It's also really telling to me that they don't understand that creativity is both a skill and a muscle that needs flexing and training. The more you brainstorm and story build, the more problems you solve, the better you get at it. Constantly challenging and pushing yourself makes you stronger.

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It also nods to stories being as good as gold–atomic symbol 79, Au or Gold is a multifaceted precious metal valued for its beauty, timelessness, and durability, while also being malleable, warm, and universally loved across cultures.

Au Literary Management is fostering a different kind of book publishing, that is equitable, sustainable, profitable, and artistically fulfilling. Pronounced ay-yoo, our name is a nod to the way books provide the ultimate escape, bringing us to alternate universes.

With award-winners and bestsellers, tear jerkers and comedy genius, illustrations and prose, fact and fiction, Au Literary Management will always be an agency of well-loved books.

We know that the only thing separating the draft on a computer from a spot on a bookshelf is the right advocate in an artist’s corner.

Founded in 2025 by @draper-claire.bsky.social, Au Literary Management is a NYC-based literary agency, dedicated to supporting creatives who make books that will be loved for generations–books that have dog-eared pages, broken spines, and notes in the margins.