Literary Agents Still Accept Manuscripts

The current issue of Writer's Digest lists 28 agents who are interested in first-time authors; go to page 30 and look at their submission guidelines, many of whom accept email inquiries. Some listed are: Bliss Literary, Doyen Literary, Dunham Literary, Brickhouse Literary Agents, Nancy Love Literary Agency, Joy Harris, Ellen Pepus, The Seymour Agency, and Castigilia Literary Agency.

Three Cups of Tea

Greg Mortenson's non-fictional book by the same name follows the alpiner after his failed attempt at K-2, the second largest mountain in the world at 8311 meters; under heavy criticism and doubt in a post 9/11 world he has built over 60 schools for the Sunni Muslim girls in Pakistan just below the Kamakoram Mountain range in remote villages with the help of his non-profit agency, the Central Asian Institute.