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Literary Agents Indicating Interest in Representing RomanceLast Updated on August 05, 2010 Be sure to check with other authors, RWA, Beware by SFWA and Preditors and Editors before signing with any agent. Check out the Writers Beware Thumbs Down Agency List, last updated 7/20/07 *Indicates agent is a member of the Association of Author Representatives which means he/she will not charge reading fees in accordance with AAR rules #Indicates agent/agency is RWA eligible. 885 Woodstock Rd Susan L. Graham About Words Agency, LLC is actively looking for authors to represent. About Words Agency is looking for commercial fiction and nonfiction. They are NOT interested in poetry, religious/Christian, political, or true-crime. About Words Agency is a non-fee-charging agency, which means there are never any reading fees or any other fees. Submissions are made selectively, and are paid for by the agency. Use query@aboutwords.org for email queries, and please do not send attachments. Most email queries will receive an automated reply asking the author to submit via regular mail per the guidelines. 275 7th Ave Looking for very polished, well written, women’s fiction or thrillers. Authors who have some writing background, either in journalism, a well read blog, etc. 9601 Wilshire Blvd Box 1202 Ken Atchity AEI Book/Film represents fiction and nonfiction equally, with
seven bestsellers in our first six years of operation. They are a literary
management company, focusing not only on selling books to publishers but also on
setting them up as film and television deals that they produce. AEI has always welcomed unsolicited queries. Queries should be
sent via email or snail mail to: Email and snail mail queries for novels, nonfiction book
proposals, screenplays, and treatments should consist of a compelling and
businesslike letter giving them a brief overview of your story, the audience for
which it is intended--and a one-sentence pitch. Be sure to include your return
address, and a telephone number with your letter and SASE. Not recommended according to Preditors and Editors 2021 Pine Street Pamela G. Ahearn Send a one-page query letter describing the type of book and word count with an SASE. List previous publications, awards, etc. Accepts short electronic queries with no attachments. She's looking for single titles only, historicals, suspense & some contemporary women's fiction.
P.O. Box 270366 Email: aldliterary@yahoo.com Leo Dubizhansky A full-service literary agency representing authors writing both fiction and nonfiction. They only work with traditional publishers--no self-publishers or print-on-demand publishers. Accepts queries and manuscripts from published and unpublished authors. Does not charge reading fees. Accepts general fiction and Philosophical novel, Science fiction, Fantasy, and Mysteries, Thrillers (including Psychological thrillers) and Suspense, Political fiction and Historical fiction, Crime fiction, Romance, Children's literature, Adventure novel, Comic Novel. See website for submission guidelines. 7680 Goddard Street, Suite 200 Andrea Christian Alive
Communications works primarily with well-established, best-selling, and career
authors. While their clients write in a variety of genres, each writes
from a Christian perspective. On rare occasions, they accept new clients at the start of their careers,
generally from referrals of current clients. Your query should contain a short author biography, your publishing and sales history; and a synopsis of the work with chapter outlines. It should also include information on who your target audience is, suggested sales and marketing hooks, and a brief overview of likely competition in the marketplace, along with a description of how your work is different from these and similar titles. Don't forget to mention your recent speaking engagements or media appearances, if you also speak on the topic of your book. If you are a successfully published author or have been referred to us by a client or close contact of Alive Communications, we invite you to e-mail a query letter to us at: submissions@Alivecom.com Seeking most fiction, but handles primarily Christian. Linda Allen Literary Agency 1949 Green Street, Suite 5 Linda Allen* Taking very few clients, by referral only. Handles most fiction Marcia Amsterdam Agency 41 West 82nd Street, Suite 9A Marcia Amsterdam Specializes in mainstream fiction, horror, suspense, humor, young adult, TV and film scripts. No poetry, books for the 8-10 age group or how-to. No unsolicited mss. First approach by letter only with an SASE. No unsolicited manuscripts. Recommended by Preditors and Editors Anderson Grinberg Literary Management Inc. 09/06: Anderson Grinberg Literary Management has split into two agencies. Kathleen Anderson leads Anderson Literary Management, joined by associate agent Liz Gately and lecture and nonfiction scout Marcus Silverman, and Jill Grinberg is working under the new banner of Jill Grinberg Literary Management, along with associate Kirsten Wolf. 12 W. 19th Street Kathleen Anderson
(Kathleen@andersonliterary.com) Kathleen Anderson, formerly a partner of Anderson Grinberg Literary Management, Inc., is president of Anderson Literary Management, LLC. She is particularly interested in serious nonfiction and literary journalism (narrative nonfiction, psychology, history, science, anthropology, memoir, cultural studies, biography, and women’s studies), as well as literary fiction, general women’s fiction, and very well-written commercial fiction (psychological suspense, historical fiction, lady-lit, chick-lit), She also represents many prestigious children’s and young adult writers. Her work as an executive editor at W.W. Norton and Simon and Schuster has given her special expertise in developing nonfiction proposals and first fiction. By mail: Nonfiction: proposal and resume 27 West 20th Street Joe Veltre is the founder of Artists Literary Group. He has a unique breadth of experience in the publishing industry. He is constantly looking for new and established authors, focusing on a wide range of subjects, including: commercial fiction & non-fiction, literary fiction, thrillers, women’s fiction, mysteries, narrative & political non-fiction, academic and historical non-fiction, romance, suspense, business & how-to non-fiction, and young adult books. He works closely with artists on their literary needs, including: academics, historians, journalists, novelists, filmmakers, sports figures, photographers, doctors, interior designers, TV personalities, business consultants, and military personnel. Query via the online form at their website. 55 Main Street Steven Axelrod* Send a query letter via letter or email. Expect response in 2-3 months. Currently looking for new or established authors in all genres. 101 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor Loretta Barrett, President* Loretta Barrett Books, Inc. represents a wide variety of fiction
and nonfiction for general audiences. Their fiction ranges from commercial
thrillers, mysteries, romantic suspense mainstream women’s and men’s fiction and
more literary works, and our nonfiction encompasses genres such as history,
biography, popular science and psychology, spirituality and religion, health and
nutrition, women’s issues, narrative nonfiction, memoir, humor, sports, politics
and current affairs, true crime, etc. While there are far more areas that hold
an interest for us than there are not, they do feel it is best to leave certain,
more specialized genres to agencies with such focuses. These include cookbooks,
gardening books, children’s books, science fiction and fantasy novels, and
historical romance. Please send your queries to: 124 Zandra Avenue Email for submissions: submission@vivianbeck.com Vivian Beck This agency is currently not seeking new clients unless Vivian met you at a conference. Check her website for when she will be open to submissions. The Vivian Beck Agency is a boutique agency which offers expert representation for published and unpublished authors. They do not charge reading fees for reading or evaluating your work, and they adhere to AAR's Cannon of Ethics. They represent Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Category Romance, Time-Travel, Paranormal, Futuristic, Romantic Suspense, Inspirational, Thriller/Espionage, Women's Fiction, Science fiction/fantasy, and Mystery. They doNOT handle Short stories, Novellas, Poetry, Autobiographies, Non-fiction, Self-help, or Erotica. They ACCEPT ONLY E-MAIL QUERIES; all paper query letters
will be recycled. Your e-mail query should be a one-page letter with no e-mail
attachments (attachments will not be downloaded). It should include a brief
summary of your story, and all pertinent information concerning the author.
