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Updated November 23rd, 2009
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Send a detailed query letter and a SASE. Include any relevant information about past writing experience/publishing history.

agents: Ken Sherman

interested in: Handles nonfiction, fiction and movie scripts.

Fiction: Commercial, Detective/Police/Crime, Family Saga, Fantasy, Gay/Lesbian, Horror, Literary, Multicultural, Mystery/Suspense, Science Fiction, Thriller

Nonfiction: Art/Architecture, Autobiography/Biography, Celebrity, LGBT, Health/Fitness, Photography, Popular Culture, Theater/Film

Screenplays: gets most of his screenplays by referral but feel free to query him about a screenplay

client list: SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS- David Guterson, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE- John Updike, SISTER MINE- Tawni O'Dell, MISTLER'S EXIT- Louis Begley, THE FACE OF A STRANGER - Anne Perry and the estate of Luis Buñuel

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send a brief query with SASE and contact info. E-mail queries are preferred.

agents: Robert Wilson

interested in: Non-fiction on all subjects.

client list: Bobby Murcer's Yankee for Life, Donna Sozio's Never Trust a Man in Alligator Loafers, Brent Bowers's If At First You Don't Succeed: The Eight Patterns of Highly Effective Entrepreneurs, Joanne Cini's Kingmaker

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send query with SASE.

agents: Wendy Lipkind

interested in: Non-fiction: Art/Architecture, Child Guidance/Parenting, Cultural/Social Interests, Health/Fitness, Medicine, Narrative, Psychology, Spirituality

client list: Maybe You Know My Teen: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Adolescent With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Mary Fowler, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, "Chronically Inflexible" Children by Ross W. Greene

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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In the body of the e-mail, please enclose:
• A cover letter (remember this letter reflects you as a writer)
• Title and synopsis of your work
• How you heard about The Nashville Agency
• Brief biographical information, including writing history
• Key selling points of the work
• Three sample chapters

agents: Jonathan Clements

interested in: Fiction:
* Historical
* Contemporary
* Inspirational
* Military

Non-Fiction:
* Biography/Memoir
* Sports
* Current Events / Pop Culture

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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For non-fiction projects send a detailed proposal, including an overview, table of contents or detailed outline, an author biography, and pertinent marketing information.

You may submit ONLY a query letter via e-mail.

Agency tries to reply within 4 to 6 weeks.

BE SURE TO MANUALLY ADDRESS YOUR QUERY LETTER TO THE SPECIFIC AGENT YOU ARE TARGETING.

agents: Doe Coover, Colleen Mohyde, Amanda Lewis

interested in: Doe: non-fiction titles, with a concentration in cookbooks, business, health, social issues, science, family psychology, and history

Colleen: literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, biography, business, psychology, health, sports, music, history, and politics

Amanda: children’s books, young adult and middle-grade fiction and non-fiction, picture books, and children’s reference.

client list: The Calder Game by Blue Balliett (Scholastic), Fiesta@Rick’s by Rick Bayless (Norton), Savory Pastries and Baking by Mary Cech (Chronicle Books), Spoils of War: The Fate of Culture in Times of Conflict by Ricardo Elia (Yale University Press), Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life by David Allen (Penguin), Skeletons in the Sand: The Story of a Dinosaur Expedition by Paul Sereno (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), American Fruit Desserts by Deborah Madison (Broadway)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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For non-fiction, please submit a book proposal which should include an outline, sample material, an author bio and competitive survey, and a SASE.

Note: they only accept query letters via e-mail. No attachments, no sample chapters.

agents: Laura Bradford

interested in: Fiction: romance, erotica, women’s fiction, mystery, thrillers and young adult. Also represents non-fiction and other fiction genres.

client list: Beth Kery’s TEMPTATIONS OF TIME, Lauren Dane’s UNDERCOVER, Anya Bast’s THE CHOSEN SIN, Megan Hart and Lauren Dane’s TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, Beth Kery’s WICKED BURN

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

specifically: Romance
 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send only a query letter via e-mail or regular post.

