agents: Meredith Bernstein

interested in: Fiction and Non-Fiction: Animal-related, Art, Biography, Parenting, Art, TV/Film, Erotica, LGBT, Horror, Literary, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thrillers, Fiction, Health, How-to, Humor, History, Non-fiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Religious/Inspirational, Sports/Collectibles, Travel, Women's Interests

client list: Why Women Lie by Susan Barest, Brides's Diplomacy Guide by Sharon Naylor

send: Query only

looking for: Novel

agents: Kirsten Wolf, Adriann Ranta

interested in: Kirsten Wolf: Fiction (including children's and YA) and non-fiction.

On the fiction side, she's looking for commercial women's fiction, particularly romance and erotica, and gothic/horror novels, as well as aggressive and provocative speculative/edgy fiction.

On the children's book side, she's mostly interested in young adult/middle grade fiction, particularly those that feature new and original voices.

Adriann Ranta: Fiction and limited non-fiction, with an emphasis on children’s and YA.

She is most interested in realistic, true-to-life stories with conflicts based in the real world. She likes edgy, dark, challenging voices, unique settings, and everyman stories told with a new spin.

She is open to all genres for all age levels, though is not currently interested in self-help, spiritualism, religion, or sci-fi.

client list: DISCORDIA and DISCORDIA REVERSED by Dena Salmon (Hyperion Books for Children), I KNOW IT'S OVER by C.K. Kelly Martin (Random House Books for Young Readers), THE PRICKER BOY by Reade Scott Whinnem

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

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

agents: Paula Balzer

interested in: Represents fiction and non-fiction books.

For fiction: LGBT, erotica, horror, women, humor, mystery, thriller.

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

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looking for: Novel

agents: Elaine P. English

interested in: Her love of books drove her in 2001 to begin offering services as a literary agent. In that capacity, she represents authors of commercial fiction, including women’s fiction, romances, mysteries and thrillers. She defines women’s fiction and romance broadly to include “chick lit,” erotica, and a full range of works from light contemporaries to dark historicals. She is drawn to good stories with strong, believable characters.

We do not represent science fiction or fantasy.

We do NOT handle Children’s Books, Young Adult Material, Screenplays, or any Non-fiction.

client list: Barbara Cummings, Gail Dayton, Toby Devens, Laurie Grant, Bettye Griffin, Celeste O. Norfleet

send: Query only

looking for: Novel

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: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

agents: Nancy Coffey, Joanna Stampfel-Volpe

interested in: Currently looking for unusual chick lit, hen lit, erotica, a spectacular gothic novel and a great historical novel.

Specific Interests:

JOANNA - chap books to upper YA (non-fiction, contemporary, humor, historical and fantasy *fantasy/sci-fi needs to really stand out, unique), romance (historical, paranormal, contemporary), fantasy (women's, urban, steampunk, unique), up-market fiction (dark, literary, horror, dark comedies, speculative fic), narrative non-fiction (pop culture, environmental, foodie)

NANCY - thrillers (political, espionage, military, psychological), historical novels (womens), up-market women's fiction, multicultural fiction, gothic romances, sagas, middle grade and young adult fiction

What we both are NOT interested in right now:
cozies, cookbooks, academic non-fiction, epic fantasy for adults, hi-science fiction, poetry, collections/short stories, screenplays

client list: THE AMERICAN by Andrew Britton, REVENGE OF THE SHADOW KING by Jon Lewis & Derek Benz, LUMBY LINES by Gail Fraser, TALES OF A DRAMA QUEEN by Lee Nichols, TAKEN BY STORM, Rochelle Allers, FROM THE HEART OF COVINGTON by Joan Medlicott, MIDWIFE OF THE BLUE RIDGE by Christine Blevins

send: Query Only

looking for: Novel

agents: Sorche Elizabeth Fairbank, Matthew Frederick

interested in: Located in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA), Fairbank Literary represents a wide range of clients, from first-time authors international bestsellers, from prize-winning journalists to professional and academic experts.

Their tastes tend toward literary fiction and topical/narrative non-fiction, with a strong interest in women's voices, quality of life issues, class, race, war and its psychological effects, and the intersection of art and science. They are most likely to take on works that are socially significant and newsworthy, and that speak to the human quest for meaning beyond mere escapism -- although they also enjoy a smartly conceived pop-audience book.

