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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
Helen Lane is a literary agent with The Booker Albert Literary Agency. She is also an editor and a writer of Adult Fantasy and Horror. She has a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and a postgrad qualification in Acoustics. She is passionate about books and has spent the last decade working with manuscripts. She lives in London with her family and the worldÕs naughtiest cocker spaniel.
Helen represents Adult Fantasy, Sci Fi, Horror, Paranormal Romance, LGBTQ+ Romance, Action & Adventure & Thrillers. She also represents YA Fantasy..
She is slightly obsessed with monster stories (especially if they have giant sharks or squids). And stories set in extreme environments such as the arctic, jungle, caves, ocean, and mountains.
She DOES NOT want to read about affairs or abuse in any genre. (My husband likes me to add here that this is nothing to do with him, I just don’t like sad stories).
Her favourite authors are Mira Grant, Greig Beck, James Rollins, Matthew Reilly, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Darcy Coates, Patricia Briggs & Kelley Armstrong.
To make querying more accessible she does not require personalisation in the letter, comparison titles or a synopsis. But if you have them already, please include them.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |
Oliver Latsch
LatschLit Literary Agency and TranslationsAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >Biography
Oliver Latsch is a literary agent with and the founder of LatschLit Literary Agency and Translation. He says: “I am a literary agent, representing literature and non-fiction for children, young adults and grown-ups worldwide. I also translate German to and from English for fiction, non-fiction, as well as commercial and academic texts.”
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Science Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Cookbook Cooking | Health Wellness | History | Lifestyle | Science |
Rebecca Lawrence
The Booker Albert Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Online Form >Biography
Rebecca Lawrence is a literary agent with The Booker Albert Literary Agency. After graduating with a B.A. in Professional Writing, Rebecca completed internships with Christian Indie Publishing Association and ArtHouse Literary Agency before moving to Booker Albert Literary Agency.
_From a young age, she has been fascinated with epic worlds like LOTR and The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Books with romantic elements like Ella Enchanted, The Goose Girl, and The Cruel Prince all have places in her top ten. She also adores historical fiction like The Wednesday Wars and iconic masterpieces like Monica Hesse’s They Went Left, but her all-time favorite novel has to be the grounded fantasy The Scorpio Races. Her favorite tropes are houses-with-personality (think House of Leaves or The Haunting of Hill House), zombie apocalypses like in the book World War Z, and underwater worlds.
Regardless of genre, Rebecca is looking for stories that have good pacing, grounded worlds, and believable characters. She is interested in fantasy of all kinds and anything that has a good hook. She would love to see more scary YA and MG historical fiction.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Science Fiction |Cookbook Cooking | Dating Relationships Sex | History | Humor Nonfiction | Self-Help | True Crime |
Biography
Thao Le is a literary agent at the Dijkstra Agency since 2011. Sherepresents children’s, YA, Romance, and Sci-fi/Fantasy. She enjoys lever, heartfelt, and commercial middle grade and YA in prose or graphic novel format and across genres. In the Adult SFF realm, sheÕs a fan of contemporary fantasy, near future science fiction, and romantic fantasy. In romance, her favorite tropes are: hate-to-love/enemies-to-lovers, slow burn, forbidden/doomed romance, fake dating/marriage of convenience, grumpy/sunshine, mistaken identities, and she is a sucker for beta second male leads who steal the show (and hopefully the heroineÕs heart!). If you can make her think of her favorite Asian Dramas then youÕre on the right track!
In general, sheÕs a fan of high concepts that feel fresh and exciting. SheÕs especially drawn to character driven stories about family and friendships from the POV of diverse protagonists. SheÕs a fan of characters who are passionate about the arts, STEM, activism, and geeky fandoms. SheÕs a big reader of fanfiction and love that style of bingeable writing. She adores stories with a touch of magic and whimsy, and is a lifelong fan of mythology and fairytales. SheÕs interested in all things gothic, cottagecore, and dark academia.
Though she has represented them in the past, she is currently NOT looking for picture book writers at the moment.
ThaoÕs clients include New York Times and Indie bestselling authors such as Ali Hazelwood, Thea Guanzon, Sandhya Menon, Evelyn Skye, Jessie Sima, Jessica Kim, and moreÉ
Thao is NOT looking for: non-fiction, adult literary fiction, adult general fiction, mystery/thriller/suspense, memoirs, poetry, religious/spiritual books, screenplays, or short stories.
