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Found 85 Agents. Displaying results 1 to 10.
Updated March 09th, 2010
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This agency is a sub-company in a law company called Fish & Richardson.

Your query should contain a cover letter explaining your book and why you are qualified to write it, a two-page synopsis of the book, two sample chapters, your c.v. or a history of your publications, and a SASE.

We do not handle genre fiction (romance, western, mystery, or science fiction/fantasy) and are unable to consider submissions in these categories. Although we negotiate film and television agreements for our existing clients, we are not currently considering original screenplays.

agents: Ike Williams, Jill Kneerim, Steve Wasserman, Brettne Bloom , Deborah Clarke Grosvenor, Leslie Kaufman

interested in: Many types of fiction and non-fiction. Considers some YA fiction. See specifics:

Jill’s interests include narrative nonfiction, biography, American and European history, psychology, women’s issues, the English language, and good writing. She is in the Boston office.

Steve's literary interests are eclectic, his curiosities wide, his reading promiscuous. They include history, memoir and biography, narrative nonfiction, science, and popular culture. He is in the New York office.

Brettne is interested in narrative non-fiction of all kinds, health and wellness, religion, literary and mainstream fiction, pop culture, natural history, and memoir. She is in the New York office.

Deborah is interested in narrative nonfiction, history, biography, politics, current affairs, memoir, the environment, the Middle East, the military, science, and the American South, all areas in which she maintains a strong interest. For fiction, she is particularly interested in works with historical or American South themes and settings. She is in the Washington DC office.

Leslie: Young Adult and Middle Grade books, as well as select Adult fiction. For young readers, Leslie is interested in both fiction and non-fiction (though no picture books, please). Also handles literary fiction for adults, as well as titles for Twentysomethings. She does not handle science fiction. Leslie is in the NY office.

client list: Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt, Britain's Gulag: The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Elkins, The Heartless Stone by Tom Zoellner (St. Martin’s Press), Dating Up: How to Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man by New York Times staffer Courtney Sullivan (Warner), Stop Being Your Symptoms and Start Being Yourself by Arthur Barsky, M.D. and Emily Deans, M.D. (HarperCollins), and Trouble: Stories by Patrick Somerville (Vintage)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

 
 
Updated March 09th, 2010
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This agency is a sub-company in a law company called Fish & Richardson.

Your query should contain a cover letter explaining your book and why you are qualified to write it, a two-page synopsis of the book, two sample chapters, your c.v. or a history of your publications, and a SASE.

We do not handle genre fiction (romance, western, mystery, or science fiction/fantasy) and are unable to consider submissions in these categories. Although we negotiate film and television agreements for our existing clients, we are not currently considering original screenplays.

agents: Ike Williams, Jill Kneerim, Steve Wasserman, Brettne Bloom , Deborah Clarke Grosvenor, Leslie Kaufman

interested in: Many types of fiction and non-fiction. Considers some YA fiction. See specifics:

Jill’s interests include narrative nonfiction, biography, American and European history, psychology, women’s issues, the English language, and good writing. She is in the Boston office.

Steve's literary interests are eclectic, his curiosities wide, his reading promiscuous. They include history, memoir and biography, narrative nonfiction, science, and popular culture. He is in the New York office.

Brettne is interested in narrative non-fiction of all kinds, health and wellness, religion, literary and mainstream fiction, pop culture, natural history, and memoir. She is in the New York office.

Deborah is interested in narrative nonfiction, history, biography, politics, current affairs, memoir, the environment, the Middle East, the military, science, and the American South, all areas in which she maintains a strong interest. For fiction, she is particularly interested in works with historical or American South themes and settings. She is in the Washington DC office.

Leslie: Young Adult and Middle Grade books, as well as select Adult fiction. For young readers, Leslie is interested in both fiction and non-fiction (though no picture books, please). Also handles literary fiction for adults, as well as titles for Twentysomethings. She does not handle science fiction. Leslie is in the NY office.

client list: Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt, Britain's Gulag: The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Elkins, The Heartless Stone by Tom Zoellner (St. Martin’s Press), Dating Up: How to Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man by New York Times staffer Courtney Sullivan (Warner), Stop Being Your Symptoms and Start Being Yourself by Arthur Barsky, M.D. and Emily Deans, M.D. (HarperCollins), and Trouble: Stories by Patrick Somerville (Vintage)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated January 12th, 2010
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Send query letter and 30 sample pages via regular mail or e-mail.

agents: Joe Spieler, John F. Thornton, Eric Myers, Deirdre Mullane, Lisa M. Ross, Victoria Shoemaker, Katya Balter

interested in: Fiction: Mystery, Juvenile fiction, Middle-Grade and Young Adult novels, Children's books

Non-fiction: Reference, Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Religious, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Cookbooks, Sports, African-American, Science, Psychology, Current Events, Environment/Ecology

client list: Heirs of the Fisherman: Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession by John-Peter Pham (Oxford, 2004), Tilt-A-Whirl by Chris Grabenstein (Carroll and Graf, 2005, Anthony Award Winner--Best Debut Mystery), I Wake Up Screening: What To Do After You've Made Your Movie by John Anderson and Laura Kim (Billboard Books, 2006), Irene Nemirovsky: Her Life and Work by Jonathan Weiss (Stanford University Press, 2006), Face in the Mirror: The Search for the Origins of Conscience by Julian Keenan (Ecco 2003), What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank (Metropolitan Books, 2004)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated December 07th, 2009
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Query first, with SASE.

agents: Jonathon Lazear, Christi Cardenas, Darrick Kline, Anne Blackstone

interested in: Fiction: General fiction, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy/science fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's books

Non-fiction: Reference, Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Religious, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Sports, African-American, Science

client list: INTO THE WILD GALAPAGOS by Jeff Corwin, Hip Hop Inc: Success Strategies of the Rap Moguls by Tim Leffel, Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s by James Lileks, Master of Dragons by Margaret Weis, Quite a Year for Plums by Bailey White

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated December 07th, 2009
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12.08.09 UPDATE- not accepting new clients. DO NOT SUBMIT.

agents: Mary Jack Wald

interested in: Fiction and Non-Fiction.

