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Do I Need an Agent?

Find out what an agent does and why you need one for your career. A one-hour audio presentation.

In this one-hour audio-only presentation, the role of the literary agent in the industry is evaluated and explained.

The lecture was originally given at an American Christian Writers conference. If you want more information on their conferences and services visit www.acwriters.com.


Your Teacher


Steve Laube
Steve Laube

Steve Laube, a literary agent and president of The Steve Laube Agency, has been in the book industry for nearly 40 years, first as a bookstore manager where he was awarded the National Store of the Year by CBA. He then spent over a decade with Bethany House Publishers and was named the Editor of the Year. He later became an agent where he has represented nearly 2,000 new books and was named Agent of the Year by ACFW. He was also inducted into the Grand Canyon University Hall-of-Fame by their College of Theology.

In addition, he is the publisher at Enclave Publishing an imprint of Gilead Publishing and also serves as president and owner of The Christian Writers Institute. His office is in Phoenix, Arizona.


Class Curriculum


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