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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
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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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Contemporary * Fantasy * Graphic Novel * Horror * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Science Fiction * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Environment * Ethnic * Film/Entertainment * Fitness * Gardening * Gay/Lesbian * Health/Wellness * Journalism * Lifestyle * Medical/Medicine * Memoir * Multicultural * Narrative * Nature * Psychology * Science * Technology * True Crime * Women’s Issues *
Albert Lee
United Talent Agency (UTA)DO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Albert Lee is a literary agent with the United Talent Agency (UTA).
Albert Lee joined UTA in 2018 as a publishing agent from independent literary agency Aevitas Creative Management (formerly Kuhn Projects and Zachary Shuster Harmsworth).
Previously, he held executive-level titles at Wenner Media (parent company to Us Weekly, Rolling Stone and Men’s Journal), where he worked directly with such artists as Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber and forged exclusive partnerships with the US Olympic Committee, Lionsgate Studios, A&E and Warner Brothers during a two-decade career in entertainment and magazine publishing.
He began his career as a theater and dance journalist for The Village Voice; and graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in religion. He is a native of Harlan, Kentucky, and currently lives in New York City.
Selected projects include:
— The NYTimes bestseller WE’RE GOING TO NEED MORE WINE: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated and True by Gabrielle Union
— The NYTimes bestseller STRENGTH IN STILLNESS: The Power of Transcendental Meditation by Bob Roth (teacher to Oprah Winfrey, Ray Dalio, Rupert Murdoch, Gwyneth Paltrow et al)
— 2017 Financial Times Book of the Year RESET: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Silicon Valley diversity pioneer and former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao
— Major tentpole middle-grade series MAX EINSTEIN: The Genius Experiment by world’s bestselling author James Patterson
— GRACE WILL LEAD US HOME: The Hard, Inspiring Journey To Forgiveness after the Charleston Church Massacre, by Pulitzer winning journalist Jennifer Hawes.
Particular interests include diverse and outsider storytellers, bold and strong personalities on the page, and the curation and creation of original multiplatform intellectual property with franchise potential in all categories and formats (fiction and nonfiction, children’s and adult).
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Celebrity * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Journalism * Juvenile * Memoir * Middle Grade * Multicultural * Music * Narrative * Politics * Pop Culture * Reference * Technology * Women’s Issues * Young Adult *
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. Martin’s, 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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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Ethnic Fiction * General Fiction * Horror * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * Romance * Science Fiction * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Design * Ethnic * Gardening * General Nonfiction * Memoir * Multicultural * Parenting/Child Guidance * Self-Help/Personal Development * True Crime * Young Adult *
590 West End Avenue Suite 11D New York NY 10024 USA
Biography
LaSheera Lee is a literary agent with SBR Media.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Erotica * Christian Fiction * Contemporary * Inspirational Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Spirituality *
Biography
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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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Pop Culture * Science * Sports * Travel *
1550-G Tiburon Blvd #528 Tiburon CA 94920 USA
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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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Action/Adventure * Chick Lit * Commercial * Contemporary * Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * Graphic Novel * Historical * Horror * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Cooking/Cookbook * Food/Drinks *
201 Milwaukee Street Ste 200 Denver CO 80206 USA
Sarah Leonard
Serendipity Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Sarah Leonard is a literary agent with the Serendipity Literary Agency. She is a Midwesterner with a BA in English whose pronouns are she/her/hers. She’s freakishly good at making pigeon noises and bakes a mean tiramisu (aka. sarahmisu). Along with working for Serendipity, she’s a freelance editor and a graduate of NYU’s Summer Publishing Institute. Through this program, she earned her internship at Foundry Literary + Media and has acquired numerous other opportunities across the literary landscape. She served as the Events and Social Media Manager at the Learned Owl Bookshop then went on to intern for Sourcebooks Publishing as well as Corvisiero Literary Agency. Currently, she is earning her master’s at the New School with a concentration in Writing for Children and Young Adults (yes, their mascot is a narwhal). Organizations she’s a member of include the Editorial Freelancers Association, the Authors Guild, and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult *
Biography
Betsy Lerner is a literary agent with the Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency. Betsy Lerner worked as an editor for 16 years before becoming an agent. She mostly works with non-fiction writers in the areas of science, psychology, history, cultural studies, biography, current events, and memoir. Lerner was the recipient of the Tony Godwin Publishing Prize. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and is the author of Food & Loathing, The Bridge Ladies, and The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers. Her blog on publishing and writing can be found on http://www.betsylerner.com.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION:
NONFICTION: Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * General Nonfiction * History * Memoir * Psychology * Science *
27 West 20th Street Suite 1107 New York NY 10011 USA
Biography
Lisa Leshne is a literary agent with The Leshne Agency. She has been in the media and entertainment business for over 30 years. Lisa’s experience spans the broadest range of the industry. In 1991, she co-founded The Prague Post, the largest English-language newspaper in Central Europe, along with its book division and website, PraguePost.com. Lisa worked in Prague as the newspaper’s Publisher for almost a decade. In 1999, she moved to Manhattan to work for Accenture as a Senior Consultant in the Entertainment & Media Group. She later worked in strategy and business development for Dow Jones, and was Executive Director, International, for WSJ.com, the Wall Street Journal Online, responsible for digital business operations in Europe and Asia, where she oversaw advertising, marketing and circulation. Lisa also served as VP, Strategy and Business Development, for Ink2, an industry leader in the print-on-demand industry and the owner of Cardstore.com. Lisa worked for a year after 9/11 at the Partnership for New York City’s Financial Recovery Fund, evaluating grant applications and providing strategic advice to small businesses destroyed in the World Trade Center attacks. Prior to founding The Leshne Agency in 2011, she was a literary agent at LJK Literary.
