Eric Smith

Eric Smith – Editor

Eric is a literary agent and Young Adult author who has worked on award-winning and New York Times bestselling books.

Overview

Hi Reedsy!

With over a decade of experience in publishing under my belt, from working at a publishing house to my career as an agent to writing actual books, I'm a full time book person. Other hobbies would be great, but words are my jam.

I would love to help you edit or craft your book proposal, polish up that query letter, or dig into a novel you need an extra set of eyes on. I specialize in Young Adult fiction, genre-blending adult fiction, and non-fiction across the board, having worked on memoirs, cookbooks, essay collections, and more.

Please note, if you're planning to query me, it's best you not hire me on here. That blurs some complicated lines.

So, let's get to work!
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Chick Lit Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction Middle Grade Romantic Comedy Young Adult
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

P.S. Literary

Apr, 2015 — Present

Literary agent at P.S. Literary, representing a wide array of categories and genres. Responsible for editing and polishing client manuscripts, helping authors find those books the perfect home, and managing their relationships with their respective publishers. A list of select projects are below.

Arcadia University

Sep, 2015 — Present

Currently a mentor in Arcadia University's wonderful low residency MFA program, where I work with a bundle of brilliant young writers.

Eric has 35 reviews

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Em L.

Em L.

Nov, 2024

Great working with Eric
Bill H.

Bill H.

Oct, 2024

Eric provided detailed feedback and solid suggestions on how to tackle a couple of problems that had stymied me. Simultaneously, he provided strong encouragement and brought my project much closer to fruition. Strongly recommend!
Lena M.

Lena M.

Oct, 2024

Eric was great! He was so fast, his notes were great, and he really went above and beyond to help me get my query letter and synopsis to the best place possible. Highly recommend working with Eric!!!
Megan K.

Megan K.

Oct, 2024

For me, not knowing what I'm getting myself into, I'm so glad I found Eric! He is very responsive and gave me a lot of really helpful explanations with his feedback and critiques. I feel much better prepared after working with him and 100% recommend.
Gordon H.

Gordon H.

Oct, 2024

Eric was very helpful, and his suggestions were clear. I recommend him to anyone looking to sharpen a query letter.

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