You create, we protect your interests.
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We at Anchor & Quill pride ourselves on providing excellent service. You focus on the fun part, putting new stories into the world, and we'll handle the legalese.
Anchor & Quill consults for authors, literary agents, and publishers. We've worked on contracts with major houses, like Hatchette, Simon & Schuster, Disney/Marvel, Macmillan, and Penguin Random House, as well as a wide range of independent presses. From contract drafting for publishers, to negotiation for agents and authors, Anchor & Quill is here for you. |
Agents
Agents have enough on their plates reading queries, manuscripts, client submissions, and negotiating deal terms. Anchor & Quill can lighten your load.
We provide reliable, comprehensive review services and consultations on book contracts, licensing/merchandising agreements, and other related contracts, as well as database creation to make your future reviews move quicker, all at rates that won't break the bank. 
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AuthorsMost publishing contracts are long and detailed, Anchor & Quill is dedicated to minimizing author stress and helping authors negotiate fair agreements.
Whether you received an offer from a major publisher, small publisher, or are self-publishing-or just need a simple speaking engagement agreement-Anchor & Quill is here to help. You write the books, we protect your rights. |
Publishers
Drafting and negotiating contracts takes time; time that publishers could be spending on editing, marketing, sales, and all the other items that stack up on your to-do lists. Let Anchor & Quill do the heavy contract lifting for you.
We draft clear, fair agreements at a reasonable price, tailored to fit your needs. |
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“Working with Anchor & Quill has provided my agency with new procedures for handling contracts, given me new insights into the finer points of agreements, and taken a load off my plate. They are friendly, efficient, thoughtful, and smart. I give Anchor & Quill my highest recommendation.”
Erin Murphy, President and Founder, Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Erin Murphy, President and Founder, Erin Murphy Literary Agency
About Us
Anchor & Quill has been consulting in the publishing industry since 2016. Based in Washington, D.C., we are licensed to practice state law in Alabama and Texas, and are authorized to practice nationwide on federal matters, specifically in the area of copyright.
Our founder, Sarah F. Henson, has been practicing law since 2008, primarily focusing on contracts and other forms of transactional law. Over her career, Sarah has been in-house counsel for a national corporation, an Associate at a litigation firm, and a publishing attorney for the State Bar of Texas. She is also an award-winning author of young adult fiction.
Our founder, Sarah F. Henson, has been practicing law since 2008, primarily focusing on contracts and other forms of transactional law. Over her career, Sarah has been in-house counsel for a national corporation, an Associate at a litigation firm, and a publishing attorney for the State Bar of Texas. She is also an award-winning author of young adult fiction.
shenson@anchorandquill.com
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