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	Lee O’Brien Irene Goodman Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Work 27 W. 24th St. Suite 804 New York NY 10010 USAwork Work Email: Lee.queries@irenegoodman.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Magical Realism * Paranormal * Romance * NONFICTION: Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * Biography Lee O’Brien is a literary agent with the Irene Goodman Literary Agency. Originally from Long Island, Lee returned to New York to join IGLA after completing an MA in English literature from UC Davis. Since starting at IGLA in 2019, Lee has worked first as an intern, then as a junior agent and assistant. Across all age categories, they’re looking for books with clear stakes and an immersive world, as well as anything with lots of atmosphere, magic, monsters, intrigue, or a plot full of twists and turns. They’re actively seeking underrepresented voices, and they have a particular soft spot for queer romance (whether it’s an epic love story or a first crush), ace rep, and trans kids with swords.

	Kevin O’Connor O’Connor Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Work New York NY USAwork Work Email: submissions@oconnor.nycINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Ethnic Fiction * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * New Adult * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Computers * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * History * Juvenile * Middle Grade * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Picture Book * Science * Technology * Biography Kevin O’Connor is a literary agent with the O’Connor Literary Agency. Since his first job out of college at Sesame Workshop, Kevin has always worked at the intersection of business and creative. He has hands-on experience in a variety of media: animation, live action TV, toys, live shows, music, educational apps, and “the sweetest plum”: t-shirts*. In addition to Sesame, he’s worked for Fisher-Price, VTech, Kidz Bop, Barnes & Noble, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He’s inked deals with Chrysler, Nestle, Pearson, and all the major publishers. As an agent, Kevin takes on serious adult nonfiction (Brian McCullough’s How the Internet Happened, Claude Andrew Clegg’s The Black President). On the adult fiction side, he represents Afghan and Iraq War Vet Adam Kovac (The Surge), as well as upcoming boks food writer Kristin Griffin (Irish Goodbye), award-winning TV writer Fracaswell Hyman (A Maze of Stunted Trees) and the acclaimed Colin Winnette (So You Think You Can Dance?). For middlegrade readers, he’s the agent behind the Russell Ginns’s Samantha Spinner series; Cas Hyman’s Mango Delight; and Steven B. Frank’s Armstrong and Charlie. He reps the picturebooks Papa, Daddy & Riley by Seamus Kirst; Honeysmoke by Monique Fields; and A Is for Audra by John Robert Allman, illustrated by Peter Emmerich. He is a Columbia College grad and the founding director of The Center for Nonfiction, a Columbia University Community Scholars Project dedicated to helping journalists and scholars understand the formal needs of trade publishers.

	Anne Marie O’Farrell Marcil-O’Farrell Literary, LLC AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work 86 Dennis Street Manhasset NY 11030 USAwork Work Email: annemarie@marcilofarrellagency.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: NONFICTION: Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Diet/Nutrition * Fitness * Food/Drinks * Gift/Novelty * Health/Wellness * Inspiration * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Narrative * Practical * Religion * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Sports * Travel * Biography Anne Marie O’Farrell is a literary agent with Marcil-O’Farrell Literary, LCC. She has been a literary agent for the past 29 years. She has been invested in growing and shaping the careers of the many talented and creative people with whom she has worked. She has accomplished this through her business as a literary agent and in her capacity as co-creator and owner of two other highly successful companies: a theatrical production company and a continuing education school in New York City. In 2008 she partnered with Denise Marcil to form Marcil-O’Farrell Literary, LLC. Anne Marie specializes in the nonfiction areas of human potential, personal growth, health and fitness, business, spirituality, sports, cooking, travel, gift, and quirky books. She is interested in representing books that convey and promote innovative, practical and cutting-edge information that will help people increase their self-understanding, maximize their careers, health and relationships, and expand their creativity and fulfillment. Anne Marie sees the books she represents as a reflection of her personal values and taste. She is passionate about making a positive impact and improving our planet. Anne Marie proudly represents the world-renowned, best-selling Seth books including Seth Speaks and The Nature of Personal Reality by Jane Roberts. These books have sold more than eight million copies and have been translated into over fifteen languages. She is a member of the Association of Agents Representatives (AAR), Women’s Media Group, The Author’s Guild and the Agents Round Table.

