nonagented

English

Etymology

non- +‎ agented

Adjective

nonagented (not comparable)

1. Negotiated without the involvement of an agent.
   • 1983, Washington Financial Reports - Volume 40, page 1334:

     The third party , not a participant in the nonagented transaction, generally has exchanged assets (cash for the BA) by reselling the BA in the secondary market and has merely accommodated the accepting bank (most likely for a small fee) in providing proceeds from the sale of the BA to the beneficiary of the draft.

   • 2005, The Secured Lender - Volume 61, page 50:

     Larger incentives are paid for direct deals versus nonagented deals.

   • 2009, Craig Baehr, ‎Robert C. Schaller Jr., Writing for the Internet, page 206:

     For nonagented, nonfiction deals, university presses remain a good option, and they produce classy (though expensive) books.

2. Not having an agent.
   • 1999, The Publishers Weekly - Volume 246, page 30:

     These increases have an impact on the entire market and serve to benefit all authors, the nonagented as well as those with representation.

   • 2008, Christie Craig, ‎Faye Hughes, The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel:

     While some multipublished single-title authors manage to market and negotiate their own contracts, the single-title genre offers more difficulties to the nonagented writer than series romances.

   • 2010, Joy Deangdeelert Cho, ‎Meg Mateo Ilasco, Creative, Inc.:, page 120:

     Some fields, like graphic design, are rarely represented by agents, whereas in other fields, like illustration, you'll find a mixed bag of agented and nonagented artists.

3. Represented by the artist rather than by an agent.
   • 2015, Richard Paul Evans, The Mistletoe Inn, page 92:

     They don't have time to look at the nonagented books.

   • 2019, Amy Jones, Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2020, page 222:

     While there are a number of children's publisheers who are open to nonagented material, using the services of an agent or rep can be beneficial to a writer or artist.

   • 2020, Courtney Maum, Before and After the Book Deal, page 45:

     As a general rule, agented submissions are responded to faster than nonagented submissions , online magazines are quicker than print magazines , and nonfiction submissions — due to the potential timeliness of their content — are handled faster than fiction .