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Karolina Sutton

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Karolina Sutton

@KarolinaSutton

Literary agent at Creative Artists Agency, friend to writers. Submissions: [email protected]; literary & commercial, incl crime fiction & non-fiction

Joined October 2010

Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Jun 29, 2020
This is really lovely - I am Agent of the Year - thank you!
The Bookseller
@thebookseller
Jun 29, 2020
Well done to @CBGBooks' @KarolinaSutton, who has been named this year's Literary Agent of the Year, after representing TWO @TheBookerPrizes winners in once year, she now has her own trophy! #Nibbies @AmazonPub @MrsAmandaProwse
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Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Aug 13, 2020
Is this true that in deciding exam results an algorithm took into account past results from the same school? If so then stifling social mobility is its aim and it feels criminal. It goes against everything that we are made to believe about education.
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
May 8, 2020
Does everyone agree that video conferencing can only be a short-term replacement? After three in a row you feel mentally and physically shattered. A flat and sad approximation of human contact.
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Nov 10, 2018
My 18-month goddaughter pops into the office and her first full word to me is ‘book!’ as she points at the bookshelves in delight. Phew. That’s her life skills taken care of.
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Nov 18, 2019
Happy 80th birthday, ⁦⁦Margaret Atwood! #Atwood80 - we are celebrating 8 decades of Margaret’s brilliant writing (she wrote her first book Annie the Ant at 7), dry wit, sharp intellect, love and understanding of nature, and more! ⁦@MargaretAtwood⁩ 🐜
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Jun 15, 2020
Been shopping. Booksellers are amazingly well prepared, both my local indie and ⁦@Waterstones⁩ - hand sanitisers, quarantine trolleys, contactless payments, visors. Let’s support them.
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Mar 9, 2022
I am looking for an assistant. A perfect entry-level/administrative role for someone who is very organised, enjoys administrative duties, loves reading and has a great work ethic. curtisbrown.co.uk/page/jobs
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Jun 18, 2020
Margaret Atwood on writing books that go nowhere and end up in a drawer: ‘You can’t explain why they are not working. They are just not working’. This is from a writer with over 50 published books to her name. She has unpublished work in her drawer too.
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Jul 31, 2016
He bats his ridiculously turquoise eyes...
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Nov 7, 2022
From the coalface of publishing: all editors are saying no more witches please or retellings of myths.
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Jan 26, 2020
I have no idea why agents or editors say this. In fiction there is no discernible correlation between social media presence and book sales. In non-fiction you can build a large audience online, but you’ll only see correlation if your book and your tweets are on the same subject.
Lauren Groff
@legroff
Jan 25, 2020
Someone told me that they were at a literary conference a few months ago and all the editors and agents were saying that new writers absolutely must engage with social media. This is awful advice. Nobody has to be here. This place is a cesspit. Don’t do it if you hate it!
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Feb 25, 2019
Would you like to work at a literary agency? We are looking for an assistant. This is an entry-level position for someone who loves books and admin. curtisbrown.co.uk/page/jobs
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Dec 29, 2016
Publishers & agents get to ask themselves daily where they would draw the line, what books they wouldn't take on. The answer defines us.
Karolina Sutton
@KarolinaSutton
Sep 24, 2019
The expectation to smile if you are a woman, particularly if you are a young woman, is a real patriarchal bore. It’s not just something you are expected to do. It’s something men will actually tell you to do without thinking twice and no matter what context. The entitlement.