agents: Tina Bennett, Morton Janklow, Luke Janklow, Richard Morris, Lynn Nesbit, Anne Sibbald, Eric Simonoff

interested in: Fiction and Non-fiction. Only the agents below accept unsolicited queries.

Tina Bennett: 6.25.10 UPDATE- Tina Bennett is no longer accepting unsolicited material. DO NOT SUBMIT.
Fiction- Literary
Nonfiction- Autobiography/Biography, Celebrity, Current Affairs, History, Journalism, Medicine, Memoirs, Narrative, Politics

Luke Janklow: Fiction -Commercial, Horror, Military/War/Spy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Whimsical, Young Adult
Nonfiction -Action/Adventure, Autobiography/Biography, Celebrity, Drama/Music/Dance, How To, Journalism, Memoirs, Military/War, Popular Culture

client list: Anne Rice- INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, William Goldman- THE PRINCESS BRIDE, Edward P. Jones- THE KNOWN WORLD, Jhumpa Lahiri- INTERPRETER OF MALADIES, Geoff Dyer - YOGA FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DO IT, Plum Sykes- THE DEBUTANTE DIVORCEE, Bill O' Reilly- CULTURE WARRIOR, Malcolm Gladwell - BLINK

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Joelle Delbourgo, Molly Lyons, Jacquie Flynn

interested in: Fiction and nonfiction, JDA looks for authors who know how to tell a unique story, and tell it beautifully. JDA is especially drawn to books that introduce fresh ideas and cutting-edge research, present fresh perspectives, stretch the envelope or turn the current wisdom or knowledge about a particular subject on its head.

The agency has particular strength in such categories as: psychology, self-empowerment, business, women's issues, narrative nonfiction, memoir, lifestyle, history, science, medicine and health, current affairs and parenting. Joelle Delbourgo Associates is looking for authors who are pioneers, leaders and fearless thinkers, and for experts and writers who make uncommon connections between disciplines.

Joelle: Fiction- literary fiction and commercial fiction, including women's fiction, non-category thrillers and suspense and selectively, mysteries. Nonfiction-groundbreaking new ideas, research-based books that shed new perspectives on issues, books by experts and leaders in psychology, business, health and medicine, women's issues, philosophy, science, history, religion and spirituality.

Molly: fiction, especially women's fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction, biography, health, psychology and cultural issues.

Jacquie: non-fiction, especially business and career, technology, science, psychology, self-help, and parenting.

client list: How Jesus Became Christian by Barrie Wilson, PhD, Reporting the War by John Byrne Cooke, Sex Lives of Wives by Holly Hollenbeck, The Corporate Dominatrix: Six Roles to Play to Get Your Way at Work by Lisa Robyn, Why Girls Talk and What They're Really Saying by Susan Morris Shaffer and Linda Perlman Gordon

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Lynda Gregory
Merry Gregory Pantano

interested in: Adult fiction and nonfiction. Children's literature will be considered.

client list: Joyce Carol Oates- WITH SHUDDERING FALL (and many other titles), Dorothy B.Hughes- THE CROSS-EYED BEAR, James Presley- CENTER OF THE STORM with John Scopes, Paul Theroux- WALDO, Neal Bowers- LOOSE ENDS, Lilian Jackson Braun- THE CAT WHO COULD READ BACKWARDA, Annie Dillard- PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK, Waldemar Hansen- THE PEACOCK THRONE: The Drama of Mogul India, Ann Head- MR. AND MRS. BO JO JONES

send: Query only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Ike Williams, Jill Kneerim, Steve Wasserman, Brettne Bloom , Deborah Clarke Grosvenor, Leslie Kaufman

interested in: Many types of fiction and non-fiction. Considers some YA fiction. See specifics:

Jill’s interests include narrative nonfiction, biography, American and European history, psychology, women’s issues, the English language, and good writing. She is in the Boston office.

Steve's literary interests are eclectic, his curiosities wide, his reading promiscuous. They include history, memoir and biography, narrative nonfiction, science, and popular culture. He is in the New York office.

Brettne is interested in narrative non-fiction of all kinds, health and wellness, religion, literary and mainstream fiction, pop culture, natural history, and memoir. She is in the New York office.

Deborah is interested in narrative nonfiction, history, biography, politics, current affairs, memoir, the environment, the Middle East, the military, science, and the American South, all areas in which she maintains a strong interest. For fiction, she is particularly interested in works with historical or American South themes and settings. She is in the Washington DC office.

Leslie: Young Adult and Middle Grade books, as well as select Adult fiction. For young readers, Leslie is interested in both fiction and non-fiction (though no picture books, please). Also handles literary fiction for adults, as well as titles for Twentysomethings. She does not handle science fiction. Leslie is in the NY office.

client list: Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt, Britain's Gulag: The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Elkins, The Heartless Stone by Tom Zoellner (St. Martin’s Press), Dating Up: How to Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man by New York Times staffer Courtney Sullivan (Warner), Stop Being Your Symptoms and Start Being Yourself by Arthur Barsky, M.D. and Emily Deans, M.D. (HarperCollins), and Trouble: Stories by Patrick Somerville (Vintage)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Eric G. Bollinger- nonfiction agent, Melinda Royer- fiction agent, Wanda Shaw

interested in: Non-fiction: Catholic, Autobiography/Biography/Memoir, Gay & Lesbian, History, Self-help and Sport

Fiction: mystery, thrillers, women's fiction, Gay & Lesbian and Young Adult

client list: Laurie Birnsteel- Sunspot, Ron DiZinno- Golfing in the Zone: The Short Game, Erica Black- The Call Girl Actress, Confessions of a Lesbian Escort

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

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: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Jason Allen Ashlock, Meredith Dawson, Craig Kayser

interested in: Cookbooks, Non-Fiction Books, Self-Help, memoir

send: Book Proposal

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: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Michael Psaltis

interested in: We represent a wide array of areas of nonfiction, including science, health, parenting, psychology, business, biography/memoir, history, reference, current events, and narrative nonfiction. We represent all areas of commercial fiction, both mainstream novels and genre titles. We do not represent authors of poetry or short fiction.

Michael Psaltis is particularly interested in narrative nonfiction and commercial fiction that has a unique voice and compelling story.

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