting and proofreading. For some clients, we provide substantive, in-depth revision. And writing a manuscript from scratch, called "ghost writing," is a valuable service that we make available to our clients who have the expertise and the knowledge, but neither the time nor the editorial skills, to produce a fine manuscript on their own.

Our services include manuscript critique, editing for content and/or style, ghost writing, copyediting, proofreading, and indexing. We are we are happy to discuss any and all of your editorial needs.

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"...recommend him highly as an agent."
Literary Agent

"SIMON WARWICK-SMITH HAS assisted me on several book publishing projects — making contacts with publishers, consulting on marketing, handling contract negotiations. He has significantly improved my returns and benefits from publishers and I recommend him highly as an agent and/or consultant."—RALPH METZNER, Ph.D., Author of The Unfolding Self, Green Psychology, and The Well of Remembrance

"...a wonderful team."

metaphysical book publishing

STARRING IN TWENTY-FIVE motion pictures and winning more than two dozen professional wrestling titles, the world-famous athlete and performer, Roddy Piper, captured in his autobiography the heart and soul, and the blood and guts of more than thirty years in the ring. Warwick Associates promoted Roddy and his new book, In The Pit With Piper, by booking major TV and radio appearances and author events, nationwide. 

"AFTER SCREENING A HUNDRED literary agencies for me, (my associate) came up with Warwick Associates, operated by a wonderful team of people... Not only did they dive into the project headfirst with me, but they baby-sat me through the entire process. Eventually, Simon got me a deal with Penguin Putnam books to publish my work, and here I am 100,000 words later."

—RODDY PIPER, Author of
In the Pit with Piper

"...recommend them highly."

self-help book publishing

"SIMON AND HIS STAFF are professional, courteous and enthusiastic. They provide quick feedback on inquiries and demonstrate reliable follow-through. Often, I feel his team are a part of my own staff. I recommend them highly and without reservation."

 — WALTER SEMKIW, M.D., author of Astrology for Regular People

"...paid off handsomely."

book publicity

"WARWICK ASSOCIATES MANAGED my publishing operation—distribution, sales, fulfillment, publicity and events—so I could get on with practicing law. Being a published author in my field of specialization has paid off handsomely."

—STEVE MACDONALD, MacDonald Beckman LLP, author of Landlord Tenant Solutions

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