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	Kristine Dahl International Creative Management Query method(s): Email * Postal Mail * Work 65 East 55th Street New York NY 10022 USAwork Work Email: kdahl@icmtalent.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Commercial * General Fiction * Historical * Literary * Suspense * Thriller * NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Celebrity * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Film/Entertainment * Fitness * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Medical/Medicine * Memoir * Military/War * Money/Finance * Music * Narrative * Politics * Pop Culture * Reference * Science * Sports * Technology * Biography Kristine Dahl is a literary agent with International Creative Management (ICM). Kristine says: “I’ve been a literary agent in the New York office since 1989. A childhood spent on military bases and attending college in the Pacific Northwest may seem an odd road to publishing, but it’s given me a broad range of interests to explore. I’m particularly interested in literary fiction, strong narrative nonfiction (memoir, history, science, political and cultural affairs), culinary arts, and stories and projects that can be developed into TV series and feature films. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to represent so many successful fiction and nonfiction authors and national bestsellers and award-winning books, but it’s also an important part of my job to discover and develop new talent.”

	Christina E. Daigneault Orchard Literary Query Method(s): Online Form * Work 817 Broadway Floor 4 New York NY 10003 USAwork
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Design * Diet/Nutrition * Environment * Fitness * Health/Wellness * History * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Nature * Politics * Travel * Biography Christina Daigneault is a literary agent with Orchard Literary. She is an award-winning publicist, attorney, and public advocate with over a decade of experience leading teams in fast-paced campaigns. Her career started in the political arena where she worked on U.S. Presidential races, a U.S. Senate and New York Attorney General campaign, and public advocacy for corporations. In these roles, she managed media strategies and expertly handled crisis communications. Christina then secured her Juris Doctorate degree and practiced law at Schindler, Cohen & Hochman LLP, a top Wall Street firm, where she represented financial institutions and international corporations in complex commercial litigation matters. Christina also served as Chair of the New York City Bar Association’s State Affairs Committee. Armed with a unique blend of advocacy and media experience, Christina founded Orchard Strategies in 2006 to bring exceptional communications services to lifestyle businesses and top executives. As President and Founder of Orchard Strategies, Christina now manages a thriving international communications practice with a diverse range of clients. Orchard represents iconic cultural institutions, leading technology companies, fashion brands, health and wellness practitioners, law firms, non-profits, as well as the public profiles of CEOs and Executive Directors. Orchard has won accolades and industry awards, including a recent distinction from PRDaily. In 2013, Christina opened a literary agency—Orchard Literary—to complement Orchard Strategies’ public relations practice and further strengthen the visibility of clients with a marketable expertise. Christina is regularly called upon to speak about the leadership of women in business, law, and communications. She has been featured in The New York Law Journal, The New York Times, CBS Radio, NY1 News, and NBC News. Christina lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

	Laura Dail Laura Dail Literary Agency DO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Ethnic * History * Lifestyle * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Politics * Science * Biography Laura Dail is a literary agent with the Laura Dail Literary Agency. Lauara graduated from Duke University and received her Master’s degree in Spanish from Middlebury College. She has served on the board of the Association of Authors Representatives (AAR) and currently chairs the AAR Royalties Committee. Over the years, the agency has represented just about every kind of book. We’ve sold hundreds of books and represented dozens of bestsellers. Laura’s now especially interested in historical and high-concept fiction, funny YA, humor, and serious non-fiction. She’s interested in totally escapist entertainment or important books about the things from which we’re trying to escape. Laura also edited a gift book about adoption called TRULY YOURS.

	Jess Dallow Brower Literary & Management Query method(s): Email * Work 110 Wall Street New York NY 10005 USAwork Work Email: queries@browerliterary.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Mystery * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Cooking/Cookbook * Pop Culture * Biography Jess Dallow is a literary agent with Brower Literary & Management. Having grown up with the same name as her favorite Sweet Valley High twin, Jess has always had a love for books, especially those that feature well developed, strong female characters. She is fascinated with complex characters and a world that she can fall in love with, stories that make her want to sob and laugh within minutes of each other, and a book that she can’t put down no matter what time it is or what rerun of SVU is on. She has a BFA in Writing for Film and Television from the University of the Arts and worked in entertainment for eight years before returning to her home state of NY where she worked at a literary agency for two years before joining Brower Literary & Management.

	Melissa Danaczko Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Work 6 East 39th Street Suite 500 New York NY 10016 USAwork Work Email: mdquery@skagency.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Commercial * Contemporary * Family Saga * Historical * Literary * Magical Realism * Multicultural Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * History * Memoir * Multicultural * Science * Biography Melissa Danaczko is a literary agent with the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency. She became a literary agent after more than a decade of publishing experience, most recently as Senior Editor with the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Melissa focuses on literary and commercial fiction, and gravitates towards plot-driven novels with a fresh perspective, energetic writing and deep sense of place. This includes historical fiction, psychological thrillers, coming-of- age and contemporary women’s fiction. She has a soft spot for novels with international settings, unreliable narrators, elements of magic, dysfunctional families, intense friendships, love triangles and unique subcultures. It’s a big plus if a novel can introduce her to a new world, make her think differently about one she already knows or tap into the cultural climate. She is also representing history and idea-driven non-fiction. As someone who hates driving on a highway but will happily wade into the Amazon or climb Everest through literature, she’s especially fond of narratives with an emphasis on adventure or exploration. Melissa has developed and edited books that became New York Times bestsellers (including a #1 Bestselling title), appeared on the cover of the New York Times Book Review, and received or were nominated for honors including The National Book Critics Circle Award, The Man Booker Prize, The PEN/Bingham Prize, The Baily’s Women’s Prize, The Giller Prize, The Governor-General’s Literary Award, the National Book Foundation 5 Under 35, The Journey Prize, and The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award.