Don't ramble, get right to the point. What is your story about? What genre? What
is the word count of your book? You would be amazed at the number of queries I
receive that do not include the genre and length of the story. P.O. Box 12754 Mary Louise Schwartz
Looking for established authors or strong new voices in
both category and single title. No historical or horror. Interested in books
that are visual and would translate to film. Romantic comedies are especially
wanted. 204 Park
Place Jenny Bent (blog) Sent query emails to queries@thebentagency.com. Please tell briefly who you are, what your book is, and why you're the one to write it. Then include the first ten pages of your material in the body of your e-mail. She is not currently considering queries in the following genres: science fiction, poetry, picture books, textbooks/academic books, serious history or biography, political science/policy, business, reference, sports Meredith Bernstein Agency# 2095 Broadway, Suite 505 Send a query letter only with an SASE. Expect response in 2-3 weeks. Open to all genres. Bleeker Street Associates 532 LaGuardia Place #617 Agnes Birnbaum* Seeking Detective/Police/Crime, Erotica, Ethnic, Family Saga, Gay/Lesbian, Historical, Literary, Mystery/Suspense, Psychic/Supernatural, Romance, Thriller. Query with SASE. 2011 Quarrier Street Christine Witthohn Send e-queries only to above address. Looking for Romance - Contemporary, Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense, RomComs, Multicultural, YA, Middle Grade, Mystery/Suspense, Women's Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Outstanding Literary Fiction 136 Long Hill Road Represents a diversity of authors, from spirituality, self-help and business writers to mystery, romance and literary novelists. BookEnds is currently accepting queries from published and unpublished writers in the areas of romance, chick lit, romantic suspense, mystery, suspense, horror, women's fiction, and literary fiction. We also do a great deal of nonfiction in the areas of spirituality, new age, self-help, business/ finance, health, pop science, psychology, relationships, parenting, pets, pop culture, true crime, and general nonfiction. Send a query letter, synopsis and first three chapters of your book along with an SASE. If you are unsure about whether your book fits into a particular genre, BookEnds does accept brief e-mail queries at Editor@BookEnds-Inc.com. However, we will not accept attached material such as an outline, sample chapter, or proposal. When querying BookEnds via e-mail, please be sure to add the word "query" or "submission," or use the agent's name, in your subject heading. Kim Lionetti has just joined BookEnds. Her particular areas of fiction interest are suspense, contemporary romance, chick lit, horror and mainstream fiction. Her preferences in nonfiction include true crime, history, pop science and pop culture. BookEnds does not handle children's books, science fiction and fantasy, short fiction, poetry, military fiction, techno-thrillers, or screenplays. Recommended by Preditors & Editors Books and Such Literary Agency# 52 Mission Circle, Suite 122 Janet Kobobel Grant Seeking inspirational romance, standalone romance, historical.
No graphic violence or sex nor paranormal. Books & Such accepts e-mail queries (no attachments, please). They
do not accept unsolicited phone or postal mail queries. 5694 Mission Center Road #347 6/09: Listed as #3 Top Agent for Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly They specialize in all types of romance (including category), romantica/erotica, women's fiction, mystery, thrillers and young adult. They also represent non-fiction and other fiction genres. All queries sent to them will be considered with the exception of poetry, screenplays and short stories. Via email send a query letter only with no attachments. Via mail send query/cover letter, first three chapters, synopsis and SASE. Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.# 1501 Broadway, Suite 2310 Charles Schlessiger* Send query letter only with SASE. No fax or email queries. Expect response in 7-10 days. Currently looking for new or established authors with compelling stories and strong characters. 410 7th Street Northwest Roberta M. Brown 6/09: Listed as #1 Top Agent for Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly As noted on their website, they are closed to submissions until January 2010. The agency specializes in Women's Fiction, Erotica, Single Title and Category Romance. They have eclectic tastes and enjoy romantic comedies to sizzling erotica. Historicals to category romances. Email a short, precise, one-page synopsis. If interested, we will request a proposal. Expect a response in 7 - 10 days. Browne & Miller Literary Associates# 410 South
Michigan Ave, Suite 460 Danielle Egan-Miller, President Email: mail@browneandmiller.com Commercial women's fiction, especially sweeping historical sagas, sophisticated romantic suspense, and thought-provoking, emotional contemporary stories that address "hot button" issues. We are also interested in up-market light women's fiction; erotic romances; paranormal romances, time travel stories, and vampires; Christian/inspirations fiction by established authors; literary-leaning mysteries and thrillers, especially historical mysteries. We would also love a Chicago-set historical novel or golf-themed contemporary mystery! YA fiction is also of tremendous interest, especially contemporary "coming of age" stories that explore the emotional pitfalls of growing up today and which display an authentic, memorable voice. Send snail mail or email queries first. Include "Query" in the subject line of emails. No attachments. If they are interested in the project presented, they will then contact the author and ask to see more material. Seeking new and established authors writing for general or CBA markets. Also interested in women's fiction, historicals, inspirationals, vampires, time travel and erotic romances. No children's picture books, horror or sci-fi novels, short stories, poetry, original screenplays, articles or software. 10 Astor Place Ginger Clark* Accepts children, fantasy, horror, romance, thriller, erotica, gay, literary, science fiction, women's fiction, ethnic, historical, mystery and young adult. Ginger accepts email queries at gc at cbltd.com. She is actively looking for new clients, particularly in science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal romance. 11 Tena Place, Send synopsis, author bio and SASE. Looking for contemporary, historical and religious/inspirational romance. They do not accept phone, fax or email queries with attachments. They do not accept material already sent to publishers. Sheree Bykofsky Associates, Inc. 16 West 36th Street Sheree Bykofsky* Looking for literary/commercial fiction, women's fiction, mysteries. She does not handle poetry, thrillers, westerns, romances, occult, science fiction, fantasy, children's and young adult. Send a query letter, synopsis, sample first page, and SASE via snail mail. Please no e-mail queries, phone calls or unsolicited manuscripts: and please do not send anything via methods that require signatures, such as UPS or FedEx. 135 Beach Road, Unit C3 Ralph Valentino* Please query by postal mail before sending in a manuscript. Your query should include a synopsis and an appropriate SASE. They are only accepting submissions from well-published authors. Not recommended by Preditors and Editors. Maria Carvainis Agency Inc. # Rockefeller Center Maria Carvainis* Send a query letter of no more than two pages and SASE. Seeking mainstream women's fiction, thrillers, psychological suspense, historical romance, category romance 548 Second Street Sent a query letter, synopsis, and SASE. For snail mail, put Attn: Submissions. In emails, put Attn: Jane Chelius. Expect response in 3-4 weeks. Currently looking for new or established authors who write interesting, realistic characters in fully realized settings. Humor okay. They do not
