Abigail Bergstrom is a literary agent and consultant, former editor, and now debut novelist. What A Shame is a darkly funny novel about grief, friendship and dabbling in the occult. Abigail talks about the challenges of having a lot of knowledge of the industry whilst writing and having to take her agent hat off in order to write, removing the constraints that made writing feel like 'work' and being conscious of the exchange that happens when we give up other things in order to write on the side of a demanding full time job.

Bergstrom Studio is a 360 degree literary consultancy, offering editorial consultancy and representation. As an agent Abigail represents multiple best selling authors and has some excellent advice for those who are going out on submission.

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Bergstrom Studio

What A Shame - Abigail Bergstrom

Wet Paint - Chloe Ashby

Beautiful Country - Xian Julie Wang

You can find Abigail on Instagram @abigailbergstrom and @bergstrom.studio

And Penny on instagram @pennywincer