Fiction: General fiction, Mystery, Childrens' and YA fiction

Non-Fiction: Biography, History, African-American, Science, Music, Art, Memoirs

client list: Hangman by Christopher A. Bohjalian, Guns & Barbed Wire: A Child Survives the Holocaust by Thomas Geve, Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy by Baxter Black, A Book of Klezmer by Yale Strom, The Last Refuge by Chris Knopf, The Rabbi in the Attic and Other Stories by Eileen Pollack

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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For fiction: please send a query letter with enough information about the novel and your writing credentials for us to evaluate whether the material is going to be right for us. A brief description of the story and the style of the writing is what we're looking for. You are also welcome to include the first chapter. Please include information about your previous publications, awards, and conferences and workshops you have attended.

Send mail submissions to Wendy Sherman. Michelle Brower accepts mail or email.

Guidelines for your query:

DO:

Write a fabulous query letter
Tell us why you chose our agency
Tell us why this book has an audience, and why you're the one to write it
Include information about your credentials to write this book, publications and prizes, awards, and conferences
Know the competition and describe those titles
Tell us which well-known writer's work yours most clearly compares to
Keep your letter under two pages
You can include a double-spaced table of contents and overview (non-fiction)
You can include a double spaced 1st chapter (fiction)
Tell us if you are submitting to more than one agency
Always include a SASE for snail mail queries
Please be sure to provide us with your email, phone number, and address.
Read the books on how to find an agent - there are several. There is much valuable information that will help you throughout this process.

agents: Wendy Sherman, Michelle Brower

interested in: Wendy Sherman is particularly interested in fiction with a strong voice and unique perspective. She loves quality women's fiction -- whether literary or with more commercial appeal. The essential elements are that the language is distinctive and the storytelling is captivating. Mainstream commercial fiction, literary fiction, upmarket women's fiction, and African-American fiction are strong categories for us.
In non-fiction- anything with a truly unique idea and a strong platform. Narrative non-fiction, memoir, practical and prescriptive, self-help and mainstream psychology are general areas of interest as well as books about important social issues. Books that show us how to live life in a better way - that inform and enlighten us -- are always of interest.

Michelle Brower is interested in books that showcase a different and quirky worldview. She would like to pursue projects in pop culture, music, humor, and memoir, and is also interested in crafting how-to's. In fiction, she is drawn to a distinctive voice and a strong story.

client list: Nani Power- Crawling at Night - NYTimes Notable, Howard Bahr- Judas Field, Schopenhauer's Telescope by Gerard Donovan, William Lashner, Rue McClanahan, Kockroach by Tyler Knox.

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send query with SASE.

agents: Tracy Sherrod

interested in: Fiction: Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural, African American

Non-Fiction: Drama/Music, Multi-Cultural, Self-Help, Memoirs, Dating/Relationships, Spirituality, Women's Issues, Pop Culture, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Gay & Lesbian, Music, Careers

client list: Kalisha Buckhanon- Upstate, Ellis Cose- The Envy of the World, Bernie Mac - I Ain't Scared of You

send: Query Only

looking for: Novel

specifically: African-American
 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send query with SASE.

agents: Tracy Sherrod

interested in: Fiction: Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural, African American

Non-Fiction: Drama/Music, Multi-Cultural, Self-Help, Memoirs, Dating/Relationships, Spirituality, Women's Issues, Pop Culture, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Gay & Lesbian, Careers

client list: Kalisha Buckhanon- Upstate, Ellis Cose- The Envy of the World, Bernie Mac - I Ain't Scared of You

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

specifically: African-American
 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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11.7.09 UPDATE Due to an abundance of submissions the agency is placing a hiatus until further notice on all submissions except for those by previously published authors in the areas of health (physical, psychological and emotional), mind/body science, and self-help.

Short query letter mailed with stamped self-addressed envelope or via email. Important to include information about previous exposure of material to publishers, if any.

agents: Christine Tomasino, Autumn Kindelspire, Rachel Altizio

interested in: Non-fiction: Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Religious, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Sports, African-American, Science, Illustrated packages, Corporate & online brand extensions

client list: Sarah Ban Breathnach: Simple Abundance (Warner), Anne M Fletcher, R.D.: Thin for Life (Houghton Mifflin), Alice D. Domar, Ph.D.and Henry Dreher: Self Nurture (Viking), Bill Gottlieb: Breakthroughs in Natural Healing (Bottom Line Books), James S. Gordon, M.D.: Unstuck: The Seven Stage Journey from Depression to Delight (Penguin Press)

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send query letter and SASE.

agents: Sara Camilli

interested in: FIction: Erotica, Horror, women's lit

Non-fiction: lifestyle, African-American, Pop Culture, Social Issues

client list: Verbal Penetration by Zane Whispers in the Night by Brandon Massey, Sinful by Victor McGlothlin, Keepin' It Real: The Rise of Bullshit In The Black Community by Sabrina Lamb, Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey

send: Query Only

looking for: Novel

specifically: African-American
 
 
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