	Blythe Daniel The Blythe Daniel Agency, Inc. Query method(s): Email * Online Form * Work P.O. Box 64197 Colorado Springs CO 80962-4197 USAwork Work Email: submissions@theblythedanielagency.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Christian Fiction * Family Saga * Inspirational Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Religious * Women’s Fiction * NONFICTION: Christian * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Education * Family * Gift/Novelty * Inspiration * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Memoir * Religion * Spirituality * Women’s Issues * Biography Blythe Daniel is a literary agent with and the founder of The Blythe Daniel Agency. She is a literary agent and marketer who secures books with publishers, conducts publicity campaigns and online marketing. She helps writers build the right book proposal, secures contracts, promotes books, and has placed authors in the national media. She has worked in publishing for more than 20 years and represents bestselling non-fiction authors and new voices. As an agent, she has represented authors associated with Focus on the Family, Cru, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Women of Faith, North Point Community Church, International House of Prayer, Dollar General, JPMorgan Chase, Houston Chronicle, The Huffington Post, Today Show Parenting, American Management Association, and others. As a publicist, she has booked authors on hundreds of media outlets, including Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox News, CNN.com, Inc., The Washington Post, Focus on the Family, Business News Daily, and others. Blythe started in media as the Public Relations/News Director for WNAZ-FM in Nashville, Tennessee as a news reporter and host of two weekly radio programs. She became a publicist for Christian and country music artists and a writer for trade and consumer publications such as CBA, Christian Retailing, Focus on the Family publications, CCM Magazine, and others. She spent seven years working as Publicity Director and then Marketing Director at Thomas Nelson Publishers (now Harper Collins Christian Publishing) where she directed hundreds of publicity and marketing campaigns. In 2004 Blythe moved to Colorado and worked as the Product Development Manager for Ransomed Heart Ministries founded by New York Times bestselling authors John and Stasi Eldredge. She opened her agency in 2005, and is a member of CBA and AWSA. Blythe has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication from Auburn University with a minor in Journalism. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, daughter, and boy/girl twins. Blythe actively works with the next generation ministry at their church and loves talking about God, exploring places and conversations with her family, and watching Auburn football games and Hallmark movies with Starbucks in hand. Blythe and her mother Helen McIntosh are the co-authors of Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters (Harvest House Publishers, 2019).

	Greg Daniel Daniel Literary Group DO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Christian * Cultural/Social Issues * General Nonfiction * History * Lifestyle * Memoir * Money/Finance * Narrative * Pop Culture * Practical * Reference * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Sports * Biography Greg Daniel is a literary agent with the Daniel Literary Group. Greg Daniel founded Daniel Literary Group in early 2007 after more than ten years in publishing, six of which were at the executive level at Thomas Nelson Publishers where he was Vice President and Associate Publisher for W Publishing Group, a trade book division of Thomas Nelson. Greg has had the honor of working with such critically acclaimed authors as Sara Miles, Jon Sweeney, Scot McKnight, River Jordan, Matthew Paul Turner, David Dark, and Debbie Blue. Greg has also been involved with publishing books by a number of celebrity personalities, including Bono, George Foreman, and “Black Hawk Down” hero Cpt Jeff Struecker. With his publishing background, Greg brings a keen editorial eye to the projects he represents. He teaches writing workshops at a handful of conferences each year. Greg also provides consulting services to authors who need help determining their best entryway into publishing in an ever-evolving market.

	Margaret Danko Paper Over Board Query method(s): Email * Work 27 W. 24th St. Suite 804 New York NY 10010 USAwork Work Email: submissions@paperoverboard.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Action/Adventure * Fantasy * Historical * Horror * Humor Fiction * Literary * Magical Realism * Mystery * Paranormal * Romance * Suspense * Upmarket Fiction * NONFICTION: Current Events/Affairs * Health/Wellness * Lifestyle * Politics * Science * True Crime * Biography Margaret Danko is a literary agent with the Irene Goodman Literary Agency. Books move people. Margaret believes that all books, whether on an emotional level or through a physical call to action, should move their readers, and she is passionate about empowering authors to find the voice and the story that will engage and inspire each and every person who picks up their book. Margaret began her career as the Managing Editor of Temple University’s TINGE Magazine before being promoted to Editor. She has worked as a freelance editor and media consultant on projects with a variety of clients including best-selling author Linda Lael Miller and The Creator Institute. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Temple University where she studied under best-selling authors of fiction and nonfiction. She also received her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing, Archaeology and Anthropology from Oberlin College. In her free time, she goes on long runs and takes excessive photos of her cat. What to Submit to Margaret: Margaret is actively looking for attention-grabbing voices especially #ownvoices narratives, literary fiction with teeth, historical fiction with a dash of magical realism, fresh literary and commercial suspense, spooky contemporary and fantasy YA, quirky and heartwarming family stories, and romcoms full of charm and whimsy. She is also interested in nonfiction in the areas of lifestyle, popular science, health/wellness, true crime, politics and current affairs.