handle children’s books, poetry, stage plays or screenplays. Recommended by Preditors & Editors Linda Chester Literary Agency # 630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2036 Email: submissions@lindachester.com Alexandra Machinist* Looking for contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Please only query via e-mail to submissions@lindachester.com. In the body of the e-mail query, please include a synopsis and complete bio. Query emails sent to personal agency addresses will not be reviewed. Unfortunately, due to the overwhelming number of queries they receive, they can no longer respond to each one. They will contact you within four weeks if they are interested in your material. Snail mail submissions will not be reviewed. Connor Literary Agency 2911 West 71st Street Marlene Connor Lynch Send a query with an outline and SASE. Seeking Horror, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Multicultural, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller, Women's Fiction2/2003: At this time, Connor Literary Agency is not actively seeking romance.
The Cooke Agency, Vancouver Office Sally Harding The Cooke Agency represents authors of literary fiction, commercial fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and romance), non-fiction (specifically narrative-driven works in the areas of popular culture, science, history, politics, and natural history), and middle-grade and young adult books. They do not represent illustrated, photographic or children's picture books, US political thrillers, or poetry. Currently not accepting submissions from U.S. writers, except by referral or if invited to submit by one of their agents. The categories they are most keen to see are fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, gothic fiction, women’s fiction, erotica, YA (especially romances for teens), and middle grade (tween) projects.
If you wish to send a query, it should include the following:
4525 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 208 Helen Breitwieser* No email queries. Send one page letter with bio and SASE. Interested in romantic suspense, historical romance, would love to find a gothic romance. No category. No science fiction. No screenplays or plays. 6940 Carroll Avenue, Floor 2 Sha-Shana N. L. Crichton, Esq. Email query letter. No attachments. Currently seeking romance, contemporary, paranormal, historical and multicultural. Women's fiction and non-fiction by expert authors in the following areas: Current Affairs/History/Politics; Mind/Body/Spirit/Beauty; Health & Psychology; Self-Help; Pop Culture; Law & Criminology; Education/ Youth Issues; African American, Caribbean, Latin American/Hispanic Studies.. They do not charge reading or editing fees. Richard Curtis Associates, Inc.# 171 East 74th Street Richard Curtis Send query letter, short synopsis, three chapters, and SASE. No fax or email submissions. Expect response in 2 weeks. With the exception of nationally published professional authors, they are not accepting romance queries at this time. 7 Indian Valley Road Bob Diforio Handles general fiction, mystery, romance. Prefer recommendations from clients, publisher contacts. e-mail submissions with proposal and/or Table Of Contents and sample chapters attached in Word or rich text format. SASE with mailed submissions. Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency# PMB 515 Sandra Dijkstra According to the agency website they are not accepting romances. Please check the submissions section of the agency website for up-to-date information. http://www.dijkstraagency.com/submissions.ht 1 Union Square West, Suite 904
Looking To Represent: Paranormal romance, urban fantasy, young adult, romantic suspense/mystery, contemporary romance, erotica. E-mail or snail mail a query and one or two sample chapters. Judith Ehrlach Literary Management # 880 Third Avenue, 8th Floor Looking for all romance, except romantic suspense. Emmanuelle represents women’s fiction, historical fiction, and romance in all subgenres. She is particularly looking for paranormal, urban fantasy, and historical romance at the moment. They do not represent children’s books, novellas, poetry, textbooks, plays or screenplays. Send an e-mail query and the first 10 pages to ealspaugh@judithehrlichliterary.com or via post to the address above. Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency# 548 Broadway, #5E Ethan Ellenberg* They handle all kinds of commercial fiction, including thrillers, mysteries, childrens, romance, women's fiction, ethnic, science fiction, fantasy and general. Send introductory letter with synopsis and first three chapters. Include all credits and publishing history. Queries are accepted via email, but no attachments. Expect response in 2-4 weeks. Currently looking for every area of romance publishing and women's fiction from published and unpublished writers. Recommended by Preditors & Editors (formerly Graybill & English) Elaine English* Queries: queries@elaineenglish.com Elaine English has left Graybill & English, LLC and formed Elaine English Literary, where she will continue her legal and agency practice. Looking for romance of all genres and women's fiction. Queries may be sent via email (with no attachments) to queries@elaineenglish.com or by regular mail with an SASE. 5500 W. 133rd Terrace, #821 Cheryl Ferguson Looking for Romance, to include, historical, Regency-set historical, contemporary, paranormal, romantic suspense and multicultural. In mainstream fiction we acquire multicultural, women’s, commercial, thriller and historical fiction; as well as Chick Lit and Mommy Lit. Occasionally they acquire non-fiction, but are extremely selective. Send one page query to email above. Diana Finch Literary Agency 116 West 23rd St. A former agent with Ellen Levine Literary Agency, Diana opened her own agency in 2003. Accepts e-queries to diana.finch@verizon.net. While she doesn't represent romance, she is looking for women's fiction and on a very selective basis, young adult fiction. Fineprint Literary Management # 240 West 34th St, Suite 500 Stephany Evans*, President A literary agency composed of the former Imprint Agency and
The Peter Rubie Literary Agency. Stephany Evans - mainstream women's fiction, contemporary,
mystery, suspense, paranormal, chick lit Highly Recommended by Preditors & Editors This agency has closed. (formerly Creative Media Agency) Paige Wheeler (pwheeler at foliolit(dot)com) Paige Wheeler: All commercial fiction and upscale (think book club) fiction as well as women's fiction, romance (all types), mystery, thrillers, psychological suspense, and a very small amount of young adult projects. I like plot lines that make sense and may give a fun twist to a tired storyline, or that have really fun, believable characters that shine, and are well written with thoughtful prose.
