Guide to Literary Agents - New Agency Alerts

New Agent Alert: Justine Wenger of Emma Sweeney Agency, LLC
Posted by Chuck

Reminder: Newer agents are golden opportunities for new writers because they're likely building their client list; however, always make sure your work is as perfect as it can be before submitting, and only query agencies that are a great fit for your work. Otherwise, you're just wasting time and postage.

In lieu of a forthcoming headshot of
Justine, here is the ES agency slush puppy.

About Justine: She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing. In addition to working for Emma, Justine is poetry reader for BOMB Magazine, and routinely writes short stories or long poems on the subway.

She is seeking: literary fiction, short story collections, and food-related non-fiction. I'm looking for stories that are well-written with surprising, yet simple craft and driving characters. "I am also a fiction and poetry reader for BOMB Magazine and OPEN CITY, which is a good example for the style of fiction I would like to acquire."

How to submit: "We require queries to be delivered by e-mail to queries (at) emmasweeneyagency (dot) com. Please paste your cover letter and the first ten pages of your manuscript or proposal in the body of your message. For security reasons we cannot open attachments. Please note that queries sent to any e-mail address will not be considered. Because of the volume of email we receive, we cannot respond to every query. We regret that we do not accept submissions by post unless specifically requested." If this query is specifically for Justine, put "Query for Justine" in the subject line.

Want more on this subject?

How many agents should you query?

How to write a query letter: The 3 parts

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Literary Fiction | New Agency Alerts | Short Stories

Sunday, November 22, 2009 4:28:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

New Agent Alert: Jack Perry of Max & Co.
Posted by Chuck

About Jack: In 1994, Jack joined Random House and went on to become Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for Random House, then head of Sales for SourceBooks and Scholastic. He recently landed with Max & Co., a Literary Agency and Social Club.

Seeking: He will focused upon nonfiction books with a foundation in history, business, politics, narrative nonfiction, math, & science. He also likes sports. And music. In fact, if the writing is good enough, he can be led to a vast array of topics

How to submit: Jackwperry38@hotmail.com. E-query, and include a brief synopsis and biography stating what the book is and who you are. "Ideally both will point to a very large collection of people willing to drop $24.95 to read your work. We appreciate direct & cogent proposals (well...at least in others). Then include sample chapters as attachments, one of which must be your opening (we like to see how you take the stage). If more than four weeks have passed without a response, write again or call. E-mail was never intended to carry the burden we all now place upon it. Stuff gets lost in the ether."

Want more on this subject?

Read an interview with Max & Co. founder Michael Murphy.

How many agents should you query?

How to write a query letter: The 3 parts

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:01:25 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

New Agent Alert: Sophia Seidner of Judith Ehrlich Literary Management
Posted by Chuck

About Sophia: OK, so Sophia's not technically a "new" agent, but she just moved from Wiley to Judith Ehrlich Literary Management, and seems to be transitioning more from international sales to taking on domestic clients (and this is a good thing for writers). Sophia worked in the literary division of International Management Group, starting as an assistant to the literary agent Julian Bach, working with clients such as Pat Conroy and Jan Morris. After Julian Bach’s retirement, Sophia continued as an assistant agent, and contracts and subsidiary rights manager, working on behalf of clients such as Jack Welch, Ken Blanchard, Marshall Goldsmith, Peter Drucker, Bill O’Reilly, Pearl Jam, Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, and Elvis Costello. Next Sophia joined John Wiley & Sons, Inc. as an international rights manager for three years. At Wiley, she focused on selling translation rights for Wiley's extensive list of business, technology and culinary titles.

Seeking: strong literary fiction and nonfiction including self-help, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and biography. Areas of special interest include medical and health-related topics, science (popular, political and social), animal welfare, current events, politics, law, history, ethics, parody and humor, sports, art and business self-help.

How to Submit: sseidner@judithehrlichliterary.com. For nonfiction, query and include an explanation of platform. For fiction, query with brief synopsis and a small representation of the writing (7-15 pages pasted in the e-mail). "If we are sufficiently intrigued by your project, we will ask for samples or the complete proposal or manuscript. Due to the volume of submissions, we regret that we cannot respond to all e-mail. We do not represent children’s books, novellas, poetry, textbooks, plays or screenplays."

Want more on this subject?

How many agents should you query?

How to write a query letter: The 3 parts

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Literary Fiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:42:49 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Friday, November 06, 2009

New Agent Alert: Mary Kole of Andrea Brown Literary
Posted by Chuck

About Mary: She is a new associate agent at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency and runs the KidLit blog. In her quest to learn all sides of publishing, she has also worked in the children's editorial department at Chronicle Books and is currently earning her MFA in creative writing at the University of San Francisco. Mary's passion is editorial work. When she's not reading manuscripts and queries, she's devouring books by some of her favorite authors, like Laurie Halse Anderson, Libba Bray, Sara Zarr, Jake Wizner, M.T. Anderson, Scott Westerfeld, Frank Portman, Neil Gaiman, Rick Riordan, Elizabeth Scott, Lauren Myracle, E. Lockhart and others.

Seeking: "young adult and middle grade novels and truly exceptional picturebooks. She's seeking fresh, unique voices and idiosyncratic characters who, by book's end, she knows like a friend. Her favorite stories are character-driven but well-plotted—a mix of fast pacing, emotional resonance and beautiful writing. Boy books, girl books, first person, third person, it doesn't matter. She's looking for a literary spark with commercial appeal. While she's not interested in high fantasy, science fiction, thrillers or horror, she would love to consider realistic/contemporary, urban fantasy and fantasy/adventure, historical, paranormal and mystery manuscripts. One of her favorite genres is magical realism: a story set firmly in our world, only with a twist—magic, danger or something that turns "reality" on its ear—to make things more interesting. Favorite themes include: family, home, unlikely heroes, discovering one's voice, finding one's equilibrium after a big life event."

How to submit: E-queries only to Mary@andreabrownlit.com. If you haven't heard anything in 8 weeks, please assume that she is passing on your project. For picture books, include query and full ms. For fiction, include query and first 10 pages pasted in e-mail. No phone calls please.

Want more on this subject?

Examine great high-concept hooks for kids books.

New agent seeking kids stuff: Adriana Dominguez.

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts

Friday, November 06, 2009 10:42:12 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Thursday, November 05, 2009

New Agent Alert: Kimberly Shumate of Living Word Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

About Kimberly: Kimberly began her employment with Harvest House Publishers as the assistant to the National Sales Manager as well as the International Sales Director. Within four years, she was hired into the editorial department steeped in the slush pile of would-be/trying-to-be/can’t-seem-to-be authors. Having been a screenwriter since 1995, a freelance article and book contributor, her ability to identify and polish the diamonds hidden within the coal mines of unsolicited submissions gives her an eye for talent and a heart for the underdog. She is a member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, the Christian Media Association, and has 12 years of publishing experience.

Seeking: adult fiction, YA fiction, Christian living, dating/marriage, parenting, self-help, apologetics, health, inspirational, environmental, social issues, pop-culture, women’s issues, and men’s issues. No cookbooks, children’s books, science fiction or fantasy, memoirs, or poetry. No simultaneous submissions, please.

How to submit: Submit a query with short synopsis and first chapter via Word document. Agency only responds if interested. Send queries to livingwordliterary@gmail.com. Web: http://livingwordliterary.wordpress.com/. No phone calls, please.

Want more on this subject?

If Christian/inspiration writing is your thing, check out the agents I've interviewed who specialize in this category, including Greg Daniel and Joyce Hart.

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Christian Agents | New Agency Alerts

Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:09:52 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

New Agent Alert: George Bick of the Doug Grad Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

About George: Prior to joining the Doug Grad Literary Agency as an associate agent, George was a sales and marketing veteran of over twenty years at Warner Books, Random House, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins. (Previously, I blogged about the opening of the DGLA. See that post here.)

Seeking: Bick is actively looking for narrative nonfiction, business, science fiction, horror/paranormal, thrillers, military, comics and graphic novels, diet/self-help, memoir, pets/animals, romance, science, humor, pop culture, and travel.

How to submit: "Query by email letter first at query@dgliterary.com. Please do not send more than a brief letter explaining your book--no sample material unless requested. And your patience is greatly appreciated. The agency is receiving over 100 queries a week and our time is limited--our first priority is to our clients and their books."

Want more on this topic?

For other posts about graphic novels, click here.

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:43:57 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

New Agent Alert: Gwendolyn Heasley of Artists and Artisans Inc.
Posted by Chuck

About Gwendolyn: Gwendolyn Heasley is the author of the upcoming YA novel, Confessions of a Teenage Recessionista, which will be published by HarperCollins. She earned her B.A. from Davidson College in North Carolina, and her Master’s degree in Journalism from University of Missouri-Columbia where she wrote her thesis on why women read Us Weekly. In the past, she has sold greeting cards and taught creative writing to young adults.
She joins the two current agents at Artists & Artisans: Adam Chromy and Jamie Brenner.

Seeking: She’s actively seeking authors of Young Adult manuscripts of all genres, specifically manuscripts that have a sharp voice and vivid settings.

How to submit: "Send the first 10 pages in the body of an email along with the query. In order to minimize our impact on the environment, we strongly encourage authors to query via e-mail instead of snail mail (please start the subject line with "Query"). Please know that we usually do not respond when we are not interested - no response should be a clear enough indication. So save paper and postage - do not send queries with SASE because we will not return them. All fiction queries must include a brief author's bio, and the setup or premise for the book. No unsolicited manuscripts will be accepted. Gwendolyn Heasley gwen@artistsandartisans.com."

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New agent seeking kids stuff: Teresa Kietlinski of Prospect Agency.

New agent seeking kids stuff: Beth Fleisher of Barry Goldblatt Literary.

New agent seeking kids stuff: Adriana Dominguez of Full Circle Literary.

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts

Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:52:51 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

New Agent Alert: Myrsini Stephanides of the Carol Mann Agency
Posted by Chuck

Myrsini Stephanides
of the Carol Mann Agency

About Myrsini: She has 10 years of experience as a nonfiction editor and book packager specializing in highly illustrated books. Most recently, she worked as an Acquisition Editor at Sterling Publishing, where she developed the pop/culture and music category with titles including Woodstock: Three Days That Rocked the World, Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon, The British Invasion, and Record Store Days. Myrsini was the editor of the Weird travel series (Sterling), senior editor of The Duke Encyclopedia of New Medicine: Conventional and Alternative Medicine for All Ages (Rodale, 2006) and developmental/series editor of the first three books in the Men’s Health Best series (Rodale 2005). She has also collaborated on projects with The Smithsonian, Archaeology magazine and YANKEE Magazine and was a contributing writer to the fifth edition of the Hammond World Atlas (Langenscheidt, 2007).

Nonfiction areas of interest: pop culture and music, humor, narrative nonfiction and memoir, cookbooks.