	Jon Michael Darga Aevitas Creative Management Query method(s): Online Form * Work 19 W. 21st Street Suite 501 New York NY 10010 USAwork
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Fantasy * Literary * Science Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: History * ]Memoir * Narrative * Pop Culture * Biography Jon Michael Darga is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. He has edited titles across a diverse range of genres, including Dianne Hales’ La Passione: How Italy Seduced the World; transgender activist Sarah McBride’s memoir Tomorrow Will Be Different; Nico Tortorella’s poetry collection all of it is you.; and the paperback edition of Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink’s Five Days at Memorial. Darga graduated from the University of Michigan with Honors with a BA in English and Creative Writing, and later attended the Columbia University publishing program. Before coming to Aevitas, he worked as an editor at Crown, a division within Penguin Random House. Darga represents both nonfiction and fiction as an Aevitas agent based in New York. He is most interested in voice-driven pop culture writing and histories that re-cast the narrative by emphasizing unexpected or unheard voices.

	Liz Darhansoff Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents Query method(s): Email * Work 529 11th Street Third Floor Brooklyn NY 11215 USAwork Work Email: submissions@dvagency.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Literary * Mainstream * Multicultural Fiction * Picture Book * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Art * Autobiography * Biography * Business * Current Events/Affairs * Ethnic * Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * History * Humor * Juvenile * Memoir * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Politics * Sports * Biography Liz Darhansoff is a literary agent with Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents. She founded her eponymous agency in 1975 after spells at Atheneum, Random House, and ICM. She has been partners with Chuck Verrill since 1989, and together they have solidified a reputation among publishers for representing quality writers and lasting work. Currently, she takes on select projects with an emphasis on fiction and narrative nonfiction.

	Arielle Datz Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Postal Mail * Work 27 West 20th Street Suite 1107 New York NY 10011 USAwork Work Email: mail@dclagency.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Commercial * Fantasy * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * Science Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * Film/Entertainment * Memoir * Multicultural * Pop Culture * Young Adult * Biography Arielle Datz is a literary agent with Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner. She started as an intern at Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner in 2011. She then worked in the foreign rights department at WME, followed by 2 years at the Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency. She returned to DCLA in 2015. She is looking for fiction (adult, YA, or middle-grade), especially speculative fantasy or literary sci-fi. In nonfiction, she is looking for essays, unconventional memoir, pop culture, and sociology.

	Beth Davey Davey Literary & Media Management Query method(s): Email * Work 106 W. 13th Street Suite 17 New York NY 10011 USAwork Work Email: beth@daveyliteraryandmedia.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Literary * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Celebrity * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * General Nonfiction * History * Journalism * Memoir * Politics * Religion * Spirituality * Biography Beth Davey is a literary agent with Davey Literary & Media Management. Beth has spent over 25 years as a vice president and director of publicity and corporate communications at major houses such as Ballantine Books (six years), Little, Brown (13 years), and Rodale (two years). During the course of her career she worked with many distinguished authors such as David Sedaris, James Patterson, Rick Moody, Michael Connelly, Anita Shreve, Malcolm Gladwell, George Pelecanos, Seymour Hersh, George Stephanopoulos, Joy Bauer, Gary Vaynerchuk, Peter Greenberg, Renee Loux, L.L. Cool J, David Kidder, and Noah Oppenheim. Beth has excellent relationships with all the major media and works regularly with the top print, broadcast, and online media including 60 Minutes, Oprah, Today, NPR, USA Today, Huffington Post.com, Slate.com, to name a few. Beth works closely with her authors and publishers to provide the best media and marketing exposure to maximize a book’s potential. For two years she worked as a publicity consultant at Inkwell Management, a literary agency. Beth has been active in the Publishers Publicity Association where she served as president for two terms and treasurer for three terms, and has spoken at writers’ seminars and conferences about the publishing industry.

	Tricia Davey Davey Literary & Media Management Query method(s): Email * Work 106 W. 13th Street Suite 17 New York NY 10011 USAwork Work Email: queries@daveyliteraryandmedia.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Romance * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Cooking/Cookbook * Food/Drinks * Health/Wellness * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Narrative * Self-Help/Personal Development * Biography Tricia Davey is a literary agent with Davey Literary & Media Management. Tricia started her career as a literary agent in Los Angeles selling film and television rights for Triad Artists, ICM, and Broder Kurland Webb Uffner Agency. Some of the more notable sales she was involved with were The Nanny Diaries, A Mighty Heart, Notes On A Scandal, Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil, One True Thing, and The Deep End of the Ocean. In 2002, she moved to London where she returned to ICM to sell film and TV rights in the UK and European markets. Tricia moved to New York in 2006 where she joined Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as a literary agent to represent writers. She is looking for literary and commercial fiction as well as narrative non-fiction, memoir, romance, young adult fiction, self-help, cookbooks, and lifestyle books. A graduate of UCLA, she has a BA in English Literature.

