agents: Shaun Bradley, Samantha Haywood, Marie Campbell, Andrea Cascardi

interested in: Shaun's interests: ADULT fiction and non-fiction. Is currently only accepting submissions by referral. DO NOT QUERY HER RIGHT NOW.

Samantha's Interests: Literary fiction and upmarket commercial fiction. Getting more specific, yes to: literary thrillers and upmarket mystery, historical fiction, smart contemporary fiction, upmarket women’s fiction (but no romance writing), and cross-over novels (but no young adult novels unless they have adult trade potential as well).

Submissions queries via email only. Authors are encouraged to email a cover letter with an attachment of maximum 20-page writing sample/excerpt (Microsoft Word document), along with a publishing history and synopsis. Please note if other agents are also considering the project. Due to the volume of submissions received, replies will be sent only for submissions being actively considered.

Marie's areas of interest: Marie specializes in children’s writers, with a particular interest in middle-grade fiction. She is not actively acquiring new clients at this time but is open to concise query letters via email. Please send, by email only, a query letter highlighting past publishing credits and/or referral from published authors/TLA clients. Do not submit further writing samples, either by post or email, until contacted. Due to the volume of submissions received, unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned.

Andrea's areas of interest: Currently only considering commercial young adult and middle grade grade fiction – humorous, or edgy, with a strong voice. No historical fiction, high fantasy, or science fiction. ANDREA IS CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED QUERIES.

send: Query Only

looking for: Novel

agents: Shaun Bradley, Samantha Haywood

interested in: Shaun's interests: ADULT fiction and non-fiction. Is currently only accepting submissions by referral. DO NOT QUERY HER RIGHT NOW.

Samantha's Interests: Literary fiction and upmarket commercial fiction. Getting more specific, yes to: literary thrillers and upmarket mystery, historical fiction, smart contemporary fiction, upmarket women’s fiction (but no romance writing), and cross-over novels (but no young adult novels unless they have adult trade potential as well).

Submissions queries via email only. Authors are encouraged to email a cover letter with an attachment of maximum 20-page writing sample/excerpt (Microsoft Word document), along with a publishing history and synopsis. Please note if other agents are also considering the project. Due to the volume of submissions received, replies will be sent only for submissions being actively considered.

send: Query Only

looking for: Novel

agents: Taryn Fagerness

interested in: Commercial fiction, quirky fiction, and smart paranormal fiction.

client list: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things by Randy Frost and Gail Steketee (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, spring 2010); ROWING THE ATLANTIC: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean by Roz Savage (Simon & Schuster, October 2009); SOMETHING MISSING by Matthew Dicks (Broadway, July 2009) and WHO TOOK ALL THE PAPERCLIPS: Fun Things to Do with Office Supplies When the Boss Isn’t Looking (Running Press, November 2008)

looking for: Novel

agents: Zoe Pagnamenta

interested in: Commercial fiction and non-fiction, including biography, history, memoir, narrative, business, and popular science. NOT interested in screenplays, self-help, poetry or genre fiction including mystery, sci-fi or romance.

client list: Todd Solondz, Dan Washburn, Paul Haven, Alice Mattison

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

agents: Marlene Stringer

interested in: Looking for (in no particular order) mystery, thrillers, contemporary and urban fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, women’s fiction, romance, and YA/teen.

client list: Alex Bledsoe, Jennifer K. Blom, Jenny Dahl, Erica Hayes, Alyxandra Harvey

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

agents: David Gernert, Sarah Burnes, Allison Cohen, Stephanie Cabot, Courtney Gatewood, Chris Parris-Lamb, Will Roberts, Erika Storella

interested in: They represent equal parts fiction (commercial and literary writers, both well-known and soon-to-be, whether writing for adults or younger readers) and nonfiction (biographers, memoirists, journalists, essayists, bloggers, and writers of trade and scholarly nonfiction in subjects ranging from sports and history to current events and science).

They represent equal parts fiction (commercial and literary writers, both well-known and soon-to-be, whether writing for adults or younger readers) and nonfiction (biographers, memoirists, journalists, essayists, bloggers, and writers of trade and scholarly nonfiction in subjects ranging from sports and history to current events and science).

Sarah: As an editor, she acquired and edited literary fiction and non-fiction, and as an agent has added children's fiction to her list. She is always on the lookout for sharp, original voices.

Courtney: does not accept queries

Chris: Things he likes include, but are not limited to, college basketball, fly-fishing, most forms of musical expression, and novels that engage the reader through both their prose and their story.

Will: His main interests are history, politics and fiction.

Erika: her personal library includes literary fiction and memoir, as well as works on history, contemporary art and theory, sociology, and crafts.

client list: John Grisham, Alexandra Potter, Stella Duffy, Stewart O'Nan, Nicholas Griffith

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

agents: Robin Mizell

interested in: Robin Mizell is looking for:
- Prescriptive nonfiction
- Long-form narrative journalism
- Neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and popular culture
- Memoir and biography
- Literary and commercial fiction
- Graphic novels
- Young adult fiction and nonfiction
- Book-length short story collections suitable for electronic formats

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

agents: Pamela Dean Strickler

interested in: Women's fiction, Historical fiction, Romance.....Does NOT handle Nonfiction or Children's Books

client list: Charlotte Carter, Nicola Cornick, Marie Donovan, Deborah Hale, C.C. Harrison, Jane Myers Perrine, Kimberly Van Meter, Karen White Owens, Sally Wright

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

agents: Kirsten Neuhaus

interested in: Kirsten Neuhaus Literary is a full-service boutique agency specializing commercial Fiction, non-fiction, particularly current events, international affairs, pop cultural studies, and narratives with strong female voices.

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

agents: Pamela K. Brodowsky

interested in: Literary properties across the creative spectrum in all areas of non-fiction as well as projects geared for motion picture development. Also looking for screenplays.

Standard response time for query letters is approximately four to six weeks

client list: William Ramroth- Planning for Disaster (Kaplan Publishing), Jerry Day- How to Raise Kids You Want to Keep (Sourcebooks, Inc.), Scoop Skupien- Wired to Run (Andrews McMeel), Tom Philbin- The Killer Book of True Crime (Sourcebooks), Monique Lang- Picking up the Pieces (McGraw Hill)

send: Query Only

looking for: Novel