[Agency] ICM Partners (formerly International Creative Management)

What fun! FWIW -- keep in mind that all shows have been bought for the fall line-up so this will probably be a long drawn-out process. You might want to wander over to the Done Deal boards and read up on how the entire pitch to tv works. If nothing else, it'll be illuminating. Then again, this could be so HOT that it breaks all the rules. Let's hope for that. LOL.

J.

It's what I wish for every night...

I'm hoping Alan will be sending good, GOOD messages at the end of the month or at least by the end of the summer!

If TV moves as fast as publishing, we probably wouldn't see anything before next fall. Then you have to shoot a pilot, get the network to buy it, blah blah blah...

Wonder if it'd be network or cable? Disney? That'd be nice.

I'm thinking it will be successful, because the kind of books they are are SO very hot right now.

With Christine Earle gone, does anyone at ICM do YA besides Tina Wexler?

Does anyone have an idea of response time with Tina Wexler on a partial? I sent her 100 pages about a month ago (in the post). Which isn't long at all; I'm just curious

Thanks!

Hi Barber,

Have you heard anything? She asked me for 100pp too. So far I'm having pretty good luck not thinking about it, but it's only been a few weeks.

Break a leg!
~Caren

I queried Tina on 9/04 and received a rejection on 9/11. It was personalized and very sweet.

Tina requested my full (I write YA) in September. Four days ago she emailed me saying she's still reading, but she loves what she's read so far and will be in touch soon.

Good luck! Sounds very positive!

I had a good experience with Kate Lee of ICM. I queried her via email and received a same day (on a Saturday night) with a full request. A few weeks later she responded with a "no" but it was nice to receive such a quick response.

It was rude of me not to update.

I think my rejection came about a week after my inquiry here, so all in all it was about five weeks. Not that it's the norm, but that was my experience. And her request came two weeks after query.

Hope that helps

Tina requested a partial from me and got back within a month with a courteous and friendly rejection. *sigh*

Realized I didn't update-- Tina didn't end up offering representation, but she gave me very detailed thoughts on her problems with the plot, along with a lot of great compliments, and offered to look at it again if I made some revisions. She even mailed me the first 100 pages with handwritten notes. She's been amazing!

Right now I have it out with other agents and waiting to see what they have to say, but I definitely am taking her ideas to heart and planning on doing some revisions, as her suggestions were very helpful.

Hi! If I send a query but don't hear back, how long do you think I should wait before querying someone else at ICM? They don't have any info out there on simultaneous subs.

Prawn said:

Hi! If I send a query but don't hear back, how long do you think I should wait before querying someone else at ICM? They don't have any info out there on simultaneous subs.

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That's always a tough one, not knowing whether it's lost or still under consideration. I have requeried other agencies after not receiving a response (IF I know they typically respond within a certain timeframe). Once it was very worthwhile as the requery resulted in an immediate request.

As for querying another agent at the same agency, I think to be safe I would wait until twice the time you had expected has passed - if they normally respond in four weeks, wait eight. But that's just my 2 cents! Sometimes they get behind and say so on their Web sites or blogs.

ThatMovieAnnouncerGuy said:

With Christine Earle gone, does anyone at ICM do YA besides Tina Wexler?

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Is Christine Earle gone? How do you know this?

elroy said:

Is Christine Earle gone? How do you know this?

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I forgot how I first learned it, but her AQ page now confirms it.

Valerie Shakespeare

CaoPaux said:

Yep, I've seen "no unsolicited..." as manuscripts, submissions, and materials, with the next sentance being "Send queries to...." When in doubt, ask around.

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In this case they are very specific, NONE of there agents may accept or consider any unsolicited material, ideas or suggestions of any nature whatsoever ("Unsolicited Materials"). I would say that just about blankets it. If you found an agent that accepted a query, they probably had to lie & say they requested it.

Do we know if anyone at this agency takes Fantasy/paranormal romance? I went through what I could find but didn't see any confirmation of yes or no.

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In this case they are very specific, NONE of there agents may accept or consider any unsolicited material, ideas or suggestions of any nature whatsoever ("Unsolicited Materials"). I would say that just about blankets it. If you found an agent that accepted a query, they probably had to lie & say they requested it.

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Tina Wexler's AgentQuery pages says she accepts queries and lists what she is looking for. I suppose that means send away . . .

Tina Wexler at ICM

I've already had a good experience with her in the past, but I was just wondering if there are any authors here who are repped by Tina? She invited me to resubmit with my next project, and I'm curious to hear about anyone else's experience.

Here's an interview with her that I found, if anyone's interested.

http://ridingwiththetopdown.blogspot.com/2006/09/interview-with-literary-agent-tina.html

EDIT: Whoops, sorry for posting this in the wrong place, mods! *is sheepish*

A little late to the thread, but:

Tina Wexler definitely accepts queries, and as recently as November was the only ICM agent who repped YA. (I asked when she replied back on my MS because I wanted to know about resubbing to another agent.). She's very helpful and very professional even to someone who she's sent a rejection to. I had a couple of questions (NOT in the "why didn't you like it" vein) and she answered me in under ten minutes by email. She definitely didn't have to do that, but took the time to be courteous. I'd say anyone who gets her interested in their MS has found themselves a great agent.

I have an interview up on my blog with the fabulous Tina Wexler where she speaks with great candor about where she feels the publishing industry is moving.

Does anyone know if Tina responds to all her queries or is she one of the "no response=no" club?

She responds to all queries. If she doesn't respond after a month, she requests that you re-submit your query and tell her that this is your second attempt.

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She responds to all queries. If she doesn't respond after a month, she requests that you re-submit your query and tell her that this is your second attempt.

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Thanks!

First, I have to say I stumbled onto ICM by accident. It's clear from their opaque, single-page website and terse "Don't Send us Anything" warning that they aren't beating the bushes for new talent. Undaunted, I, too, found out on Agentyquery that some of their agents actually are open to queries. So, I queried. A week later, I was asked to submit a hard copy of my manuscript (which I'm about to do). It seems from these postings that their agents have a track record of responsivess -- how refreshing!
My research also bears out that ICM is one of the big kahunas, with deep ties in film and TV as well. Funny how such successful players often build a Great Wall around them vis-a-vis the masses and maintain a low profile.