Pam McElroy Partners with CTA as Newest Literary Agent

WASHINGTON - June 7, 2013 - PRLog -- Pam McElroy, a veteran of the publishing industry, has joined Capital Talent Agency as a literary agent.  She will handle submissions of the agency's literary clients to publishing houses worldwide.  Prior to joining CTA, Pam was with Penguin Books (Razorbill, NYC) and Zest Books (San Francisco) and handled foreign rights, acquisitions, editorial development and planning, and digital strategy. While in publishing, Pam specialized in fantasy, epic middle grade, and young adult fiction. During her publishing career, Pam has worked on several successful novels and brings to her new role at CTA a unique knowledge of what makes a book a bestseller.

"Pam's joining CTA provides a huge boost to our burgeoning literary division," said Roger W. Yoerges, the Chief Executive Officer of the agency. "Not only does she know the industry, but she is also a first-rate editor and has a sixth sense for what the book-buying audience loves to read. We expect that Pam will help grow CTA's literary division into a genuine force." Pam will be based in San Francisco.

Formed in 2009, Capital Talent Agency, LLC, represents theater professionals based in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC, who work nationally in theater, film, television, and audio recording; authors in all genres of fiction and non-fiction; and playwrights and screenwriters. Created in response to the needs of this growing population of artists in the nation’s capital, CTA is built around the personal and professional needs of its clients, not only providing representation, but also career planning, financial guidance, and much more. Authors', playwrights', and screenwriters' submissions may be made electronically to literary.submissions@capitaltalentagency.com. CTA 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20036