/lit/ - Literature

>tfw Canadian
>publishing on Amazon
>have to pay both American AND Canadian taxes on any income from sales
>probs will get like 15% of each sale by the time it's all taken out

>looking around for literary agents for my manuscript
>every agent:
>"interested in underrepresented voice"
>"specializing in works of social justice and change"
>"only accepting works from authors of color"
>"looking for new diverse voices in writing"
>"works that deal with women's, LGTBQ+, and BIPOC issues"
>"fiction that deals with historically underrepresented characters"

So is there any point even trying to go with commercial publishing?

>trying to find literary agent for high fantasy novel in Canada
>95% not looking for fantasy
>within the 5% who are, 4% are looking for YA only
>within the 1% left they have stipulations on not being interested unless you are an author of colour

It's going to have to go to the Amazon Kindle self-publishing arena where books go to die isn't it?