My Current MSWLs are:
I am keen to find high concept romances (either YA or Adult) with a touch of speculative similar to popular Webtoons like: See You in My 19th Life, Operation True Love.
IÕm a big fan of board games and escape rooms, so IÕm usually drawn to MG and YA stories that are a little puzzle-y and wraps up logically and cleverly. Think The Westing Game and The Mysterious Benedict Society.
I love murder mysteries like Knives Out, but not mystery as the main genre/market. I particularly like mystery in Middle Grade like books such as Lockwood & Co.
IÕm a huge fan of The Bear (Hulu) and would love to see an Adult romance featuring a sensitive yet tough and tatted Chef hero or other similar type of sensitive hero/love interest who is in a demanding career.
I am a Jane Austen fan and my favorite is Emma. IÕm always a sucker for a unique take on Austen such as a retelling through the POV of an unexpected character or a new setting.
IÕm also a fan of ships that have the vibe of the Princess Mononoke knife scene.
My favorite fanfic AUs are: Coffeeshop, Flower Shop, and Soulmates/Fated Mates.
Some of my favorite mythologies and fairytales include, but arenÕt limited to: ChangÕEr & Hou Yi, Yuki-onna, Swan Lake, Orpheus & Eurydice, Bluebeard, Tam Lin, Donkeyskin
While I enjoy GRRM and Tolkien, IÕm not the best agent for adult epic fantasies unless itÕs particularly character driven. IÕm also not the best fit for any military, alien invasion stories, or hard science fiction. IÕm also not the best person for most action thriller stories involving cops, spies, or corporate espionage.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Authors and Illustrators Only |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Gothic Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction |
Biography
Shannon Lechon is a literary agent with the Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency. She began her career with literary agency internships at P.S. Literary and Cake Creative, as well as an editorial internship with Penguin Random House. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees in criminology and English from Florida State University and a master’s in publishing from New York University.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Biography | Health Wellness | History | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Psychology | Science | True Crime |
Biography
Christine J. Lee is a literary agent with The Leshne Agency. She has interest in a broad range of genres, including full-length literary fiction, sci-fi, thrillers, horror, true crime, and romance, YA, cookbooks, interior design and gardening, parenting, books on self-empowerment, and memoirs/biographies touching on race, sex, class, and identity. She has worked in the publishing industry for more than 13 years, beginning at Bedford/St. MartinÕs, then moved on to Simon & Schuster. She earned a BA from Princeton University in English Literature and a MFA from the University of Houston in Fiction. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, son, and cat.
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | General Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Design | Gardening | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Parenting | Self-Help | True Crime |
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Whitney Lee is a literary agent with The Fielding Agency. In March 2003, Whitney started The Fielding Agency, a full-service literary agency. Prior to this, Whitney worked at Carlisle & Company, where she created a foreign rights department for the agency and worked closely with prominent authors such as Dava Sobel, David Kennedy, James Gleick and Daniel Mason. Whitney began her publishing career at Nicholas Ellison, Inc./Sanford J. Greenburger Associates where she worked with bestselling authors such as Nelson DeMille, Carol Higgins Clark, Christopher Moore and Olivia Goldsmith. Whitney graduated from Northwestern University with a double major in English and Women Studies. After earning her B.A., she attended the Radcliffe Publishing Course.
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Health Wellness | History | Humor Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Science | Sports | Travel |
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Vaughne Lee Hansen is a literary agent with the Virginia Kidd Agency. She was an early reader, reading her first books before attending pre-school. From the start, fantasy and science fiction were, in her mind, what constituted “real books.” She went to work for Virginia Kidd in 1989 and over the years she and her colleagues have worked with some of the most interesting authors in the field including, Kage Baker, Ted Chiang, Alan Dean Foster, Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, and Gene Wolfe. Her favorite parts about being an agent are being able to read the works of her favorite authors before they are published and getting down to the nitty-gritty during contract negotiations. She is delighted to be able to be working with Christine Cohen and Will Reeve on the ongoing preservation of Virginia Kidd’s legacy of the Virginia Kidd Agency and Arrowhead, continuing the tradition of representing quality fiction.