	Sarah Davies Greenhouse Literary Agency DO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Juvenile * Biography Sarah Davies is a literary agent with Greenhouse Literary Agency. Sarah Davies founded the Greenhouse when she moved to the US in 2007 after a long career as a senior UK children’s publisher. She now divides her time between London and New York. Sarah has shepherded many debut authors to success. She’s been an editor most of her life and has considerable experience in contract negotiation, marketing and rights, as well as a strong understanding of digital developments. Excellent publishing contacts in both the USA and Britain, and many years spent living in both countries, have given her an unusually transatlantic view of the children’s books industry, from both sides of the desk. A member of AAR, Sarah has crisscrossed America talking about children’s books and writing craft. She says, ‘Everything you need to know about Greenhouse is embodied in its name.’

	Kaylee Davis Dee Mura Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Work P.O. Box 131 Massapequa Park NY 11762 USAwork Work Email: query@deemuraliterary.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Contemporary * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Science Fiction * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography Kaylee Davis is a literary agent with Dee Mura Literary. Growing up in The Middle of Nowhere, Ohio, Kaylee’s lifeline to sanity was the local library where she nurtured her love of all things literary. Kaylee received a B.A. in English Literature and a B.A. in Sociology from Miami University, and she is certified in Copyediting from Emerson College. Recognized for her obsessive-compulsive attention to detail and crazy-fast reading ability, Kaylee joined the team as a professional copyeditor, proofreader, and administrative assistant. She has recently been promoted to Associate Literary Agent.

	Naomi Davis BookEnds Literary Agency DO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Fantasy * Middle Grade Fiction * Romance * Science Fiction * NONFICTION: Beauty/Fashion/Style * Cooking/Cookbook * Food/Drinks * Parenting/Child Guidance * Biography Naomi Davis is a literary agent with the BookEnds Literary Agency. Authors have always been Naomi Davis’s superheroes. Growing up in Minnesota, she spent her elementary years pretending she was every character in every book she read. Now a mother, gardener, and beekeeper, Naomi loves meeting readers everywhere she goes and finding out what makes them love the books that sweep them away. A life-long writer and author-fanatic, she has a mild to moderate obsession with slippers, and sings in two philharmonic choirs. Naomi’s first steps into the world of publishing came in grade nine, when she was invited to job-shadow the Editor-in-Chief of a newspaper. She then tip-toed into the world of journalism, having an article published by a magazine in her senior year of high school. Since then, her joy in the literary industry has taken many forms: blogging, critiquing, and writing fiction. Naomi has a passion for helping authors develop stakes, voice immersion, and tension to a story’s highest possible potential, and often tweets about strategies for accomplishing those goals on her Twitter @NaomisLitPix After five years with Inklings Literary Agency, Naomi is elated to join the Bookends team and grow her client list. She seeks dynamic, character-driven middle grade, adult, and young adult titles in fantasy, sci-fi, and romance. LGBTQ+ elements and diversity in all fiction are a particular plus, and Naomi will consider picture books featuring those elements. Naomi is particularly passionate about finding new fantasy and sci-fi settings with unique magical structures that surprise the reader and change the rules readers associate with those worlds.

	Reiko Davis DeFiore and Company Query method(s): Email * Work 47 E. 19th St. 3rd Floor New York NY 10003 USAwork Work Email: reiko@defliterary.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Contemporary * Ethnic Fiction * General Fiction * Literary * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Upmarket Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * History * Journalism * Memoir * Middle Grade * Multicultural * Narrative * Pop Culture * Psychology * Science * Women’s Issues * Young Adult * Biography Reiko Davis is a literary agent with DeFiore and Company. Before joining DeFiore in early 2016, Reiko Davis was an associate agent at Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency. She grew up in Kansas City, received her BA in Comparative Literature and Art History from Brown University, and is a graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course. Reiko’s interests are varied, but she is particularly drawn to narrative journalism on the topics of pop culture, science/psychology, and current events as well as memoir that focuses on social justice, issues of race and gender, and the history and experiences of women and people of color. For fiction, she’s primarily looking for upmarket and literary novels, specifically set in contemporary times. She loves young, underrepresented voices, magical realism, and voice driven coming-of-age stories. On the children’s side, she’s actively looking for YA and middle grade projects that aren’t afraid to tackle big questions or important emotional truths, and do so through remarkable storytelling, humor, and heart. Right now she’s especially on the lookout for middle grade nonfiction projects (STEM focused, DIY, inspirational, activist driven, historical) and for adult rom com. She’d also love to connect with promising writers of short fiction with a strong initial publication record with magazines/literary journals who are now at work on a story collection and/or a debut novel. She’s not looking for adult genre fiction (fantasy, sci-fi, thriller) or nonfiction with a highly prescriptive bent.

	Liza Dawson Liza Dawson Associates DO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Espionage/Military * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * Humor Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Romance * Science Fiction * Sports Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * Contemporary * NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Environment * Ethnic * Family * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Inspiration * Journalism * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Memoir * Middle Grade * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Sports * Technology * Travel * Women’s Issues * Young Adult * Biography Liza Dawson is a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates. Liza established Liza Dawson Associates following a successful 20-year career in book publishing, including posts as executive editor of Putnam Publishing and executive editor at William Morrow. She received her B.A. in history from Duke University and is a graduate of the Radcliffe Publishing Procedures course. Liza is on the board of the AAR (the Association of Author’s Representatives). She belongs to the Author’s Guild, the Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers Inc and The Women’s Media Group.

