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Found 8 Agents. Displaying results 1 to 8.
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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Query with outline and sample chapters & SASE or send entire proposal. Include credentials and past publications.

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

 
 
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 brief query letter, including a one to two paragraph synopsis and description of your background. Please include your favorite authors. While snail mail submissions are OK, they prefer e-mail queries (NO ATTACHMENTS).

agents: Deborah Carter

interested in: Non-Fiction: Adventure nonfiction, literary narrative nonfiction by writers with formal training, nonfiction topics: music, writing, birds, gardening, children's nonfiction that offers something new in its category

client list: The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales by Anne Shelby, Girls Can Play Trumpet, Too by Karen Stober, The Fund by Wes DeMott

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated November 09th, 2009
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Send a detailed query letter via snail mail or e-mail explaining your project and qualifications. If sending an e-query, please no attachments.

agents: Muriel Nellis, Jane F. Roberts

interested in: Literary and Creative Artists specializes in adult trade fiction and non-fiction.

We do not handle poetry, or purely academic/technical work.

client list: CATCHING THE BIG FISH: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch, THE LONGEST RIDE: My 10 Year, 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey by Emilio Scotto, TRUE WITNESS by James M. Doyle, THE NEW FEMININE BRAIN by Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D., SECONDHAND SMOKE by Patty Friedmann, Growing Up in a Korean Kitchen by Hi Soo Hepinstall

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 September 23rd, 2009
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BEFORE you query... ask yourself:
- Is my manuscript finished? (This is a MUST!)
- Does it fit in one of the categories this agency is acquiring or represents?
- Has my manuscript been refined, revised and polished?
- Is my manuscript in the proper format according to industry standards?

If you can answer YES to all these questions, you are ready!

Submitting a QUERY:

- Should be no more than one page in length (Black, double spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman -OR- Courier New).
- MUST include genre and word count. (preferably in the first paragraph)
- Be sure the genre is one this agency is acquiring.
- Should include any pertinent information about the writer (contact info, awards, publications, organization affiliations).

agents: Christine Witthohn

interested in: Book Cents is currently seeking NON-FICTION:
- Women's Issues/Experiences
- Fun/Quirky Topics (particularly those of interest to women)
- Cookbooks (fun, ethnic, etc.)
- Health
- Gardening (herbs, plants, flowers, etc.)
- Books with a "Save The Planet" theme
- Entertaining
- Reference
- How-To Books

Agency is NOT looking for: Erotica, Inspirational, Historical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Horror/Dark Thrillers, Memoirs, Short stories/Novellas, Poetry, Screenplays

client list: Amanda Brice, Barbie Jo Bogart, Bernadette Gardner, Catherine Greenfeder, Countess Alessandra Oddi Baglioni, Daniel S. Foster, Danielle Bronson, Dr. Mahabala Shetty, Jennifer Colgan, Jodie Becker, June Portnoy, Kari Lee Townsend, Liz Lipperman, Maureen Harnes, Miriam Allenson, Sean D. Young, Susan Spencer-Smith, Toni Anderson

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

 
 
Updated September 15th, 2009
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Only takes queries via EMAIL. For fiction queries, please put “Query” and the title of your book in the subject of your email. For non-fiction queries, please put “Non-fiction query” and the title of your project in the subject. All queries should be typed directly into the body of the email and should include word count. Attachments will not be opened and will be automatically rejected.

Due to an overwhelming number of queries, I have had to change my query response policy and will no longer be responding to every query. I will only respond to queries I am interested in.

agents: Michelle Wolfson

interested in: Non-fiction: Fun, practical advice books in any area, but particularly those that are of interest to women. Relationships, parenting, health/medical, humor, pop-culture

client list: CHILL THE F**K OUT AND CHOOSE HEALTH NOW!, by Aimee Raupp, Alexandra Levit’s next book, CHANGE YOUR JOB, CHANGE YOUR LIFE, Reva Seth’s book, FIRST COMES MARRIAGE: Modern Relationship Advice from the Wisdom of Arranged Marriage

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book