Lisa’s clients include Czech bestselling novelist and memoirist Ivan Klima; New York Times Bestselling author of The Buy Side, former Wall Street trader and CNBC.com contributing writer Turney Duff; Author of Miracles We Have Seen, No Regrets Parenting and 940 Saturdays, pediatrician and parenting expert Dr. Harley Rotbart; #1 Los Angeles Times, USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Living With a SEAL: 31 Days Training With the Toughest Man on the Planet, former rapper, serial entrepreneur, Marquis Jet and 100 Mile Group co-founder and Atlanta Hawks co-owner Jesse Itzler; Author of the Washington Post bestselling My (Underground) American Dream, former Goldman Sachs VP, immigration rights activist and co-founder and chairman of the Ascend Educational Fund, Julissa Arce; New York Times Bestselling Author of Crazy is My Superpower, Three-time WWE Women’s Champion as “AJ Lee” and mental health advocate, AJ Mendez; New York Times Bestselling author of Shutterbabe, The Red Book, Hell is Other Parents, Between Here and April, and co-author of The ABCs of Adulthood and the ABCs of Parenthood, Deborah Copaken; Award-winning ScaryMommy.com Blogger and New York Times bestselling author Jill Smokler; RunLikeAGirl.com Blogger and New York Times bestselling author Mina Samuels; Former ABC news anchor, digital lifestyle expert, The Well Mom blogger and co-author of Geek Girl Rising, Heather Cabot; Author of Torn: True Stories of Kids, Career and the Conflict of Modern Motherhood, and co-author of Geek Girl Rising, Women@Forbes writer Samantha Walravens; College admissions expert, attorney, Forbes columnist and Observer writer Steve Cohen; Co-Founder and Partner at Village Global, the GSV Acceleration Fund and former Chief Business Officer of Chegg, Anne Dwane; Stylist and Bravo TV personality at Blood, Sweat and Heels, Daisy Lewellyn (d. 2016); Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It Blogger Meg Zucker; Million dollar winner on Survivor, reality star, TV and former Sirius XM Radio Host Jenna Morasca; American Police Beat publisher Cynthia Brown; Author of The Death of Punishment, New York Law School Professor Robert Blecker; and Award-winning author of Vodka, Tears and Lenin’s Angel and New York Post celebrity real estate and food columnist Jennifer Gould Keil.
LITERARY SPECIALTIES: An avid reader of blogs, newspapers and magazines in addition to books, Lisa is most interested in narrative and prescriptive non-fiction, especially on social justice, sports, health, wellness, business, political and parenting topics. She loves memoirs that transport the reader into another person’s head and give a voyeuristic view of someone else’s extraordinary experiences. Lisa also enjoys literary and commercial fiction and some young adult and middle-grade books that take the reader on a journey and are just plain fun to read.
TALENT MANAGEMENT: Lisa manages a select number of her literary and entertainment clients, overseeing business matters, speaking engagements, and advising them over the course of their careers.