	Jacques de Spoelberch J de S Associates Query method(s): Email * Postal Mail * Work 9 Shagbark Rd. South Norwalk CT 06854 USAwork Work Email: Jdespoel@aol.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Humor Fiction * Literary * Mystery * Satire * NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Humor * True Crime * Biography Jacques de Spoelberch is a literary agent with J de S Associates. Jacques founded his literary agency in 1975 after being an editor at Houghton Mifflin both in Boston and New York, and having been the first Editorial Director of International Literary Management in New York. Mr. de Spoelberch’s interests, as editor and agent, have been broad-based…generalist fiction and non-fiction, both literary and commercial, but with the occasional penchant towards the mischievous, the comedic, the idiosyncratic, and even the noir. Recently published books Mr. de Spoelberch represents are Laurie Wilson’s biography Louise Nevelson: Architect of Shadows, Joshilyn Jackson’s novel The Almost Sisters, and Margaret George’s new historical The Confessions of Young Nero. And to be published in 2018 are Jon Michael Varese’s novel The Spirit Photographer, Haroon Ullah’s House of Heroin: Inside the Secret Billion Dollar Narco-Terror Empire, Peter Shinkle’s biography of Robert Cutler Ike’s Mystery Man, Michael Witwer, Kyle Peterson, Kyle Newman, and Sam Witwer’s Dungeons and Dragons: A Visual History, Heather Clark’s biography Sylvia Plath: Her Life in Art, and John Heminway’s book on Dr. Anne Spoerry In Full Flight: A Story of Africa and Atonement.

	Jennifer DeChiara Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Work 245 Park Avenue 39th Floor New York NY 10167 USAwork Work Email: jenndec@aol.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Art * Autobiography * Biography * Celebrity * Film/Entertainment * Fitness * Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Memoir * Pop Culture * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Biography Jennifer DeChiara is a literary agent with Jennifer DeChiarra Literary Agency. Jennifer is also President and Owner of the agency, which she founded in 2001. Before forming the agency, Jennifer was a literary agent with two established New York agencies, worked in the editorial departments of Simon & Schuster and Random House, and was a writing consultant for several major corporations. A New York City-based writer, she is a frequent guest judge for the WRITER’S DIGEST, WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING, and THAT FIRST LINE writing contests, among others, and is a frequent guest lecturer on publishing and the art of writing at universities and writers conferences throughout the country, which have included New York University’s Summer Publishing Institute, the Penticton, Canada Writers Conference, the San Diego State University Writers Conference, Backspace, the International Women’s Writing Guild, and the Learning Annex.

	Stacia Decker Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency DO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Postal Mail *
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * General Fiction * Literary * Mystery * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * NONFICTION: Biography Stacia Decker is a literary agent with Dunow, Carlson & Lerner. Stacia Decker has been agenting since 2009. Previously, she worked at the Donald Maass Literary Agency and, as an editor, at Harcourt and Otto Penzler Books. She began her career as an intern and then editorial assistant at Farrar, Straus & Giroux after earning an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University and an AB in Government and English from Georgetown University. She represents high-concept literary and speculative fiction, commercial thrillers, crime/mystery fiction, and sci-fi fantasy. She is partial to strong voices, fast-paced plotting, and near-future or cross-genre elements.

	Brian DeFiore DeFiore and Company AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Postal Mail * Work 47 E. 19th St. 3rd Floor New York NY 10003 USAwork Work Email: Querybrian@defliterary.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Historical * Humor Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Mystery * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Diet/Nutrition * Family * Film/Entertainment * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Humor * Inspiration * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Pop Culture * Reference * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Sports * Technology * Young Adult * Biography Brian DeFiore is a literary agent with DeFiore and Company. Brian began his career in 1981 as an editor at St. Martin’s Press. In 1988 he moved to Dell Publishing as senior editor, quickly moving up to the position of Vice President and Editorial Director of Delacorte Press. In 1992 he joined The Walt Disney Company’s start-up publishing operation, Hyperion, where he served for five years as Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. In 1997, he took over the Villard Books division of Random House as Senior Vice President and Publisher. Some of the authors Brian worked with as an editor and publisher include Ridley Pearson, T. Jefferson Parker, James Lee Burke, Ken Follett, Daniel Silva, Eve Ensler, Jon Krakauer, Jack Olsen, Leonard Nimoy, Jesse Green, Roger Kahn, M. Scott Peck, Linda Barnes and Bill Carter. Brian started the agency in 1999. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Authors Representatives, is the Chair of the AAR Electronic Rights Committee, and is on the faculty of The Center for Publishing at New York University.

