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.
Jessica Watterson
Biography
* Picture Book authors should not submit unless also illustrators. *
Jessica Watterson has been an agent at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency since 2013. A graduate of the University of California at Irvine, Jessica is a lifelong book lover and former indie book reviewer.
Jessica is most drawn to riveting and heart pounding romance. She loves fun, fresh voices and character driven stories that keep a reader turning the page because they need to know what happens next. Independent heroines are a must, in addition to well realized heroes who aren’t alpha-holes. She also loves fantasy that will appeal to a broad readership, especially if it has some spice in it!
In the children’s realm, she connects with anything that has heart and humor.
Jessica does like the occasional pop-culture or millenial leaning non-fiction project.
She is only open to queries by referral at this time.
Jessica is also open to select Cozy Mysteries that feature fun and independent heroines that can take what life throws at them with aplumb and a bit of humor.
On the YA side, she is looking for just about anything that aligns itself with fantasy, contemporary, lgbtq reads, and of course a bit of romance thrown in is never a bad thing in her opinion.
She is also interested in select author illustrated picture books that capture the fun and joy of reading between adults and children.
Jessica’s sales include: Isabel Cooper’s Stormbringer series (Sourcebooks), Kristin Rockaway’s Start Me Up (Graydon House), Katie Ruggle’s Rocky Mountain Private Eye series (Sourcebooks), Debbie Burns next three books in her Rescue Me series (Sourcebooks Casablanca), Amanda Heger’s paranormal romance series, Cupid’s Inc. (Sourcebooks Casablanca), Alexa Martin’s debut Own Voices romance series, Intercepted (Berkley), Lori Anne Bailey’s Highland Pride series (Entangled Select Historical), Dylann Crush’s Holiday Texas series (Sourcebooks Casablanca), Katie Allen’s 11 book back list and brand new 3 book series (Carina Press), Katie Ruggle’s Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters series (Sourcebooks Casablanca), Emily Albright’s Perfect Harmony (Amberjack), Katie Ruggle’s 4th Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit book (Sourcebooks Casablanca), Amber Lynn Natusch’s Dare You to Lie (Tor Teen), Katie Ruggle’s Christmas Search and Rescue/K9 novel (Sourcebooks), Jade Chandler’s Brotherhood Investigations (Carina Press), Dawn Luedecke’s Montana Mountain Series (Lyrical/Kensington),
Please note that Jessica is specifically not interested in: middle grade, non-fiction, memoir, cookbooks, poetry, short stories, screenplays, self-help, or religious/spiritual books.
Notes
This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Fantasy * Historical * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: N/A
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