Belle

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FIONA INGLIS, managing director of Curtis Brown, called on Jen Humphry of design and construction firm Modify to breathe new life into the agency’s premises. The terrace in Paddington, NSW, is now a salubrious work environment as well as a showcase for Australia’s brightest literary stars.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF A LITERARY AGENT? Fiona Inglis: Literary agents represent writers, licensing their copyright to book publishers, and film and theatre producers.

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU LOOK FOR

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