	Kristopher O’Higgins Scribe Agency Query method(s): Email * Work 5508 Joylynne Dr. Madison WI 53716 USAwork Work Email: submissions@scribeagency.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Fantasy * Literary * Science Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography Scribe Agency was founded in 2004 by Kristopher O’Higgins and Jesse Vogel—two men in the heart of the Wisconsin wanting to make a mark on the world of literature, one book at a time.

	Bobby O’Neil FinePrint Literary Management Query method(s): Email * Work 207 W. 106th St. Suite 1D New York NY 10025 USAwork Work Email: submissions@fineprintlit.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Commercial * Fantasy * Middle Grade Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: History * Memoir * Narrative * Biography Bobby O’Neil is a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management. He began his publishing career as an assistant at William Morris Endeavor, after taking on internships in both publishing houses and literary agencies. After two years at WME, he moved to Folio Literary Management where he worked in foreign rights. In 2019 he joined FinePrint as an Associate Agent and is currently developing his client list. Bobby is looking for middle grade and young adult fiction across the board ranging from the grounded to the fantastic. In adult fiction, he is primarily interested in fantasy and speculative fiction that push the conventions of the genre, and character-driven commercial fiction. For nonfiction, he loves a strong narrative and is especially partial to memoir and historical. He is drawn to powerful voices and unique points of view that tell the stories from underrepresented communities.

	Molly O’Neill Root Literary AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work 617 S. Olive St. #1207 Los Angeles CA 90014 USAwork Work Email: submissions@rootliterary.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Picture Book * Middle Grade Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Family * General Nonfiction * Juvenile * Middle Grade * Narrative * Young Adult * Biography Molly O’Neill is a literary agent with Root Literary. She says: “If I can visualize exactly how to form a web of connections around a book and its creator while I’m reading an early draft, then it’s a fantastic signal that I also know how to help that author or artist build their way into a meaningful, and potentially lucrative, career.”

	Shannon O’Neill Ross Yoon Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Work 1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 550 Washington DC 20009 USAwork Work Email: submissions@rossyoon.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Literary * NONFICTION: Celebrity * Current Events/Affairs * Education * History * Journalism * Memoir * Psychology * Science * Biography Shannon O’Neill is a literary agent with the Ross Yoon Literary Agency. She is a literary agent who helps thought leaders, public personalities, and current and recovering journalists and academics bring their book ideas to life. In her fifteen years as a developmental editor, book doctor, and publishing consultant she worked with writers at every stage: idea generation, proposal writing, manuscript composition, and published book. She continues to work with her clients through the full life cycle of a project. Shannon seeks nonfiction books that inform, intrigue, and inspire: areas of special interest include current affairs, popular science, history, memoir, and psychology. She also seeks literary fiction that reveals the inner workings of complex characters or offers a fresh look at a seemingly familiar time, place, or situation. Shannon is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and earned a Masters in Writing from Johns Hopkins University. A Washington DC native, in her post-college years she was able to fulfill her tweenage dream becoming a bookseller at landmark indie bookstore Politics & Prose. She has taught writing and publishing courses in a variety of venues and to audiences ranging from first year American University students to retired diplomats. She now lives in the Maryland suburbs with her family where she enjoys logging long miles on the C&O Canal towpath.

