Summer Learning Series

This past summer 2022, Nikki Terpilowski hosted the Summer Learning Series covering six need-to-know topics for aspiring writers and published authors, which also included informal chats with two special guest literary agents.


Meet Your Host

Nikki Terpilowksi is the founder and senior literary agent at Holloway Literary. She established Holloway Literary in 2011 and represents a variety of bestselling and award-winning and nominated authors in fiction and non-fiction.


Meet our special guests

Sandy Lu founded Book Wyrm Literary Agency after working as a literary agent for more than a decade at other boutique agencies, including Peter Rubie Literary Agency, Anderson Literary Management, and most notably, the L. Perkins Agency.

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Claire Harris is a literary agent with a passion for a wide range of fiction and non-fiction for adults. She got her start through the NYU Summer Publishing Institute and worked at a mid-sized agency before joining PS Literary Agency.

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Check out our seminars below. If you’re interested in purchasing the recording of any of our webinars they are available on our Teachable school, Writerific.

Seminar #1

How To Find The Best Literary Agent For you & Your Work

Plus: Why do you need a literary agent, what do agents do and what to look for in a literary agent?

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Seminar #2

The Manifesting Writer’s Toolkit

Nikki Terpilowski discusses how writers can use creative visualization and quantum jumping to support their goals of becoming successfully published authors. (Part of the Manifesting Writer’s 2-Pack.)

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seminar # 3

How To Write A Query Letter

Plus: What is a query letter, why do you need one, how do agents use them and a list of do’s and dont’s.

Special guest: Sandy Lu of BookWyrm Literary

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seminar #4

How To Write In The flow

Nikki Terpilowski discusses flow. What is it? How can writers use it to write better? To achieve their goals of becoming a published author?

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seminar #5

What Questions Should You ask a literary agent?

Plus: How can you tell if a literary agent is right for you?

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seminar #6

Everything You Need To Know About Publishing Contracts

During this session, Nikki Terpilowski will discuss literary agency agreements and publishing house contracts.

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