Nelson Literary Agency mainly represents fiction for both adult and young adult books. We work with literary and commercial fiction. For nonfiction, we are only interested in memoir and narrative nonfiction.
We are currently seeking: Literary (with a commercial bent), Commercial mainstream, Women's fiction, Chick lit (all types including paranormal, mystery, young adult etc.), Romance (all types including contemporary, historical, suspense, thriller, romantic comedy, paranormal/time travel, science fiction/futuristic, and fantasy with romantic elements), Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult/Middle Grade (must be high concept and have a commercial bent), Memoir.
Sara: I would love to work on more science fiction and fantasy projects. I love complex world building that is tightly woven with intense characters and an exciting story. I loved John Scalzi's OLD MAN'S WAR and Scott Lynch's THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA as well as everything by Robin McKinley and Carol Berg. I am also a huge romance fan - especially if the work is super sexy and intelligen like books by Pamela Clare and Sherry Thomas. Finally, in terms of commercial fiction (both for adults and younger), I would love to work on more multicultural or historical projects like MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH by Ariana Franklin.
agents:
Kristin Nelson, Sara Megibow
client list:
Ally Carter, Jana DeLeon, Lucienne Diver, Jamie Ford, Bobby "the Brain" Heenan, Marianne Mancusi, Jack McCallum, M.D., Ph.D, Jennifer O'Connell, Sarah Rees Brennan
email submission information:
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what to send:
Query only
looking for:
Novel
About This Market
Please send us a one-page query letter by email to gauge our level of interest. If we are interested, we will send you a reply email with explicit directions on how to upload sample pages to our electronic submission database.
Please put the word QUERY and the title of your project in the subject field of your email. No email attachments please. Expect a quick response to queries (5 to 10 days).
