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

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

agents: Kirsten Wolf, Adiann 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: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

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

agents: Angela Miller, Joan Ward

interested in: Specializes in nonfiction and represents a number of cookbooks and culinary books

Non-fiction: History, Biography, Food & Drink, Medical, Parenting, Multi-Cultural, Self-Help, Cookbooks, Art, Dating/Relationships, Business, Women's Issues, Finance, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Home/Design

client list: Essentials of Asian Cuisine by Corrine Trang, Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyoto by Victoria Abbott Riccardi, The Girl's Guide to Starting Your Own Business: Candid Advice, Frank Talk, and True Stories for the Successful Entrepreneur by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Lisa Queen

interested in: Non-fiction, especially interested in business books, food writing, science and popular psychology, as well as books by well-known chefs, radio and television personalities and sports figures.

client list: PIG PERFECT by Peter Kamisky, SPANNING THE WORLD by Len Berman, CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN 7 DAYS by Paul McKenna PhD, Frank Stitt's SOUTHERN TABLE

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Patricia Van der Leun, Allison Noonan

interested in: Fiction and non-fiction.

Fiction: Commercial and Literary

Nonfiction: Art/Architecture, Autobiography/Biography, Cookbooks, Food/Nutrition/Lifestyle, History, Memoirs, Religious/Inspirational, Science, Spirituality

client list: All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum, Gravity's Arc by David Darling

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Nancy Yost, Natanya Wheeler, Zoe F. Shacham

interested in: Nancy: social history and natural science

Natanya: would love to find authors with strong platforms who write in the areas of nature, especially birds, women’s issues, alternative lifestyles, green living and food.

Zoe: looking for unique voices of all genres, but especially in narrative nonfiction and pop culture. She does not handle poetry, horror, fantasy or science fiction.

client list: Mandy Hubbard, Perri O’Shaughnessy, Linda Castillo, Valerie Frankel, Stephanie Laurens, Loretta Chase, Liz Carlyle, Suzanne Enoch, Gaelen Foley, Jeaniene Frost, Ilona Gordon, Monica Ferris, Tamar Myers, Patricia Sprinkle

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

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: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Jillian Manus, Janet Wilkens Manus, Jandy Nelson, Stephanie Lee, Penny Nelson, Dena Fischer

interested in: Fiction and Non-Fiction. Specific agent specialties:

Jillian: women-empowerment books

Janet: crime, health, pop psychology, religion, memoirs, and cookbooks. For fiction: mysteries and suspense thrillers

Jandy: self-help, memoirs, health, literary fiction, multi-cultural and women's fiction

Stephanie: self-help, narrative NF, commercial literary fiction, women's fiction, ethnic fiction, dark/quirky fiction, and young voices

Penny: memoirs, current events, social issues, lifestyle trends, self help, natural sciences, and sports

Dena: literary fiction, practical and narrative nonfiction and memoir

client list: Russell Simmons- DO YOU!, Jerry Rice- GO LONG!, John More- CONFUSING LOVE WITH OBSESSION, Paul Watson- WHERE WAR LIVES, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen- GETTYSBURG: A Novel of the Civil War, Amanda Hill- LOVE LIKE THAT, ALAN JACOBSON- THE HUNTED

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book