I strongly prefer e-mail queries! Please write in the
subject line of your e-mail 'query' or it may get deleted as spam. Please
don't include any attachments but just have the query in the body of the
e-mail. Your query letter should include your name and contact information,
the date, the type of project (genre), the word count, a brief summary of
the project, if any editors have seen the info, a bit of personal
information about yourself (books published, MFA, articles written, etc.),
and a full synopsis and the first 5 pages of text. If you have sold
previously, I'd like sales information about your books.
I accept e-mail and snail mail queries. If by e-mail:
send the genre, word count, a brief synopsis, your contact information, any
previous publishing information including books/articles published, etc.,
and the first three chapters (not to exceed 50 pages) as an attachment
compatible with Word. If by snail mail: include all the following with a
SASE. Recommended by Preditors & Editors Irene Goodman Literary Agency# 80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1101 Irene Goodman* Send query letter and first chapter but a reasonably detailed synopsis of entire book. No email or fax queries. Expect response in 4 weeks. Currently looking for all types of women's fiction--mass market romance, blockbusters, mommy lit, chick lit, suspense, mystery, and thrillers. Open to new and established authors. Highly Recommended by Preditors & Editors This agency is no longer in business. Ashley Grayson Literary Agency# 1342 W. 18th Street Lois Winston Carolyn Grayson* Carolyn and Lois: Looking for contemporary single-title romance and category romance, romantic suspense and paranormal. Also chick-lit, woman-lit, chick-lit YA, mysteries and mainstream novels with strong romantic elements. Historical romance, generally medieval, Georgian, Regency-set, Scottish. Maybe erotica. Denise: Contemporary fantasy/paranormal, chick-lit YA, and woman-lit. Carolyn Grayson and Lois Winston accept queries by email (preferred) and by post. Denise Dumars accepts queries only by post. For all queries, please include query letter, the first three pages of your manuscript, brief synopsis, publication credits, including publisher and date(s) published. If sending by email, please put Query in the subject line of the email and please paste the first three pages and synopsis as regular text into the body of the email; do not include attachments until requested. For mail queries, please send by regular post, do not send by any method that requires a signature, include SASE. Open to new authors. Great Titles Literary Agency# 18 Greenfield Dr. Tina Tsallas 12/3/03 - "Great Title Inc. does not charge fees." Tina Tsallas Send query letter, detailed synopsis and first three chapters and SASE with Canadian return postage. No email submissions. Expect response in 6-8 weeks. Do not send US postage. Send International Reply Coupons. Currently looking for new and established authors in the area of women’s fiction: mainstream and category. The stories can be contemporary/historical/suspense/thrillers/fantasy. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates Inc.# 55 Fifth Avenue Looking for Contemporary, historical, chick-lit, romantic suspense/action/ thriller. Teri Tobias accepts submissions by mail or e-mail. Please include: query letter, synopsis, approximately 100 pages of the manuscript, and author bio. If you would like your mailed materials returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like you materials returned. 10315 82nd Ave Ct. E Scott Eagan, agent Scott is interested in: Writers with a
proven track record; single-title length women’s fiction, contemporary
romance, historical, paranormal, and romantic suspense. Query via mail or email with a 1-2 page query, a brief writing bio, 3-5 page synopsis and first 3-5 pages of your manuscript. See website for specific e-query specifications. For e-queries, please send only an query. Do not provide attachments or anything else. They represent only romance writers and only to RWA-eligible publishers. All subgenres are accepted, except that they are not interested in manuscripts exclusively for category romance. Recommended by Preditors & Editors 244 Fifth Avenue, Floor 11 Kirsten Wolf, Associate Agent (kirsten@grinbergliterary.com)
Supports general fiction, fantasy, science fiction, children's and juvenile fiction. Prefer submissions by mail. Please send a query letter and the first 50 pages (fiction) or proposal (non-fiction). P O Box 76003 Sally Harding Merging with The Cooke Agency. Founded by New Zealand-born literary agent Sally Harding, The Harding Agency is a boutique Vancouver agency representing selected literary and commercial fiction, and narrative non-fiction. Accepts romance, history and general fiction. 123 Queenston Drive 10383 Godwin Drive Manassas, VA 20110 Email: tamela@hartlineliterary.com Andrea Kuhn Boeshaar Your fiction submission should include: Their core strength is representing commercial fiction and non-fiction books for adults, although we will represent selected books for children. They do not market short fiction, screenplays, scripts, poetry, or magazine articles. They are prepared to represent most genres in commercial fiction except science fiction and fantasy. They prefer to receive your initial submission via e-mail,
because e-mail makes the process is faster and easier.