	Callie Deitrick Wendy Sherman Associates Query method(s): Email * Work 138 W. 25th St. Suite 1018 New York NY 10001 USAwork Work Email: submissions@wsherman.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Commercial * Contemporary * Literary * Magical Realism * Upmarket Fiction * NONFICTION: Investigative * Narrative * Biography Callie Deitrick is a literary agent with Wendy Sherman Associates. She graduated from Hamilton College in 2016 with a major in creative writing and a minor in art and completed the Columbia Publishing Course in 2017. Professionally, she has worked as a publicity and editorial intern at Europa Editions, as an editorial intern at Henry Holt, where she illustrated the cover of Number One Chinese Restaurant, and as a bookseller at Little Joe’s. She has been working as an assistant at Wendy Sherman Associates since the fall of 2018 and is currently looking to take on clients. Callie is interested in books that change the way we look at the world, whether that is through magical realism, investigative research, or unique perspectives. In whatever she reads, Callie is drawn to strong and unusual voices and thought-provoking and moving stories. She is primarily interested in adult literary or upmarket-commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. A few books Callie loved reading recently were The Friend by Sigrid Nunez, Pretend I’m Dead by Jen Beagin, Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, and Made for Love by Alissa Nutting.

	Joelle Delbourgo Joelle Delbourgo Associates AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work 101 Park St. Montclair NJ 07042 USAwork Work Email: joelle@delbourgo.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Computers * Cooking/Cookbook * Crafts * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Diet/Nutrition * Environment * Ethnic * Family * Film/Entertainment * Food/Drinks * Gardening * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Nature * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Pop Culture * Reference * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Sports * Technology * Travel * True Crime * Biography Joelle Delbourgo is a literary agent with Joelle Delbourgo Associates. Joëlle Delbourgo is President and Founder of Joëlle Delbourgo Associates. She represents a broad range of adult nonfiction and fiction, as well as a select and growing list of young adult and middle grade fiction and nonfiction. Joelle’s authors include New York Times bestselling fiction writer Ben H. Winters, author of the acclaimed novel, Underground Airlines and winner of both the Edgar Award and the Philip K. Dick Award (The Last Policeman, Countdown City, World of Trouble) and New York Times bestselling author, Dale Russakoff (The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools), Jim Obergefell, named plaintiff in the Supreme Court marriage equality case (Obergefell v. Hodges), Dr. Michele Borba, award-winning educator and parenting contributor to The Today Show (author of UNSELFIE), New York Times bestselling authors Dr. Susan Forward, Ashley Rhodes-Courter (Three Little Words) Missy Chase Lapine (The Sneaky Chef), Congresswoman and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (For the Next Generation), Israel Meir Lau (former Chief Rabbi of Israel), breast cancer awareness crusader Geralyn Lucas (Why I Wore Lipstick, Then Came Life), Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal writers Ellen E. Schultz and Geeta Anand, classicist Philip Freeman (Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great), American Public Media host of Marketplace and Sound Money, Chris Farrell (Un-Retirement), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Debbie Cenziper (Washington Post), religious scholar and award-winning documentarian, Simcha Jacobovici (co-author of The Lost Gospel), among many others. Prior to founding Joëlle Delbourgo Associates, Delbourgo was a senior editorial executive at HarperCollins and Random House for more than two decades. The authors she published included Ken Davis, Abraham Verghese, Lee Smith, Barbara Tuchman, Carl Sagan, Robert Massie, James P. McPherson, Jim Davis, Sophy Burnham, Delia Ephron and Margaret George. She began her career at Bantam Books, where she discovered and launched the Choose Your Own Adventure series for kids, which sold millions of copies worldwide. Joëlle is a member of AAR (Association of Authors’ Representatives). She holds a Master of the Arts in English and Comparative Literature with Honors from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of the Arts from Williams College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa with a double concentration in History and English Literature. She also attended Vassar College. Joëlle is as sought-after speaker, panelist, workshop leader and instructor at writing conferences, such as the Madison Writers Institute, the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, Jackson Hole Writers Conference, and also teaches each year at Rancho La Puerta (“Rancho Reads and Writes”). Born in Alexandria, Egypt, she has lived on three continents, is fluent in French, and considers herself to be a citizen of the world. The mother of two gainfully employed millennials, she is an ardent student of Latin and ballroom dance and makes a mean chocolate mousse.

	Stephanie Delman Sanford J. Greenburger Associates AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work 55 5th Avenue New York NY 10003 USAwork Work Email: sdelman@sjga.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: General Fiction * Historical * Literary * Magical Realism * Science Fiction * Suspense * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * NONFICTION: Film/Entertainment * Journalism * Narrative * Pop Culture * True Crime * Biography Stephanie Delman is a literary agent with Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. She represents a spectrum of authors who write for the adult market, with a focus on fiction: literary/upmarket, psychologically propulsive suspense, near-historical fiction, and genre-bending, literary narratives that contain elements of surrealism, magic, or sci-fi (her favorite non-client books in this space include Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado). Stephanie also represents a limited selection of narrative nonfiction projects by authors with established platforms and unique perspectives. In nonfiction, she is looking for longform reportage that reads like fiction, true crime, and expert accounts of dark and far-flung corners of the world. In both fiction and nonfiction, Stephanie favors #ownvoices, diverse perspectives, and feminist narratives. Stephanie has been with Sanford J. Greenburger Associates since early 2012. After working closely with agency president Heide Lange for several years, handling foreign rights for Dan Brown, Brad Thor, and other bestselling authors while simultaneously building her own list, Stephanie transitioned to full-time agenting in January 2018. A graduate of Johns Hopkins’ Writing Seminars program, Stephanie considers herself a “hands-on” agent and is eager to work with debut authors who are serious about their craft.