Fiction areas of interest: offbeat literary fiction, graphic works, and edgy YA fiction. Can fiction be offbeat and commercial? She thinks it can. She is NOT looking for: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Romance (adult); MG (middle grade) fiction

How to contact: For fiction, paste the first 10-15 pages of your manuscript into the body of your e-mail. Please e-mail your query letters to myrsini (at) carolmannagency (dot) com. If your query has a graphic component, attach it to your email as a low-res PDF or JPG.

Tips: Myrsini futher delves into what she wants and doesn't want on the CMA website. "Hook me with your query and keep me hooked with your proposal. If you’d like to connect via the magic of social networking, you can follow me on twitter or check out Goodreads to see what I’m reading now."

Want more on this subject?

How many agents should you query?

How to write a query letter: The 3 parts

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Children's Writing | Graphic Novels | Literary Fiction | New Agency Alerts

Sunday, October 11, 2009 3:18:52 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Friday, September 25, 2009

New Agent Alert: Teresa Kietlinski of Prospect Agency
Posted by Chuck

About Teresa: "Teresa Kietlinski joined Prospect Agency in 2009 after thirteen happy years of working in the publishing industry at Disney-Hyperion, Dial Books for Young Readers, Viking Children's Books, William Morrow and Company, and St. Martin's Press. Teresa has designed and art directed hundreds of children's books of all sizes and shapes, and has worked with amazing talents including Kevin Sherry, David Sonam, LeUyen Pham, Boris Kulikov, Kadir Nelson, Brian Karas and Amy Young. She is now very excited to be on the other side of the fence, representing illustrators and authors whose work she really admires."

Seeking: "As an agent, Teresa is particularly interested in artists who both write and illustrate, but she's looking for anyone who will inspire and spark great things in both children and adults. Now what can you do with a pencil or mousepad?"

How to contact: Query only. Website submissions only. Go to SUBMISSIONS online to upload your materials. Please do not send submissions via email or mail. If your full manuscript is requested, please e-mail your work to the requesting agent in Word, RTF, or PDF format. "We ask that you do not submit your manuscript to more than one agent at Prospect Agency simultaneously, but we do not have an exclusive submissions policy and you are free to submit your work to other agencies in addition to Prospect Agency simultaneously. Please submit only one manuscript at a time. Responds in three months or less."

Want more on this topic?

Previously, I blogged about two other agents at Prospect Agenct: Rachel Orr and Becca Stumpf.

The McVeigh Agency is a new agency looking for kids writers.

Interview with kids agent Kelly Sonnack of Andrea Brown Literary.

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts

Friday, September 25, 2009 2:35:51 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

New Agent Alert: Beth Fleisher of Barry Goldblatt Literary
Posted by Chuck

Beth Fleisher

Barry Goldblatt Literary is based in Brooklyn. 320 7th Ave., #266, Brooklyn, NY 11215.

About Beth: She is a former editor, working for The Berkeley Publishing Group. Her passions are science fiction, fantasy and graphic novels, though she handles all kinds of kids stuff.

Fiction areas of interest: She welcomes kids work and graphic novels. She is particularly interest in finding new voices in middle grade and young adult fantasy, science fiction, mystery, historicals and action adventure.

Nonfiction areas of interest: "select children's and adult nonfiction."

How to submit: Send an e-query to query@bgliterary.com. Include the word "query" in the e-mail subject line. This agency accepts simultaneous submissions, but exclusive ones (designated with the word "exclusive" also in the e-mail subject line) will likely get priority. In the e-mail body, paste your query, your synopsis, and the first five pages of your book. No attachments please. Responds in four weeks to queries and eight weeks to manuscripts.

Also: The agency has a blog. See it here.

Want more on this subject?

Along with Beth, another new agent at BG Lit is Joe Monti.

I've written about plenty of new agents seeking children's work, including Adriana Dominguez of Full Circle Literary and Brenda Bowen of Sanford J. Greenburger. See all new agents under the "New Agency Alerts" category.

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Children's Writing | Graphic Novels | New Agency Alerts

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:10:21 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Monday, August 10, 2009

Upstart Crow Literary Forms, and Offers Plenty of Great Advice on Website
Posted by Chuck

My coworker Alice Pope actually had the scoop on this a few days ago, but I thought I should mention it here as well.

Three agents from Firebrand Literary have broken off to form a new agency: Upstart Crow Literary. Strange name aside, I think the agency looks very cool. It will be headed up by Michael Stearns, who was formerly a prolific children's book editor. Also onboard are agents Chris Richman and Danielle Chiotti. Between the three of them, they handle adult fiction, lots of kids fiction, and some nonfiction, too.

One thing you should check out immediately is their "Toolbox" - a resource page for writers. Besides including the usual blogroll stuff, they actually have specific helpful "articles" for writers - very cool! See the following on the Toolbox page:

How to Write a Query Letter
Ten Commandments of Writing for Children
Dialogue, Some Basics
A Bookshelf for Writers & Editors

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts | Random Updates

Monday, August 10, 2009 10:57:15 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Thursday, August 06, 2009

New Agent Alert: Adriana Dominguez of Full Circle Literary
Posted by Chuck

Adriana Domínguez

Full Circle Literary is based out of the SanDiego area, but Adriana will be their east-coast representative.

About Adriana: She has more than 10 years of experience in publishing, most recently as Executive Editor at HarperCollins Children's Books, where she managed the children's division of the Latino imprint, Rayo. Prior to that, she was Children's Reviews Editor at Críticas magazine, published by Library Journal. She is also a professional translator, and has worked on a number of translations of best-selling children's books.

Fiction areas of interest: Children's books - picture books, middle grade novels, and (literary) young adult novels. On the adult side, she is looking for literary, women's, and historical fiction.

Nonfiction areas of interest: Multicultural, pop culture, how-to, and titles geared toward women of all ages.

How to submit: "To save trees we are now accepting initial queries and submissions by e-mail only. To submit to Full Circle, please send a brief, one-page query (in the body of the e-mail, no attachments please) describing your book project and author highlights. No phone queries. Please send your queries to: submissions(at)fullcircleliterary.com Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for response. We will notify you if we are interested in representing your project or if we will be requesting additional materials (such as sample chapters or a proposal). Unfortunately we cannot respond personally to every query and submission we receive."

Also: "Please refer to our blog posts on fullcirclelit.blogspot.com for further detail about what we might be looking for at any one time, as well as a more detailed explanation of what we seek in an author and their credentials."

Want more on this subject?

I previously interviewed Full Circle agent Lilly Ghahremani. See that interview here.
Check out Writing & Selling the YA Novel, by award-winning YA author K.L. Going.
Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.
Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.
Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Children's Writing | Literary Fiction | New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Thursday, August 06, 2009 10:52:25 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

New Agent Alert: Gordon Warnock of Andrea Hurst & Associates Literary Management
Posted by Chuck

Gordon Warnock

About Gordon: He started as an intern with Andrea Hurst Literary Management, a Sacramento-based agency, and has now been promoted to full agent. Recently, he attended the 2009 San Francisco Writers Conference and the 2009 Jack London Writers Conference. E-mail: gordon@andreahurst.com. Web: www.andreahurst.com.

Nonfiction areas of interest: Memoir, Pets, Cookbooks, Self-Help, Current Events, Humor, How-To, Health and Dieting. Fiction areas of interest: Commercial Narrative, Character-Driven Literary, Monster and Disaster, Pets, Humor. Does not want to receive: Religious Fiction, Women's Fiction, New Age, Children's and YA.

How to Submit: "Please query one agent only from this agency. E-mail your query and please include your query in the body of the email--no attachments. Do not send proposals, sample chapters or manuscripts unless specifically requested by an agent. They will not be opened or returned. Please indicate if you are simultaneously submitting to other agents. Give some time to respond—in busy periods this may take several weeks. The agent will contact you if we are interested in seeing more. If interested in seeing more of your work, we will request a synopsis, author bio, sample chapters, and, for nonfiction books, a proposal. Fiction must be complete to be considered. Please send only your very best, most ruthlessly edited work. Hint: If you just finished your novel recently, chances are it is not yet ready for scrutiny."

Want more on this subject?

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

Literary Fiction | New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:47:42 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Friday, July 31, 2009

New Agent Actively Seeking Middle Grade and Young Adult
Posted by Chuck

Emily Keyes, a junior agent at the L. Perkins Agency, has posted that she is "avidly" seeking good children's writing - young adult and middle grade works.

Here is her post from the
L. Perkins agency blog:

"I’m tired of getting queries from authors who don’t currently read YA, never read YA, say books published today are terrible, but they heard that Harry Potter lady made more than the Queen, and hey, they can do that! Writing for kids is easy, right?
"I love YA books. I loved them when I was a kid and I still love them now. I want to see manuscripts from people who love it as much as I do. I want to find the books that kids are going to remember with fondness. I inhaled Lois Duncan, LJ Smith, Babysitter’s Club, Sweet Valley, etc, etc. These days I’m excited by the writing done by Suzanne Collins, Kristin Cashore, Claudia Gray. I’m also into the teen novels by people like Sarah Dessen, Deb Caletti, Barry Lyga and others. I’m looking for smart middle grade and teen novels. (No picture books, please.) I like fantasy and paranormal, and other odd things. Zombies are pretty big at the moment, and I’d also like to see witches, psychics, time travel and superheroes. As far as non-genre, I like strong, female heroines and books with fresh voices and a quirky sense of humor. I’m really sick of knock-off 'Harry Potters’ and 'Twilights'."

How to contact: Query first. Send queries to EKlperkinsagency@yahoo.com

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts

Friday, July 31, 2009 12:31:21 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

New Agency Alert: The OnyxHawke Agency
Posted by Chuck

Editor's Note: There's a new agency that opened several months ago I thought I would tell you about. I haven't met Mr. Kabongo, but I've looked over the site and he seems very legit. It's also a pleasure to see someone who specializes in sci-fi and fantasy - not usually popular topics with agents. Give his website a close look, as their are multiple ways to submit to him.

The OnyxHawke Agency

Contact: Michael Kabongo. The OnyxHawke Agency, 141 Newburyport Turnpike, Suite 382, Rowley, MA 01969 (212)433-0141. www.onyxhawke.com.

Looking for: Primarily science fiction and fantasy.

How to submit: "For fiction, send the whole novel. Send it only in Rich Text Format (RTF). Send one novel at a time. Include on the first page of the file your name, your address, your email address (at least one) and your phone number. Format your subject line: Title of Novel - Your Name - Genre - Any special code from the FAQ or given to you by me. Include a brief synopsis of the plot in the email. List the minimum length for consideration of any major publisher as listed on the SFWA "Qualifying Novel Venues" at the bottom of your cover letter, with the name of the publisher. For example 'Forsaken Future Books 95,000 words.' Format your file name with "First initial Last name Title'. "

Genre Writing | New Agency Alerts

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:50:06 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Friday, July 24, 2009

New Agents: Laura Wood and Ward Calhoun at FinePrint Literary Management
Posted by Chuck

FinePrint Literary Management, 240 West 35th Street Suite 500, New York, NY 10001.

