Betsy Amster
Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises
Likely Closed
Updated: 8/30/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Before opening the agency, principal Betsy Amster spent ten years as an editor at Pantheon and Vintage and two years as editorial director of the Globe Pequot Press.
She has been described in the Los Angeles Times as “a dogged prospector of literary talent” and celebrated in a profile in the American Society of Journalists and Authors newsletter for her no-nonsense style and whimsical sense of humor.
She frequently teaches classes on publishing at UCLA Extension’s Writers Program and participates in panels at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Mystery
- Thrillers
- Women's Fiction
Nonfiction
- Biography
- Cookbooks
- Nutrition
- Home & Garden
- Health & Wellness
- History
- Lifestyle
- Medicine
- Memoirs
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Parenting
- Pop Culture
- Psychology
- Self-Help
- Social Issues
- Travel
- Women's Issues
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises
Agency Profile
Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises is a full-service literary agency located in Los Angeles, California. We work with both first-time and established writers and are known for our expert attention to every aspect of the publishing
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