	Mary DeMuth Books & Such Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Work Rockwall TX USAwork Work Email: representation@booksandsuch.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Christian Fiction * Upmarket Fiction * NONFICTION: Christian * Lifestyle * Religion * Spirituality * Biography Mary DeMuth is a literary agent with the Books & Such Literary Agency. She can’t remember when she didn’t write. From journals to letters to poems, Mary wrote her way through life. The most important thing you need to know about Mary is she loves Jesus. She writes, speaks, and podcasts about how he’s transformed and re-storied her life. Before she was published, Mary set pretend deadlines for herself and met them early. She wrote millions of unpublished words, honing her craft and perfecting her voice. After a meeting with a published author who guarded publishing information like a state secret, Mary vowed that if she ever figured out how to get published, she would share it with any aspiring author. Since then, she’s been pouring into new and established authors through intensives, conference speaking, one on one coaching, and mastermind groups. Mary has made every single mistake an author can make, but she’s also learned resiliency. She is unafraid to try new things. This is her superpower in helping you navigate the intricacies of the publishing and platform journey. She’s been there. She’s walked through rejection, success, deadlines, platform creation, web presence, content creation, and social media building. Since she’s been in the author trenches, she’s better equipped to understand your pathway toward publication and success. To date, Mary has written more than 40 books—both nonfiction and fiction. She has spoken all over the world, helping writers hone their message, write powerfully, and get noticed. Her podcast, Pray Every Day, has surpassed a million downloads and has been listened to in more than 150 countries. In her spare time, she creates small scale art projects for her Etsy shop. A former church planter in Southern France, Mary has a heart for the world. She is a mom to three adult children and the wife of Patrick for thirty years. They make their home in beautiful Rockwall, Texas. Mary is looking for adult nonfiction Christian living titles, particularly those with a bent toward spiritual growth, devotionals, discipleship, and the global church. She’s also interested in well-crafted upmarket fiction.

	Vincent dePaul Lupiano Rudy Agency Query method(s): Email * Work USAwork Work Email: vincelupiano@gmail.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Action/Adventure * Historical * Thriller * NONFICTION: History * Military/War * Biography Vincent dePaul Lupiano is a literary agent with the Rudy Agency. She is a published author and a talent hunter. While significantly historical, his non-fiction WWII book, Operation Tidal: The Bloodiest Air Battle in the History of War, focuses on five main characters in the story that make the narrative compelling beyond cold facts. Vince’s recent political thriller, One Minute to Midnight, has a tough but flawed female character seeking the truth about the woman in the mirror.

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My career has spanned publishing, TV, and feature film. I’ve served as Creative Dir. for the Magazine Group, TIME Inc.; Dir. of Time World News Service, a Founding Dir. of TIME-Life Films; Exec. Prod. for both the CBS and NBC TV Networks; Prod./Dir.: Movies of the Week: CBS Cinema Center Films and Universal MCA.

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In today’s publishing marketplace, agents come and go. They also very often seem to just want an easy pathway to make a buck. Many authors are let go by their agents because their last book didn’t do well enough and the agent doesn’t want to devote the time to help the author. That’s not what you’re about Mark. Even established authors need this type of support in today’s marketplace.”

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Author of ten fiction and nonfiction books

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“I’m psyched to have this be official. After getting five different offers for representation from top literary agents, I signed with Stephanie Tade who got me a 6-figure book deal with Penguin!

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Getting multiple agents interested in my work was really important to me. I’ve dealt with agents before and gotten screwed on things contractually so I wanted to do it differently this time. I wanted choices.

Having you help me create that, and navigate my options, was really helpful. I heard other authors talk about their great relationships with their agents and it made me want the same thing. Now I have that.”

Amy Jo Goddard

Author of Woman on Fire (Penguin Books)

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“After sending out the query Mark revised for me, I had the opportunity to speak with literary agents from top agencies such as Janklow & Nesbit, Trident Media, Anderson Lit, and Folio. I signed with Don Fehr at Trident and, a short time later I had a publishing contract with Berkley Books, which recently published my book in hardcover.

Before that, I sent my query letter out on my own to 30 or 40 agents and got a lot of rejections. I then found Mark online while I was researching agents. I was surprised that he offered so much during his initial consultation—for a very modest amount of money.

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I don’t know what would have happened if I hadn’t worked with Mark. I can’t even imagine that now though, because of the grief and detours I experienced before we worked together. It was a time-consuming pain in the neck. If you want to get the attention of top literary agents and publishers, there is no substitute for working with an insider. You can’t beat experience. And having Mark on your side is incredibly valuable.”

Daniel Cohen

Author of Single Handed
(Berkley Books, a Division of Penguin Random House)

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“AHHH! OMG, it happened! I got three offers of representation for my children’s picture book in the United States, even though I live abroad! When I woke up and found the first offer for representation in my email in box, I wanted to scream. But my family was still asleep so I couldn’t. 🙂

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Just 8 minutes after I sent a query letter to one of my favorite agents, she replied and asked to see my manuscript. A short time later we had a lovely conversation. She was interested in representing me and sounded very positive and enthusiastic about my book. Since I also got offers from two other agents, I had to turn two of them down. One of them was upset and it felt like I was breaking her heart, but you just have to do it. I kept reminding myself that this is a good problem to have!”

