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Literary Agent Directory
Important: Visit each agent’s website (links in their listings below) to see if they’re open to submissions before querying.
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Biography
Lane Zachary is a literary agent with Massie & McQuilkin. She is a 25-year veteran of the publishing world, received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and her M.A. in Literature from Boston University. She began her publishing career at The Palmer and Dodge Agency (now Kneerim & Williams), where she sold the long-lost Louisa May Alcott novel, A Long, Fatal Love Chase. In 1996, she co-founded Zachary Shuster Harmsworth, where among many other distinguished authors she represented National Book Award and PEN Faulkner winner Ha Jin; Kingsley Tufts Award-winning poet Tom Sleigh; and Pulitzer Prize winner Gail Caldwell. She also has had the pleasure of working on memoirs including Marina Keegan’s The Opposite of Loneliness and Broadway star Tovah Feldshuh’s Lilyville. Biographies she has sold include Joshua Kendall’s The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness and the Creation of Roget’s Thesaurus and Patti Hartigan’s August Wilson: The Kiln in Which He Was Fired. Her authors have been New York Times best sellers as well as recipients of the Rona Jaffe, Guggenheim and PEN Hemingway Awards.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction *
NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Memoir *
27 West 20th Street Suite 305 New York NY 10011 USA
Marietta Zacker
Gallt & Zacker Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
* Picture Book authors should not submit unless also illustrators. *
Marietta Zacker is a literary agent with the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Marietta has worked with books, authors and illustrators throughout her career—studying, creating, editing, marketing, teaching and selling. She supports independent bookselling, believes in libraries and takes pride in her work as a Latina in the world of publishing. She is always on the lookout for visual and narrative stories that reflect the world we live in, not the bubbles in which we put ourselves. She loves books that make readers feel and shy away from those that set out to teach the reader a lesson. Whether a young adult novel, a middle grade novel or a picture book, she wants readers to identify with the actions and reactions of the characters not the perspective of the author or illustrator. Diversity in the story must be inherent and authentic, not trendy. She is thrilled to shine the spotlight on soulful, insightful, well-crafted, literary or commercial projects aimed at any age group from young adult to the youngest of readers.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION:
Biography
Karen Gantz is a literary property lawyer/literary agent and the president of Karen Gantz Literary Management. She represents such luminaries as Alec Baldwin, Floyd Abrams, Alan Dershowitz, Kathleen Turner, Arthur Benjamin, Daniel Weiss. She has penned two cook books, Taste of New York (Addison-Wesley 1993) and Superchefs (John Wiley & Sons 1996). She served on the Presidential Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property under President Clinton, at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Karen practices law in the field of intellectual property and her specialty is negotiating contracts both as a lawyer and literary agent. She is a member of the First Amendment Salon, sponsored by the Abrams Institute on Free Speech at Yale University and is a member of the Entertainment, Media, Technology and Sports Committee at the Harvard Club of New York. She has a particular interest in free speech issues on college campuses.
Karen has been Chairman of the Literary and Media Committee and Chairman of the Great Books Program at the Harmonie Club of New York for the past 20 years. She has secured speakers such as Walter Isaacson, Richard Haas, and Ken Auletta. Karen is currently on the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Nominating Committee of New York Humanities, (the New York branch of the NEH), the National Foundation of Jewish Culture and the Chairman’s Council.
Karen hosts literary salons around the city with professors sharing their literary insights. She also sponsors an annual seminar for writers at the Brearley School.
Her philanthropic work is focused to education and children at risk through board membership on ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, ITS Brookdale Cente, Israel’s leading center for applied research on social policy and services, where she sponsors an annual seminar for children at risk. Since 1989, she had been a member of the Board of Trustees of the, where she served primarily on the Israel committee and the Archives committee. Currently, she is on their of Directors in Israel,
Karen attended Vassar College and graduated with her BA from University of Pennsylvania (1972), received her MPA from New York University (1975) and her JD from Cardozo Law School (1980) where she was a member of the law review and is admitted in N.Y. State bar to practice law.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * General Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Celebrity * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * General Nonfiction * History * Lifestyle * Memoir * Narrative * Politics * Psychology * Religion * Spirituality *
860 Fifth Avenue Suite 7J New York NY 10065 USA
Leslie Zampetti
Odom Media ManagementDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Leslie Zampetti is a literary agent with Odom Media Management. She comes to Odom Media Management with experiences at Dunham Literary and The Bent Agency.
A former librarian with over 20 years’ experience in special, public, and school libraries, Leslie’s focus was on the reader, giving them the right book at the right time – which works for matching client work to editors too. Having negotiated with organizations from Lexis-Nexis to the elementary school PTA, she is able to come to terms that favor her clients while building satisfying relationships with publishers. And after cataloging rocket launch videos for NASA and model rocket ships for an elementary school, Leslie welcomes working with the unexpected challenges that pop up in publishing.
