Ted Weinstein
Literary agent Ted Weinstein has broad
experience on both the business and editorial sides of publishing.
Before opening the agency he held senior publishing positions in
licensing, marketing, publicity and business development with several
major publishing companies. Also a widely
published author, Ted has been the music critic for NPR's All
Things Considered and a commentator for the San Francisco
Chronicle, the Bay Guardian, SF Weekly and Might Magazine.
Ted received
his B.A. cum laude in philosophy from Yale College and his Master's
degree in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of
Management. He is a member of the Association of Authors'
Representatives, the
Authors Guild, the Northern California Science Writers Association, and the American Historical
Association, and he is on the board of directors of GreenInfo
Network. He is frequently profiled and quoted in media
stories about the
publishing business, including these pieces from the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Mediabistro, the ASJA Monthly
(PDF), SFist.com,
Writers Market,
Absolute Write,
San
Jose Mercury News, and frequent appearances in the San
Francisco Chronicle ( 1 2 ) and on
Marketplace radio ( 1
2
3 4 ).
Ted speaks to authors at a wide range of writers conferences and programs, including the 826 Valencia writing centers, the San Francisco Writers Conference, the Science Communication Program
at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the Jack London writers conference, American Society of Journalists and Authors conference, the Washington Independent Writers conference, the Writers' League of Texas conference in Austin, and the Society of Southwest Authors' Wrangling with Writing Conference in Tucson.
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