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Richard Curtis Associates
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Richard Curtis, president of Richard Curtis Associates, Inc., is a leading New York literary agent and well-known author advocate. He is also the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including several books about the publishing industry.
He graduated from Syracuse University in 1958 with a BA in American Studies and also from the University of Wyoming with a Masters degree, again in American Studies. He joined Scott Meredith Literary Agency after graduation, and was foreign rights manager there for seven years. In 1967, he launched a freelance writing career, and has had some fifty books published by many major houses. In the early 1970's, he began his own literary agency, and in 1979 incorporated it. Richard Curtis Associates, Inc. currently represents over 100 authors in all fields. The agency reports more than $8 million in annual sales for its authors.
Richard Curtis was the first president of the Independent Literary Agents Association and President of the Association of Authors' Representatives. He has had a long and active participation in the Science Fiction Writers of America, including fifteen years serving as agent for the organization. In 1994, he was named recipient of the Romance Writers of American Industry Award for Distinguished Service to Authors. He is married and has two children. He currently resides in Manhattan. His hobbies are sports, music and painting.
