Robert Mackwood The last time the agent had an active listing on Duotrope, the agent was affiliated with Seventh Avenue Literary Agency Permanently Closed: This agent is no longer accepting queries (February 2026). We provide the following information as an archive. About Robert Mackwood is a long time Toronto and Vancouver publishing veteran and has represented authors as a literary agent since 1997. Prior to joining the agency as Principal Agent and Director of Seventh Avenue (Contemporary Management) he spent eight years in Toronto as Vice President, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Bantam / Doubleday organizing publicity tours for the likes of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Ali MacGraw, Shirley MacLaine, Fredrick Forsythe, William Gibson, Jean Auel, Buzz Aldrin, and Elizabeth George. Robert also served on the Board of Directors at Seal Books, a division of Bantam Books Canada.Robert’s publishing career began as a publicist with Raincoast Books and the Stanton & MacDougall agency in Vancouver, working with a veritable who’s who of Canadian authors, including Farley Mowat, Margaret Atwood and the late Pierre Berton. For over five years he organized the media tours for major authors in Vancouver and across Canada. Prior to launching his career in publishing he worked within the broadcast industry as a host of radio programs—interviewing many authors!—and producing radio talk shows. Country & Year Established Canada Agent since 1997 Professional Associations Member of PACLA AI Policy Unknown AI policy Nonfiction Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Business/Finance. Children/Family: General, Parenting/Child care. Health/Medicine. Lifestyle: General, Cooking, Diet, Food and Drink. Memoir. Science. Sports/Recreation. Travel.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Correction/Update Robert Mackwood Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. This listing is inactive and does not have any submission reports for the past 12 months. Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! Before SubmittingWe cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. Duotrope listings do not imply endorsement or recommendation of the agent or agency being listed. Before submitting, you should use your own judgment to determine whether the agent/agency meets your standards.Always read the full guidelines provided by the agency/agent.Unless the agency's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.For agency submissions, it is standard to submit a query letter and sample instead of the full manuscript. Do this unless otherwise instructed.Be professional, patient, and persistent. DatesLast Updated: 22 May 2026 Cookie Consent: This site uses secure first-party cookies for essential, preference-setting, and statistical purposes. We do not use any marketing, advertising, or third-party cookies. Read our full cookie policy. Accept All Cookies Allow Essential Cookies Only