Originally from the cornfields of Champaign, Illinois, Lisa has a BA in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from Harvard. She has been profiled for entrepreneurial activities on 60 Minutes, Prime Time Live, the BBC, and featured in Fortune, Money, The New York Times, Washington Post, London Times, Advertising Age, Smithsonian and other publications. Lisa is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study on The Prague Post, and has been an invited speaker and panelist at Harvard and Columbia Business Schools. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, son age 14, daughter age 12, and their rescue dog, Luna May, a hound/husky/retriever mix who can be found on Instagram @LunaMayNYC. Lisa is active on several non-profit boards and in her spare time loves to see Broadway shows and experimental theater. She is a veteran of four New York City marathons and several olympic-distance triathlons. A few years ago her knees started protesting and now she preserves them for skiing and spinning when she’s not curled up with a good book. Lisa is a member of the Association of Author Representatives, the Author’s Guild, the Women’s Media Group, and PEN America.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Ethnic Fiction * General Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * New Adult * NoPB * Sports Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Computers * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Ethnic * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Inspiration * Journalism * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Medical/Medicine * Memoir * Middle Grade * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Prescriptive * Religion * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Sports * Technology * Travel * Young Adult *
590 West End Avenue Suite 11D New York NY 10024 USA
Amy Levenson
Blue Heron LiteraryDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Amy Levenson is a literary agent with Blue Heron Literary. Amy is a native to the Pacific Northwest and graduate of the University of Washington, began her career at the Sheldon Fogelman Agency in New York City, where she had the opportunity to work with books by some of her favorite childhood authors and illustrators.
She later returned to Seattle, selling books for becker&mayer! that focused on well-known estates and intellectual properties, including Star Wars and the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Cooking/Cookbook * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Lifestyle * Mind/Body/Spirit * Narrative * Pop Culture * Science * Travel *
Biography
* Picture Book authors should not submit unless also illustrators. *
Alexandra Levick is a literary agent with Writers House. She says: “I started at Writers House as an intern for Brianne Johnson and was quickly pulled from the program to begin working for Senior Vice President, Merrilee Heifetz. Later, I covered senior agent, Stephen Barr’s, paternity leave and worked as an assistant to senior agents Brianne Johnson and Rebecca Sherman. I have also worked as a bookseller in both the adult and children’s markets, as well as on the house side of the publishing business in publicity. In 2015, I graduated from New York University with my Masters of Science in Publishing: Digital and Print Media, with a specialization in Media Content Development.
I am actively growing my picture book, middle grade, young adult, and adult lists.”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Family Saga * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Graphic Novel * Horror * Literary * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * New Adult * Picture Book * Romance * Science Fiction * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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120 Broadway 22nd floor New York NY 10271 USA
Biography
Yona Levin is a literary agent with Fletcher & Company/UTA. She received her B.A. in English and Political Science from Wellesley College before returning to her native NYC to start her publishing career at Foundry Literary + Media. Now at Fletcher & Company, she works with Melissa Chinchillo in foreign rights and assists Peter Steinberg with his titles. Yona is building her own list of children’s books, including young adult and middle grade fiction and non-fiction. She likes contemporary adventure stories, fantasy that is off the beaten path, and clever writing that plays with format and reader expectations in new and interesting ways.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * NoPB * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult *
Biography
Ellen Levine is a literary agent with Trident Media Group. Ellen Levine has represented many award-winning authors whose books have become international best-sellers and have been made into major feature films. Her clients have won Pulitzer prizes, National Book Awards, National Book Critics Circle Awards, P.E.N. Faulkner and Hemingway Prizes, The Booker Prize, The Giller prize, Governor General Awards, the Newbery and recently, an Oprah Book Club 2.0 selection. In addition to excelling at representing literary fiction, Ellen says “I very much enjoy handling well-written popular commercial fiction and compelling non-fiction and have had great success in these areas. My non-fiction interests include, among others, memoir, popular culture, narrative non-fiction, history, politics, biography, science, and the odd quirky book.”
Ellen founded the Ellen Levine Literary Agency in the eighties. She says “My desire to provide the best for my clients is what led me to merge my literary agency with Trident in 2002. Because of Trident’s very effective Foreign Rights Department, which sells worldwide directly to foreign publishers, its Business Affairs Department, whose staff reviews and improves contracts, and its dedicated Audio Department, my authors achieve the greatest financial success.” With changes in the publishing industry opening up new opportunities for authors and Trident’s investment in E-book operations, Ellen believes that “this is a thrilling time for my writers, filled with new areas for growth.”
What does Ellen like to do most as an agent? “I love to guide my established authors’ careers, but I also love discovering fresh talent and new voices, taking authors to the next level of success. And, of course, I get great pleasure from making the best possible deals for all my clients.” Ellen is also unique in devoting time and energy to editorial relationships with her authors, offering critiques and suggestions for revision.