Sorche: all types of queries

Matthew: Scout for books on sports and architecture

client list: "SOLAR REVOLUTION: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry" by Travis Bradford , "LEGACY: Building a Better Future for the Next Generation" Essays by Al Gore, Jon Stewart, John McCain, Edward Kennedy, Mia Hamm, and others "THE HAPPY HOOKER'S GUIDE TO SEX: 69 Orgasmic Ways to Pleasure a Woman" by Xaviera Hollander, "LOVING OURSELVES: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Self Esteem" by Dr. Kimeron Hardin

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Donald Maass, Jennifer Jackson, Cameron McClure (F), J.L. Stermer (F)

interested in: Fiction: science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, horror, romance, historical, literary and mainstream novels

Donald: mystery, sci-fi, historical novels

Jennifer: romance and women's fiction, and is also developing her list in the mystery and suspense genres, as well as YA

Cameron: represents mostly fiction, and is especially looking for projects that combine genre style plotting with literary quality writing. She's also interested in seeing literary fiction, mystery and suspense, urban fantasy (fantasy and SF set on earth), and projects with multi-cultural, international, environmental, and GBLT themes. She's drawn to non-fiction that reads like fiction, and that explores subcultures or topics that haven't quite broken into the mainstream

J.L.: fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction, pop-culture (cooking, fashion, style, music, art), smart humor, upscale erotica/erotic memoir and multi-cultural fiction/non-fiction

client list: Jim Butcher, C.M. Chan, Jo Ann Ferguson, Sonya Bateman, Elizabeth Bear, Suzanne Robinson, Tracy Sumner, Elizabeth Bloom, Emily Brightwell, Juilene Osborne-McKnight, Lina Simoni, Rebecca Neason, Rex Browning, Laurin Wittig, Randall Bills

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

agents: Katherine Fausset, Nathan Bransford, Ginger Clark, Ginger Knowlton, Maureen Walters, Dave Barbor, Holly Frederick, Peter Ginsberg, Elizabeth Harding, Emilie Jacobson, Tim Knowlton, Laura Blake Peterson, Maureen Walters, Mitchell Waters, Anna Webman

interested in: The New York office of Curtis Brown, Ltd. was opened in 1914. Today the New York office and its branch in San Francisco are independent of the original London office. We represent a wide cross-section of established and emerging writers who writes in all genres, from children's books to literary fiction and nonfiction to mystery and romance.

Katherine Fausset: General fiction, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Literary fiction, Lifestyle, Journalism, Narrative non-fiction

Nathan Bransford: particularly interested in literary fiction, mysteries and suspense, historical fiction, narrative nonfiction, business, history, sports, politics, current events, young adult fiction and science fiction.

Ginger Clark: I have been looking to build my list, particularly in science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal romance. I'm also looking to take on a bit of literary horror (think Peter Straub/H.P. Lovecraft, not splatterpunk). I'm also looking for great young adult and middle grade novels, and funny, smart pop-culture non fiction.

Ginger Knowlton: Juvenile fiction, Children's books, Picture books, Middle grade novels, Young adult novels, Edgy nonfiction

Maureen Walters: Romance, Women's Lit, Thrillers, Mystery, Health/Fitness, particularly interested in paranormal and erotic romance, thrillers, and well-crafted narrative nonfiction

Elizabeth Harding: juvenile, middle-grade and young adult fiction

Emilie Jacobson: fiction and nonfiction for general trade as well as some children’s books, primarily for the older age groups, always with an eye for originality and strong, literary prose. Science fiction, self help and technical books are beyond the scope of her interests.

Laura Blake Peterson: memoir and biography, natural history, literary fiction, mystery, suspense, women’s fiction, health and fitness, children’s and young adult, faith issues and popular culture

Maureen Walters: women’s fiction and nonfiction projects on subjects as eclectic as parenting & child care, popular psychology, inspirational/motivational volumes as well as a few medical/nutritional books. In addition she represents a handful of children’s book writers

Mitchell Waters: literary and commercial fiction and nonfiction, including mystery, history, biography, memoir, young adult, cookbooks, self-help and popular culture.

Anna Webman: children's books authors and illustrators. She is always on the lookout for first-time authors and is particularly interested in stories with unique voices with something to say. Her ideal book would be one that has both a driving narrative and beautiful language.

client list: Current clients include Karen Armstrong, Louis Auchincloss, S. E. Hinton, Laurence Yep, David Lodge, Rosamunde Pilcher, Tony Hillerman, Betty Friedan, Harold Kushner, Alvin Toffler, John Nichols and Po Bronson. Among the literary luminaries of Curtis Brown's long, illustrious history are: D. H. Lawrence, A. A. Milne, Ogden Nash, Robertson Davies, Ayn Rand and W. H. Auden

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel