With over 50 authors under her representation, and 25 years of experience in the books industry Alex Adsett is well placed to talk about being a literary agent. Photo supplied.
Alex Adsett is a literary agent and publishing consultant with over 25 years’ experience working in the publishing and bookselling industry. She has managed Alex Adsett Literary since 2008, and as an agent or consultant has helped thousands of authors review and negotiate their publishing deals.
I’m passionate about making stories happen in the world, and even when the neverending avalanche of emails gets you down, at the end of the day, I might get a package of one of ‘my’ latest books, and the thrill of opening that book box is the same as when I was a baby bookseller 25 years ago.
Thuy On is the former Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian.
She has three collections of poetry published by the University of Western Australian Press (UWAP): Turbulence (2020), Decadence (2022) and Essence (2025).
Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy
