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Found 36 Agents. Displaying results 1 to 10.
Updated February 01st, 2010
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We are very interested in non-fiction projects that are backed by your particular expertise and/or life experience. Ideally, authors should know who the target audience is for their work, and have a strong marketing platform geared to that audience, or be professional writers co-authoring with an expert.

FinePrint agents represent many different subject areas in nonfiction, including business, crafts, current events, celebrity, food and cooking, travel, finance, theatre arts, gender and race issues, history (political, social, economic, cultural histories and histories of ideas), lifestyle, military, mind/body/spirit, inspirational, health/fitness, self-help, women's issues, politics, psychology, parenting, religion, popular culture, music, new age, true crime, memoir and narrative nonfiction. Please look at the profiles of the individual agent before making your query to see if his/her interests match your project.

Send a query letter, proposal, and sample chapters. PLEASE PICK A SPECIFIC AGENT WHO IS RIGHT FOR YOUR PROPOSAL AND MAKE SURE YOUR COVER LETTER/QUERY IS ADDRESSED TO THEM. If querying via email, paste everything into the body of the e-mail.

agents: Peter Rubie (CEO), Stephany Evans (President), Laura Wood, June Clark, Diane Freed, Ward Calhoun, Meredith Hays, Janet Reid, Amy Tipton, Colleen Lindsay

interested in: We represent both fiction and nonfiction for adults and young adults. We welcome a wide range of fiction, both literary and commercial, including thrillers, mysteries, fantasy, women's, romance, chick lit, YA and middle grade readers. However, we are not the right agency for poetry, plays, screenplays, or children's picture books.

Peter Rubie: In non-fiction he specializes in narrative non-fiction, popular science, spirituality, history, biography, pop culture, business and technology, parenting, health, self help, music, and food. He is a "sucker" for outstanding writing.
In fiction he represents literate thrillers, crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy, military fiction and literary fiction.

Stephany Evans: Stephany has represented nonfiction writers in the areas of health and wellness (especially women's health), spirituality, lifestyle (including home renovating/decorating, entertaining, food and wine), popular reference, and narrative nonfiction. In fiction, her core interest is in stories with a strong and interesting female protagonist, both literary and upmarket commercial — including chick lit, romance, mystery, and light suspense.

Laura Wood: 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.

Ward Calhoun: looking for nonfiction titles in the areas of sports, humor, and pop culture.

June Clark: June has built a strong client list with a focus on nonfiction projects in the area of entertainment, self-help, parenting, reference/how-to books, teen books, food and wine, style/beauty, and prescriptive business titles.

Diane Freed: interested in in nonfiction projects in the categories of advice/relationships, spirituality, inspiration, health/fitness, memoir, narrative nonfiction, popular culture, lifestyle, women’s issues, the environment, and humor. Diane accepts e-mail submissions ONLY.

Meredith Hays: Meredith is looking for projects — both fiction and nonfiction, commercial and literary — that resound with a refreshing narrative style and a unique message. In particular, she is interested in sophisticated women's fiction (think urban chick lit), pop culture, lifestyle, animals, and absorbing nonfiction accounts.

Janet Reid: Janet loves mysteries and offbeat literary fiction. She is actively looking for projects that show mastery of craft and originality.

Amy Tipton: Amy is looking for edgy fiction (gritty and urban), women's fiction, nonfiction/memoir, and YA. CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS.

Colleen Lindsay: For non-fiction: humor or narrative nonfiction. CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS

client list: Walking Money by James Born, Read My Hips by Eve Marz, One Nation Under God by James P Moore, Chef On Fire by Joseph Carey, Baby Proof by Emily Giffin, Rollergirl by Melissa Joulwan, The Pirate Primer by George Choundras

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated December 07th, 2009
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The Movable Type Literary Group seeks to meet the needs of an industry in transition by serving authors and publishers at each point on the creative continuum, that long line that leads from an inchoate idea to its incarnation in the marketplace. With this mission in mind, MTLG guides authors through four distinct zones of management, each of which contributes to the mission of helping talented writers produce significant books and foster prosperous, generative careers.