“I continue to be excited about shepherding and promoting my extraordinarily gifted authors, and looking forward to the talented new writers and irresistible book projects the next day will bring.”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: Biography * General Nonfiction * History * Memoir * Narrative * Politics * Pop Culture * Science * Women’s Issues *
355 Lexington Ave 12th FL New York NY 10017 USA
James Levine
Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary AgencyAAR/AALA MemberQuery method(s): Email * Online Form *Biography
James Levine is a literary agent with the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. Jim has spent most of his career putting together ideas, people, and money; identifying, nurturing, and marketing talent; and creating projects that make a difference. Before establishing his own agency in 1989, he spent almost a decade as Vice President at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City, where he developed a wide range of book, magazine, audio, video, and software products. He thinks of being an agent as a “continuing liberal arts education,” an opportunity to engage with experts and thought leaders in a wide variety of fields and help shape their work to reach the broadest possible audience.
Jim graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude from Amherst College, winning Woodrow Wilson, Fulbright, and Ford Foundation Fellowships. He holds two advanced degrees in English Literature from UC Berkeley and a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he specialized in child development and social policy.
Jim knows firsthand what it’s like to be an author—in print and digital media—and what it takes to promote a creative work. He has written seven books and over100 articles for popular and professional magazines. His productivity program, ForComment, was runner-up for the Software Publishing Association’s Most Innovative Product in 1986. A few years later he created and was executive producer for a two hour PBS show, Fatherhood USA. Jim has appeared on most of the major television and radio shows, including Today, Good Morning America, and Oprah.
Jim’s non-profit work as founding director of The Fatherhood Project®, now based at the Families and Work Institute in New York City, has won national recognition. In 1984, Esquire magazine selected Jim as one of the “men and women under 40 who are changing America.” In 1997, Working Mother magazine selected him as one of the “top 25 men in America who make a difference in the lives of working mothers.” In 1998, The Wall Street Journal selected Jim’s Working Fathers: New Strategies for Balancing Work and Family, as one of the best work-life books of the year. He served as a consultant to Vice President Al Gore in developing the bi-partisan federal fatherhood initiative.
Jim is a voracious reader and is passionate about his hobbies: golf, photography, travel, and listening to music of all sorts, especially jazz. He is the married father of Jessica Bacal, Director of the Center for Work and Life at Smith College, and Joshua Levine, a NYC-based jazz musician who also composes and performs music for children (www.joshlevinemusic.com).
Jim acquires and develops projects in a broad range of areas, including business, science, narrative non-fiction, social and political issues, psychology, health, spirituality, parenting, and more. He loves his work!
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Mystery * Religious * Romance *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Computers * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Psychology * Reference * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Sports * Technology * Travel *
307 Seventh Ave. Suite 2407 New York NY 10001 USA
Biography
Paul Levine is a literary agent with the Paul S. Levine Literary Agency. Born in New York City and raised and educated in Montreal on full academic scholarships, Levine received a Bachelor of Commerce (Magna Cum Laude) from Concordia University in Montreal and went on to earn a Master of Business Administration from York University in Toronto. In the late 1970s, he came to Los Angeles to attend University of Southern California law school (also on full academic scholarship), leaving tobogganing in the cold Canadian winters for Santa Anas blowing through the palm trees of Southern California.
Levine began his career as an associate attorney at the Law Office of Stephen F. Rohde, where he specialized in business transactions and civil litigation, with an emphasis on trademark, copyright, unfair competition, trade secrets, book publishing, and the rights of privacy and publicity for some six years. Then, answering a “blind” advertisement in the Hollywood Reporter, he went to work for over three years for the Business and Legal Affairs Departments of Warner Bros. Television, where he negotiated and drafted agreements for all above-the-line personnel (writers, directors, actors, and producers) for network and cable television programming. He was then recruited to the now-defunct Hearst Entertainment Productions, where he spent two years as Resident Counsel, negotiating and drafting agreements for all above-the-line personnel in production and distribution of made-for-television movies, first-run development, television series, and documentary programming.
In 1992, Levine established his solo entertainment law practice, first in Santa Monica, then in Venice, California. Seeing an underserved niche on the West Coast, he decided early on to focus on serving book authors. This naturally evolved into his work as a literary agent and the establishment of his agency. Seeking to expand the range of services he could offer his clients to include the representation of books, Levine opened The Paul S. Levine Literary Agency in 1996, which he has recently expanded. Whether he is considering fiction or non-fiction, Levine will not take on a project unless he feels certain he can sell it. With a preference for politically and socially important works, he represents more than 100 clients, the vast majority of whom are new, unpublished, or self-published writers. For Levine, the most rewarding moment is holding his client’s published book in his hands at a well-attended book-signing and seeing the smile on his client’s face.