How to submit (to either agent): "For fiction, send a query letter and synopsis and the first two chapters via regular mail. If you query via email, do not send an attachment without invitation. If we’re interested, we will ask to see a few chapters or the full manuscript. For nonfiction, send a query letter, proposal, and sample chapters via regular mail. If you send a query via e-mail, do not include an attachment. If we’re interested, we will ask for additional material."

Ward Calhoun's areas of interest: nonfiction titles in the areas of sports, humor, and pop culture.

Prior to becoming an agent, Ward was a Senior Editor at Hylas Publishing, among other positions. During this time he’s also managed to write a book or two, including The Llama Sutra (2006) and Must-See Movies (2008). Contact him at ward@fineprintlit.com

Laura Wood's areas of interest: She "specializes in serious nonfiction, especially in the areas of science and nature, along with substantial titles in business, history, religion, and other areas by academics, experienced professionals, and journalists. Laura enjoys hanging out with scientists and academics in general and believes in bringing their findings to a wide audience."

Prior to becoming an agent, Laura worked at several publishing houses. Contact her at laura@fineprintlit.com.

Want more on this subject?

Blog contributor Ricki Schultz interviewed Ward Calhoun here.

To see all the many agent interviews on this blog, click here.

If you're writing a nonfiction book, consider either of these resources: Publish Your Nonfiction Book (available Nov. 2009) by agent Sharlene Martin; or the 2010 Writer's Market.

New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Friday, July 24, 2009 2:55:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

New Agent Alert: Brenda Bowen of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Posted by Chuck

55 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003. (212)206-5600. bbowen@sjga.com. Prior to becoming an agent: She has been editorial director of Henry Holt & Company, Disney/Hyperion, Scholastic Press, and Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Areas of interest: Bowen represents authors and illustrators of children’s books for all ages (preschool to teen) as well as, in her words, "graphic novelists, animators and maybe a surprise element or two."

How to contact: "If you plan to query via e-mail: Please submit a query letter in the body of the e-mail, and the following as Word attachments: the first three chapters of the manuscript (for fiction), a book proposal (for nonfiction), a synopsis of the work, and a brief bio or résumé. If you plan to send a hard copy query: Please submit a query letter, the first three chapters of the manuscript (for fiction), a book proposal (for nonfiction), a synopsis of the work, a brief bio or résumé, and a stamped self-addressed envelope for reply. Original artwork is not accepted (send copies only). Enclose a stamped, self-addressed mailer if you wish to have your materials returned to you. We generally reply to queries within 6-8 weeks."

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:57:27 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

New Agent Alert: Jacquie Flynn of Joelle Delbourgo Associates
Posted by Chuck

Reminder: Newer agents are golden opportunities for new writers because they're likely building their client list; however, always make sure your work is as perfect as it can be before submitting, and only query agencies that are a great fit for your work. Otherwise, you're just wasting time and postage.

Jacquie Flynn recently joined Joelle Delbourgo Associates as an agent. Prior to that, she was a long-time editor at Amacom Books. As an agent, she will specialize in areas of nonfiction. "She specializes in coaching authors to use Social Media and other marketing tools to build and connect with their reader community."

Nonfiction areas of interest: business and career, technology, science, psychology, self-help, and parenting.

Authors with whom she has worked include: William Illsey Atkinson, award-winning science writer; Ira Blumenthal, brand consultant, author, speaker and educator; William H. Colby, the lawyer who represented Nancy Cruzan's family in the first right-to-die case to reach the Supreme Court; Scott Fox, leading internet business evangelist and frequent speaker; Moira Gunn, Ph.D., host of public radio’s Tech Nation; Frederick Hahn, founder of Serious Strength, Inc.; and more.

How to submit: Does not accept e-mail queries of any kind; all materials must be submitted in hard copy with a SASE (letter only). Send snail mail queries to Joëlle Delbourgo Associates, Inc., 516 Bloomfield Ave., Suite 5, Montclair, NJ 07042. Please specify whether your work is being reviewed by other agents and/or publishers. Please submit a detailed overview outlining the nonfiction project, including a table of contents, marketing plan, author bio, and audience for the proposed work, along with a sample chapter of actual text. "We generally respond to all submissions within six weeks. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, we cannot always respond with a personal letter."

About Jacquie: She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University where she majored in International Relations and rowed on the Women's Crew team. She is also a Hockey Mom, knitter, and avid hiker who lives in Northern New Jersey with her husband and two sons. Like Joelle, she speaks French — but not nearly as well.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:37:21 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

New Agent Alert: Stephanie Maclean of Trident Media Group
Posted by Chuck

Stephanie Maclean

Trident Media Group, 41 Madison Ave, Floor 36, New York, NY 10010. Fiction areas of interest: Romance, Women’s Fiction and Young Adult. smaclean@tridentmediagroup.com.

How to contact: "Please send queries by email or regular mail (Email is faster). Please include a cover letter, synopsis and the first chapter of the manuscript. I only respond to queries I am interested in."

Children's Writing | Genre Writing | New Agency Alerts | Romance

Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:55:52 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

New Agent Alert: Chasya Milgrom of Dystel & Goderich
Posted by Chuck

Ms. Chasya Milgrom was recently promoted from assistant to full-fledged agent over at Dystel and Goderich.

Fiction areas of interest: literary fiction, and fiction with a splash of irony and humor. Nonfiction areas of interest: psychology, narrative nonfiction, politics, history and pop culture.

How to contact: cmilgrom@dystel.com. Enclose a cover letter, outline or brief synopsis of the work (with word count if possible), a sample chapter, and a stamped, self-addressed envelope for our response. E-mail queries are fine, but keep them brief and make sure your cover letter is in the body of the e-mail. Please be sure to query only one agent at this agency. Responds to most query letters within a six to eight week period. If you don't hear from her within that time frame, chances she did not receive yours. Feel free to resend it.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:51:21 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

New Agency Alert: Doug Grad Literary Agency, Inc.
Posted by Chuck

He's probably a little bit busy in his new transition from editor to agent, but you should take note of Doug Grad, who has created the newly-formed Doug Grad Literary Agency.

Strangely enough, Doug doesn't have a whole lot of information on his Web site regarding what topics he's looking for. It seems he is interested in just about all adult fiction and nonfiction topics. If you take a good look at his recent sales, it seems like they are mostly nonfiction items.

How to contact: Query him. If he is interested, he will request the full book proposal (for nonfiction submissions), or the first 50 pages (for fiction). Send e-queries to doug.grad@dgliterary.com

New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:19:34 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

New Agency Alert: Kirsten Neuhaus Literary
Posted by Chuck

Kirsten Neuhaus, who has worked at a few agencies in recent years, has recently broke out on her own. Here are the details:

Kirsten Neuhaus Literary Agency
21 W 38th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
646 839 6899

Seeking: Nonfiction, particularly current events, international affairs, pop cultural studies, and narratives with strong female voices, as well as up-market, commercial fiction.

Submission Guidelines: "Our preferred method for receiving queries is via email. Please send a query letter, including a bio, and approximately ten sample pages to:submissions@kirstenneuhausliterary.com."

Please Note:
    - All material must appear in the body of the e-mail.
    - She will not open any attachments.
    - She does not respond to queries via phone.

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Wednesday, May 06, 2009 4:02:52 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

New Agency Alert: Priot Entertainment Group
Posted by Chuck

I just got word that agent Donna Bagdasarian, who was formerly with both Vigliano Associates and the Maria Carvainis Agency, has started a new agency: Priot Entertainment Group.

She is actively building her list with this new agency.

Fiction areas of interest: general fiction/mainstream, literary fiction, mystery and suspense, thrillers, historicals, contemporary women’s fiction. Nonfiction areas of interest: biography and memoir, history, business, finance, psychology, popular science.

How to submit: "We request that all submissions be with a query plus short sample. All submissions will be responded to within 6-8 weeks, ideally. Send submissions to submissions@priotgroup.com

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Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:10:12 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

New Agency Alert: The McVeigh Agency
Posted by Chuck

The McVeigh Agency

Update: For an awesome Q&A with
Mark McVeigh, see Alice Pope's
CWIM blog here.

Former editor Mark McVeigh has recently opened his own literary agency. Here's some more info:

Adult writing areas of interest: "fiction of all kinds, nonfiction (especially) biographies and history), memoir, photo books on fashion, art, architecture, and more, graphic novels." Juvenile areas of interest: "picture books that are character driven, funny, and with a totally kid-centric hook; chapter books, middle-grade books for both boys and girls, especially manuscripts that have series potential; young adult of all sorts, from comic to angst-y, from envelope-pushing, issue-based to swooningly romantic; graphic novels; unusual or very topical nonfiction."

For both adult and children's: "Illustrators with an arresting look and a versatile style who are capable of illustrating picture books, covers, and interoir art. Photographers with the skill to handle both commercial and more literary projects." And also: "Books with particular appeal to children and adults of color. This country is based on the idea of a melting pot, and I want my clients and their books to reflect that. No matter what color you are, I want to represent books that resonate with you and your world. Writers shape the books they write, but these books shape the people who read them: I’m totally aware of this and committed to growing the list of successful authors and illustrators of color."

How to contact: Unsolicited queries should go to mark@themcveighagency.com. No snail mail queries.

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:38:28 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Blogging Agent: Jill Corcoran of Herman Agency, Inc.
Posted by Chuck

Kind of a double notification here. Jill Corcoran is an associate agent at Herman Agency, Inc., who is 1) looking for submissions (children's stuff), and 2) blogging about her adventures and passing on advice to writers.

She is seeking middle grade and young adult. See her blog here, where she discusses things such as changes in the publishing world, how she evaluates a submission, and where to go to soak up advice on query writing.

How to submit: Please e-mail a query plus the first 10 pages of your manuscript to Jill@HermanAgencyInc.com.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:21:23 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

New Agent Alerts: Stacia Decker and Danielle Chiotti of Firebrand Literary
Posted by Chuck

Editor's Note: Firebrand Literary closed in July 2009. Three agents from Firebrand Literary have broken off to form a new agency: Upstart Crow Literary. It will be headed up by Michael Stearns, who was formerly a prolific children's book editor. Also onboard are agents Chris Richman and Danielle Chiotti. Between the three of them, they handle adult fiction, lots of kids fiction, and some nonfiction, too. Stacia moved on to Donald Maass Literary.

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I got word last week about two new agents at Firebrand Literary, but had to kind of sit on it until the official announcement came this morning. Both of these agents will be attending the Writer's Digest conference on May 27 in NYC and taking pitches from writers. Both have backgrounds in editing, and you can learn more about Stacia and Danielle's backgrounds on the Firebrand Web site.

New Agent: Stacia Decker

To see an updated post on Stacia (now at Donald Maass Literary), click here.

New Agent: Danielle Chiotti

Danielle specializes in a variety of trade fiction and nonfiction books. For nonfiction: narrative nonfiction, memoir, self-help, relationships, humor, current events, women’s issues, and cooking. For fiction: commercial women’s fiction and multicultural fiction (with a slightly “literary” edge), romance, paranormal romance, and young adult fiction for girls.