	Coleen O’Shea Allen O’Shea Literary Agency AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work 23 Katydid Lane Weston CT 06883 USAwork Work Email: coleen@allenoshea.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Crafts * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Diet/Nutrition * Environment * Film/Entertainment * Family * Fitness * Food/Drinks * Gardening * Gift/Novelty * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Inspiration * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Narrative * Nature * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Religion * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Sports * Technology * Travel * True Crime * Biography Coleen O’Shea is a founding partner in the Allen O’Shea Literary Agency. She is a founding partner in the Allen O’Shea Literary Agency. Previously, she worked in executive editorial positions at major trade publishers, discovering many bestselling authors and helping to develop publishing programs. Before becoming a literary agent, published author, book packager and publishing consultant, she was Executive Editor of a major publisher. In that position, Coleen worked with a wide array of award-winning and best-selling fiction authors and developed a successful list of self-improvement, health and nutrition titles, as well as illustrated lifestyle books and cookbooks. She has conceived and developed book series for Simon & Schuster, Random House, National Geographic Society Trade Books, and Reader’s Digest, among others. With a strong editorial and publishing background, as a literary agent Coleen works actively with her clients to craft strong proposals and to develop, publish and promote their books and brand. Her best-selling authors publish books, offer related courses, seminars and workshops, appear on national media, develop products, write for major publications and blogs, and speak to a wide array of audiences around the world. Her client list focuses on health, wellness, nutrition, diet, fitness, meditation, inspirational, lifestyle, cooking, narrative, memoir, and some select fiction authors. Among her clients are best-selling and award-winning authors, notable entrepreneurs, chefs and bakers, Olympic athletes, internationally celebrated yogis and fitness experts, Intuitives, Meditators, scientists, researchers, and doctors, educators and journalists. She also has an interest in the areas of pop culture, parenting, and design. She is the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Book Proposals and Query Letters (Penguin Books) with her partner Marilyn Allen. A voracious reader, active gardener, cook and runner, Coleen is eager to work with clients with national and international platforms to help share new ideas with big audiences. Coleen is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives and Women’s Media Group.

	Monica Odom Odom Media Management AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work 26 Park St Suite 2202 Montclair NJ 07042 USAwork Work Email: submissions@odommediamgmt.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Ethnic Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * NONFICTION: Art * Beauty/Fashion/Style * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Crafts * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Ethnic * Food/Drinks * Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * History * How-To * Humor * Lifestyle * Memoir * Multicultural * Narrative * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Biography Monica Odom is an agent with Odom Media Management. She founded her own agency in 2019, after working in publishing for nearly a decade, including roles as agent at Liza Dawson Associates and Bradford Literary Agency. She earned her M.S. in Publishing: Digital & Print Media from New York University, and has a B.A. in English from Montclair State University. She was also schooled in bookselling and event coordinating at her local indie, Watchung Booksellers. Monica serves on the WNDB Walter Grant Judging Committee, and is committed to the holistic and intentional expansion of intersectional diversity and inclusivity in the publishing industry. She is a frequent guest at writers’ conferences and publishing institutes, delivering talks and conducting workshops.

	Katherine Odom-Tomchin Folio Literary Management Query method(s): Email * Work 630 Ninth Ave. Suite 1101 New York NY 10036 USAwork Work Email: ktomchin@foliolitmanagement.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Horror * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * NONFICTION: Gay/Lesbian * Psychology * Memoir * Narrative * Science * True Crime * Biography Katherine Odom-Tomchin is a literary agent and the Director of Audio Rights with Folio Literary Management. She began her publishing career at Heritage Publishing, Inc., which publishes magazines, guides, and directories for health care, seniors, tourists, and attorneys throughout Florida and Southeast Georgia. During her time there, she held various positions in the editorial, graphic design, and information departments. Her many jobs included producing original content for their many publications and assisting in ad placement. At Folio, Kat enjoys working with and being a part of Folio’s closely-knit team of skilled agents. Kat is Folio’s Audio Rights Director, and she works hard to strategically place the agency’s audio rights with the most effective audio publishers possible. She also acts as a subagent for BenBella, an independent publishing house based in Dallas, TX known for publishing a range of nonfiction titles, and places audio rights for the storied authors of Harold Ober Associates and Emma Sweeney Agency.