For non-fiction proposals, MTLG requests a variation of the traditional query letter, a less formal, more efficient document: one page with three paragraphs. First, personal history and platform, including previous publications, media appearances, training, etc. Second, a concise description of the book concept, including unique selling points. Third, a preview of the promotional plan, including endorsements, media contacts, and brand development.

Having found that that query letters do a fine job of showcasing one's talent in writing jacket copy or promotional material but rarely offer agents a useful preview of a writer's prosecraft, in lieu of query letters, MTLG asks that authors send the first ten pages of their manuscript, followed by a one page synopsis of the balance of the work, and a word count.

Journalists--staff and freelance--are encouraged to contact MTLG by phone or personal e-mail.

agents: Jason Allen Ashlock, Meredith Dawson, Craig Kayser

interested in: Cookbooks, Non-Fiction Books, Self-Help, memoir

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated December 02nd, 2009
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Don Congdon Associates, Inc., represents over one hundred active authors and many author’s estates, as well as a substantial backlist. The agency is a member of the AAR and has been in business since 1983. Many of its authors have appeared on best-seller lists, and have won numerous awards, including: Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award winners Russell Baker and Edna Buchanan; recipient of the National Book Award Ellen Gilchrist; New York Times Best Seller Kathryn Stockett; James Thurber Prize winner David Sedaris; winner of an Edgar and Grand Master of Horror awards Richard Matheson; and Ray Bradbury, who has received numerous awards including the National Book Foundation’s 2002 medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Query only, via email or snail mail. No email attachments. Please include SASE for snail mail queries.

agents: Michael Congdon, Susan Ramer, Cristina Concepcion, Maura Kye-Casella, Katie Grimm, Katie Kotchman

interested in: Michael Congdon: Biography, History (including Military History), other Narrative Non-Fiction (Science, Medicine, Nature, Sports).

Susan Ramer: Narrative nonfiction interests include social and cultural history, popular culture (including music, film, fashion, food), women’s issues, psychology, mental health. She looks for memoirs with unfamiliar themes, and in general loves nonfiction narratives that combine personal experience with larger social/cultural observations, history and/or reporting. In any work, she is first drawn to a strong, distinctive voice, and she likes her humor on the dark side.

Cristina Concepcion: Nonfiction: classical music, popular music, history, wine, visual and performing arts, sociology, essays and criticism, politics and current affairs, culinary subjects, biography and memoir, science, philosophy, self-help, non Eastern religion, travel.

Maura Kye-Casella: seeking narrative works (memoirs/adventure/true crime), parenting, cookbooks, pop culture and humor.

Katie Grimm: quirky or edgy narrative non-fiction, both serious and more commercial history, pressing cultural and social issues, memoir with distinct voice, religion from a historical or sociological point of view, narrative science and medical, multi-cultural, and counter-culture. *Please include first chapter with query.*

Katie Kotchman: true crime, pop culture, photography, animals/pets, fashion, narrative non-fiction

client list: Ray Bradbury, David Sedaris, Kathryn Stockett, Russell Baker, Edna Buchanan, Ellen Gilchrist, Richard Matheson, among others.

send: Query only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 20th, 2009
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Interested writers may submit a QUERY and TWENTY PAGES of their manuscripts via EMAIL. Please put your query and sample in the body of the email, we will not open emailed attachments. We will respond to most queries within two weeks to a month.

agents: Michael Stearns, Chris Richman, Danielle Chiotti, Ted Malawer

interested in: Children's and adult fiction and non-fiction.

Michael: Michael’s tastes run the gamut from picture books for the very young right up through cutting-edge teen fiction, but the common elements of all the projects he handles are a careful use of language, an often wry quality to the writing, and a fearless wedding of more literary aims with genre plotlines. Yes, he loves good writing, but he also loves for things to happen in a story. Generally, he won’t be drawn to more issue-oriented books.