To contact them personally, it's (firstname)@firebrandliterary.com. However - note that these new agents do not take queries over e-mail but rather through an online submission form on the Firebrand Web site.

Firebrand is another one of those agencies that is still relatively new in the grand scheme of things, but has quickly turned itself into an up-and-coming powerhouse of an agency.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:13:37 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

New Agent Alert: Willy Blackmore of BLISS Literary
Posted by Chuck

Willy Blackmore

Willy Blackmore, great-grandson of Farrar, Straus and Giroux co-founder John Farrar, has joined BLISS as an associate agent. He is a former editor and co-founder of Impetus Press.

Fiction areas of interests: writing with a pop or urban edge that falls between commercial and experimental, and traditional literary fiction. He prefers narrative-driven novels that construct and develop a real and engaging world. He does not represent straight genre fiction (e.g. fantasy, romance, crime, horror, etc.), but will consider manuscripts that take a new slant on the traditions and tropes of a genre.

Nonfiction areas of interest: pop culture, food/travel writing, contemporary art/culture, memoirs that showcase an intense sense of immediacy and confront difficult realities, and histories and biographies that relate to literature and art.

How to contact: wblackmore@blissliterary.com. Snail mail - BLISS Literary Agency International, Inc., 1601 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, #389, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. www.blissliterary.com. The agency's submissions page online has much more detail on how to submit via snail mail or regular mail.

Genre Writing | Literary Fiction | New Agency Alerts

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:03:09 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Friday, March 20, 2009

Roundup: News From the Agent & Publishing Worlds
Posted by Chuck

MYSPACE FOR WRITERS?

This cool new Web site called Filed By looks like a MySpace-like site where writers can access a template page and create a writer profile.
My opinion: MySpace itself sucks, I think, but it is a great site for bands, because it has a media player on it, and allows you to upload video and content and songs and pics easily. If this site can do for writers what MySpace does for bands, then this may be very cool.

NEW AGENCY: FINCHLEY ROAD LITERARY

According to Publishers Lunch, "Rebecca Gradinger has left Janklow & Nesbit Associates and launched Finchley Road Literary, a boutique agency specializing in literary fiction, up-market commercial fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, humor and pop culture."
There is no web site for FRL yet, but a discussion has already popped up over at Absolute Write.

CARNICELLI LITERARY CLOSES

Carnicelli Literary Management is no more as Matthew Carnecelli has closed the agency to join Trident Media Group. Which leads me to:

JENNY BENT LEAVES TRIDENT TO START OWN AGENCY

Matthew joins; and Jenny leaves to start the Bent Agency. Jenny was interviewed on the GLA blog last summer. Although she may have switched agencies, her advice and thoughts in the interview are still helpful if you're thinking of querying her. She handles a variety of nonfiction, and some fiction (literary, women's).

XAVIER WINS; AWESOMENESS PROVEN TO WHOLE WORLD

My alma mater Xavier won their first game of the tournament.

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Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39:47 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Taryn Fagerness Forms Own Agency; Stops Taking Queries
Posted by Chuck

Taryn Fagerness is a literary agent out in San Diego; I met and interviewed her a while back when we crossed paths at the La Jolla Writers Conference. She contacted me today and said that after five years at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, she is branching out and going on her own.

According to her, the Taryn Fagerness Agency, LLC, will primarily work on "subsidiary rights on behalf of US literary agents (mainly foreign rights, but some audio and film too)." Now, my first question was: Will you continue to take queries? Her answer was No. She is not looking for new clients except for referrals from existing clients.

There is a lot of changes regarding the Sandra Dijkstra LA - with Kelly Sonnack leaving for Andrea Brown lit, Taryn moving out on her own, and two other agents leaving to form their own agency. More on that last part soon.

Taryn Fagerness

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:57:52 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Monday, March 16, 2009

New Children's Agency: Rodeen Literary Management
Posted by Chuck

Paul Rodeen recently left his position at Sterling Lord Literistic to establish his own agency focusing on children's writing. Here are the details.

3501 N. Southport #497, Chicago, IL 60657. http://rodeenliterary.com/

Interested In: Children's work and illustrators, middle grade, picture books and young adult. Contact: Paul Rodeen.

How to submit: Send submissions electronically to submissions@rodeenliterary.com. Guidelines: " Unsolicited submissions are accepted, however, we do not accept unsolicited hardcopy submissions.
Cover letters with contact information should be included. Lengthy pieces and large files should not be sent initially, fifty pages from a novel or a longer work of nonfiction will suffice. Electronic portfolios from illustrators are accepted. Picture book texts and picture book dummies are accepted. Graphic novels and comic books are accepted. We do not require exclusive looks at manuscripts. Response time will vary depending on schedules and submission volume."

Tips: "If you are an aspiring writer, experienced author, illustrator or educational author of children's books, picture books, middle age books or young adult novels, then please contact us to discuss representation."

Want more on this topic?

Interview: Kids agent Joe Monti of Goldblatt Literary.

Examine great high concept hooks for children's books.

Confused about formatting? Check out Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript.

Read about What Agents Hate: Chapter 1 Pet Peeves.

Want the most complete database of agents and what genres they're looking for? Buy the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents today!

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Monday, March 16, 2009 2:33:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Saturday, March 07, 2009

Sandy Lu Joins L. Perkins Agency
Posted by Chuck

Lori Perkins has an agency in New York. I blogged this agency a while back when Jenny Rappaport left the agency to form her own. Now, Lori has taken on a new agent: Sandy Lu.

L. Perkins Associates doesn't have a Web site, but Lori runs her "Agent in the Middle" blog here. Here are some detail on Sandy:

Sandy Lu
L. Perkins Associates

Prior to her current position: Ms. Lu was with Vanguard Literary Agency. Fiction areas of interest: "literary and commercial fiction, upscale women's fiction, mystery, thriller, psychological horror, and historical fiction. She is especially interested in edgy, contemporary urban fiction."

Nonfiction areas of interest: narrative nonfiction, history, biography,
memoir, science, psychology, pop culture, and food writing. She also has a particular interest in Asian or Asian-American writing, both original and in translation, fiction and nonfiction. How to contact: sllperkinsagency@gmail.com.

Genre Writing | New Agency Alerts

Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:05:25 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Monday, March 02, 2009

Agent Brendan Deneen Moves to FinePrint Literary
Posted by Chuck

News from FinePrint:

"Brendan Deneen has joined FinePrint Literary Management, LLC., representing writers for both publishing and film, and producing select film and television projects. Previously, Brendan worked as a manager at Objective Entertainment. Before his time as a manager, Brendan was a feature film executive for the Weinstein Company, Dimension Films, Miramax Films, and Scott Rudin Productions. He began his career at the William Morris Agency. Some of Brendan's current clients include J.M. DeMatteis, James A. Moore, Lysa Divine, Nate Kenyon and my pal Amber Benson."

"Brendan represents all genres but is particularly interested at this time in genre YA and thrillers. He will also continue to represent published (or soon-to-be-published) books and graphic novels for film and television sale." In his own words: "I represent pretty much all genres, including MG & YA. And I'm still doing a lot of film and TV stuff. I do handle nonfiction but it's not my specialty (at least not yet!)."

Submission Guidelines: E-mail only, please! Brendan prefers writers to submit a query letter only before sending any material along for consideration. No pages or synopsis. NO ATTACHMENTS! You can reach Brendan by e-mail at Brendan (at) FinePrintLit (dot) com "

Children's Writing | Genre Writing | New Agency Alerts | Random Updates | Screenwriting and Script Agents

Monday, March 02, 2009 2:59:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

New Agent Alert: Sara Megibow of Nelson Literary
Posted by Chuck

Kristin Nelson, of Nelson Literary in Denver, has announced that her long-time assistant, Sara Megibow, is now a full acquiring agent. Sara has worked with Kristin for some time (and therefore has probably learned everything she ever needed to know about agenting), and has helped sell several books.

Below you will find Kristin's
"wants" in terms of fiction:

"Science Fiction and Fantasy = This is probably my all time favorite genre. For me, it is important to create a vivid, intense world that is incorporated seamlessly into an engaging story with complex characters. Here are some recent reads which I feel capture these qualities: Old Man's War by John Scalzi, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch and His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik.

Romance = I love super sexy, intelligent romances. My favorite authors are Sherry Thomas (I know, I know, I'm biased) and Pamela Clare (everything she's written). I'm a romantic, so about any subgenre works for me (except inspirational) as long as the writing is superior and the characters are solid.

Young Adult and Middle Grade = I have to admit, vampires and werewolves are not top on my list right now. I know it can still be done, but I am secretly on the look-out for books set in the real world (with a multicultural spin or a historical spin would be great).

Finally, that all-encompassing genre of commercial fiction. For me, just about anything goes as long as it's well written. I couldn't put down Mistress of the Art of Death by Arianne Franklin. Bring on the historicals and the multiculturals in this area too."

Sara Megibow

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:45:07 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Monday, December 15, 2008

New Agent at Greenhouse Literary
Posted by Chuck

Greenhouse Literary, a cool newer agency started by Brit Sarah Davies, has recently snagged a new agent: Julia Churchill. Like Sarah, Julia hails from the UK . I'm not sure if Julia will be taking on American authors, but her joining Greenhouse means that Sarah will have more time to devote to American writers, so that's good news for juvenile writers.

As a refresher, Greenhouse specializes in "children’s fiction – from high-concept/character-led series aimed at the 5+ age group through middle grade to young-adult/crossover novels. We are NOT looking for picturebook texts or illustrators, non-fiction, educational or religious/inspirational work, poetry, or writing aimed at adults. If you think your work fulfils these criteria, please send a one-page query email to submissions@greenhouseliterary.com. This should include a short synopsis of your plot, a few lines about yourself and your writing ‘credentials’, as well as the first chapter or first five pages (whichever is the shorter) of your manuscript pasted into the body of the email. Sorry, but we no longer accept e-mail attachments or snail-mail submissions (we try to be as paper free as possible). If we are interested we will reply with directions on what material should be sent next, and in what format."

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts | Random Updates

Monday, December 15, 2008 9:46:40 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

New Agent Alert: Loren R. Grossman of the Paul S. Levine Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Agent Paul Levine's wife, Loren R. Grossman, has joined him at the agency and is looking for clients. She specializes in nonfiction.

Nonfiction areas of interest: Archeology, Art/Photography/Architecture, Child
Guidance/Parenting, Coffee Table Books, Education/Academics, Gardening,
Health/Medicine, Science/Technology, Law, Religion, Memoirs, Sociology.

How to contact: E-mail her at lrg@ix.netcom.com. Submitting writers are encouraged to refer to one or more “how-to” writers’ manuals. Send a one (1) page, single-spaced query letter, preferably by e-mail (although “snail mail” and fax are acceptable). No query-related phone calls, please. In your query letter, note your target market, with a summary of specifics on how your work differs from other authors’ previously published work.

All submissions should be photocopies free of spelling and grammar errors, in clear 12-point font (e.g., Times New Roman), double-spaced, paginated, on white 8.5x11 20-lb. paper, with 1-inch margins. If you are asked to submit material, and you would like it returned should we not accept it, don’t forget to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelop (SASE).