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Accepting Submissions |Fantasy | Horror | Science Fiction |
Biography
Lindsay Leggett is an associate agent with The Rights Factory. Lindsay grew up in the frozen wilds of Northern Ontario, and turned a love of reading and writing into a passion for editing. After working for a variety of authors and publishers, she found a home at The Rights Factory.
Lindsay is focused on Graphic Novels, Romance, and YA/MG with bite.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Graphic Novel | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller |
Biography
Becky LeJeune is a literary agent with the Bond Literary Agency. Becky met Sandra at the Denver Publishing Institute when she was a student there in 2007. After DPI, she spent 2 years working as the managing editor for a cookbook imprint, and then 5 years as an acquisitions editor at The History Press before joining Sandra at BLA in 2014.
She is interested in adult and teen general fiction, horror, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, science fiction, and fantasy.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Cookbook Cooking | Food Drink |
Biography
Ann Leslie Tuttle is a literary agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC. Ann Leslie Tuttle joined DG&B in 2017 after working for 20 years at Harlequin Books where she most recently was a Senior Editor. At Harlequin, she was fortunate to work on an extensive and varied list of bestselling and award-winning titles in romance and womenÕs fiction. She received her B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. from the University of Virginia. Finding and nurturing talented new writers has always been Ann LeslieÕs passion. At DG&B, she is actively seeking all kinds of romance from contemporaries, historicals, and romantic suspense to paranormals and inspirationals. Ann Leslie lives in New York City with her husband and young daughter, who is just discovering the magic of books and writing.
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Accepting Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Art | Dating Relationships Sex | Inspirational Nonfiction | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Self-Help |
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Alexandra Levick is a literary agent with Writers House. Alexandra (she/her) is a senior literary agent at Writers House, LLC. developing her picture book, middle grade, young adult, and adult lists. Previously, she worked with the agency at large as the Media Rights Manager for film and tv, helping to match clients to coagents, negotiating film deals, and taking meetings with producers, studios, and co-agencies. Prior to that, she worked with Writers House Senior Vice President, Merrilee Heifetz, Senior Agent Rebecca Sherman, covered for Senior Agent Stephen Barr’s paternity leave, and covered for Senior Agent Brianne JohnsonÕs family leave. Alexandra has worked as a bookseller in both the adult and childrenÕs markets, as well as on the house side of the publishing business in publicity. She holds a Masters of Science in Publishing: Digital and Print Media, with a specialization in Media Content Development from New York University and a Bachelor of the Arts in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing from the University of Rochester.
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Accepting Submissions | Authors and Illustrators Only | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Illustrated | Science |
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Yona Levin is a literary agent with the United Talent Agency (UTA). She joined United Talent Agency from Fletcher & Company in early 2023. They coordinate the sale and translation of agency books to publishers all over the world, and represent a range of fiction, Young Adult and Middle Grade, and the occasional nonfiction title. A New York City native, Yona has a B.A. in English and Political Science from Wellesley College.
In YA and MG fiction, Yona likes classic adventure stories and speculative fiction & fantasy that is off the beaten path. They are drawn to humor and creative formats, and have a soft spot for pirates, retold fairy tales, and children who are too clever for their own good. Their favorites in this space include The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld (especially the Tiffany Aching books), The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake.
In adult fiction, they are particularly drawn to family sagas and character driven stories. They also enjoy magical realism and some grounded speculative fiction, a la The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North. In nonfiction, Yona likes big idea books from fresh perspectives that reframe how we understand the world.
Across all genres, Yona looks for stories that inspire empathy while still being entertaining, and is often drawn to clever writing and creative formats.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | New Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Cultural Social Issues | Film Entertainment | Humor Nonfiction | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Upmarket Nonfiction | Women’s Issues |
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Yael Levy is a literary agent with Olswanger Literary LLC. He has years of experience in publishing as an author and developmental editor. Seeking manuscripts that bravely explores the human condition, social structures, the worldÉIconoclasts welcome!
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Science Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Business Book | Journalism | Memoir | Science |
Biography
Bibi Lewis is a literary agent with the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency. She joined the agency in 2014. She acts as the agencyÕs royalties and office manager and is currently building her list in both ChildrenÕs and Adult. For ChildrenÕs she represents Picture Books through Young Adult, with a particular interest in big hearted Middle Grade, innovative non-fiction and Young Adult Contemporary and Thrillers.
