Eric Smith

Eric Smith – Editor

Eric is a literary agent and Young Adult author who has worked on award-winning and New York Times bestselling books.

Overview

Hi Reedsy!

With over a decade of experience in publishing under my belt, from working at a publishing house to my career as an agent to writing actual books, I'm a full time book person. Other hobbies would be great, but words are my jam.

I would love to help you edit or craft your book proposal, polish up that query letter, or dig into a novel you need an extra set of eyes on. I specialize in Young Adult fiction, genre-blending adult fiction, and non-fiction across the board, having worked on memoirs, cookbooks, essay collections, and more.

Please note, if you're planning to query me, it's best you not hire me on here. That blurs some complicated lines.

So, let's get to work!
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Chick Lit Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction Middle Grade Romantic Comedy Young Adult
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

P.S. Literary

Apr, 2015 — Present

Literary agent at P.S. Literary, representing a wide array of categories and genres. Responsible for editing and polishing client manuscripts, helping authors find those books the perfect home, and managing their relationships with their respective publishers. A list of select projects are below.

Arcadia University

Sep, 2015 — Present

Currently a mentor in Arcadia University's wonderful low residency MFA program, where I work with a bundle of brilliant young writers.

Eric has 28 reviews

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Patricia M.

Patricia M.

Sep, 2024

Eric is a talented editor and agent, and it was a joy to work with him. He took so much time and care with my book proposal and sample chapters. He dove in and made excellent suggestions/comments to improve my book proposal. He helped me understand what matters most to agents and offered a phone call to go over everything. He was professional, thorough, and responded promptly to all my question...
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Audrey D.

Audrey D.

Sep, 2024

Eric provided me with the most helpful and insightful feedback. It has pushed me to reach beyond my limits. I'm thankful to have had a book coach that was as patient as he was with me, especially in my areas of ignorance about the rules of story telling. He's the best!
Eric S.
Thank you Audrey! Adored working with you on this. :-)
Suzy M.

Suzy M.

Sep, 2024

Eric gave me exactly the kind of valuable agent perspective I needed to move forward with my project confidently. He even went the extra mile and scheduled a video chat so that I could ask follow-up questions. He was quick, thorough, and professional.
Calea J.

Calea J.

Sep, 2024

Eric was amazing. Highly recommend!!
Melissa C.

Melissa C.

Aug, 2024

I'm glad I hired Eric as my editor. Collaborating with him on my first book was great, and I hope to work with him on future projects. His experience and knowledge within the industry was incredibly helpful, and he gave great advice. I wasn't sure what to expect with this site or working with someone I didn't know, but it went very well. I look forward to finishing this project with a query let...
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