agents: Regina Ryan

interested in: Adult non-fiction: Reference, Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Sports, African-American, Science, Psychology, Narrative non-fiction, Natural History, Gardening, Birds and Birdwatching, Parenting, Women's issues, Architecture

client list: THE SEROTONIN POWER DIET by Judith Wurtman, PhD, and Nina Frusztajer Marquis, MD; THE BOMB IN THE BASEMENT: How Israel Went Nuclear and What That Means for the World by Michael Karpin; THE SUICIDAL MIND by Edwin Shneidman; THE HITE REPORT ON MALE SEXUALITY by Shere Hite; THE GARDEN PRIMER by Barbara Damrosch. AMERICAN ART: History and Culture by Wayne Craven;

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 09th, 2009
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Send a book proposal for non-fiction and a query with the first 50 pages for fiction submissions.

agents: Alana Lennie, Michael Lennie

interested in: Alana: Looking for fiction, both literary and commercial, as well as that magical blending of the two. In literary fiction likes to see an aspect of a culture different than her own. For commercial fiction, finds herself drawn to projects that present contemporary social issues.

For nonfiction, likes to see submissions that speak to the boomer generation on a multitude of subjects.

Michael: I do accept nonfiction projects, including textbooks, as well as fiction.

Non-fiction: science for non-scientists including environmental; foreign or domestic policy; historical; biography; military history; baseball; historical memoir; and textbooks at all grade or college levels particularly those in large survey-type courses (Intro to Psychology, Intro to Biology, Intro to Business, etc.).

We do not represent children's or YA, fantasy, horror, original screenplays, or poetry.

Agency does not represent fantasy, horror, screenplays, or poetry.

client list: Terry Wesner- Algebra for College Students, Paul Anderson- Hunger's Brides, Stephen Boehrer- The Purple Culture (Oceanview Publishing)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 09th, 2009
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10.29.09 Update: From now on, you must submit your proposals via e-mail as a .doc or .docx attachment, or in the body of the email.

Submissions should be double-spaced and in a 12-point or larger font. Do not submit whole manuscripts unless they’ve asked for them. Instead, please send a cover letter, résumé, brief synopsis of your work, and several sample chapters. They also accept query letters.

Note: Snail Mail submissions will be accepted through November 15th, 2009.

agents: Gail Ross, Howard Yoon, Kara Baskin, Kelly Dilworth (literary assistant), Jennifer Manguera (Literary Manager)

interested in: Mainly represents non-fiction: Memoirs, Biography & History, Politics & Current Events, Health, Science & Psychology, Parenting, Business & Personal Finance, Religion & Spirituality, Lifestyle & Culture

Only wants fiction from previously published authors.

Howard: nonfiction topics ranging from current events and politics to culture to religion and history, to smart business. Also looking for commercial fiction by published authors.

Kara: biographies, popular culture, business, psychology and mental health, American history, and film

Kelly: Southern gothic literature, political biographies, incisive nonfiction narratives, and books on neuroscience. Special interest in civil rights, education, and Eastern European history

client list: SEARCHING FOR WOMEN WHO DRINK WHISKEY by Miranda Kennedy (Random House, 2009), SPOILING FOR A FIGHT: THE AMBITION OF ELIOT SPITZER by Brooke Masters (Holt 2006), THE TRANSLATOR by Daoud Hari (Random House, 2008), SURGERY FREE MAKEOVER by Dr. Brandith Irwin (Penguin Press, 2008), CROSSING MANDELBAUM'S GATE by Kai Bird (Scribner, 2008)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 09th, 2009
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Send a query letter or book proposal and a SASE. Make sure your proposal is well thought out and well-researched. You may also send a plain text e-mail as well.

agents: Matt Wagner- President, founder and agent, Amy Wagner- Assistant Agent

interested in: Non-fiction: computers and technology, popular science, natural history, current events, health and fitness, photography and design, business and personal finance, travel, cooking, and books of western regional interest.

client list: The eBay Entrepreneur: The Definitive Guide to Starting Your Own eBay Trading Assistant Business by Christopher Matthew Spencer (Kaplan), Casino Gambling for Dummies by Kevin Blackwood (Wiley), Macs for Dummies by Ed Baig (Wiley), The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite and the High Sierra by Harold Davis (Countryman Press, 2007), How to Make Love in a Tent by Michelle Waitzman (Wilderness Press, 2007), Skiing Utah by Mike Fine (Countryman Press, 2007)

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
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