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Hosted by @talishammas and @laurenjpkhan | The Prose Pros is a podcast where publishing insiders get real

Joined August 2025
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Today's @ProseProsPod is ESSENTIAL for querying writers ✨ @laurenjpkhan and I welcome @AlyssaMatesic & Patrick McDonald of QueryTracker to share their top querying tips, described in detail in their new book THE MODERN GUIDE TO QUERYING LITERARY AGENTS open.substack.com/pub/talish…
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In this week’s episode, Tali discusses how she landed a job as a literary agent and shares what she’ll be looking for in manuscripts! open.substack.com/pub/talish…
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🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 I have joined @StormLiterary as an Associate Literary Agent. I will open to queries this Thursday, June 11th. I’ll be putting my legal background to work and fiercely advocating for my clients. As an editorial agent, I aim to help career writers share their stories with the world. MSWL 👇🏻
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It’s rare an episode keeps us laughing all the way through while providing insightful commentary on the publishing industry, but this week's ep with @JennaSchmenna did just that 👀 You don’t want to miss this one (we promise) talishammas.substack.com/p/h…
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We had the utmost pleasure of welcoming @LayneFargo onto the show this week, and what a fantastic conversation this was! open.substack.com/pub/talish…
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Have you watched our episode with Alli Hoff Kosik yet? We get into the nitty gritty of how the skills Alli picked up working at a Big 5 and hosting a podcast helped her market her debut! talishammas.substack.com/p/a…
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Some fantastic discussion on the podcast today with Big 5 Editor-turned-writer Emily Ohanjanians - her debut, THE BOOK TOUR, drops March 3!
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Today on the pod, we're talking weird girl fiction with Callie Kazumi. Did you know that while she was querying, Callie had agents offer rep based on a viral post? open.substack.com/pub/talish…
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The Prose Pros Podcast trailer is live! Listen in for a preview of what’s ahead: open.substack.com/pub/talish…
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You really don't want to miss today's episode: open.substack.com/pub/talish…
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Sitting down to film a podcast with @oliviamuenter was the highlight of our day, and we are so thrilled to share this episode with you - happy Monday ✨ (🔗 to watch 👇🏻)
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Big day for The Prose Pros tomorrow - posting an episode featuring a bestselling author you probably know and love, then interviewing an amazing publishing professional 🤩
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🚨New host alert, new host alert!🚨 @laurenjpkhan has joined the show!
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Today on the podcast: We sit down with @demimschwartz to chat everything short stories (and that subtitle? It might not mean what you think!)
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And with that, our award ceremony draws to a close. Thank you for joining The Prose Pros this year, we cannot wait for all that 2026 has in store! Cheers to the new year, friends.
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