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AGENTS
Agencies
Prior to contacting an agency, you may want to look them up in either Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents or the 2005 Guide to Literary Agents to get a general overview of the company before submitting to them.
A literary agency and speakers bureau.
Association of Authors' Representatives
The Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc. (AAR) is a not-for-profit organization of independent literary and dramatic agents.
The agency handles science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, women's fiction, mystery, thrillers, as well as popular science and fact. Please, no scripts, poetry, or children's books. Location Naples, Florida.
Barbara Braun Associations, Inc.
Represents both literary and commercial fiction and serious nonfiction, including psychology, biography, history, women's issues, social and political issues, cultural criticism, as well as art, architecture, photography, fashion and design. Our fiction is strong on stories for women, historical and multicultural stories, as well as mysteries and thrillers. We are interested in narrative nonfiction and books by journalists.
Janet Kobobel Grant established Books & Such Literary Agency in 1996 after working in the book publishing industry for more than twenty years. She had her own imprint at Zondervan Publishing and served as managing editor of books at Focus on the Family. The agency represents more than 40 authors and has sold books to a wide range of publishers in such categories as women's fiction, general fiction, nonfiction, gift books, children's picture books, easy readers, and chapter books.
Manhattan-based literary agency serving writers of fiction and nonfiction. Represents a strong list of award-winning authors and yet remain genuinely committeed to the discovery of new writers to the publishing industry and the world.
Represent both unpublished and self-published authors. Focus exclusively on the children's market.
Handles both fiction and nonfiction. Areas of interest within the realm of fiction include: commercial fiction, women's fiction, mysteries, thrillers, and romances. Nonfiction interests include: popular reference, self-help, how-to, pop culture, and women's issues.
Contains an extensive database of literary agents available on the Internet. There is no charge to use this service. Nor are there any guarantees about the agents listed other than that the webpage owner claims that they are gathered from usually reliable sources.
All genres are welcome. The agency handles many authors of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, horror, romance, historical, literary and mainstream novels.
The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency
Representatives of authors and illustrators of a wide range of works.
The agency represents authors of fiction and nonfiction works, authors of childrens books, and playwrights. Ann Farber, President of the agency, is in charge of the Book Department; Dr. Seth Farber heads up the Theatre Department.
First Books Literary Agency is interested in new authors with finished works in the following categories: mainstream adult novels (including mysteries and thrillers), literary fiction, adult nonfiction of all types, humor, juvenile fiction and nonfiction of all types and for all ages. First Books Literary Agency is not interested in anything that is particularly bloody/gruesome or promotes or advocates violence.
The agency remains particularly interested in women's fiction.
Represent a wide variety of adult fiction and nonfiction.
Represent authors writing both fiction and non-fiction for mainstream and inspirational markets.
A full service agency, handling both domestic and foreign rights.
Client list includes authors who write women's commercial fiction, mainstream fiction, horror, mystery, and selective nonfiction.
Actively seeking new clients for the agency, which represents over one hundred authors of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, romance and other types of commercial novel-length fiction.
Represents literary fiction, women's commercial ficiton, and popular ficiton in the areas of health, psychology, spirituality, history, biography, and memoir.
Represents many BET/Arabesque, Harlequin, Dell, Leisure, and Warner books.
Kristin Nelson, Literary Agent
Represents fiction (literary, commercial mainstream, women's, historical romance, romantic suspense, science fiction/fantasy -- not accepting mysteries, thrillers, horror, young adult, or children's fiction) and non-fiction (narrative, memoir, biography, popular culture, business, history, psychology, spiritual -- particularly interested in women's issues).
The Larsen-Pomada Literary Agency
Fiction and non-fiction.
Literary Agency for Southern Authors (no website)
Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee with focus on authors living in the Southern United States. Special focus on new authors with something to say who have a vision of where they are going as an author. Queries: southernlitagent@aol.com
Historical information on literary agencies, but does not include contact information (mailing addresses or phone numbers).
Links to websites of literary agents.
Extensive list of literary agencies, including such contact information as mailing addresses and phone numbers.
Extensive list of literary agencies, including such contact information as mailing addresses and phone numbers.