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:27:48 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Rappaport Agency Opens
Posted by Chuck

Jenny Rappaport recently left L. Perkins Associates to form her own agency: The Rappaport Agency. Her new Web site is up, and she recently held a query contest to kick off the new venture.

Here are some query instructions
from Jenny. See more information
on her Web site.

"Only email queries are currently accepted. Please send your email to queries@rappaportagency.com. Be sure to include the world 'Query' in the subject line, and your contact information in the body of the e-mail.
       Jenny primarily represents science fiction and fantasy, horror, young adult fiction, and romance, along with a few select nonfiction titles. In science fiction and fantasy, her tastes are very broad, but be careful for cliches. There's so much wonderful material out there to explore that every fantasy novel doesn't need the stereotypical elf, dwarf, and farmboy-turned-world savior, all of whom start their adventure in a bar with tavern wenches. Regarding horror, she prefers the darker, psychological side of things, and she very firmly does not like splatterpunk.
        She represents all types of young adult fiction, but her favorites are the ones that fall into the SFF or horror genres. Regarding romance, she is only looking for historical romances and paranormals (contemporary or historical). She also handles a bit of women's fiction, and is always a sucker for a very good historical novel. Literary fiction is difficult to place with us.
        The Rappaport Agency does not represent picture books, most types of nonfiction, or religious fiction."

Genre Writing | New Agency Alerts | Romance | Science Fiction and Fantasy

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:32:47 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

New Agent Alert: Amberly Finarelli of Andrea Hurst Literary
Posted by Chuck

Andrea Hurst Literary Management, a Sacramento-based agency run by the talented Andrea Hurst, has a new official rep, Amberly Finarelli, looking for clients. She is currently looking for new clients in the following areas:

Nonfiction:

humor/gift books
crafts
how-to (financial, house and home, health and beauty, weddings)
Relationships/advice
Self-help, psychology
Travel writing
Narrative nonfiction

Fiction:

Commercial women's fiction
Comic and cozy mysteries
Literary fiction with a focus on the arts, culture, and/or history
Contemporary young adult.

Learn more about Amberly Finarelli on the Andrea Hurst agency site. Her e-mail is amberly@andreahurst.com. Submission instructions can be found online.

Children's Writing | Narrative Nonfiction | New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:21:06 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Friday, August 29, 2008

New Agent Alert: Joanna Stampfel
Posted by Chuck

UPDATE (March 2009): Joanna is now Joanna Stampfel-Volpe and she is with Nancy Coffey Literary. To see an interview with her, click on the "Agent Advice" category on the left.

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Joanna Stampfel is transitioning from office assistant to full-fledged powerful literary agent over at FinePrint Literary Management in NYC.

You know what that means: a new agent looking for writers.

(News of her transition was
recently announced by Colleen
Lindsay, another FinePrint agent
who's known as "The Swivet." When
you see things quoted below,
that is material from her.)

"Here's what Joanna's looking for, in her own words:

Actively seeking: Childrens: Chapter books to middle grade - covering any and all topics. If fantasy, it had better be very unique. Loves a good school story, and always looking for humorous boy reads. YA: contemporary to sci-fi and everything in between. Again, if full-out fantasy, it had better be different. Romance: historical, paranormal, multicultural. Other Adult: pop-culture, dark speculative fiction, narrative non-fiction having to do with environment, food, outdoors.

Does not want to receive: mysteries, thrillers, heavy nonfiction, self-help, how-to, hard sci-fi, hi-fantasy, memoirs, true crime, biography.

How to contact: E-queries and snail mail queries accepted. Send e-queries to [redacted]."

Children's Writing | Genre Writing | New Agency Alerts

Friday, August 29, 2008 1:11:53 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

New Agent: Jon Sternfeld of Irene Goodman Literary
Posted by Chuck

Reminder: Newer agents/agencies are golden opportunities for new writers because they're likely building their client list; however, always make sure your work is as perfect as it can be before submitting, and only query agencies that are a great fit for your work. Otherwise, you're just wasting time and postage.

Jon Sternfeld of the Irene Goodman Literary Agency

80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1101, New York, NY 10011. E-mail:
queries@irenegoodman.com. www.irenegoodman.com/about.php. Actively seeking: intelligent literary fiction, high-end modern fiction; nonfiction and narrative nonfiction dealing with social, cultural and historical issues; an occasional memoir and current affairs book. Prior to his current position: Jon comes to the agency from the film world, where he worked both the creative and development sides. He is actively seeking new clients. "I'd be happy if people just reached out to me," he says.

How to contact: "For Unpublished Authors: If you have a manuscript that you would like to send to the agency, please first ask yourself the following questions: 1) Is this manuscript in the best possible shape? Do I believe it is ready to sell, or am I just testing the waters? 2) Have I completed the manuscript? 3) Does it fit the guidelines of the kinds of books this agency represents? If you can answer yes to all of the above, then please do the following: Send a query letter and the first 10 pages, along with a detailed synopsis of the entire book, in the body of an e-mail to queries@irenegoodman.com (Query, ATTN: Jon Sternfeld)."

Responds in 1-2 months. If interested, this agent will request more pages. E-mail queries only. No snail mail or phone queries will be accepted, nor will any queries to Jon's personal e-mail account. "Because we are receiving more than 50 queries a day, the system is getting overloaded. If your e-mail bounces back, please do not call the office. Just try again in a day or two."

Literary Fiction | Narrative Nonfiction | New Agency Alerts

Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:24:54 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

New Agent Alert: Josh Getzler of Writers House
Posted by Chuck

Editor's note: "Josh Getzler is moving to Russell & Volkening (Nov. 2009) as an agent. He has been at Writers House for the past three years. He anticipates building his list of literary and commercial fiction, with a particular bias toward suspense and crime novels."

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Josh Getzler of Writers House

21 W. 26th Street, New York NY 10010. Email: jgetzler@writershouse.com. www.writershouse.com Seeking new and unagented writers. Prior to becoming a junior agent, Mr. Getzler have had 15 years in the business (not all publishing). Currently handles: 75% fiction, 25% nonfiction.

How to contact: E-mail only with query with five or so pages. Synopsis not necessary. Actively seeking: Foreign and historical thrillers. Recent sales: Devil's Thrill by Gerald Elias (Minotaur, Fall 2009).

This new agent tip
provided by GLA blogger
extraordinaire Kristen Howe.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 1:53:28 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

New Agency Alert: Straus Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Reminder: Newer agencies are golden opportunities for new writers because they're likely building their client list; however, always make sure your work is as perfect as it can be before submitting, and only query agencies that are a great fit for your work. Otherwise, you're just wasting time and postage.

Straus Literary Agency

319 Lafayette St., #220 New York, NY 10012. (646)843-9950. Fax: (646)390-3320. E-mail: jonah@strausliterary.com. Contact: Jonah Straus. See the agency website. New agency actively seeking clients. Prior to becoming an agent, Jonah spent 13 years in editorial, sales and marketing for publishing and book distributers in New York and San Francisco. Established: 2003. Currently handles: 50% Fiction, 50% Nonfiction.

Nonfiction areas of interest: biography, history, mind/body/spirit, travel, lifestyle, memoir, cookbooks, multicultural, current events, politics, humor. Fiction areas of interest: general fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction, multicultural fiction, mystery. How to Contact: E-mail query with synopsis, author bio and two sample chapters as attachment.

Recent sales: Above Top Secret: Uncover the Mysteries of the Digital Age by Jim Marrs (The Disinformation Company); Depression, War and Cold War: Studies in Political Economy by Robert Higgs (Oxford University Press, USA).

Note: This agency is not be confused with Robin Straus Literary, Inc.

Literary Fiction | Memoir | New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:27:27 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Verna Dreisbach Opens Dreisbach Literary
Posted by Chuck

Literary agent Verna Dreisbach, an agent at Andrea Hurst Literary in Sacramento, is branching off to form her own literary agency: Dreisbach Literary.

To learn more about Vern, check out the GLA blog announcement of her arrival as an agent, and then check out Robin Mizell's interview with her.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:29:37 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

New Agent Alert: Guichard Cadet of Serendipity Literary
Posted by Chuck

Serendipity Literary, a cool boutique agency founded by Regina Brooks, has a new literary agent looking for material.

Guichard Cadet is "looking to represent a balanced mix of fiction and nonfiction but is not interested in magical realism, fantasy or science fiction. He has a special affinity for pop culture, sports and Caribbean themed titles."

Previously, Guichard founded the independent press, La Caille Nous Publishing. See his full bio here!

The agency has different submission guidelines for adult fiction/nonfiction than they do for children's and juvenile work. Adjust accordingly.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:41:22 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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New Agent Alert: Eddie Schneider of JABberwocky Literary
Posted by Kristen Howe

JABberwocky Literary has a new literary agent: Eddie Schneider.

Contact info:
Eddie Schneider
JABberwocky Literary
P.O. Box 4558
New York, NY 11104
(718)392-5985

Fiction areas of interest: Literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, humor/satire, young adult. How to contact: Send a query with a SASE. No e-mails. He's seeking projects with a greater literary emphasis to his tastes than is typical of many agents who represent authors in these genres.

Tips: "I like things that are dark, that break rules, and that possess wit and humor. I like being thrust into other cultures, and similarly, I go for books that draw me into other worlds that exist on their own terms. Strong, evocative writing is a must."

Prior to his current position, he was an agent with Folio Literary. Do not send Eddie any unsolicited mss. Query him through snail mail and include a SASE.

Eddie Schneider.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:37:23 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

New Agency Alert: The Croce Agency
Posted by Chuck

The Croce Agency

PO Box 449, Leonia NJ 07605. Phone: (201)248-3175. E-mail: submissions@thecroceagency.com. Web site: www.thecroceagency.com. Contact: Nicholas Croce. New agency actively seeking clients. Prior to becoming an agent, Nicolas was an editor. He is also a writer. Established: 2008. 25% of clients are new/unpublished writers. Currently Handles: 50% Nonfiction Books; 50% Novels

Nonfiction areas of interest: Biography, Business, Parenting, Cooking/Foods, Current Affairs, Ethnic/Cultural, Health, History, Humor, Money, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-Help, True Crime. Fiction areas of interest: Action/Adventure, Comic Books/Cartoon, Confession, Detective/Crime, Ethnic, Experimental, Family Saga, Glitz, Historical, Humor, Literary, Mainstream, Mystery/Suspense, Religious, Thriller, Women's. How to Contact: Query with SASE. For fiction, a one-paragraph synopsis, author bio, 3 sample chapters. For nonfiction, send a one-paragraph synopsis, book outline and author credentials and platform. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 8 weeks to queries; 4 weeks to manuscripts. Returns materials only with SASE.