Miri Leshem-Pelley

Author/Illustrator of Lon-Lon’s Big Night
and many other children’s books

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“Mark, after you helped me land a top literary agent, I got publishing offers from THREE well-known publishers: Amacom, Palgrave Macmillan, and McGraw-Hill (they’re publishing my book in hardcover)!

I was at Disneyworld with my family, in the Haunted Mansion, when I got the call. I went outside and listened to the voicemail message from my agent. A huge smile came over my face. It was a fantastic feeling. For a moment I felt like life was perfect and the angels were singing.

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You’re filling an important need so I’ll say this to every other author reading this testimonial. Mark showed me that getting a top literary agent is a science. If you’ve written a book, or you’re in the process, you’ve already invested a lot—a lot more than money. Don’t stop yourself from getting out there to fulfill your purpose and dreams. Thank you so, so much, Mark!!!”

Dave Hamme

Author of Customer Focused Process Innovation (McGraw Hill)

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“I got a book deal! After I started sending out my new query letter I had 6 literary agents request my manuscript in a short amount of time, which is awesome. Then, within 2 weeks of my agent starting to pitch my story to publishers, we had an offer. I signed a book contract yesterday. A little while later my agent told me that a TV co-producer asked for more info about my book.

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By the way, the acquiring editor that fell in love with the manuscript jumped in with both feet and we just worked out our timeline for publication. She’s as passionate about getting my book out as I am, and that means everything. She read the manuscript in two days and said she couldn’t put it down. And the book is going to be published as a hardcover!”

Erika Armstrong

Author of A Chick in the Cockpit
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“Thank you Mark! After you helped me get a well-known agent with Hartline Literary Agency (for my previously self-published murder mystery), he got me a deal with an American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) approved publisher. I’m hard-pressed to find anything that I had an expectation for that you didn’t deliver on.

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Before I worked with you I sent out queries, but no one ever requested my complete manuscript. Comparing your new version of my query to the one I wrote before, I can see a vast difference.

I’ve been in business for 35 years so I’m not just saying this… what you’re doing is phenomenal. There are other people offering similar services, but the difference is your success. Others might say they do similar things but, if you research them, they don’t have your background or track record.”

Michael Thompson

Author of The Rector

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“Mark, you’re a miracle worker. Thanks to your help with my book, query letter, and synopsis… I now have a legitimate publisher who described my book as ‘Powerful Magic’ and it’s now available in bookstores and online!

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I’m a lifelong academic writer who one day found myself writing inspired short stories that came to me in dreams and I began thinking of them as novels. That’s when I had a momentous conversation, an introductory coaching call with Mark Malatesta, the American creative writing coach, or rather, to be precise, a how-to-sell-yourself-and-your-work adviser. It was the best-spent money of my life apart (possibly) for my wedding ring.”

Professor Ruth Finnegan FBA

Author of The Black Inked Pearl

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“Within 4 minutes of sending out my query letter, a top literary called me on the phone (the #1 agent on my wish list). Less than 30 days later I had three major publishers making offers. A few days after that, I signed a deal with Random House. Mark, your query letter did that.

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My agent talked about the query letter you helped me create for a long, long time. When he first called me on the phone, he hadn’t seen any of my sample chapters. It was just the query letter that did it. Communicating the right thing is so important. You are a wonderful medium helping authors find their voice and elevate their writing from just a hobby to a real business… a source from which they can both learn and earn.”

Lakshmi Subramani

Author of Lights Out (Random House)
Bangalore, India

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“MARK, MARK, MARK!!!!!!! Holy smokes… I just signed my book deal. First, two well-known literary agents asked to represent me. One of them responded to my query letter in less than 4 minutes!!

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Then THREE different publishers wanted my book and started talking about making offers. The publisher I chose is perfect for me because they produce titles for the trade, educational, and scientific markets. And they agreed to publish my book as a hardcover!!!

When I met you, Mark, it was a pivotal time. I was under the belief that I could self-publish my book with a vanity press and then seek a publisher. I didn’t know what a literary agent was, why I needed one, or how to get one. I was wandering in the dark. You guided me in the right direction and gave me a solid plan.”

Mardell Hill

Author of Intestinal Health (Rowman & Littlefield)

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“Boom!!! I just signed a contract with Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins for (what I’ve been told by several people) is a very large advance for a first-time author.
Before working with Mark I submitted my book to agents but didn’t get any interest. This time around I got a top NY literary agency (Fine Print Lit). What cloud is higher than 9?

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I had several agencies interested before deciding to go with Fine Print. And, to be honest, all of the attention didn’t surprise me. The query letter and proposal that Mark helped me develop were incredible. Agents actually said things to me like: ‘Scott, I read your proposal and I’m just blown away by it!’ Mark is extremely talented at what he does. If you have the opportunity to work with him, take advantage of it.”

Scott LeRette

Author of The Unbreakable Boy
(Harper Collins/Thomas Nelson)

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