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for e-mail submission guidelines. However, they will accept submissions
sent via conventional mail. Note that they do not accept faxed submissions. 22 West 23rd Street, 5th Floor Susannah Taylor, Associate Agent Please send query letter, short synopsis, and first 50 pages with SASE. They will accept query letters of up to 250 words via e-mail. Please do not send any attachments. They are looking for single-title romance (contemporary, historical, paranormal, romantica), women’s fiction, mysteries and thrillers with female protagonists. Happy endings are a must! Alice Hilton Literary Agency 13131 Welby Way, Ste. B Alice Hilton Hopkins Literary Associates# 2117 Buffalo Rd, Suite 327 Pamela Hopkins* Send narrative synopsis and first three chapters with SASE. Expect response in 4 weeks. Currently looking for new and established authors in all women's fiction, especially historical, contemporary or category romance. Hyatt Literary Agency# 230 Ring Road Linda Hyatt She is currently nearing retirement and is no longer accepting any new clients. INKO Inc. P.O. Box 372 Sue Yuen 521 Fifth Avenue Richard Pine All queries should be
emailed to:
submissions@inkwellmanagement.com InkWell Management was formed through the merger of Arthur Pine Associates, Inc., Carlisle & Company and Witherspoon Associates. The partners have a combined 65 years of experience representing best-selling authors worldwide and working closely with them to provide solid editorial advice from the proposal stage to the finished manuscript. International Creative Management # 825 Eighth Avenue, 26th Floor Looking for contemporary, paranormal, erotica romance. Queries may be sent via e-mail (twexler@icmtalent.com) or via post. Caren Johnson Literary Agency# 132 East 43rd Street, #216 Email all queries! The agency address is submissions@johnsonlitagency.com. Currently looking for erotica, contemporary romance, YA and women’s fiction. Justak Literary Services, Inc.# 7648 Candlewood Lane Marta Justak Query with SASE (for response only), synopsis, and two sample chapters. All materials will be recycled, so no SASE is required for manuscripts. Currently looking for: romance (contemporary, historical, mystery, chick-lit, paranormal); mystery; detective/police/crime; suspense; commercial fiction; literary fiction Most of her authors have come through referrals, but she will look at new authors. She's looking for excellent writers who understand plot, characterization, and have an easy, engaging style P.O. Box 2908 Natasha Kern 6/09: Listed as #6 Top Agent for Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly The Natasha Kern Literary Agency was rated 11th in the list of top 25 literary agencies for new writers by Writer's Digest in its March 2003 issue. Query via email: queries@natashakern.com or regular mail sent to the agency address. Via email: Send the query letter, synopsis, and sample pages within the body of the email. They do not accept or read unsolicited attachments. Include the word QUERY, and also the title of your project in the email subject line. They will respond via email or phone within two weeks IF they are interested in your project and need additional material. Otherwise, you will not receive a response other than an auto-reply email acknowledging your initial email submission. Via mail:
Natasha has a strong commitment to developing new talent as well as careers for published authors. She is acquiring new clients in the following areas: Contemporary, historical, inspirational and multicultural romances; romantic suspense; women's fiction. No cozy mysteries, Regency romances or sweet, short contemporaries. The agency does not charge a reading fee and does not use outside readers. 300 West 55th St, Suive 11V Harvey Klinger* They are always interested in considering new clients, both published and unpublished. Bear in mind, they take on only a very small number of new authors in any given year. They accept email or "snail mail" submissions. Under no circumstances should a full-length manuscript be submitted unless requested. Make your submission letter to the point and as brief as possible. They respond to email queries much faster than mailed ones. If they do request a completed manuscript, expect a response in 4-6 weeks. Always let us know if you are making multiple queries to other agents; exclusive submissions are preferred and given priority. And please do not phone or fax! Send queries to: queries@harveyklinger.com Currently looking for historicals in traditional settings and funny contemporaries. Highly Recommended by Preditors & Editors 577 East Avenue Deidre Knight* 6/09: Pamela Harty listed as #7 Top Agent for
Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly They are definitely actively looking for new and published authors at The Knight Agency. Actively looking for: romance (all sub-genres, especially keen to find wonderful historical authors and soft contemporary romance), Young Adult/Middle Grade, Commercial Non-fiction (inspirational, true crime, health/wellness, query on others), Contemporary Fiction, Women’s fiction, Erotica, Fantasy, literary-commercial novels NOTE: they are no longer accepting queries by regular mail, so please email. To query, please email submissions@knightagency.net. Please direct all queries to Deidre, who determines which agent she feels would be best-suited for each individual project or author. Elaine Koster Literary Agency LLC 55 Central Park West, Suite 6 Elaine Koster Stephanie is looking for chicklit and momlit, young adult, literary fiction, thrillers, mysteries and narrative nonfiction. Query with a bio, 1-3 page synopsis, first three chapters and SASE. Ashley Kraas *Please note that as of June 1, 2006, there will be significant changes to the submissions' guidelines. Please continue to check the website for more details. Send first 50 pages of a completed manuscript with SASE. No email submissions. No longer looking for romance of any kind. The Kraas Literary Agency does not charge any fees for submissions. Although they do not belong to AAR, they subscribe to all of their rules and regulations and are members of the Authors' Guild. Larsen/Pomada Literary Agents# P.O. Box 258 Elizabeth Pomada* Laurie McLean handles romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, mysteries, suspense and western novels. She also represents children's YA and middle grade fiction and non-fiction (NOT picture books or chapter books!) Laurie only accepts submissions via email, so please send the first ten pages and a 1-2 page synopsis in the body of your email to: laurie@agentsavant.com. Laurie does not open attachments unless pre-arranged, so please include your text in the body of your email message. Hint: Saving your submission in .rtf or plain text format eliminates all the weird characters and spacing. Elizabeth Pomada handles literary and commercial fiction, romance, thrillers, mysteries and mainstream women's novels. If you have completed a novel, please send Elizabeth the first ten pages and synopsis with SASE, mailed flat, not folded. Be sure to include your phone number and email address.
Levine Greenberg
Literary Agency# 307 Seventh Avenue Suite 1906 Stephanie Kip Rostan* Query Stephanie by email at srostan@levinegreenberg.com Stephanie is currently looking for Romance of all kinds – historical, contemporary, paranormal and romantic suspense – straight suspense, mainstream historicals and general women’s fiction. Lindstrom Literary Group 871 N. Greenbrier
Street Kristen Lindstrom Seeking commercial
and literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. In particular, she wants
new, talented writers of mysteries, thrillers and women's fiction.