In terms of teen fiction, he is looking for: realistic, humorous coming-of-age stories along the lines of John Green, Ned Vizzini, E. Lockhart, or Andrew Auseon; breezy re-thinks of traditional fantasy for girls (not so much Marion Zimmer Bradley as Kristin Cashore or Tamora Pierce and Patricia Wrede); dystopian breakneck thrillers such as Michael Grant’s and Suzanne Collins’; and Pullman-esque novels that straddle genres (the Sally Lockhart books or The Golden Compass).

Regarding middle-grade fiction, he is a big fan of traditional children’s fantasy: real-world stories with one fantastic element—more the vein of Half Magic and The Borrowers and The Graveyard Book than, say, high fantasy featuring worlds with made-up languages and the like. He loves humor and wit in my middle-grade novels, and is a big fan of Bruce Coville, Andrew Clements, and Vivian Vande Velde. As well, he loves realistic stories such as those written by Rebecca Stead and E.L. Konigsburg.

As for picture books, he is looking primarily for language-driven stories for the very young. Please, no long manuscripts nor folk tales nor “storybooks” in which the manuscript is longer than six pages. Picture book authors whose work he adores are Mem Fox, Deb Lund, and Bob Shea, and he will always respond well to stories that are about the sound and play of language for the youngest of readers.

Chris: For middle grade, Chris is looking for works featuring unique characters, compelling plots with twists and turns, and strong, confident writing. He will consider works with fantasy elements, but prefers stories that are grounded in the real world. He has a special interest in funny books for boys. Some middle grade titles he would have loved to work on include Trenton Lee Stewart's The Mysterious Benedict Society, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, and everything by Roald Dahl.

For teen, Chris prefers contemporary stories, but will consider urban fantasy or works that create a new, compelling world not far from our own, such as in Kristin Cashore's Graceling, Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, or Lois Lowry's The Giver. For young adult works geared toward boys, he would prefer submissions with strong commercial hooks and fantastically funny voice, like Ned Vizzini's Be More Chill or Jake Wizner's Spanking Shakespeare. He is not looking for paranormal romance, books based around supernatural creatures such as fairies, vampires, or werewolves, or chick-lit.

Chris is not currently interested in picture books or representing illustrators.

Danielle: For nonfiction, Danielle is looking for compelling projects that present a unique voice and point-o-view, or that shed light on a previously “unknown” topic in the areas of narrative nonfiction, memoir, self-help, relationships, humor, current events, women’s issues, and cooking.

For fiction, she is looking for commercial women’s fiction and multicultural fiction (with a slightly “literary” edge), romance, paranormal romance, and young adult fiction for girls. She tends to favor fish-out-of-water stories, and is drawn toward gorgeous writing and strong, flawed characters who aren’t afraid to take big chances or show a little bit of a dark side.

Ted: specializes in middle grade and teen fiction. Currently, Ted is accepting queries only through conference submissions and client referrals.

client list: Martha Brockenbrough, Kurt Cyrus, Cole Gibse, Shaun Hutchinson, Helen Landalf, Deb Lund, Christina Mandelski, Stephen Mooser, Edith Pattou

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send query via mail.

agents: Paula Balzer

interested in: Represents fiction and non-fiction books.

For non-fiction: biography, parenting, cooking, LGBT, entertainment/pop-culture, how-to, psychology, science and nature, technology, self-help, women

client list: What's Up Dawg? by Randy Jackson and K. C. Baker, Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities by Alexandra Robbins, Dear Mrs. Lindbergh: A Novel by Kathleen Hughes, Confessions of a Nervous Shiksa by Tracy McArdle

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send query letter with SASE. You may also submit via e-mail.

agents: Mickey Choate

interested in: Non-fiction: history, memoirs, biography; cookery/food; journalism, military science; narrative; politics; general science;
Fiction: historical, literary, mystery/suspense, thriller

client list: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, The King of Lies by John Hart

send: Query only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 10th, 2009
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Send query letter via regular post or e-mail.

agents: Rita Rosenkranz

interested in: Adult non-fiction: health, history, parenting, music, how-to, popular science, business, biography, popular reference, cooking, spirituality and general interest titles.

