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The Directory of Literary Agents
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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.
Jeff Kleinman
Biography
Jeff Kleinman is a literary agent with Folio Literary Management. Jeff says: “So this is what I love more than anything else in the world: I’m sitting on the couch reading, and then I’m gone—living in Narnia, breathing Middle Earth air, dodging passers-by in turn-of-the-century New York City. There’s nothing else like that moment. Sometimes (ok, true confession here) I’ll get so caught up that my hands go numb (which makes scrolling down almost impossible). Once my diaphragm seized up and I had to stop reading so the black spots would disappear in front of my eyes. That’s what books can do: they can transform you. They can transform the world. (OK, so I’m a bit of an idealist.)
I’m on the hunt: I want projects that can make a difference. I love unique voices, magnificently strong characters, unusual premises, and books that offer up some new perspective on something I thought I already knew something about (like Alaskan exploration) or never even dreamed existed (a racecar-loving dog, for instance). I’m always interested in learning (I spent a lot of time in the classroom, with a B.A. in English/Modern Studies from the University of Virginia, an M.A. in Italian from the University of Chicago, and a J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Yeah, that was definitely enough schooling for anybody), and I love it when someone can teach me something organically so it doesn’t feel like I’m even learning.
While I’m hunting for that next amazing book, I’m also a founding partner at Folio, a Manhattan-based agency – we pride ourselves on nurturing new talent and developing a strong, supportive, professional relationship with our clients. (You won’t get shunted off to an assistant, for instance.)
Folio offers the best of both worlds (OK, so maybe I’m a little biased?). With over 15 agents, we have the experience, expertise, and strength that you’d expect from a larger agency, but we have the spark, ingenuity, and personalized attention that you’d want from a smaller agency. And the best part: everybody at Folio is really, really nice. (Seriously. Not kidding.) (But they’re all bulldogs for negotiating contracts—just warning you.)”
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CLOSED to Submissions |General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Animals | Art | Biography | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Food Drink | History | Humor Nonfiction | Inspirational Nonfiction | Journalism | Lifestyle | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Upmarket Nonfiction |
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