Literary Agents Overseas & USA
This site lists more than 500 agents, covering every genre of writing. You'll learn which agents accept work "over the transom," what commissions they charge, what type of work they handle, and whether a reading fee is expected [it is generally recommended that writers avoid agents that charge reading fees]. Agency contacts and addresses are provided, as well as guidelines for queries and submissions.
Lowenstein-Yost 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.
Manus & Associates Literary Agency
Commercial literary fiction, adventure fiction, multi-cultural fiction, Southern writing, suspense and thrillers, literary fiction, women's fiction, women in jeopardy, mainstream fiction, mysteries, and romance.
Represents book-length fiction, women's mainstream, romances, historical, thrillers, and suspense.
Kristin Nelson is an independent literary agent who specializes in representing literary and commercial fiction and occasionally takes on a few select nonfiction projects. She is a member of The Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) and Romance Writers of America (RWA).
Noble Literary Agency is calling for HUMOR and GIFT BOOKS: should be short, may utilize illustration or photography (we can supply). ADULT NON-FICTION: all ideas will be considered. REFERENCE BOOKS: take a complex subject and make it simple, almost any subject on which you're the expert. YA NOVELS: prefer non-illustrated. Submit word.docs. Detroit area.
Agents for authors and illustrators.
List of agent/agency's address (either mailing or web URL), what categories they prefer to represent, whether they charge any reading fees, and how many books they've placed with publishers.
Reece Halsey North Literary Agency
Represents mainstream, mysteries, and non-fiction.
A full-service agency representing more than 70 writers and specializing in literary and commercial fiction and narrative non-fiction. Deal directly with co-agents in every foreign territory and work with several co-agents in Hollywood for both feature film and television. Member of AAR. No reading fees.
One of the publishing industry's leading literary agencies, representing over 100 top authors in every category of popular fiction and nonfiction. We welcome your input. Feel free to email us any time and please sign our guestbook. You may also reach us by phone, fax or mail at the address below. Please read our submission guidelines before sending any material.
A full-service literary agency with offices in New York and Hollywood, representing historical, time-travel romance, science fiction romance, and in (Harlequin) romance.
We treat our clients like people, not numbers. We treat the publishers like colleagues, not demanding entities. And we treat each other with respect. Fiction, nonfiction, and drama/screenplays.
List of romance fiction agents with mailing address.
Romance Writers of America Recognized Agent.
Our list is eclectic and chaotic, rich and diverse, and there is no type of book that doesn't interest us if it is first-rate. We take on clients who interest us deeply as people and as writers, whatever their background and prior accomplishments. At any given moment we might be working on a first sale for an exciting new author or an eight-figure deal for a veteran of the New York Times bestseller list, or anything in between.
Serendipity has established a diverse base of award-winning clients in adult and young adult fiction, non-fiction, and children's literature. We work tirelessly to help our clients build successful careers. Our mission is one of long-term development and the cultivation of lasting relationships with new and established authors and illustrators.
Always looking for talented authors. Specifically, accepting new clients with romance, nonfiction projects by credentialed authors, and genre books such as westerns. The Seymour Agency does not represent screen plays, poetry, or short stories.
Since founding her own literary agency in 1994, Sheryl has helped scores of aspiring nonfiction writers -- many with their first books (with subjects ranging from business to self-help psychology to spirituality to popular culture) -- get successfully published. As an editor in religion books, she has worked with a number of established and rising stars.
Represent representing fantasy, science fiction, suspence, thriller, romance, historical Americana, and children's non-fiction writers. Spectrum's policy is to read only book-length manuscripts that we have specifically asked to see. Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted. Anyone interested in representation must send a query letter with a return stamped (not metered), self-addressed envelope. The letter should describe your book briefly and include publishing credits and background information or qualifications relating to your work. Our response time is generally 1-3 months.
Ted Weinstein Literary Management
Ted Weinstein Literary Management is a full-service literary agency and a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR). The agency represents a wide range of journalists, academics and other authors of intelligent, adult nonfiction. They are particularly interested in representing works of narrative nonfiction, current affairs, politics, biography, history, business, science, technology, environment, health and medicine.