Looks for projects that present familiar subjects freshly or lesser-known subjects presented commercially.

client list: Betty DeRamus’ FORBIDDEN FRUIT: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad, Jim Kane’s WESTERN MOVIE WIT AND WISDOM, OLIVE TREES AND HONEY: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World by Gil Marks (Wiley, 2005 James Beard Award winner); BRANDED CUSTOMER SERVICE by Janelle Barlow and Paul Stewart (Berrett-Koehler), BUSINESS CLASS: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work by Jacqueline Whitmore (St. Martin’s Press).

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 09th, 2009
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Send book proposal. Agency tries to respond within four weeks.

The following are essential components in any non-fiction book proposal:

Title Page: Includes title, subtitle, author name(s), address, phone number, and e-mail address. Upon signing with an agent, you will also include your agent's name and contact information on this page.

Proposal Contents: A "table of contents" page for the proposal (not the book), complete with section names and corresponding page numbers.

Concept/Overview: A written overview of the book with persuasive arguments for why it should be published, including the origin of the idea (basically, the answer to "Why am I writing this book?").

Author Biography: Describes why and how you are qualified to write this book. It should clearly explain your platform (meaning your continuous visibility in the marketplace). You will want to include your background, books and/or publications, as well as any media exposure. If available, press materials, writing samples, and television appearance clips should be included. In some cases, this section may be presented as a separate, complete press kit.

Markets for the Book: All too often, a writer gets so excited about his or her book that he believes everyone will want it and is inclined to make claims about it being "the only book on the market, and like nothing else ever done before." Editors will want to see that you have a clear idea of who is addressed by your book, what will motivate readers to buy the book, and how those readers will benefit from your book.

Promotion Plan: Is there a built-in audience, such as a cooking school or restaurant, to whom the book can be heavily marketed? Do you have especially strong contacts in a particular field that would prove useful? It's no longer sufficient to have a great idea; publishers will want to be convinced that you have a solid, established base of continued visibility in the marketplace, whether it's through published articles or previous books, television or radio appearances, a restaurant, or other venues. As the author, it's critical that you are willing to promote your book as a marketing partner with your publisher. Think seriously about what you can and will do to aid in the success of your book. Consider all of your connections and networks, your schedule and commitments, your ability to travel, local/regional places that would be excellent venues for book signing, potential television appearances, affiliations with organizations, and other creative ways you plan to publicize your book.

Competition: The primary questions answered here are: What other books are available on this subject? And, what sets this book apart from them? This section is not about negating the competition; it should simply explain what your book offers that others do not. In some cases, showing an editor that you are aware of other books on the topics helps validate your idea. A writer is responsible for knowing the competition; this knowledge will help you as a writer to develop your voice and understand what makes your book unique.

Table of Contents: A chapter-by-chapter outline of the proposed book, including any major elements (such as sidebars or fact boxes) within each chapter.

Chapter Summaries: A thorough description of each chapter, typically paragraph summaries. If you are proposing a cookbook, be sure to include the number of recipes you envision in each chapter. This section will be strengthened if you can provide as complete a listing of recipe titles as possible.

Complete Sample Chapter: The most important section of the proposal. It should be fluent and well organized, and must include a strong set of recipes. This single chapter should illustrate the overall concept of the book and should provide clearly demonstrate your writing ability and recipe technique. The key to this section is to "show" rather than "tell." All recipes must be fully tested.

