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The Challenges and Opportunities

The Challenges and Opportunities

From commissioning editor, author and former literary agent, Kesia Lupo

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Stuart White
Jun 26, 2025
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The Challenges and Opportunities that querying authors face at the moment

I’ve been through a lot in my publishing life – from a wannabe writer aged 20, to an assistant at a big 5, to a published writer and an in-house editor, to a literary agent in a different country, and now back to that original big 5 as a commissioning editor… even spread over 15 years, it’s been a lot. What I’ve definitely gained is perspective – and I hope I can impart some of that to you in this article…

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