	Colleen Oefelein Adventure Write Query method(s): Online Form * Work 4901 E Mayflower Ln Wasilla AK 99654 USAwork
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Action/Adventure * Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Graphic Novel * Historical * Horror * Inspirational Fiction * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * Picture Book * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography Colleen Oefelein is a literary agent with and the co-founder of Adventure Write. She is a retired Air Force Officer who worked space launch at Cape Canaveral. She’s a chemical engineer and disabled veteran who has worked 911 dispatch for Alaska State Troopers and currently teaches Irish Dance. Also a homeschooling mom, she speaks German, can fly a helicopter, net a salmon, navigate a river, and hem a pair of pants. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, she now lives in Alaska, but still roots for the Steelers and Penguins. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering with a focus in Biotechnology, and a BS in German, both from Penn State University. She also has one pointed ear.

	Charlie Olsen InkWell Management Query method(s): Email * Work 521 Fifth Avenue Suite 2600 New York NY 10175 USAwork Work Email: submissions@inkwellmanagement.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Narrative * Biography Charlie Olsen is a literary agent with InkWell Management. Charlie Olsen started his publishing career at InkWell in 2007 and has been building his client list since. He is interested in fiction, children’s books, graphic novels and illustrated works, and compelling narrative non-fiction. Prior to Inkwell, Charlie studied print journalism at Rider University, covered a beat at a newswire in the District of Columbia, and wrote for two newspapers in New Jersey. He works with award-winning graphic novelists, including New York Times bestseller Matt Kindt, New York Times bestseller Jeff Lemire, and National Book Award finalist Noelle Stevenson; distinguished children’s book authors including New York Times bestseller Andrea Cremer, Amy Ewing, and Gus Gordon; and also represents non-fiction—both illustrated and traditional prose—like Whisk(e)y Distilled by Heather Greene (Viking, 2014); a book about the seven would-be assassins of Queen Victoria called Shooting Victoria by Paul Thomas Murphy (Pegasus,2012); and The Warren Commission Report: A Graphic Investigation into the Kennedy Assassination by Dan Mishkin, Ernie Cólon, and Jerzy Drozd (Abrams, 2014).

	Neil Olson Massie & McQuilkin Query method(s): Email * Work 27 West 20th Street Suite 305 New York NY 10011 USAwork Work Email: neil@mmqlit.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: General Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Environment * General Nonfiction * History * Nature * Travel * Biography Neil Olson is a literary agent with Massie & McQuilkin. He joined the agency in 2019. He has been in the publishing business for more than thirty years, primarily at the agency eventually known as Donadio & Olson, where he rose from assistant to partner. Authors with whom he has worked include New York Times bestsellers, as well as winners of the the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the William Dean Howells Medal, and many others. He is primarily interested in fiction, history, biography, travel and environmental issues.

	Anna Olswanger Olswanger Literary LLC AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work 16-60 Chandler Drive Fair Lawn NJ 07410-2715 USAwork Work Email: anna@olswangerliterary.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Graphic Novel * Picture Book * Religious * NONFICTION: Animals/Pets * Juvenile * Religion * Biography Anna Olswanger is a literary agent with Olswanger Literary, LLC. She has been a literary agent since 2005. She started her career at Liza Dawson Associates in Manhattan, and in 2014 launched her own literary agency, Olswanger Literary LLC, where she represents picture books (author-illustrators only), middle grade fiction and adult nonfiction. She is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR). Anna has sold to major publishers, including Bloomsbury, Chronicle, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster. Her clients have won the Newbery Honor, Asian Pacific American Award for Literature Honor, Flora Stieglitz Strauss Award for Nonfiction, Orbis Pictus Honor, PEN/Steven Kroll Award for Picture Book Writing, Parents Choice Gold Award, Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book, Sibert Award Honor, Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Honor, and been on The New York Times Bestseller list. You can view all her clients’ books on Pinterest. Anna is always looking to add to her client list. She enjoys discovering new authors and illustrators, and is looking for “voice,” the sound and rhythm of an author that is hers alone. She has a particular interest in picture books (author-illustrators only). She works hard with authors to get their manuscripts into shape for submission. She finds that most manuscripts need work on plot, so if you’re a potential author or illustrator client, be ready to go through many revisions before Anna agrees to send out your manuscript. Her job is to get the story to the point where an editor will make an offer. (And then be prepared to make more revisions for the editor.) Through her work as an agent of children’s books, Anna has developed a special interest in animal advocacy. She is the agent for Jill Robinson and Marc Bekoff’s Jasper’s Story: Saving Moonbears, the story of a moon bear held captive in a cage by bear farmers in rural China until rescued by Animals Asia, the organization that Jill founded, and Alan Rabinowitz’s A Boy and a Jaguar, the story of a boy who fulfills his promise to speak for animals who cannot speak for themselves. Anna is also interested in finding unusual books with a Judaic or Israel theme. She is the agent for Ruchama Feuerman’s novel In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist, about the friendship between a rabbi’s assistant and a devout Muslim janitor, and Santiago Cohen’s picture book The Yiddish Fish, about a fish who speaks Yiddish. If you think Anna would be the right agent for you, start by sending her an email with a few details about your book and the opening pages in the body of an email (not in an attachment). If Anna likes what she reads in your query, she’ll ask to see the full manuscript.