Here are a few additional tips to ensure that your proposal

agents: Lisa Elkus, Sia Antunes, Jane Falla

interested in: Specializes in cookbooks and food-related titles, but manage a number of health and women's non-fiction topics as well.

client list: 175 BEST JAMS, JELLIES, MARMALADES & OTHER SOFT SPREADS by Linda J. Amendt, BBQ BASH: The Be-All, End-All Party Guide, from Barefoot to Black Tie by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig, BLUE EGGS AND YELLOW TOMATOES: Recipes from a Modern Kitchen Garden by Jeanne Kelley, BON APPETIT, Y'ALL: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking by Virginia Willis, CAKE ART: Simplified Step-by-Step Instructions and Illustrated Techniques for the Home Baker to Create Showstopping Cakes and Cupcakes by The Culinary Institute of America Chefs Kate Cavotti and Alison McLoughlin

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 09th, 2009
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Query with SASE, description of book and 2-3 pages of sample material

agents: Janis A. Donnaud

interested in: Concentrated mainly on nonfiction, with an emphasis on the culinary, health and medical books, and women's books.

Non-fiction: Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Health, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Sports, African-American, Science

Actively seeking serious narrative nonfiction; cookbooks; health and medical all written by experts with an already established platform in their area of specialty.

client list: Living It Up, Southern Style by Paula Deen, If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs (Bulfinch), by Valerie Shaff and Roy Blount Jr., Women Are Not Small Men by Nieca Goldberg, M.D, The Secrets of Baking (Houghton Mifflin) by Sherry Yard

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 09th, 2009
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Send query letter or entire proposal via regular post or e-mail.

A proposal consists of the following items:

Cover Letter: Should not be longer than one page. This is an introductory letter of yourself and your book. This should include your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.

Overview: One to two pages that describes your book’s content. If this is a non-fiction book, tell us the purpose of your book. What need does it fulfill? Provide statistics if available.

Author Biography: Explain why you are uniquely qualified to write this book. In the case of fiction, have any of your works been published, by whom and how many copies have they sold? Do you have any short stories or articles that have been published in magazines, newspapers, anthologies and have you received any awards? In the case of non-fiction, what makes you qualified to write this book, are you an acknowledged expert or have any specialized training on this subject?

Selling the Book: Explain how will you help sell the book once it is published. What contacts do you have with the media, do you have a monthly column, a radio show, a web site? Are you a member of a relevant association that will help promote the book? Are you willing to organize workshops, lectures, etc. to promote your book?

Competition: What books are in print that most resemble your book? How does you book differ from each of these books? What makes your book similar to one of those successful books and what makes it unique?

Specifications: An estimated word count of your final manuscript. Is the manuscript complete or how much time do you think you will need to complete? Has this manuscript or proposal been sent to other agents and/or publishers and what was the outcome? Will the book include any illustrations, pictures, tables, etc.? Please note that authors are usually responsible for providing and purchasing the rights for any art or reprinted material.

Table of Contents/Outline: For fiction, a one to two page outline of the chapters. For non-fiction, a one to three page table of contents with a brief description of each of the chapters.

Sample Chapter: A chapter that best represents the book’s basic premise as well as your writing ability.

Clippings: Please do not submit any original newspaper or magazine articles, photocopies work best. If you have a video or cassette where you have appeared, we recommend you include that but make sure it’s not your only copy.

Presentation: Make a valuable first impression, the material doesn’t need to be fancy but needs to be well organized.

agents: James Fitzgerald, Anne Reid Garrett

interested in: Books that reflect the popular culture of today being in the forms of fiction, non-fiction, graphic and packaged books.

Fiction: literary

Non-fiction: History, Commercial, Religion and Spirituality, Illustrated, Memoir and Autobiography, Food, Magic

client list: Sarah Brown’s Cringe: Teenage Diaries, Journals, Notes, Letters, Poems, and Abandoned Rock Operas (Crown), Huey Newton’s Revolutionary Suicide (Penguin Classics), Trevor Kelley and Leslie Simon’s Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture (HarperCollins), and Michael Mason’s Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injuries and their Aftermath (Farrrar, Strauss & Giroux)

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
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