Send a query letter and the
first three chapters of their manuscript with a synopsis. Authors may
contact her by email with a short query. 121 W. 27th St, Ste 601 Natanya Wheeler Effective July 2009, Nancy Yost is leaving Lowenstein-Yost to start up her own agency. Accepts paper and electronic submissions of both fiction and
non-fiction, however it does not represent the following material: horror,
westerns, science-fiction, children's books, textbooks and books in need of
translation. Natanya is aggressively looking to build her fiction list with strong writers who have original and confident voices. She’s particularly interested in literary fiction that touches on current events or multicultural issues, women’s fiction of all kinds, dark, edgy character-driven thrillers, moody mysteries, young adult and single title graphic novels. She does not handle poetry, horror or science fiction. 121 West 27th Street, Suite 801 Please submit a one-page query, plus the synopsis and first five pages of the manuscript to info@maassagency.com or via mail with enclosed SASE for reply. Currently looking for romance with either contemporary or historical settings, including suspense, paranormal, multicultural, and inspirational; also women’s fiction. Additionally, we represent other genres such as mystery, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, and YA. New authors are welcome. Recommended by Preditors & Editors Manus & Associates Literary Agency 425 Sherman Ave, Suite 200 New York Office Email: manuslit@manuslit.com Send query letter with synopsis, first 30 pages, and SASE. Will accept email and fax queries without attachments. Expect response in 6 weeks. Send all manuscript submissions to the California office. Currently looking for new or established authors in romantic fiction--category, long contemporary and historical, romantic suspense and romantic comedy. No paranormal. Denise Marcil Literary Agency # 156 5th Avenue, Suite 625 Denise Marcil* Send one-page, written query letter with SASE, describing work and writing history. Do NOT query by fax or email. Denise Marcil is seeking mainstream historical fiction with
female lead characters, preferably based upon real historical figures;
paranormals; mainstream suspense with female protagonists, and multicultural
fiction including but not limited to Latina fiction and African-American
women’s fiction. PMB 121 6/09: Kevan Lyon listed as #5 Top Agent for Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly Looking for Commercial Fiction, Mainstream, Multicultural, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Women’s Fiction & Chick Lit, Romance (all genres), Young Adult . Kevan particularly likes historical fiction of all types whereas Jill is partial to romantic suspense.
Six Tristam Place Send query letter with SASE by regular mail only. No e-mail queries accepted. Currently looking for established authors in search of fresh
career management. The McCarthy Agency 7 Allen St Shawna McCarthy* Queries acceptable via email . Agency opened in 1999. Open to all kinds of romance. 1406 Idaho Court Helen McGrath Currently not taking new submissions. McHugh Literary Agency 1033 Lyon Road Elisabeth McHugh Send query via email. Seeking Historical, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Thriller, Westerns/Frontier115 West 30th Street, Suite 800 Scott Mendel* Send query by snail mail with SASE, 1-2 page synopsis, and first 10 pages of manuscript. Please do not follow up on query by phone, email or fax. (If you included an SASE, you should hear back within several weeks. If you don't hear back and did include an SASE, they have no way to track unsolicited queries.) Looking for authors of contemporary mainstream women's fiction and up-market historical fiction of all sorts. No paranormal, time travel, science fiction or fantasy themes. Martha Millard Literary Agency 50 West 67th, 1G Martha Millard* Not able to consider unsolicted queries at this time. Referrals through professional associates. Well-known in the science fiction and fantasy fields, also specializes in mystery, romance and other genre fiction. Maureen Moran Agency# P.O. Box 20191 Maureen Moran Prefer letter with SASE. If the book and author sound promising, I ask to see the complete manuscript or partial with a recently published book. Brief e-mail queries are fine, but no attachments, please. Currently looking for women's fiction. No fantasy, science fiction or horror. Grace Morgan Literary Agency # 405 East 54th Street, Suite 8E Grace Morgan Looking for all forms of mystery, limited romance, fantasy, women’s fiction, and men’s fiction. Howard Morhaim Literary Agency 30 Pierrepont Street
Kate McKean Represents contemporary women's fiction, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, sports related books, pop culture, and health and wellness. Does not accept email queries. 1325 Avenue of the Americas Mel Berger* For fiction and non-fiction queries, please send ONLY a cover letter with a synopsis and your publication history, and a self-addressed stamped envelope. No email queries. Open to all types of fiction. 52645 Paui Rd. Email: mla@mtpalomar.net Kelly L. Mortimer As of February 24, 2009 Kelly
Mortimer was listed as the President, CEO and Editorial Director of Underdog
Press. This information can be found on the company's "About Us" section of
their Web site.
http://www.underdogpress.com/
AGENCY IS CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS with these few exceptions:
Acquisitions List:
Not looking for at this time: Multimedia Product Development, Inc. 410 South Michigan Ave, Ste 724 Jane Jordan Browne* Send one-to-two page query letter with SASE. No email queries. They have a very full clientele, so they are seeking only spotless manuscripts that require little or no editing before they are ready to submit. They are interested in overnight sellers in the areas of mainstream fiction, romance, mysteries, thrillers, business, and popular culture or novelty projects. Basically, they are looking for talent that is salable, and projects that are professionally polished. Currently looking for established authors only. 1020 15th Street, Suite 26L Kristin Nelson* Please email a short query to determine interest. Anything longer should be sent via snail mail. No phone queries. Looking for commercial fiction (romance, women’s fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young adult & middle grade) and literary fiction with a commercial bent. They also consider a few nonfiction projects that tend to be story-based, such as memoir and narrative nonfiction. 3389 Sheridan Street, Suite 317 Mark Ryan* Prefer queries via email. Include first chapter. No attachments. Visit website for more information. 5800 Arlington Ave. Email: lperkinsagency@yahoo.comm Lori Perkins Currently looking for: romantica and erotica, supernatural romance, chick lit. They also handle literary fiction, as well as science fiction, fantasy and horror. They represent some Young Adult material. Query in one page email. merged to become Inkwell Management Alièka Pistek Literary Agency, LLC# 302A West 12th St., #124 Alièka Pistek Now accepting e-mail queries only. Please e-mail your query letter and the first three chapters to: info@apliterary.com. The first three chapters may be sent as an attachment. They will read and carefully consider all submission but will only respond to those that seem appropriate. Romance submissions will be deemed a special category; please indicate in the subject heading whether your submission is a romance. Alička welcomes submissions of literary fiction, plot-driven commercial fiction, especially suspense, thrillers, romance and mysteries and she is interested in high-quality non-fiction, including narrative nonfiction, science, biography, history, travel, and current affairs. 