On the adult end, Bibi is primarily looking for womenÕs fiction, upmarket commercial and book club fiction and contemporary and historical romance. She enjoys projects with a big hook, complicated and fully realized characters, and sharp, quick paced prose. She is also looking for select mysteries and thrillersÑparticularly domestic suspense and unexpected takes on true crime.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |True Crime |
Biography
Rick Lewis is a literary agent with Martin Literary Management. He represents authors of Graphic Novels with Illustrators (he grew up reading and loving them) as well as speculative fiction titles in the Adult and YA categories, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and magical realism.
Before joining Martin Literary Management, he was editor-in-chief at Uproar Books, where he worked closely with debut authors to edit and launch award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels such as the gothic fantasy Asperfell by Jamie Thomas, the dark sci-fi comedy Always Greener by J.R.H. Lawless, and the YA contemporary fantasy Foretold by Violet Lumani.
Before joining the literary world, Rick spent nearly two decades as a professional writer, first in television news and then in marketing. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he lived for 25 years before recently moving to Charlottesville, VA., with his spouse and two children.
Rick is looking for novels that feature complex, realistic characters in highly imaginative worlds. Give him genuine emotions and meaningful struggles, but also at least a touch of science, magic, or the supernatural that captures the imagination while illuminating the real world.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Dystopian Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | Magical Realism | New Adult Fiction | Science Fiction |
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Kayla Lightner is a literary agent with Ayesha Pande Literary. Prior to joining Ayesha Pande Literary, Kayla started her career at Liza Dawson Associates. She also managed APLÕs subsidiary rights department for two years before transitioning to full-time agent. Her client list includes multi-award-winning actor, Delroy Lindo; multi-award-winning journalist and food writer, Annabelle Tometich; and Vice, Teen Vogue, and Longreads contributor, Minda Honey. Kayla is an adventurous reader who loves stories (typically adult; though there are a select few middle-grade titles on her list) within upmarket fiction, literary fiction, and nonfiction. SheÕs looking for writers that can masterfully straddle the line between story-telling and teaching readers something new (about themselves, their communities, or the world we live in). You can find her full manuscript wishlist is here. Kayla is a Georgia native and earned her B.A. in English from Vassar College. When KaylaÕs not reading, she can be found writing, reminiscing on her rugby days, and trying to retain her (waning) fluency in French by watching French shows on Netflix.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Black Literary Agents | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Satire | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection | Upmarket Fiction |Art | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cultural Social Issues | History | Humor Nonfiction | Investigative | Journalism | Memoir | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Pop Culture | Psychology | Sports | Technology | True Crime |
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Kim Lindman is a Literary Agent at Stonesong, having joined the agency in 2018. Originally from the West Coast, Kim studied English Literature with a subfocus in Journalism at Seattle Pacific University, where she worked as a copyeditor. After moving to the NYC area, she worked as a researcher for the United Nations, then as a freelance copywriter and editor, in tandem with bartending and food service jobs. This combination of experience, along with her Project Management (NYU) and Publishing (CUNY) Certificates, provides a unique advantage in the culinary and non-fiction spaces.
In non-fiction, Kim represents and is actively looking for: platform- or expertise-driven cookbooks, cocktail books, investigative journalism, social justice, social science, pop science, pop culture, self-help and wellness. While she is primarily drawn to books with some level of practical elements and actionable takeaways, she is also looking for narrative non-fiction that adds nuanced perspective to broad topics or that makes niche subjects accessible and engaging for a general audience.
Kim is currently closed to fiction queries aside from referrals and conference visits. Her favorite novels toe the line of speculative and literary. A well-plotted element of mystery is a plus.
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Accepting Submissions |Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Crafts | Cultural Social Issues | Food Drink | Health Wellness | Illustrated | Investigative | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Mind Body Spirit | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Travel |
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Simon Lipskar is a literary agent with Writers House Literary Agency. Simon is a senior agent at Writers House, where he represents a wide range of authors in literary and commercial fiction, narrative nonfiction and young adult fiction.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Biography | History | Journalism | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Science |
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Jacqueline Lipton is a literary agent with The Tobias Literary Agency. She joined The Tobias Literary Agency in 2022 after helming her own literary agency, Raven Quill Literary, for a number of years previously. She loves all things books and publishing and has been an avid reader since elementary school. Her tastes were always broad and eclectic. She loved (and still does) everything from a good murder mystery to space opera to contemporary romance and everything in between. She also loves nonfiction projects with a compelling narrative voice.
