Today I am one very happy Author. I’ve been signed to the John Jarrold Literary Agency in the U.K which I hope will make selling future books so much easier. Hoooray! Woo Hoo! Squee! and other delighted noises.
Here’s John’s Press Release.
PRESS RELEASE – JOHN JARROLD LITERARY AGENCY TO REPRESENT AWARD-WINNING AUSTRALIAN FANTASY AUTHOR JANE ROUTLEY
The John Jarrold Literary Agency now represents Australian fantasy novelist Jane Routley. Jane has won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel twice – for Aramaya and Fire Angels. Her story “To Avalon” was nominated for a both an Aurealis and Ditmar Award.
Jane’s new novel, Shadow in the Empire of Light, is Fantasy meets Chick Lit, with a touch of Steampunk. Shine, the heroine of the novel is an orphan without magical gifts in a powerful family of mages. She is stuck in the country managing the family estates with only an eccentric aunt and a telepathic cat for company. The Family are descending on the house for the annual Fertility Festival. While helping one cousin find a compromising letter and rescuing another male cousin from an unwelcome alliance, Shine stumbles on a murderous plot to depose the current Family Matriarch and a smuggling ring that puts her life in danger. Soon she is forced to run for her life through an enchanted forest full of magic and wild cats. It’s the first in a three-book series.
“Jane’s writing has wit and immediacy – and a strong soupcon of darkness,” said John Jarrold. “I enjoyed this novel immensely, was totally involved, and love her characters and setting.”
Contact John Jarrold for further information:
John Jarrold: e-mail: j.jarrold@btinternet.com phone: 01797 227426.
Good on you, Jane. I can’t wait to read the book!
p.s. Thanks so much for the postcard – the whale watching sounds fabulous.