	Crystal Orazu Context Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Online Form * Work PO Box 461 West Hempstead NY 11552 USAwork Work Email: querycrystal@contextlit.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Ethnic Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Humor Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Ethnic * Gay/Lesbian * Humor * Memoir * Multicultural * Biography Crystal Orazu is a literary agent with the Context Literary Agency. Crystal’s love for novels first blossomed among the stacks of many Houston public libraries and it has grown stronger ever since. She hopes to represent and uplift authors whose stories allow readers to feel seen and heard in new and exciting ways. She welcomes new writers of middle-grade and young adult fiction—in particular fantasy/paranormal and coming-of-age novels—as well as adult fiction, psychological thriller, and memoirs. She especially encourages writing that centers the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ+, and non-neurotypical persons that bring joy, humor, and emphasize questioning and subverting the status-quo.

	Amaryah Orenstein GO Literary Query method(s): Email * Work Boston MA USAwork Work Email: submissions@go-lit.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: General Fiction * NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Memoir * Narrative * Biography Amaryah Orenstein is a literary agent with GO Literary. She has always loved to read and provide (oftentimes unsolicited) editorial advice and, as a literary agent, she is thrilled to help writers bring their ideas to life. She is particularly drawn to narrative non-fiction and memoir but enjoys any book that connects the reader to its characters and evokes thought and feeling. Amaryah began her career at the Laura Gross Literary Agency in 2009 and, prior to that, she worked as an Editorial Assistant at various academic research foundations, including the Tauber Institute, where she edited books for Brandeis University Press/University Press of New England. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Amaryah earned a BA at McGill University before coming to the United States to pursue graduate studies in American History. She completed an MA at Ohio University’s Contemporary History Institute and a PhD at Brandeis University, and currently serves as Co-President of the Boston chapter of the Women’s National Book Association.

	Edward Orloff McCormick Literary Query method(s): Email * Postal Mail * Work 150 W 28th Street Suite 903 New York NY 10001 USAwork Work Email: queries@mccormicklit.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: General Fiction * Literary * NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * General Nonfiction * History * Narrative * Politics * Biography Edward Orloff is a literary agent with McCormick Literary. Before joining McCormick & Williams Literary Agency, Edward he worked for six years at The Wylie Agency. Prior to Wylie he worked at Artforum, Film Comment, and Partisan Review. He is interested in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction, especially cultural history, politics, biography, and the arts.