A writer herself, Leslie is very familiar with querying from both sides of the desk.
Leslie graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in English and has a Master’s of Library and Information Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
She is available for conferences, workshops, and retreats.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * General Fiction * Historical * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: History * Juvenile * Memoir * Middle Grade * Narrative * Science * True Crime * Upmarket * Young Adult *
Biography
Laura Zats is a literary agent with and the co-founder of Headwater Literary Management. For a decade, Laura has worked with books in every way from book selling, to editing and ghostwriting, to helping authors self-publish. A literary agent for over six years, she finds the most joy in working closely with authors to build their long-term careers in ways that contribute positively to their financial and mental health, as well as the greater community. Since 2016, Laura has hosted Print Run, a weekly publishing podcast, with Erik Hane. Passionate about teaching, mentorship, and the role books play in the fight for social justice, she regularly participates in the Manuscript Academy, attends conferences, and is currently serving her third term on the board of the Minnesota Book Publishers’ Roundtable, a non-profit that provides ongoing education for new and established publishing professionals. In her spare time, Laura plays tabletop role-playing games, follows the long-distance dogsled-racing season from her couch, and drinks a lot of tea. Connect with her on twitter @LZats.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Contemporary * Erotica * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Historical * Horror * Literary * Magical Realism * Mystery * New Adult * Romance * Science Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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St. Paul NM USA
Biography
Marisa Zeppieri is a literary agent with the Strachan Literary Agency. After 12 years as a health and food journalist and editor, she followed her love for books and began ghostwriting for a NYC publishing house, in addition to interning at a literary agency.
Her passion for books is only trumped by her love for authors who want to share their life-changing messages with the world. Marisa is currently seeking to champion new talent who create memorable characters with unforgettable words, and she has a soft spot for writers in marginalized communities and persons with disabilities.
She is particularly interested in finding nonfiction authors to build her client list and is only taking on a limited amount of fiction.
Nonfiction interests: Memoir, narrative nonfiction, investigative journalism, platform-driven nonfiction, diet and health, Christian spirituality, inspirational, food and cookbooks, self-help, advice, and humor.
Fiction interests: Adult fiction (commercial women’s fiction, upmarket fiction, apocalyptic, thrillers, fantasy) and upper YA.
Marisa is not seeking historical romance, erotica, or poetry.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Christian Fiction * Commercial * Dystopian * Fantasy * General Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Christian * Cooking/Cookbook * Diet/Nutrition * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Humor * Inspiration * Investigative * Journalism * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Narrative * Religion * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality *
165 Green Street Annapolis MD 21401 USA
Biography
Helen Zimmerman is a literary agent with the Helen Zimmermann Literary Agency. Helen started her publishing career about twenty years ago in the marketing department of Random House. She soon became the Director of Advertising and Promotion for one of their divisions, The Crown Publishing Group. After twelve years she moved to New York’s Hudson Valley, where she worked at an independent bookstore as the Author Events Director.
She founded the agency in 2003 and enjoyed early success with the New York Times bestseller Chosen by A Horse. Her experience working at a large publishing house and an independent bookstore gives her a unique and invaluable insight into each project that she works on. She is well aware of the value of in-house buzz, online marketing, store placement, social media, author platform, etc. and works hard to make sure all of these marketing components are in place for each and every project.
It is her goal to successfully steer her clients through the entire publication process, from writing, editing and polishing the content to marketing, publicity, production, and all aspects of the publication process. She has been a member of AAR since 2007.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction *
NONFICTION: Dating/Relationship/Sex * Fitness * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Lifestyle * Memoir * Music * Pop Culture * Sports * Women’s Issues *
55 Riverwalk Place Suite 928 West New York NJ 07093 USA
Biography
Barbara J. Zitwer is a literary agent with the Barbara J. Zitwer Agency.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Ethnic * Lifestyle * Mind/Body/Spirit * Multicultural * Narrative * Travel * Young Adult *
525 West End Avenue Suite 11H New York NY 10024 USA
Biography
Barry Zucker is a literary agent with the McGinniss Associates Literary Agency. He has nearly a decade’s worth of successful agenting experience and developed a forward-looking sense of publishing trends from working directly alongside James. With a keen eye for pop-culture, humor, and narrative non-fiction, Barry is recognized throughout the publishing world as a “tough as nails negotiator,” always acting in the best interest of his clients. Barry also handles book-to-film representation and has sold film rights to major studios.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Action/Adventure * Commercial * Espionage/Military * Family Saga * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Historical * Horror * Humor Fiction * Inspirational Fiction * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Religious * Satire * Science Fiction * Short Story Collection * Suspense * Thriller * Western *
NONFICTION: Animals/Pets * Art * Autobiography * Biography * Business * Celebrity * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Design * Film/Entertainment * Fitness * Food/Drinks * Gardening * Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * Gift/Novelty * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Journalism * Medical/Medicine * Memoir * Military/War * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Music * Narrative * Nature * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Prescriptive * Psychology * Religion * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Sports * Technology * Travel * True Adventure * True Crime *
244 5th Avenue Suite J270 New York NY 10001 USA
Biography
Renee Zuckerbrot is a literary agent with Massie & McQuilkin. Renee became an agent after working as an editor at Doubleday. She is a member of the AAR and Authors Guild. She serves on PEN’s Membership Committee, and is a Board member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) and Slice Magazine. You can read an interview with Renée and her colleagues at Poets & Writers and see her top ten list of short stories at Storyville. Authors represented by Renée have won or been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the PEN Jacqueline Bograd Weld Prize for Biography, the National Magazine Award, the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, B&N’s Discover Great New Writers Award, the Story Prize, the PEN/O. Henry Prize, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Locus, the Hugo, the Nebula, the Pushcart, and others..
