Karen Fox - List of Agents

(formerly Creative Media Agency)
505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 603
New York, NY 10018

Paige is open to many kinds of romance--chick lit, historical, mystery, suspense--anything with a strong story and commercial appeal, but no children's, science fiction or fantasy. Prefers email queries.

Please write in the subject line of your email 'query' or it may get deleted as spam. Please don't include any attachments but just have the query in the body of the email.

Your query letter should include your name and contact information, the date, the type of project (genre), the word count, gratuitous flattery (thought I'd stick that in there), 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.

Erin is open to commercial, historical fiction, psychological thrillers, suspense, women's fiction (sassy Southern and/or British heroines), young adult, but not romance, cozy mysteries or Westerns.

80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10011
(212) 604-0330
Fax (212) 675-1381
Email: igagency@aol.com

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. On the lookout for a brilliantly executed western romance as a stand alone or series.

The Grant Agency is a new agency that accepts Science Fiction and Romance queries from published and unpublished writers.

For romance, The Grant agency is currently looking for Single Title,
Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Comedy, Chick Lit,
Historical, Regency, Victorian, Medieval, Westerns, Military fiction
and Paranormal.

The Grant Agency does not handle screenplays, self-help, poetry, or
children's books.

The Grant Agency prefers email queries sent to Query. However, we
will not accept attached material such as a synopsis, sample chapters
or proposal. Please put "query" or "submission" in the subject heading
of the email. Address snail mail to Attn: Submissions.

The Grant Agency has not yet met the requirements to become a member of
AAR (Association of Author Representatives), but we do strictly adhere to
their guidelines. The guidelines state that an agent's fee is based on a percentage of the sale of an author's work to a reputable publisher.

It is the goal of the agency to become a member of AAR as soon as possible.

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.

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.

18 Greenfield Dr.
Etobicoke, ON
Canada M9B 1G9
(416) 231-6686
Email: atsallas@allstream.net

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 category romance, historical romance, and mainstream women's fiction.

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.

Scott is interested in: Writers with a proven track record; single-title length women’s fiction, contemporary romance, historical, paranormal, and romantic suspense.

Scott is not interested in: inspirationals, erotica, stories with “romantic elements,” young adult, fantasy, sci-fi, futuristic, or e-pubs.

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.

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).

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.

22 West 23rd Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 414-1172
Fax: (435) 417-5208
Email: submissions@henshaw.com

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!

13131 Welby Way, Ste. B
N. Hollywood, CA 91606
(818) 982-2546
fax (818) 765-8207

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

Currently looking for historicals in traditional settings and funny contemporaries.

Deidre Knight*
Pamela Harty*
Lucienne Diver*
Nephele Tempest*
Elaine Spencer
Melissa Jeglinski

6/09: Pamela Harty listed as #7 Top Agent for Romance/Women's Fiction by Publisher's Weekly
Deidre Knight listed as #9 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.

55 Central Park West, Suite 6
New York, NY 10023
(212) 362-9488
Fax (212) 712-0164

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.

*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.

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.

P.O. Box 258
San Francisco, California 94020
(415) 673-0939
Email: larsenpoma@aol.com

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.

307 Seventh Avenue Suite 1906
New York, NY 10001
(212) 337-0934
fax (212) 337-0948
Email: 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.

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.

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.

Please submit to only one agent within the Agency. By mail send a query letter, short synopsis, first chapter and a S.A.S.E (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope). By email, query via form on website.

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.

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.

New York Office
445 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-644-8020
Fax 212-644-3374

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.

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.

Maura Kye-Caella is seeking mainstream thriller/suspense novels, cutting edge paranormals that go above and beyond the current genre, and multicultural novels.

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.

1406 Idaho Court
Concord, CA 94521
(925) 672-6211
fax (925) 672-6383
Email: hmcgrath_lit@yahoo.com

1033 Lyon Road
Moscow, ID 83843
Tel: (208) 882-0107
Fax: (847) 628-0146
Email: elisabetmch@turbonet.com

Seeking Historical, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Thriller, Westerns/Frontier

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.

50 West 67th, 1G
New York, NY 10023
(212) 787 7769
fax (212) 787 7867
Email: Marmillink@aol.com

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.

P.O. Box 20191
Park West Station
New York, NY 10025
(212) 222-3838
fax (212) 531-3464

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.

Looking for all forms of mystery, limited romance, fantasy, women’s fiction, and men’s fiction.

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.

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.

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:

(1) If an editor from a traditional publishing house* has offered to buy your manuscript and you'd like representation, you can query, but she doesn't guarantee representation.

*a publishing house that pays an advance of at least $1,000.00, as required to be a member of RWA’s PAN.

(2) If you have an appointment with her at a conference, she'll listen to your pitch, and may ask for a partial. See the Conferences page (link at the bottom of the page) for details. Note: Only make an appointment to pitch if you have a COMPLETED manuscript. You have six (6) months from the time she makes the request to send the material. Thanks.

(3) If she's invited you to resubmit.

(4) Every month she'll draw a set of initials out of a bag, at random, and post them somewhere on the "Boo-Yahs!" page at www.mortimerliterary.com . If the initials match yours, you can query any time in that month. Note: Have to be your initials in the correct order (first name, last name), or the initials of your pseudonym. Please don’t e-mail to ask if any other combination of initials qualify.

(5) If a best-selling author of note, or an existing client recommends you, you can query. The author needs to give her a "heads-up."

(6) If you final in a contest she's judging, she may ask to see more of your manuscript.

Mortimer Literary accepts e-mail queries exclusively. No snail-mail queries! Explain in the first paragraph of your query which of the above gives you an invitation to query. Send your one-page query letter (if the above describes your situation) as an attachment to:

query@mortimerliterary.com

Please type: Query / (the title of your manuscript) on the subject line of your e-mail.

Acquisitions List:

Contemporary Single Title
Historical Single Title
Inspirational: Single Title or Category/Series (except RS/Cozies)
Paranormal / Time Travel
Historical Fiction
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction

Not looking for at this time:

Anything with the word 'lit' after it (no offense intended)
Category/Series (unless inspirational)
Inspirational: Romantic Suspense or Cozy Mysteries
Romantic Suspense
Cozy Mysteries
Thrillers / Suspense (including military)
YA / Middle Grade / Children's Books / Picture Books
Erotica or Romantica
Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Westerns

410 South Michigan Ave, Ste 724
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922 3063
Fax (312) 922 1905
Email: mpd@mpdinc.net

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.

1020 15th Street, Suite 26L
Denver, CO 80202-2312
(720) 810.4899
fax (720) 384.0761
Email: query@nelsonagency.com

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
Hollywood, FL 33021
(561) 589-4572
Fax: (561) 589-6150
Email: submissions@literaryagent.net

Prefer queries via email. Include first chapter. No attachments. Visit website for more information.

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.

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.

Literary Agents Indicating Interest in Representing Romance

Nancy Yost Literary Agency