Actively seeking commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. Does not want to receive poetry, children's, sci-fi, romance, horror or fantasy. Recent Sales: Red: A Curious History of the Rarest Hair Color, by Jennifer Papale Rignani (Univ. Press of Florida). Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales; 20% commission on foreign sales. This agency charges for postage if a sale is made. Writers' Conferences: Maui Writers' Conference; BookExpo America; San Francisco Writers' Conference.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:29:29 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

New Agent at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Chuck's update: According to his LinkedIn profile, Steve left the Dijkstra agency and now works for Amazon (as of Sept. 2009). In fact, know that the Dijkstra Agency has had lots of changes and departures recently, so double check everything before querying a specific agent there.

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The Sandra Dijsktra Literary Agency, based in Southern California, has added another new agent to its ranks: Steve Kasdin.

The agency has no official Web site, but I can tell you that he reps thrillers, mystery, literary fiction, commercial fiction, current affairs nonfiction and novelty nonfiction.

No one at the agency (seven agents in all) takes e-mail queries. Use snail mail, and send them to:

1155 Camino del Mar
PMB 515
Del Mar, CA 92014

Prior to becoming an agent, Steve began his career in the book business almost 20 years ago, as a buyer for Barnes and Noble. Since then, he has held a variety of executive marketing positions at St. Martin's Press, Scholastic and Harcourt. Currently handles: 50% fiction, 50% nonfiction.

Nonfiction areas of interest: quality narrative nonfiction on any interesting subject-history, biography or current affairs--as long as it moves, humor. Fiction areas of interest: commercial fiction, thrillers/suspense, crime fiction, humor/satire, offbeat/quirky, true crime. How to contact: Mail query for query/cover letters, 1-2 page synopsis, and sample of ms (no more than the first 50 pages) for fiction. Mail proposal for nonfiction.

Recent sales: Library of the Dead by Glenn Cooper (Harper Collins), Stones of Fire by Chloe Pavlov (Berkley.)

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Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:31:15 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Friday, March 28, 2008

New Agent Alert: Spencer Ellsworth at Lori Perkins
Posted by Chuck

APRIL 2009 UPDATE: Spencer is on a hiatus from agenting. (I think he's back in school.) Check with the L. Perkins Associates agency from time to time to see if he has returned.

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It's very late here, but I wanted to pass along some information about Spencer Ellsworth, a new agent with L. Perkins Associates (the Lori Perkins Agency).

He sent me a note saying he is looking for "science fiction, fantasy, historical novels, graphic novels, satire, memoir and travel writing. Please, no vampires."

Query him at sellsworthlperkinsagency@yahoo.com.

Here's some holy water, Spencer,
to keep those vampires at bay.

Genre Writing | Graphic Novels | Memoir | New Agency Alerts

Friday, March 28, 2008 11:42:17 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

New Agency Alert: Davis Wager Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Davis Wager Literary Agency

419 N. Larchmont Blvd., #317, Los Angeles CA 90004. Phone: (323)962-7741. E-mail: timothy@daviswager.com. Web site: www.daviswager.com/. Contact: Timothy Wager. Seeking new and established writers. Prior to his current position, Mr. Wager was with the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, where he worked as a reader and associate agent. Established: 2004. Represents: Nonfiction and fiction.

How to Contact: Query with SASE. Submit Author Bio, short synopsis for fiction, full book proposal and outline for nonfiction. Query via e-mail. No fax queries. Actively seeking: "literary fiction and general-interest nonfiction."

Literary Fiction | New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:47:44 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

New Agency Alert: Max & Co., A Literary Agency and Social Club
Posted by Chuck

Max and Co., a Literary Agency and Social Club.

115 Hosea Ave., Cincinnati OH 45220. Phone: (201)704-2483. E-mail: mmurphy@maxlit.com. Web site: www.maxliterary.org. Contact: Michael Murphy. Seeking new and established writers. Prior to his current position, Mr. Murphy was with Queen Literary Agency. He has been in book publishing since 1981. His first 13 years were with Random House, where he was a vice president. Later, he ran William Morrow as their publisher, up until the company’s acquisition and merger into HarperCollins. Established: 2007. Nonfiction areas of interest: Humor/Satire, Memoirs, narrative nonfiction. Fiction areas of interest: literary.

How to Contact: E-queries preferred. Include brief synopsis, author bio and sample writing. Actively seeking: narrative nonfiction, memoir, literary fiction, humor, and visual books. Does not want to receive: genre fiction nor YA and children's books. Recent Sales: Down and Out on Murder Mile, by Tony O'Neill (HarperCollins);Family Sentence, by Jeanine Cornillot (Beacon Press); Hero of the Underground, by Jason Peter (St. Martin's); Familial Ground (Princeton Architectural).

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Sunday, February 24, 2008 1:17:53 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Agent Interview on CWIM Blog
Posted by Chuck

Alice Pope, editor of Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market, has posted two incredibly awesome posts in the past week regarding a new literary agency: Greenhouse Literary, a new agency with a focus on children's/juvenile writing.

Post Number One: Submission info for Greenhouse Literary.

Post Number Two: An interview with Sarah Davies, agency founder.

Don't miss this great opportunity to learn more about a new agency! Way to go, Alice!

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:27:36 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

New Agent Alert: Verna Dreisbach at Dreisbach Literary
Posted by Chuck

New agent at Dreisbach Literary (and she was formerly at Andrea Hurst Literary Management): Verna Dreisbach.

Verna comes to the agency from a career in writing. She is currently accepting submissions in the following genres:
Fiction: Commercial & literary fiction, mystery, suspense, thriller, commercial women’s fiction, young adult, Native American Indian. Do not send sci-fi or horror. Verna’s 13 years of law enforcement experience as a former police officer gives her a genuine interest and expertise in the genres of mystery, true crime, and suspense. Her other interests include horses, having ridden since she was a young girl. Her newest endeavor has taken her into the realm of natural horsemanship training.
Adult nonfiction: Travel writing, self-help, parenting, business,
pets, health, true crime, and any fresh, compelling idea that is
matched with a strong platform.

In her words: "I work directly with packaging authors and ideas for such series books as The Idiot’s Guides and The Everything Guides, and believe in helping authors break into the world of writing through these types of guide books. If you have an idea for a guide book, are an expert in a field that you believe should have a one, or would like to be a writer for one of these projects in conjunction with an expert, please send me your resume."

Genre Writing | New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:50:30 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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New Agent Alert: Colleen Lindsay at FinePrint Literary Management
Posted by Chuck

Got a tip this morning that FinePrint Literary had taken on a new agent: Colleen Lindsay. Prior to becoming an agent, Ms. Lindsay was the director of publicity for Del Rey Books. Also, she was a reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Fiction areas of interest: Science fiction and fantasy of all kinds, horror, paranormal romance, YA fiction and fantasy, pop culture, graphic novels and LGBT fiction and nonfiction. She also seeks thrillers, literary and commercial fiction.

Nonfiction areas of interest: humor or narrative nonfiction, as well.

Does not want to receive: No category romance, poetry, short story
collections, children's picture books, westerns, spirituality, Christian fiction or non-fiction, self-help, Westerns, politics, history or biography.

How to contact: E-queries preferred. Because her submission instructions are so detailed, you should review them personally here on her blog.

Colleen Lindsay

colleen@fineprintlit.com

Genre Writing | Literary Fiction | Narrative Nonfiction | New Agency Alerts | Science Fiction and Fantasy

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:39:58 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

New Agent at Pippin Properties
Posted by Chuck

She's not exactly brand new, but I just learned that Pippin Properties has a new(er) agent: Samantha Cosentino, who joined the agency this past year. Samantha is one of three agents at the boutique agency.

Pippin is a smaller agency that focuses on children's writing. Like the agency's other reps, Samantha is interested in picture books, middle grade and young adult work. To submit, send a one-page query to her at info@pippinproperties.

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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 1:48:09 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Monday, January 28, 2008

New Agency Alert: Will Entertainment
Posted by Chuck

Cool new alert to see. Will Entertainment is looking for children's book writers whose writing is good enough to brave both the literary and film worlds. Awesome opportunity, but your work better be up to snuff to challenge both worlds!

Important note: Garrett Hicks is a literary and script manager, meaning he is similar to an agent but not exactly an agent, per say.

Will Entertainment

1228 Romulus Drive, Glendale CA 91205. Phone: (818)389-6895. Fax: (818)246-4520. E-mail: garrett@willentertainment.com. Web site: www.willentertainment.com. Contact: Garrett Hicks. Seeking new and established writers. Prior to becoming an agent, Mr. Hicks was a development executive for Disney Animation. Established: 2003. Represents 20 clients. 30% of clients are new/unpublished writers. Specializes in: children's book authors and illustrators, especially those crossing over from film, TV and animation. Currently Handles: 30% Juvenile Books, 30% Movie Scripts, 40% TV Scripts

Script categories/genres of interest: Action/Adventure, Cartoon/Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Juvenile, Mainstream, Romantic Comedy, Teen. How to Contact: Query with SASE and synopsis. Accepts e-mail queries. No fax queries. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries. Responds in 2 weeks to manuscripts. Does not return submissions. Actively seeking: Juvenile, picture books and young adult.

Recent Sales: Sold 2 titles in the last year. Sold 5 scripts in the last year. Hot Sour Salty Sweet, by Sherri Smith (Delacorte); Flygirl, by Sherri Smith (Putnam); Patty Dolan is Dead, by Patrick O'Connor (FP Prods/Disney); Hopeville, TV pilot by Howard Nemetz (Fox). Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales; 15% commission on foreign sales. Offers written contract. Termination notice: 60-day.

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Monday, January 28, 2008 7:31:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

New Agency Alert: Laura Gross Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Laura Gross Literary Agency

75 Clinton Place, Newton MA 02459. Phone: (617)964-2977. Fax: (617)964-3023. E-mail: LGLitAg@aol.com; lgross@lauragrossliteraryagency.com. Contact: Laura Gross. Prefers established writers, mostly referrals. Prior to becoming an agent, Ms. Gross was an editor. Established: 1988. Represents 30 clients. 75% of clients are new/unpublished writers. Currently Handles: 40% nonfiction, 50% novels, 10% scholarly books

Nonfiction areas of interest: Biography, Child Guidance/Parenting, Current Affairs, Ethnic/Cultural, Government/Politics, Health, History, Memoirs, Popular Culture, Psychology, Sports, Women's Issues. Fiction areas of interest: Historical, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller. How to Contact: Query with SASE. Submit author bio. Accepts e-mail queries. No fax queries. Responds in several days to queries; several weeks to manuscripts.

Sold 10+ titles in the last year. This agency prefers not to share information on specific sales. Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales; 20% commission on foreign sales. Offers written contract.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:03:20 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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New Agents at Prospect Agency, LLC
Posted by Chuck

Finding one new agent building her client list is a nice treat. But what if you had two at the same agency? That's exactly what's happened at the Prospect Agency. Here's the down-low on these two new(er) agents. Some links at the bottom will help you submit.

      "Rachel Orr (rko@prospectagency.com) joined Prospect Agency in 2007, after eight rewarding years editing children's books for HarperCollins. She enjoys the challenge of tackling a wide variety of projects—both fiction and nonfiction—particularly picture books, beginning readers, chapter books, middle-grade/YA novels, and works of nonfiction.
      "Rachel is currently taking on new clients."

