agents: Joanna Pulcini

interested in: Smart, intelligent fiction and non-fiction, featuring womens' voices, pop culture, etc.

client list: THE MOVIES THAT CHANGED US: Reflections on the Screen (Atria Books by Nick Clooney, STRANGE, BUT TRUE (HarperCollins) by John Searles, GOOD IN BED (Atria Books) by Jennifer Weiner, SLOPPY FIRSTS by Megan McCafferty

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Joanna Pulcini

interested in: Smart, intelligent fiction and non-fiction, featuring womens' voices, pop culture, etc.

client list: THE MOVIES THAT CHANGED US: Reflections on the Screen (Atria Books by Nick Clooney, STRANGE, BUT TRUE (HarperCollins) by John Searles, GOOD IN BED (Atria Books) by Jennifer Weiner, SLOPPY FIRSTS by Megan McCafferty

looking for: Novel

agents: Barbara J. Gislason

interested in: Nonfiction: Animals, Nature, Wildlife

Fiction: Literary, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Science Fiction, Fantasy

client list: The Dancing Dead by Debra Woodworth

send: Query Only

looking for: Novel

agents: Barbara J. Gislason

interested in: Nonfiction: Animals, Nature, Wildlife

Fiction: Literary, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Science Fiction, Fantasy

client list: The Dancing Dead by Debra Woodworth

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

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: Taryn Fagerness

interested in: Popular science, narrative non-fiction, memoirs that read like novels, quirky non-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: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Stephen Hanselman, Julia Serebrinsky

interested in: Cutting edge non-fiction and some fiction.

L5M aims to go beyond traditional literary representation by offering integrated services including marketing consultation and media development.

client list: Travis Bradberry- THE PERSONALITY CODE, Lucas Conley- OBSESSIVE BRANDING DISORDER, Jorge Cruise- THE THREE HOUR DIET

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Novel

agents: Stephen Hanselman, Julia Serebrinsky

interested in: Cutting edge non-fiction and some fiction.

L5M aims to go beyond traditional literary representation by offering integrated services including marketing consultation and media development.

client list: Travis Bradberry- THE PERSONALITY CODE, Lucas Conley- OBSESSIVE BRANDING DISORDER, Jorge Cruise- THE THREE HOUR DIET

send: Book Proposal

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: Novel

agents: Barret Neville (M)

interested in: The Neville Agency is a boutique literary agency specializing in nonfiction. Agency seeks out authors who are experts in their fields; who have a unique voice or vision; and who are poised to contribute something new or provocative to the cultural dialogue. Also handles a select number of mysteries and thrillers.

Non-Fiction: narrative nonfiction, history, business, self-help, health, parenting, biography, pop culture, and humor.

Fiction: mysteries, thrillers, and historical fiction

client list: The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit by Lois Beckwith, The Baby Game by Randall Hicks, Flipping the Switch by John Miller, True Stories of Law&Order by Kevin Dwyer & Juré Fiorillo

send: Query Only

looking for: Novel