Specialize in romance, women's fiction, historicals, regencies, paranormal, romantic suspense, non-fiction, young adult and children's stories. No poetry, westerns, screenplays or short stories, please.
Actively seeking new or established authors in a variety of genres both fiction or nonfiction.
Guide to Literary Agents.
The Vines Agency, Inc. is an independent literary agency located in New York City, dedicated to providing full-service representation and management for clients, and offering representation to a broad range of fiction and non-fiction literary properties. Since 1989, James C. Vines has become a premier literary agent in New York, with many properties under contract with domestic and foreign publishers, or under contract for feature film or dramatic television productions. The agency handles work by best-selling writers from all over the world, and seeks to maintain a diverse mix of projects, including literary and commercial fiction, category fiction such as mystery, science fiction and historical, as well as quality commercial non-fiction. [more]
The agency is currently accepting new clients and would like to hear from you. Feel free to email us a one paragraph description of your book, and we will respond within two weeks.
One of the world's largest literary and talent agencies, the William Morris Agency's Literary Department boasts a talented roster of best-selling and award-winning authors in all areas of fiction and non-fiction.
Specializes in mass-market, paperback genre and mainstream fiction and short stories. Handles: novels and short stories. Please note that they consider only short story collections, and only those after a novel or larger sale has occurred, since short story collections are so difficult to sell. Considers the following fiction areas: action / adventure; detective / police / crime; mainstream; mystery / suspense; thriller / espionage; erotica; science fiction; fantasy; horror / splatterpunk; romance; westerns. No electronic submissions at this time, only mailed hardcopies. Reports in 45 days.
List of Guild Signatory agents and agencies who represent film, television and interactive writers.
The Zack Company, Inc., is a full-service literary agency representing works of commercial fiction and nonfiction.
Information about Agents and How to Get One
Agents FAQ - Horror Writers Association
The HWA Agents FAQ was written by Lawrence Watt-Evans, with help from other active members of both HWA & SFWA, and using materials provided by the AAR.
Regularly updated information about agents: which ones are looking for new clients, who has switched agencies, whom to beware of, and more.
Agent Verification. Ask about an agent and they'll tell you if he or she has established a public record and if they have had any negative reports on the agent's business practices. This service is free.
Bagging the Right Literary Agent by Romance Author Rosalyn Alsobrook.
Tips and advice on finding an agent.
Eight Ways to get an Agent by Michael Larsen & Elizabeth Pomada
Hunting for a Literary Agent: Which to Keep and Which to Shoot by Chuck Rothman
Answers such questions as:
What is an agent and why do I need one? When do I need an agent? How are agents paid? Where to I find information about agents? How do I choose an agent? How do I contact an agent? How do I create an outline and sample chapters? What happens if I don't get an agent? Hunting for an Agent (with sample query letter and synopsis) by John Stith
This article contains the text of the cover letter Stith sent to an agent, the letter that resulted in representation for his first novel. Following the query letter is the sales synopsis Stith sent with the novel, a synopsis that helped result in a first novel sale (about one year later). The synopsis is patterned after the one Dean R. Koontz used in Writing Popular Fiction.
How do I get an agent? What should an agent do? Who is legit and who isn't? This online forum is the place to discuss literary agents.
Answers whether the following statements are true or false:
- Members of the AAR (Association of Authors Representatives) are the only reputable literary agents.
- Reputable agents do not charge reading fees. They make their money through commissions on books they sell.
- You need an agent located in New York to land a big publisher.
- Agents who refuse to share details about their client lists are shady.
- Legitimate agents don't solicit new clients. They are already swamped with submissions.
- Agents who refuse to discuss business details are suspicious.
Three Ways to Make Yourself Irresistible to Any Agent or Publisher
Part I: Understand How Publishing Works Part II: Craft Part III: Commitment Warnings and Cautions for Writers--Literary Agents
Though there are many reputable literary agents who provide excellent and ethical representation to their clients, there are also many disreputable ones, who prey on writers by charging fees, promoting their own expensive editing services, and engaging in kickback referral schemes with freelance book doctors and subsidy publishers. This site tells you what to watch out for.
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