      "Becca Stumpf, (becca@prospectagency.com) junior agent, joined Prospect Agency in 2006 after working as an assistant at Writers House Literary Agency. As a reader, Becca falls hard for sentences that are beautifully crafted, for humor in unexpected places, and for characters that come to life and follow you around for a while. Becca is looking for adult and YA literary and mainstream fiction that surprises. She's also interested in select nonfiction, including narrative nonfiction, journalistic perspectives, fashion, film studies, travel, art, and informed analysis of cultural phenomena. She has a special interest in aging in America and environmental issues.
      "Becca is currently taking on new clients."

Visit the agency's official submissions page!

Children's Writing | New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:23:42 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

New Agent at Triada U.S. Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Triada U.S. Literary Agency, Inc., based in Pennsylvania, has a new literary agent accepting queries: Rebecca Post.

She specializes in nonfiction and is seeking queries. See the agency's submission guidelines here. Definitely check those guidelines out, because there's plenty of specifications, from how to address the query to how they respond.

They are interested in: "how-to, self-help, education, current affairs, health, psychology, cookbooks, travel books, pop culture, sports, adventure, true crime, biography and memoir. TriadaUS is also open to reviewing other genres and topics, as long as the material is for a trade or general audience and not scholarly."

New Agency Alerts | Nonfiction

Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:43:23 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Monday, January 07, 2008

New Agency Alert: KT Literary
Posted by Chuck

Important notes: This agency's Web site is open, but technically their first day is Feb. 1 - so don't rush your query. Make it better and send it in a few weeks.
Also, this information below is limited because Kate Schafer has not yet responded with all info.

KT Literary

9249 S. Broadway, #200-543, Highlands Ranch CO 80129. Phone: (720)344-4728. Fax: (720)344-4728. E-mail: queries@ktliterary.com. Web site: www.ktliterary.com/about.html. Contact: Kate Schafer. Prior to her current position, Ms. Schafer was an agent with Janklow & Nesbit. Established: 2008. Writer's Guidelines: www.ktliterary.com/submissions.html. Specializes in middle grade and YA fiction. How to Contact: Query with SASE. Submit: 2-3 sample pages. Absolutely no attachments. Paste text in e-mail body. E-mail queries only. Responds in 2 weeks to queries.

Actively seeking: Actively seeking brilliant, funny, original middle grade and young adult fiction, both literary and commercial; witty women's fiction; and pop-culture narrative nonfiction. Quirky is good. Does not want picture books. Tips: "If we like your query, we'll ask for (more)."

Thank you to blog contributor
Kristen Howe for this tip.

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Monday, January 07, 2008 11:20:02 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

New Agency Alert: Arthouse Literary
Posted by Chuck

Just heard about a new literary/talent agency: Arthouse Literary. I'm waiting for them to reply to a full listing questionnaire. In the meantime, here's what I found out:

(No address provided.) E-mail: query@arthousetalentandliterary.com; angie@arthousetalentandliterary.com. Web site: www.arthousetalentandliterary.com/. Member Agents: Moreen Littrell, others. Specializes in: "We are most interested in fiction and nonfiction that lends itself to film and TV, and screenplays, which means high concept or character-driven. Voice is key. Genres we like: commercial fiction, women's fiction, narrative nonfiction (memoirs, historical fiction), and young adult."

Represents: Nonfiction Books, Novels, Movie Scripts. How to Contact: Query with SASE. Submit first 15 pages of screenplay/manuscript. Put "Query / (Title)" in the e-mail subject line. Accepts e-mail queries. No fax queries. Responds in 3 months to queries. Does not want: Does not want Western's, action/adventure, science fiction, apocalyptic epics. Tips "We will contact you if we're interested."

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:41:12 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

New Agency Alert: Wolfson Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Michelle Wolfson has recently left Artists and Artisans to form her own literary agency. Her new agency Web page is under construction, but she already sent her info over, mentioning that she is "actively seeking clients."

Wolfson Literary Agency

P.O. Box 266, New York NY 10276. E-mail: query@wolfsonliterary.com. Web site: www.wolfsonliterary.com/. Contact: Michelle Wolfson. New agency actively seeking clients. Prior to forming her own agency, Michelle spent two years with Artists & Artisans, Inc. and two years with Ralph Vicinanza, Ltd. Established: 2007. Adheres to AAR canon of ethics. Currently Handles: 40% Nonfiction Books, 60% Novels.

Nonfiction areas of interest: Business, Child Guidance, Health, How-to, Humor/Satire, Popular Culture, Self-Help/Personal Improvement, Women's Issues/Studies. Fiction areas of interest: Action/Adventure, Detective/Police, Erotica, Family Saga, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Women's.

How to Contact: E-queries only! Accepts simultaneous submissions.
Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 3 months to manuscripts. Does not return submissions. Obtains new clients through: Recommendations from others and submissions. Actively seeking: commercial fiction, mainstream, mysteries, thrillers, suspense, women's fiction, romance, YA, practical nonfiction (particularly of interest to women), advice, medical, pop culture, humor, business. Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales; 25% commission on foreign sales. Offers written contract. Writer's Conferences: SDSU Writers' Conference; New Jersey Romance Writers of America Writers' Conference. Tips: "Be persistent."

Genre Writing | New Agency Alerts | Romance | Women's Fiction

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 2:13:04 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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New Agency Alert: PlainSmart Publishing Agency (Complete)
Posted by Chuck

Previously, I posted some info on a new literary agency, Plainsmart Publishing Agency. Below you can find complete and updated information that was sent to me today.

PlainSmart Publishing Agency

520 Kerr St., #20033, Oakville ON L6K 3C7, Canada. E-mail: query@plainsmart.com; info@plainsmart.com. Web site: www.plainsmart.com/contactinfo.html. Contact: Curtis Russell. Seeking new and established writers. Established: 2005. Represents 8 clients. 25% of clients are new/unpublished writers. Specializes in: "We take on a very small number of clients per year in order to provide focused, hands-on representation. We pride ourselves in providing industry leading client service." Currently Handles: 50% Nonfiction Books; 50% Novels.

Nonfiction areas of interest: Biography, Business, Child Guidance, Cooking, Current Affairs, Government, Health, How-to, Humor, Memoirs, Military, Money, Nature, Popular Culture, Science, Self-Help, Sports, True Crime, Women's Issues/Studies. Fiction areas of interest: Action/Adventure, Detective/Police, Erotica, Ethnic, Family Saga, Historical, Horror, Humor, Juvenile, Literary, Mainstream, Mystery/Suspense, Picture Books, Romance, Sports, Thriller, Young Adult, Women's.

How to Contact: Query with SASE. Submit: Synopsis (for fiction) and Author Bio. Accepts e-mail queries. No fax queries. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 weeks to queries; 6 weeks to manuscripts. Does not return submissions. Does not want: poetry or screenplays. Recent Sales: World Famous, by David Tyreman (AMACOM); What Burns Within and The Frailty of Flesh, by Sandra Ruttan; The Road to a Nuclear al-qaeda, by Al J. Venter (Potomac). Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales; 25% commission on foreign sales. Offers written contract. Termination notice: 30-day This agency charges for postage/messenger services only if a project is sold. Tips: "Please review our Web site for the most up-to-date submission guidelines."

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:55:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Thursday, December 06, 2007

Rachelle Gardner Joins Wordserve Literary
Posted by Chuck

Wordserve Literary, a Colorado-based agency that specializes in representing "authors of faith", has added a cool new agent: Rachelle Gardner.

Rachelle has her own blog, which you should check out if you're planning to query her. Her blog page has links that will assist writers who want to submit to her.

Her interests: "In all genres, I'm looking for books that express a Christian worldview, whether the message is subtle or overt. Fiction:
Women's, Mystery, Suspense, Police/Crime, Family Saga, Historical, Legal, Literary, Mainstream, Supernatural, Romance, Fantasy. (In fiction, the Christian message should be subtly woven through, not in-your-face.) Kids' Fiction: Chapter books, middle grade, tweens, teens and YA. Nonfiction: Biblical, Christian living, Church, Devotionals, Home Life, Marriage, Parenting, Family, Apologetics, Pastoral, Current Affairs, Health, How-to, Humor, Memoirs, Money, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-Help, True Crime, Women's Issues. Not looking for: Children's picture books, poetry, short stories, screenplays, science fiction; or anything that contradicts a Christian worldview."

Rachelle Gardner

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Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:31:43 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

New Agency Alert: Signature Literary (formerly Ellen Pepus Literary Agency)
Posted by Chuck

Note from Chuck (2009): Ellen formed her own agency in 2007. In 2009, she took on a new agent - Gary Heidt - and together they formed Signature Literary. The submission info below about her is still good, but the name and website of the agency has changed.

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www.signaturelit.com Contact: Ellen Pepus. New agency actively seeking clients. Prior to her current position, Ms. Pepus was employed at Graybill & English Literary Agency. She worked in foreign rights as well. Adheres to AAR canon of ethics. Specializes in: fiction - both genre and literary. Narrative nonfiction is sought out, though Ms. Pepus will consider other nonfiction. Currently Handles: 30% nonfiction; 70% novels.

Nonfiction areas of interest: Animals, Anthropology/Archaeology, Art/Architecture, Biography, Parenting, Cooking/Foods, Crafts, Current Affairs, Ethnic/Cultural, Gay/Lesbian, Government, Health, History, How-to, Humor, Interior design, Language, Memoirs, Military, Money, Music, Nature, New Age, Photography, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-Help, Sociology, Translation, True Crime, Women's Issues. Fiction areas of interest: Action/Adventure, Police/Crime, Erotica, Ethnic, Family Saga, Fantasy, Feminist, Gay/Lesbian, Historical, Literary, Mainstream, Mystery, Psychic/Supernatural, Romance, Thriller, Women's. Actively seeking: Actively seeking literary and commercial fiction, narrative nonfiction. Does not want: Does not want to receive children's, young adult, poetry, short stories, screenplays, science fiction or horror.

How to Contact: Query with SASE. Submit book proposal or first 5 pages (if fiction). E-queries are preferred. No fax queries. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 8 weeks to mss. Returns materials only with SASE. Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales; 20% commission on foreign sales. Offers written contract. Termination notice: 30 days. Writer's Conferences: Washington Independent Writers, Society of Southwestern Authors, North Carolina Writers Network, Southern California Writers Conference, Space Coast Writers Guild Conference.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

New Agency Alert: Literary Works, LLC
Posted by Kristen Howe

Jacqueline Hackett, formerly of Watkins Loomis Agency, has founded Literary Works, LLC.

Jacqueline has not yet responded to our GLA questionnaire, but her page on Publishers Marketplace will get you started. She specializes in Commercial and Literary Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction (comic novels, Fiction with a strong suspense element), African-American and Pop Culture. See the PM page to learn how to query her.

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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary Seeks Clients...
Posted by Chuck

Post Update: It appears that this valuable link below is now off limits to non-members of Verla Kay's site. The good news is it should be very easy to become a member of her site and forum, so sign up.

