Service provider · Undisclosed · founded 2021
Goldleaf Literary Agency
Also trades, or has traded, as Goldleaf Agency, Goldleaf Rights.
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Multiple documented, corroborated author reports of serious issues, or regulatory or legal action on record.
Charges reading fees and monthly submission fees while describing itself as a literary agency. Lists no completed sales, and none of the four publishers it names as partners confirmed any relationship when asked. Registered address is a mail forwarding service. Contacted at two published addresses; both bounced.
Set by Ruth Kelleher ·
Why this standing? 3 documented items
- Regulatory action
Registered address is a mail forwarding service
The published address resolves to a commercial mail forwarding provider.
- Company statement
Named publisher partners, four of four unconfirmed
All four named publishers told us in writing that they have no relationship with the company.
- Price list
Reading fee and monthly submission fee schedule
$450 reading fee plus $95 per month "submission management", charged before any offer exists.
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Charges reading fees and monthly submission fees while describing itself as a literary agency. Lists no completed sales, and none of the four publishers it names as partners confirmed any relationship when asked. Registered address is a mail forwarding service. Contacted at two published addresses; both bounced.
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- Paid for servicesPaid $500 to $2,000
Total scam operation. They stole cover illustrations from another author's book and committed trademark infringement. Do not send them any money under any circumstances! In my experience with Goldleaf Literary Agency, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.
- VerifiedContractedPaid $500 to $2,000
AVOID AT ALL COSTS! They took $8,000 for a publishing package and ghosted me completely. Phone numbers bounce and their address is a mail forwarding service. In my experience with Goldleaf Literary Agency, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.