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Horror * Literary * Short Story Collection * Suspense * Thriller *
NONFICTION: Biography * General Nonfiction * History * Humor * Memoir * Narrative * Pop Culture * Science *
27 West 20th Street Suite 305 New York NY 10011 USA
Biography
Ayla Zuraw-Friedland is a literary agent with the Frances Goldin Literary Agency. She joined the Frances Goldin Literary Agency in 2022 after starting her agenting career at The David Black Agency in 2019. Previously, she worked as an editorial assistant and assistant editor at Beacon Press in Boston, and as a development editor for encyclopedias at Oxford University Press. She received her BA in English and Creative Writing from Connecticut College in 2015, and her writing can be found or is forthcoming in GAY the Magazine, Publishers Weekly, and The Cape Cod Poetry Review. She is interested in literary fiction and nonfiction that inspect big questions about queer identity, class, community, and art & technology through a personal lens, as well as poetry and a limited number of graphic or hybrid projects. A few of her favorite contemporary writers are Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, Hanif Abdurraqib, Helen Oyeyemi, Daniel M. Lavery, Raven Leilani, Candice Carty-Williams, Alexander Chee, Akwaeke Emezi, Rivka Galchen, Becky Cooper, and Venita Blackburn. Her current clients include Jamie Hood (HOW TO BE A GOOD GIRL, Grieveland 2020), Samantha Bresnahan (IN THE BLOOD, FLOWERS BLOOM, PublicAffairs 2024), Haley Jakobson (OLD ENOUGH, Dutton 2023), Ross Showalter, James Frankie Thomas, Yael Malka, Coco Romack, Aimee Keeble, Margaret Lee, Sarah Hartshorne, and others.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Gay/Lesbian * History * Humor * Memoir * Narrative * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Technology *
214 W. 29th St. Suite 1006 New York NY 10001 USA
Biography
Adriann Ranta Zurhellen is a literary agent with Folio Literary Management. She represents New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, journalists, illustrators, and graphic novelists, as well as many other pioneering creative thinkers and leaders in their fields. She represents media in all genres and for all age groups, specializing in projects that subvert expectations, and clever, powerful work that’s still accessible to a general audience. She’s particularly interested in urgent, existential concepts that lift up women’s voices and experiences; underrepresented perspectives; and smart, fresh, genre-bending works for children.
Her recent nonfiction titles include Jennifer Pastiloff’s inspirational memoir On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard, Carrie Goldberg’s legal memoir Nobody’s Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs, and Trolls, and Amanda Yates Garcia’s luminous memoir Initiated: Memoir of a Witch. Her recent fiction titles include Sarah Gerard’s darkly comic True Love, Jan Eliasberg’s historical fiction Hannah’s War, and Kali Wallace’s sci-fi thriller Salvation Day. Recent children’s titles include Kendare Blake’s #1 NYT bestselling Three Dark Crowns series, Mindy McGinnis’ feminist page-turner The Female of the Species, and Ronald L. Smith’s Black Panther: The Young Prince.
Adriann has been working with writers all her professional life, beginning at The Editorial Department, the freelance editorial firm, and then representing writers at Anderson Literary Management, Wolf Literary Services (now Mackenzie Wolf), and Foundry Literary + Media. She lives in New York with her husband and daughter.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Inspiration * Journalism * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Multicultural * Science * Travel * Women’s Issues *
33 West 17th St. PH New York NY 10011 USA
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Author Coaching Testimonials
“Mark, finding you has been both a treat and a treasure—I just signed a contract with my new literary agent!
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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.”
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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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.”
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.
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.”
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. 🙂
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!”
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.
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!!!”
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.
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!”
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.
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.
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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!
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.”
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.
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.”
Author of Lights Out
(Random House)
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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!!
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.”
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?
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.”
Author of The Unbreakable Boy
(Harper Collins/Thomas Nelson)