Jennifer Laughran, a reader for the Andrea Brown Literary Agency in California, just wrote a long post on Verla Kay's chat board regarding her possible jump into the agenting business.

It seems that Jennifer is trying to become a full-fledged agent, and needs clients to do so. She focuses on middle-grade and young adult work, and tells all about what she doesn't want to receive, as well. She mentions that she is only interested in queries/etc. that have not been turned down by Andrea Brown agents previously.

This seems like a golden opportunity for writers, so check out the full post!

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

FinePrint Literary Management Opens
Posted by Chuck

It's been in the works for a while now, but it now seems to be official.

Two great midsize literary agencies in Manhattan - Imprint Agency and the Peter Rubie Literary Agency - have merged into FinePrint Literary Management.

The new Web site is up. Both agencies are part of the Association of Authors' Representatives. Make submission changes if necessary.

Imprint Agency consists of:
      Stephany Evans
      Gary Heidt
      Meredith Hays
      Janet Reid, formerly of JetReid Literary

Peter Rubie Literary Agency consists of:
      Peter Rubie
      June Clark
      Amy Tipton

Hat Tip: The great Kristen Howe

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Monday, August 27, 2007

New Agency Alert: Spiridon Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Update: As of April 2009, it looks
like this agency
is closed.

- Chuck

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The Spiridon Literary Agency

P.O. Box 47594, 946 Lawrence Ave. E., Unit 2, Toronto ON M3C 1P0, Canada. Phone: (416)850-8767. E-mail: spiridon@rogers.com. Contact: Alethea Spiridon. Seeking new and established writers. Prior to becoming an agent, Ms. Spiridon was an editor for Harlequin Books in Toronto. Established: 2007. This agency specializes in romance and women's fiction. "I lived and breathed romance fiction for 6.5 years while an editor. I know what editors are looking for and can guide writers so they can land that much coveted first or next contract."

Currently Handles: 25% nonfiction books, 25% novels, 25% short story collections, 25% juvenile. Nonfiction subjects of interest: Business/Economics, Child Guidance/Parenting, Cooking/Foods/Nutrition, Current Affairs, Health/Medicine, History, How-To, Juvenile nonfiction, Language/Literature/Criticism, Memoirs, Nature/Environment, Popular Culture, Self-Help/Personal Improvement, Women's Issues/Studies. Fiction subjects of interest: Action/Adventure, Confession, Erotica, Experimental, Family Saga, Fantasy, Feminist, Glitz, Historical, Humor/Satire, Juvenile, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Picture Books, Romance, Young Adult.

How to contact: Query with SASE. Submit:Outline/Proposal, Synopsis, Author Bio, 50 pages if submitting fiction, SASE. Accepts e-mail queries. No fax queries. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 4 weeks to queries. Responds in 6 weeks to manuscripts. Returns materials only with SASE. Actively seeking: Actively seeking romance, women's fiction, young adult, middle grade, nonfiction, mysteries, literary fiction and commercial fiction.

Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales; 20% commission on foreign sales. Offers written contract. This agency charges for office expenses, such as postage and photocopies. Tips: "Think of the agent as your first reader. Do a meticulous self-edit of your work to ensure you present your best possible writing. Observe how other books are marketed by reading tons of back cover copy and then write a blurb for your own book. If you’re struggling, you might not have a clear sense of direction for your work. You need to have a solid sense of your manuscript so you can present it seamlessly to agents (and then editors). Be clear. Be concise."

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Monday, August 27, 2007 10:18:46 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

New Agency Alert: East/West Agency
Posted by Chuck

East/West Agency

1158 26th St., Suite 462, Santa Monica CA 90403, Phone: (310)573-9303. Fax: (310)453-9008. E-mail: ewmdwarren@aol.com. Contact: Deborah Warren, founder. Member Agents: Deborah Warren; Lisa Rojany Buccieri; Susan B. Katz (writers/illustrators in the Latino market, representing Spanish-speaking clients). Established: 2000;
adheres to AAR canon of ethics.

Represents 100 clients. 70% of clients are new/unpublished writers. Specializes in: "EWA is, purposefully, a niche agency, to facilitate hands-on, personalized service and attention to our authors and their books. EWA provides career management for established and first-time authors and our breadth of experience in many genres enables us to meet the demands of a diverse clientele. Understanding the in-depth process of acquisitions, sales and marketing helps Ms. Warren and her co-agents attain the stated goals for each of the agency’s clients: to close the best possible deal with the best possible editor at the best possible publishing house."

Currently Handles: 25% nonfiction; 75% juvenile books. Nonfiction areas of interest: Art/Architecture, Crafts, How-To, Humor, Interior design, Juvenile nonfiction, Language/Literature, Music/Dance, Photography, Popular Culture, Inspirational, Self-Help. Fiction areas of interest: Comic Books/Cartoon, Ethnic, Juvenile, Picture Books, Young Adult.

How to submit: Query with SASE. Submit: first 3 sample chapters, table of contents (2 pages or fewer), synopsis (1 page). For picture books, submit entire ms. Responds in 2 months to manuscripts. Recent sales: Biz Words, by Gregory Bergman (Adams Media); Just For the Frill of It, by Sonya Nimri (Scholastic); Adrian Glamour: From Silver Screen to Ruby Slippers to Purple Label, by Christian Esquevin (Monacelli); Just Can't Get Enough: Toys, Games and Other Stuff from the 80's that Rocked, by Matthew Robinson and Jensen Karp (Image).

Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales; 25% commission on foreign sales. Offers written contract. Termination notice: 30 days. Charges for out-of-pocket expenses, such as postage and copying. Tips: "Send submissions to CreativeIdeaz@roadrunner.com, or snail mail (referrals only) to Requested Materials, EWA, 1543 Sycamore Canyon Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91361. Submit the manuscript as a Word document in Courier, 12-point, double-spaced, with 1.20 inch margin on left, ragged right text, 25 lines per page, continuously paginated, with all your contact info on the first page. Include an SASE and a manila envelope with appropriate postage to expedite our response."

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

New Agent at Firebrand Literary
Posted by Chuck

Editor's Note: Firebrand Literary closed in July 2009. Four agents from Firebrand Literary have broken off to form a new agency: Upstart Crow Literary. It will be headed up by Michael Stearns, who was formerly a prolific children's book editor. Also onboard are agents Ted Malawer, Chris Richman and Danielle Chiotti. Between the three of them, they handle adult fiction, lots of kids fiction, and some nonfiction, too.

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Firebrand Literary, a relatively new literary agency based in New York, has a new literary agent: Ted Malawer.

On children's writer Verla Kay's message board, Ted recently gave a great introduction of himself as well as what kind of submissions he's interested in. I have pasted a lot of his post below.

Good luck submitting!

"I'm Ted Malawer, a new agent at Firebrand Literary. I wanted to say hello to all the members here and introduce myself, as I am actively looking to build my client list. As many of you know, Firebrand loves books for young readers. I am looking to build upon our success with YA fiction (recent sales include novels to Random House, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and Flux) and also expand our middle grade, chapter, and picture book list.

For YA, I am really looking for books that walk the line between commercial and literary. I like high concept novels with great 'hooks,' unique premises, and great humor. I also enjoy lyrical fiction, as long as it has an authentic and compelling voice. I'm a huge fan of mysteries, smart historicals, and urban fantasy about original topics (no vampires, please). I'm not so much into the snarky 'chick lit' voice, but great writing trumps everything...

For middle grade, I am drawn to unique coming-of-age stories. I like stories that make me laugh, but if you can make me cry, even better. I like projects with fantastical/supernatural elements, too, and action/adventure plots.

I love fun and exciting chapter books, especially with multicultural characters. I'm always on the lookout for the next amazing picture book, but I'd rather not consider anything over 1,000 or so words, and I'm not interested in bedtime or food stories. Additionally, I do a select amount of adult books, so if you write in both genres that's not a problem for me.

Writers interested in querying Ted should check out the Firebrand Literary Web site. Ted and his co-agent, Nadia, work very closely together and often review submissions together. Therefore, a "no" from Ted is a "no from Firebrand."

News hat tip: Nancy Parish

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

New Agency Alert: Daniel Literary Group
Posted by Chuck

Daniel Literary Group

1701 Kingsbury Drive, Suite 100, Nashville TN 37215. E-mail: submissions@danielliterarygroup.com. Phone: (615)730-8207. Web site: www.danielliterarygroup.com. Contact: Greg Daniel. Seeking new and established writers. Established: 2007. Prior to becoming an agent, Mr. Daniel spent 10 years in publishing—six at the executive level at Thomas Nelson Publishers. Specializes in: "We take pride in our ability to come alongside our authors and help strategize about where they want their writing to take them in both the near and long term. Forging close relationships with our authors, we help them with such critical factors as editorial refinement, branding, audience, and marketing."

Actively seeking: Nonfiction. The agency is open to submissions in almost every popular category of nonfiction, especially if authors are recognized experts in their fields. The agency will take fiction submissions as well, but no romance, children's or science fiction. Does not want: No screenplays, poetry or short stories.

How to submit: Query with SASE. Submit publishing history, author bio, brief synopsis of the work, key selling points. Send no e-mail attachments. Send first 5 pages if querying by e-mail. Submit 1-2 sample chapters with snail mail. Accepts e-mail queries. No fax queries. Responds in 1-6 weeks to queries. Returns materials only with SASE.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

New Agency Alert: Halston Freeman Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Halston Freeman Literary Agency.

140 Broadway, 46th Floor, New York NY 10005. E-mail: queryhalstonfreemanliterary@hotmail.com. Contact: Molly Freeman, Betty Halston, member agents. Seeking new and established writers. Established: 2007. Specializes in: "We are a hands-on agency specializing in quality nonfiction and fiction. As a new agency, it is imperative that we develop relationships with good writers who are smart, hardworking and understand what's required of them to promote their books."

Currently Handles: 65% nonfiction books; 35% Novels. Nonfiction subjects of interest: Agriculture/Horticulture, Biography, Business/Economics, Child Guidance/Parenting, Current Affairs, Ethnic/Cultural Interests, Gay/Lesbian Issues, Government/Politics/Law, Health/Medicine, History, How-To, Humor/Satire, Memoirs, New Age/metaphysics, Psychology, Self-Help/Personal Improvement, True Crime/Investigative, Women's Issues/Studies. Fiction subjects of interest: Action/Adventure, Detective/Police/Crime, Ethnic, Feminist, Historical, Horror, Humor/Satire, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Westerns/Frontier, Women's.

How to submit: Query with SASE. For nonfiction, include sample chapters, synopsis, platform, bio and competitive titles. For fiction, include synopsis, bio and three sample chapters. Accepts e-mail queries (no attachments). No fax queries. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2-6 weeks to queries. Responds in 1-2 months to manuscripts. Does not want: Does not want to receive children's books, textbooks or poetry. Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales. Agent receives 20% commission on foreign sales. This agency charges clients for copying and postage directly related to the project.

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