33. Why A New Literary Agency Is Representing Only Queer Authors In The UK, with Andrew James

Aishwarya speaks with Andrew James, founder of UK-based Frog Literary Agency, about the need to focus on representing authors from the LGBTQIA+ community.  How does James choose who to represent? Can literary agencies boost access to the publishing world? What kind of queer books are we seeing in the UK vs India? How can editors and agents establish their expertise in niche categories? Andrew James has over 12 years of experience working in publishing as a commissioning editor across trade, professional and academic. He founded Frog Literary Agency in 2023 - the UK"s first literary agency solely dedicated to representing LGBTQIA+ writers and creators. Frog’s mission is to revolutionise queer writing and champion queer representation in mainstream publishing. Although Frog only represents queer writers, an author’s work does not need to have a queer focus. Aishwarya Javalgekar is a writer, book editor and podcast producer. As the Head of Originals she specializes in creating stellar content across formats - books, podcasts, newsletters, etc. She is a member of WICCI - Print Media and previous experience in  Zubaan Books and Simon and Schuster Canada.  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishwaryajavalgekar/  Email: aishwarya@boundindia.com Topmate: https://topmate.io/aishwaryajavalgekar  Brought to you by Bound, a company that helps you grow through stories. Website: https://boundindia.com/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/boundindia/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/boundindia/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/boundindia Produced by Aishwarya Jawalgekar Edit by Kshitij Jadhav