285 Fifth Avenue, PMB 445 Emily Sylvan Kim 6/09: Listed as #8 Top Agent for Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly Currently looking for great romance, erotica and women's fiction. Vivian is seeking romance, young adult fiction, literature, thrillers, and science fiction, as well as nonfiction projects Though this is a new agency, Emily Sylvan Kim previously worked for Writers House. Agency specialties are romance, women's fiction, historical fiction and young adult literature, though all genres of literature are welcome. They are also open to strong memoirs, narrative non-fiction and very selective works of non-fiction. They do not accept poetry, textbooks, plays, and screenplays. Prospect Agency only accepts website submissions. Go to submissions to upload your materials. Please do not send submissions via email or mail. Email submissions will be blocked. Unsolicited paper submissions sent by traditional mail will be recycled. Agency specialties are romance, women's fiction, literary fiction, young adult/children's literature, and science fiction. They are also open to strong memoirs, narrative non-fiction and selective works of non-fiction from authors with strong established areas of expertise. They do not accept poetry, textbooks, plays, and screenplays. Currently looking for: Great romance, erotica, and women's fiction novels! 15-9 Interlaken Court Queries and submissions go to queries@rappaportagency.com. Be sure to include the word "Query" in the subject line, and your contact information in the body of the email. Your query should contain a standard query letter pitch, as well as a synopsis. Please paste the first five pages of your manuscript into the body of the e-mail. Attachments will not be opened. Jenny primarily represents science fiction and fantasy, horror, young adult fiction, and romance, along with a few select nonfiction titles. The Rappaport Agency does not represent picture books, most types of nonfiction, or religious fiction. 23 Lincoln Avenue Barbara Collins Rosenberg* Send one-page query letter with SASE. No fax or email queries. Only query one project at a time. If writing for category, list line you're targeting. Be sure to include word count. Expect a response within a week. Currently looking for category, single title contemporary, historical, romantic suspense, chick-lit, lady-lit and women's fiction. No inspirational, time-travel, paranormal or futuristics. Jane Rotrosen Agency# 318 East 51st Street Send query letter and brief synopsis with SASE. Expect response in 1-4 weeks. Currently looking for broad range of romance fiction--contemporary and historical, single title and category from new and established authors. No unsolicited manuscripts. Damaris Rowland Agency# 5 Peter Cooper Road, #13 H Send query letter with SASE. Expect response within 8 weeks. Currently looking for historical romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and general women's fiction. Merged to become Fineprint Literary Management. Susan Schulman Literary Agency 454 West 44th Street Susan Schulman* Fiction interests include contemporary fiction, including women's, mysteries, historical and thrillers `with a cutting edge'. Always looking for `something original and fresh'. No unsolicited mss. Query first, including outline and three sample chapters with IRCs. No reading fee. 381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1020 Accepts email and fax queries. Highly Recommended by P&E. Open to romance. 7312 Martha Lane David Duperre Email query preferred. Do not send full manuscripts. Synopsis and Bio only. Currently accepting queries for most forms of fiction and non-fiction manuscripts between 70,000 and 150,000 words. Project proposals and other unfinished material will only be accepted on works of nonfiction. All fiction queries should be on completed and polished projects ready for submission. According to Preditors & Editors, this agency charges a fee. Highly Not Recommended. Read More. However, according to Sedgeband's website, they charge no reading fees, no retaining fees, and no negotiation fees. Lynn Seligman Literary Agency 400 Highland Avenue Lynn Seligman Query with chapter, synopsis and SASE. Seeking Detective/Police/Crime, Ethnic, Fantasy, Feminist, Gay/Lesbian, Historical, Horror, Humor/Satire, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Romance (Contemporary, Gothic, Historical, Regency), Science FictionSerendipity Literary Agency LLC 732 Fulton St., Suite 3 Regina Brooks Established 2000. Prior to becoming an agent, Ms. Brooks was an acquisitions editor for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and McGraw-Hill Companies. Considers these fiction areas: Action/adventure; confession; ethnic; historical; juvenile; literary; multicultural; mystery/suspense; picture books; romance; thriller. Actively seeking African-American nonfiction, commercial fiction; YA Novels with an urban flair juvenile books. Does not want to receive poetry. They do not charge editing/reading fees.
For Adult, Young Adult, and Children's Fiction, submit a query letter, a brief
synopsis, and three sample chapters, one of which should be the opening chapter.
Queries should be submitted only for completed manuscripts that have been,
reviewed by other writers, thoroughly edited, and polished. You may only get
one chance to impress an editor. Don't ruin it by having to admit you haven't
finished your book, once you've piqued his or her interest. 475 Miner St. RD Mary Sue Seymour* Send one-to-two page cover letter with SASE. Email queries are okay. Expect response in 2-3 weeks. Currently looking for prescriptive nonfiction written by credentialed authors, other types of nonfiction, women's fiction and romance, Christian and inspirational books. Mary Sue is now partnering with New York City-based film agent Ellen Feig. Ellen is looking for original screenplays and adaptations in any genre. Please forward a concise logline to efeig@hotmail.com. If interested, she will request a screenplay by hard copy. Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.# 450 Seventh Avenue Emmanuelle Alspaugh Send an e-mail query and the first 10 pages to emmanuelle@wsherman.com or via post to address above. Currently looking for paranormal, historical and contemporary romance. No romantic suspense. They are not looking for includes genre fiction such as mystery, fantasy and science fiction. They do not handle children's books or screenplays. Recommended by Preditors & Editors 320 Central Park West, Suite 1-D Eleanor Wood Send query letter, brief synopsis, sample chapters and SASE. No fax, email or telephone queries. Expect response in 1-2 months. Currently looking for: romance (paranormal, romantic suspense, highly original historicals), romantica, fantasy, mystery/thrillers. Recommended by Preditors & Editors Spencerhill Associates, LTD# P.O. Box 374 Karen Solem* 6/09: Jennifer Schober isted as #4 Top Agent
for Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly Send outline and sample chapter with a letter of introduction. They’d prefer not to see just a letter. Don’t forget to send postage if you want the material returned to you. Electronic queries should be sent to Jennifer@klsbooks.com. Currently looking for category romance, single title, women's fiction, historical romances, romantic suspense and thrillers. Jennifer is especially interested in science fantasy and has acquired a few erotica/paranormal tiles. They do not handle young-adult material. Actively looking to acquire some exciting new voices as well as established, published authors at this time Steele-Perkins Literary Agency# 26 Island Lane Pattie Steele-Perkins* Send query letter, first three chapters, synopsis and SASE or email pattiesp@aol.com with synopsis and query letter. Include "query" in subject line. No email attachments. Expect response in 6 weeks. Currently looking for all genres of romance, including category, romantic suspense, inspirational, multicultural, chick-lit, women's stories, historical and mainstream women's fiction. Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.# 65 Bleecker St., 12th Floor Claudia Cross* Send query letter and first three chapters. Expect response within 4 weeks. Currently looking for category, romantic suspense, historical romance, contemporary women's fiction, inspirational, mystery and thrillers. Recommended by Preditors & Editors Pam Strickler Author Management# P.O. Box 16 Pamela Dean Strickler* This agency is not accepting new, unsolicited queries for a short time. Looking for women's fiction, historical fiction and romance of all kinds. Does not handle children's or non-fiction. Mary M. Tahan, Literary Agency, LLC PO Box 1015 Cooper Station For fiction, send synopsis and first ten pages. Does not accept unsolicited queries. 180 E. Prospect Ave. #188
E-Mail queries@talbotfortuneagency.com Gail Fortune The agency represents authors of narrative nonfiction, romance, women's fiction, suspense, and literary fiction. They do not handle children's books, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, poetry, or screenplays. PLEASE QUERY VIA EMAIL ONLY using the email address above. Be sure to include the word "query" in the subject line, and specify whether the query is addressed to John Talbot or Gail Fortune. The query letter should be one page only, with no attachments. An email with links, photos, attachments, or in any way not identifiable as a query letter will be deleted unread. If you have been referred by someone please note this by including the word "referral" in the subject line of your email. Please remember to include your daytime phone number and return email address as well as your physical mailing address. Also remember to include the title of your book and the approximate word count. Note any previous publications you have had, plus any relevant writing experience. Patricia Teal Literary Agency# 2036 Vista Del Rosa Patricia Teal* Send query letter with SASE. Expect response within 10 days. Currently looking for category fiction, especially women’s fiction by established authors only. 3 Seas Literary Agency Michelle Grajkowski* Please email your first chapter and synopsis to queries@threeseaslit.com. They no longer are accepting snail mail submissions. Their agency specializes in romance, women’s fiction and children’s books. They are currently looking for fantastic authors with a voice of their own. More specifically, they love any type of romance (historical, contemporary, romantic suspense, paranormal, chick lit, inspirationals and fantasy) and young adult and middle grade fiction. They also represent mysteries, thrillers and select nonfiction titles. They currently are not accepting poetry, screenplays or short stories. Literary Representation New Jersey Office
info@charlestolbert.com Promotes fiction and non-fiction to publishing companies, magazine and motion pictures. Send a query letter with an overview of your material and a concise biography to an address above. Include your name, address, email and phone number with your letter and an SASE. Recommended by Preditors and Editors 41 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor Ellen Levine*, Executive Vice
President 6/09: Kimberly Whalen listed as #2 Top Agent for Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly Stephanie specializes in romance, women's fiction and YA They are actively seeking new or established authors in a variety of genres: both fiction and non-fiction. Send a query letter via mail or email. Do not send a manuscript unless asked to do so by an agent. Jenny Bent has recently joined Trident Media Group where she represents literary fiction, women's commercial fiction and popular non-fiction. This agency represents mostly big name published authors, which does include some romance authors such as Carly Phillips. They currently represent Janet Evanovitch and Dean Koontz. 78 Fifth Ave Joe Veltre Looking for romance, historical romance, non-fiction, general literary and commercial fiction, thrillers, suspense, horror, historical fiction, memoir, pop culture, and young adult fiction. Submit using their online form: http://veltreco.wufoo.com/forms/your-submission/ 584 Broadway , Suite 809 Is not accepting unsolicited queries at this time. 53 Prospect Park West James Vines The agency is no longer accepting new clients. PLEASE DO NOT SEND QUERY LETTERS. Attn: Submissions Holly Root Send query to holly@waxmanagency.com. Currently looking for paranormal romance, historical romance, erotica, women's fiction and young adult. Please query via form on their website or print it out and mail to above address. 80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1101 Jake Elwell* Query with proposal for non fiction, synopsis + opening 2-10 pp for fiction. Unless you are referred to them or are a published author, they normally prefer snailed queries. E-mailed "blind" queries might not get a reply; faxed ones definitely won't. Seeking Contemporary Issues, Detective/Police/Crime, Historical, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Thriller21 West 26th Street Amy Becktower Currently looking for category, romantic suspense, historical romance, contemporary women's fiction from established authors only. To send to Maya Rock, send a query letter and first page in the body of the email. She is not accepting snail mail. She will only read personalized email. To send to Jodi Reamer, send the first ten pages of your manuscript and query letter via snail mail. Writers House represents fiction and non-fiction, for both
adult and juvenile books. Our agents work with literary and commercial
fiction, women's fiction, science fiction/fantasy, narrative non-fiction,
history, memoirs, biographies, books on psychology, science, parenting,
cookbooks, how-to, self-help, business, finance, young adult and juvenile
fiction/non-fiction and picture books. Nancy Yost Literary Agency350 Seventh Street, Suite 2003 Nancy Yost* They accept queries by snail mail and email. For queries via
the post office, please make sure to include a SASE for their reply. They
will respond to queries within six weeks. Nancy Yost represents a wide variety of writers of commercial fiction, specializing in crime novels; thrillers, mysteries, suspense; historical fiction and historical suspense; and women’s fiction of all kinds. Her nonfiction tastes lean to social history and natural science. She looks for complex, engrossing, character- and voice-driven reads, and has a fondness for a good ghost story, southern fiction, historical fiction and atmosphere. Natanya is particularly interested in literary fiction that touches on current events or multicultural issues; family sagas; dark and edgy thrillers with a great new hook, moody mysteries and cozy mysteries. She loves to find new writers and does not shy away from debut talent. Zoe F. Shacham is open to first-time writers and is looking
for unique voices of all genres, but especially in literary fiction,
compelling young adult fiction, narrative nonfiction and pop culture. She
does not handle poetry, horror, fantasy or science fiction.
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