	Rachel Orr Prospect Agency Query method(s): Online Form * Work 551 Valley Road PMB 377 Upper Montclair NJ 07043 USAwork
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult * Biography Rachel Orr is a literary agent with Prospect Agency. She says: “Like most agents, I’ve always been a reader. When I was a child, reading inside on a beautiful summer day, my parents would tell me to go outside. So I would go outside—and read my book. (Maybe they should have been a little more specific.) I began my publishing career while I was still a student at Kenyon College, interning for both the Kenyon Review and Highlights for Children magazine. After graduation, I had a short stint as a bookseller in the children’s department at Barnes & Noble, and then worked for eight years as an editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books. I joined Prospect Agency in 2007, and I continue to edit my clients’ work before sending their projects out on submission. My favorite part of my job is the chance to collaborate with such talented authors and illustrators, and to work with them for the duration of their career. I also love working with clients who have more than one idea and are willing to revise. Since I really value the importance of a personal connection with authors and illustrators, I love meeting potential clients at conferences and through classes. I also really enjoy the opportunity to teach and to share information about the industry. As a result, I love speaking at SCBWI conferences across the country, as well as serving on the faculty of the OCCBWW in Oceanside, Oregon. In addition, I’ve taught novel-writing classes through both Mediabistro.com and the California State University’s Summer Arts program, and I have served as a Mentor Committee Co-Chair for the Rutgers One-on-One Conference for the past seven years.”

	Shannon Orso Victress Literary 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 * Fantasy * Humor Fiction * Literary * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Science Fiction * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * How-To * Humor * Juvenile * Memoir * Middle Grade * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Self-Help/Personal Development * Upmarket * Biography Shannon Orso is a literary agent with Victress Literary. She and Melissa Gaines make up the dynamic duo of agents at Victress Literary. A genuine passion for the craft of storytelling, paired with a mindfulness toward an ever-evolving industry brought them together. Victress Literary was born from their collective desire to support authors in creative development and career growth. Their combined experience in literary sales, marketing, publishing, multimedia, and writing provides a comprehensive approach to fighting on behalf of every client. Together, they navigate industry contracts, intellectual property rights, and high-level professional contacts so clients can work on their craft while knowing they are considered and protected.

	Kathleen Ortiz New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work 110 West 40th Street Suite 2201 New York NY 10018 USAwork Work Email: query@newleafliterary.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: General Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Diet/Nutrition * Family * Film/Entertainment * Food/Drinks * Health/Wellness * Inspiration * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Pop Culture * Reference * Religion * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Technology * Biography Kathleen Ortiz is a literary agent with New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. She has over a decade of experience in the industry, both as an agent and international licensing expert. She focuses on brands for adults and children that bring humor and joy and inspire others in life — a visual component is a huge bonus. For both fiction and non-fiction, Kathleen loves looking beyond the book – while the story is most important, she likes to find other opportunities for her clients to help expand their platform and compliment their books. She’s worked in licensing everything from stationery to calendars to greeting cards and more. While she’s based in the West Coast, her skymiles argue that she lives in NYC half the year.

	Lukas Ortiz Philip Spitzer Literary Agency AAR MemberQuery method(s): Email * Work ATTN: Kim Lombardini 50 Talmage Farm Lane East Hampton NY 11937 USAwork Work Email: kim.lombardini@spitzeragency.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Historical * Humor Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Suspense * Thriller * Western * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * History * Film/Entertainment * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Memoir * Middle Grade * Money/Finance * Narrative * Politics * Pop Culture * Sports * True Crime * Young Adult * Biography Lukas Ortiz is a Literary Agent and the Foreign Rights Director at the Spitzer Agency. For the last seventeen years, he has worked closely with Philip Spitzer on author development and management. Lukas graduated from the University of Stony Brook in 2002, where he studied Sociology and Literature. Lukas is interested in fiction with a distinct narrative voice and memorable characters. He loves eccentric novels with an edge and original stories. In non-fiction, Lukas is interested in cultural studies, sociology, business, history, politics, current affairs, sports, and memoir. He looks for driven narratives and sharp storytelling, with themes that transcend their primary audience. Also, he is actively seeking to work with more Latino and Latin American authors for the U.S. market. Lukas is an associate member of the Association of Author’s Representatives, and the Mystery Writers of America. He is also an active supporter of PEN American Center, which defends writer’s rights and promotes literacy around the world. He shares his birthday with Winston Churchill (“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”) and with Mark Twain (“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”)

	Nena Madonia Oshman Dupree Miller & Associates 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: General Fiction * NONFICTION: Art * Business * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Family * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Lifestyle * Memoir * Money/Finance * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Sports * Biography Nena Madonia Oshman is a senior agent with Dupree Miller & Associates.

