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Between:
________________________________ Author of
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And:
Sue Briskey agent of SJ Briskey Enterprise literary agency,
a sole trading service organized and existing under the laws and terms of
small businesses in the state of Queensland. Full business address is: PO
Box 502, Margate Beach. Queensland. 4019 Australia.
Literary Agent represents the author for the term of this
agreement: the author hereby retains the Literary Agent:
To represent the Author for the sale of the above mentioned work,
written or to be written by the Author and not covered by a prior
agented sale or prior agency agreement.
Subject to the Author's approval, to negotiate represented sales of (1)
Represented Works in Australia ("Domestic Sales"), (2) Represented
Works in non-domestic markets ("Foreign Sales"), and (3) derivative or
secondary rights in the Represented Works (such as film, TV, recording
or other dramatic media) anywhere in the world ("Subsidiary Sales").
To receive commission percentages on payments and royalties from all
Represented Sales for the legal life of the Work on all agreements
pertaining to the Agent.
Author attests that, during the term of this Contract, the Author will employ
no other Literary Agent to represent the Author for the Author's Represented
Works. It is acknowledged that some of the Author's backlog will be
excluded from this contract because it is covered by a prior agreement with
another agency.
Contracts. SJ Briskey Enterprise shall use best efforts to promote the
Author's Represented Works. No proposed Represented Sale shall be binding
unless approved by the Author in a signed contract. Author may, in writing,
authorise Literary Agent to sign contracts on her behalf.
In the event that the Literary Agent dies or commits a substantial breach of
this agreement, the Author or his heirs may revoke all rights granted to the
Literary Agent hereunder.
AUTHOR
Authorised Signature
Signature
Authorised
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Name & Title
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Name & Title
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