Her background is also eclectic. At university (yes, in Australia and England they call it ÒuniversityÓ), she studied law, psychology, drama, languages, and information technology. She practiced as a banking and finance attorney in Australia, and has worked as a law professor in Australia, the U.K. and the United States where her teaching and writing has focused on laws relating to the publishing industry, digital technology law, copyright, trademark, privacy, and defamation. She is the author of LAW & AUTHORS: A LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS (2020, University of California Press) and OUR DATA, OURSELVES: A PERSONAL GUIDE TO DIGITAL PRIVACY (2022, University of California Press).
She holds an M.F.A. in Fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts and regularly teaches classes on writing and on legal aspects of publishing around the country.
Jacqui represents authors of fiction and non-fiction from middle grade through to adult, as well as selected projects for younger readers (picture books, chapter books etc.) She is currently focusing on developing her adult fiction and nonfiction lists and particularly enjoys mystery/crime, romance, how-to books, and compelling contemporary novels. She is not currently seeking high fantasy, and considers science-fiction selectively.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Satire | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Animals | Art | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Environment | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Parenting | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Technology | Travel | True Adventure | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
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Albert Longden is a literary agent with Three Corners Literary. Albert says: “As an Agent, I have limited time and therefore want writers that are preferably experienced and are willing to listen to productive critiques of their work.
I love old fashioned story telling in the mode of the classic early 20th century greats such as Earl Derr Biggers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sax Rohmer, H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Rice Bourroughs and Robert Louis Stevenson. More recently, the late Elizabeth Peters, Anne Rice, Laurie King, Wilbur Smith and Preston & Childs. Look to these authors with a creative current-thinking attitude and you’ll have something.
30 Plus years within the publishing industry in virtually all areas including, editorial, product development, sales, rep management, fulfillment and distribution, and executive management. I’ve been a accounting exec at major and minor imprints, President/Publisher of business books, a writer, and an entrepreneur. All these things make for an agent that looks to commercial projects with a literary attitude. If you’re looking for an professional Editor, this is currently the wrong agency for you.”
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |BIPOC Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Health Wellness | History | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Parenting |
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Chris Lotts is the president of The Lotts Agency. Chris was formerly of Ralph Vicinanza Literary Agency before he opened The Lotts Agency. He says: “I handle adult science fiction and fantasy, mostly skewing upmarket, and am also interested in hard-edged, innovative crime novels and thrillers; strong commercial writing is the most important criteria. Please have a look at my current clients as a good guide to the style of storytelling I favor.
I am also interested in narrative up-market non-fiction on a variety of subjects.”
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Upmarket Nonfiction |
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Esty Loveing-Downes is a literary agent with the ArtHouse Literary Agency. She holds a BFA in creative writing from Ringling College of Art + Design and is currently an MFA candidate in fiction at Queens University of Charlotte. Aside from serving as a daily editor for the Southern Review of Books, she joined the teams at Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency and Tobias Literary Agency before joining the ArtHouse Literary Agency team and becoming an Associate Literary Agent. Esty is looking for romance, upmarket fiction, YA, genre-blending sci-fi, picture books, and select nonfiction and literary fiction.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Humor Nonfiction | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Parenting |
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Barbara Lowenstein is a literary agent with Lowenstein Associates. Barbara Lowenstein started her publishing career at the Sterling Lord Agency as an assistant to the dramatic agent. She then moved on to Lancer Books, one of the last independent paperback houses at the time, where she created the first line of trade paperbacks in the industry. There, she published self-help, psychology, how-to, crafts, and cooking titles. After a brief stint as Director of Subsidiary Rights for Walker Books, she started Lowenstein Associates, which allowed her to combine her editorial skills with her gift for selling.
In addition to her work in publishing, Barbara is a longtime political activist and champion of voting rights, womenÕs rights, racial justice, and many other causes. She is currently on the Advisory Board of Mi Vecino, a grassroots organization dedicated to on-the-ground voter registration in Florida. Barbara is also Co-Chair of the West Palm Beach chapter of Tri-State Maxed Out WomenÕs PAC, which supports pro-choice Democratic women candidates running for national office.