	Luba Ostashevsky Ayesha Pande Literary Query method(s): Online Form * Work 128 West 132 Street New York NY 10027 USAwork
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: NONFICTION: Journalism * Medical/Medicine * Narrative * Health/Wellness * History * Psychology * Science * Biography Luba Ostashevsky is a literary agent with Ayesha Pande Literary. She has worked in the editorial departments of Alfred A. Knopf, Grove/Atlantic, Palgrave Macmillan and Nautilus magazine. She has written for Aeon, Mental Floss, Popular Science, Al Jazeera, and the Hechinger Report. As an agent, she is interested in nonfiction popular science projects, written by either research scientists, medical or mental health professionals, or journalists. Luba is not comfortable representing fiction, cookbooks, YA, self-help, nor business or politics (unless directly about science). She likes to help produce books that instill in readers a sense of wonder about the world, preferably, as part of an engaging narrative.

	Kristin Ostby Greenhouse Literary Agency Query method(s): Online Form * Work 4114 Legato Road Fairfax VA 22033 USAwork
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Graphic Novel * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography Kristin Ostby is a literary agent with the Greenhouse Literary Agency. She represents authors of middle grade and young adult fiction, as well as picture book author/illustrators and select adult fiction. She is primarily seeking tightly written, tightly plotted, fast-paced commercial middle-grade and young adult fiction—adventure, mystery, and contemporary humor—as well as young adult romance. As the daughter of a librarian and a businessperson, it’s really no wonder Kristin wound up in the book biz. Kristin moved from Michigan to New York to begin her life in publishing at Penguin Random House, and after sixteen years as a children’s book editor (and freelance writer on the side), she rose to become a senior editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Kristin has had the joy and pleasure of editing children’s book legend Tomie dePaola; New York Times bestselling authors like Stuart Gibbs (Spy School) and US soccer star Alex Morgan (The Kicks); and award-winning creators including Daniel Miyares (Float), Jessica Lawson (Nooks & Crannies), and Heather Vogel Frederick (The Mother-Daughter Book Club). She also edited the mainstay bestseller I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley. Kristin loves guiding authors and illustrators toward their best work and advocating for them in service of building successful, sustainable artistic careers.

	Duvall Osteen Aragi Agency Query method(s): Email * Work 143 W. 27th Street #4F New York NY 10001 USAwork Work Email: queries@aragi.netINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: General Fiction * Graphic Novel * NONFICTION: Dating/Relationship/Sex * Memoir * Narrative * General Nonfiction * Biography Duvall Osteen is a literary agent with the Aragi Agency. She has been with the agency since 2012. She represents fiction, nonfiction, and children’s.

	Jeff Ourvan Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency Query method(s): Email * Work 27 West 20th St. Suite 1003 New York NY 10011 USAwork Work Email: jeff@jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.comINTERNET
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Notes This literary agent represents: FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Religious * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction * NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * History * Middle Grade * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Narrative * Religion * Science * Sports * True Crime * Young Adult * Biography Jeff Ourvan is a literary agent with the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency. Jeff Ourvan, an attorney, published author and writing instructor, is a literary agent with the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency. His interests are varied: he represents nonfiction works, especially narrative nonfiction, histories, biographies, science, food and sports. He also represents fiction writers, particularly in the young adult, thriller and romance categories. Jeff heads the Agency’s book-to-film efforts, and he is the founder of The WriteWorkshop, an intensive writing workshop for New York-area writers. His most recently authored work is THE STAR-SPANGLED BUDDHIST (Skyhorse).

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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.”

Nathaniel Lande

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
(Behler Publications)

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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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