For over four decades, Barbara has represented the international bestselling author M. C. Beaton, known as the ÒQueen of Cozy Mysteries.Ó BeatonÕs two mystery series Agatha Raisin (St. MartinÕs) and Hamish Macbeth (Grand Central) have been translated into 17 languages. The Agatha Raisin novels have been adapted into a television series starring Ashley Jensen and has received rave reviews in the New York Times and The Guardian, among many other publications. Season 1 originally aired on SKY 1 HD. Season 2 is currently in production with Acorn TV. The series is streaming on Acorn TV as well as available on PBS stations across the U.S. and on many international broadcasting channels. The Hamish Macbeth and Poor Relation series by M. C. Beaton have also been optioned and are in development.
In addition, Barbara represents Ishmael Reed, MacArthur Genius Award winner, novelist, essayist and poet. Ishmael is also a Pulitzer Prize nominee and two-time National Book Award finalist. Other clients include Cordelia Fine, winner of the prestigious Royal Society Science Prize (known as the ÒBooker Prize for Science writingÓ) for Testosterone Rex, which explores and deconstructs our cultural myths and assumptions in gender dynamics, and Carla Harris, Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and author of the extremely successful career and business books Strategize to Win: The New Way to Start Out, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career and Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Health Wellness | History | Lifestyle | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Science |
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Sandy Lu is a literary agent with and the founder of the Book Wyrm Literary Agency. She founded Book Wyrm Literary Agency after working as a literary agent for more than a decade at other boutique agencies, including Peter Rubie Literary Agency, Anderson Literary Management, and most notably, the L. Perkins Agency.
Born and raised in Taiwan, SandyÕs family moved to New York in her teens, so she understands the struggles of immigrants and those who straddle two cultures all too well.
Sandy holds BAs in psychology and sociology from Queens College, with minors in music, business, and Japanese. Prior to becoming an agent, she attended the Ph.D. Program in Social and Personality Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center and worked as a business/operations manager in the theater industry.
SandyÕs areas of study and work experience greatly inform her interest in submissions. She is seeking stories that will draw her in with a unique voice, make her miss her bedtime with a thrilling plot, and characters that will stay with her long after she turns the last page. Bonus points if you can make her laugh out loud or unable to hold back tears in public. Sandy especially loves historical fiction and anything dark, twisted, or with a supernatural bent.
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Accepting Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Environment | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Technology | True Adventure | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Paul Lucas is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. From his first days with books, Paul has loved the feeling of getting lost between the covers. He remembers reading in his closet with a flashlight after bedtime so his parents would think he had gone to sleep. He is actively looking for upmarket commercial fiction, specifically historical, thrillers, science fiction and fantasy. On the literary side, he likes reading narratives about immigration, ostracization, class, family and race. For non-fiction, he is drawn to narratives, learning new things and the occasional humor project.
Paul came to Janklow & Nesbit in 2007 as a paralegal in its legal department, following a stint in the corporate division at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. He shifted to representation in 2011 and loves books much more than contracts (though pays attention to both!).
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Accepting Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Economics | Family | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Reference | Science | Technology |
Biography
Chad Luibl is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. A native of Virginia, Chad received a BA in English at Lynchburg University before moving to Eastern Europe to teach English for several years. While in Krakow, Poland, he got his MA in European Studies at Jagiellonian University, with a focus in Comparative Literature. He went on to get his MFA in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he was also the coordinator of the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, an intern in the Literature Department at the National Endowment for the Arts, and an editor at Blackbird and Broad Street literary journals.
Chad comes from the workshop model of creative writing and has a hands-on editorial approach to agenting. He is interested in narrative nonfiction with a strong emotional pull from journalists and writers who challenge the status quo. For fiction, he is particularly drawn to novels that are more character or plot-driven, thrillers that are as inventive as they are suspenseful, speculative and historical fiction that offer a nuanced perspective on place, and graphic novels that push the boundaries of the genre.
Recent and forthcoming sales include Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other by Craig Grossi (William & Morrow adult memoir, HarperCollins ChildrenÕs Young ReadersÕ edition); Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels (Lion Forge Comics); BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore (Fantagraphics); The Compton Cowboys by Walter Thompson-Hern‡ndez (William Morrow); Push and Pull: A True Story of Football, Murder, and Purpose in an American City by Kent Babb (HarperOne); Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland (Simon & Schuster).
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Western Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Business Book | Economics | Health Wellness | History | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Sports | Travel | True Crime |