Enjoying public speaking, Levine presents extensively at writers’ conferences throughout the country and at entertainment law-related classes and seminars, including teaching for over a decade at the UCLA Extension Writers Program.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Action/Adventure * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Mainstream * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * NoPB * Romance * Sports Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Computers * Cooking/Cookbook * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Juvenile * Law * Lifestyle * Memoir * Middle Grade * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * New Age * Politics * Pop Culture * Reference * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Sports * Technology * Travel * Women’s Issues * Young Adult *
1054 Superba Ave. Venice CA 90291-3940 USA
Biography
Wendy Silbery Levinson is a literary agent with the Harvey Klinger Literary Agency. Wendy began her career on the editorial side of publishing, first at St. Martin’s Press, then at HarperCollins. After a time in the motion picture business, she joined the Harvey Klinger Literary Agency as an agent specializing in narrative nonfiction and food & wine. In her new role of Director of Development, Wendy is actively seeking wonderful new writers for the agency, focusing on adult fiction, nonfiction, YA and Middle Grade. She is a graduate of Amherst College, and a native New Yorker. Wendy lives with her husband and two children in Greenwich Village.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Historical * Literary * Upmarket Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * History * Memoir * Narrative * Politics * Science * True Adventure *
300 W. 55th St. #11V New York NY 10019 USA
Biography
Sarah Levitt is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. She represents critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction writers. Her list includes journalists, academics, historians, scientists, and musicians, among others.
Levitt graduated summa cum laude as a University Honors Scholar and Founders’ Day Award recipient from New York University, with a BA in Classics and English literature. Prior to joining Aevitas, Levitt was as an agent at The Zoë Pagnamenta Agency, where she also handled contracts and foreign rights.
As an Aevitas agent based in New York, she is most interested in narrative nonfiction in the areas of popular science, big ideas, history, humor, pop culture, memoir, and reportage, in addition to voice-driven literary fiction with a bold plot and fresh, imaginative characters. She’s excited by strong female and underrepresented voices, the strange and speculative, and projects that ignite cultural conversation.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Contemporary * Ethnic Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Historical * Horror * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * Short Story Collection * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Environment * Ethnic * Food/Drinks * Gay/Lesbian * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Journalism * Memoir * Multicultural * Narrative * Nature * Pop Culture * Psychology * Science * Travel * True Adventure * True Crime * Sports * Women’s Issues *
19 W. 21st Street Suite 501 New York NY 10010 USA
Biography
Alison Lewis is a literary agent with the Frances Goldin Literary Agency. She joined the agency in 2022, following six years at The Zoë Pagnamenta Agency. She began her career in editorial at W. W. Norton, and for five years, was editor of the literary magazine American Chordata. She represents a wide range of nonfiction, spanning journalism, cultural criticism, history, science, literary memoir, and essays, as well as select literary fiction. She is particularly drawn to writers with a distinctive voice and perspective, a sense of social or political imagination and responsibility, scholars and researchers who can translate their expertise for a wide readership, and writers pushing the boundaries of form, preconceived ideas, and histories of representation in literature.
Her clients have won numerous honors including PEN Awards, Guggenheim Fellowships, the Windham Campbell Prize, the Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, the Robert B. Silvers Grant, and long and short-listings for the National Book Awards, the National Book Critics Circle Awards, and the Ondaatje Prize. They include Michelle Tea, Emmanuel Iduma, Julia Cooke, Tina Campt, Lisa Duggan, Brandon Shimoda, Ali Araghi, Joshua Clark-Davis, Madison Mainwaring, Erica Peplin, and Craig Seligman. Among the books she sold while at The Zoë Pagnamenta Agency are Julia Cooke’s COME FLY THE WORLD (Mariner), Tina Campt’s A BLACK GAZE (MIT Press), Michelle Tea’s KNOCKING MYSELF UP (Dey Street), Ali Araghi’s THE IMMORTALS OF TEHRAN (Melville House), Georgine Lawton’s RACELESS (HarperPerennial), and Saumya Roy’s CASTAWAY MOUNTAIN (Astra House).
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Education * General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * General Nonfiction * History * Journalism * Memoir * Narrative * Politics * Science * Upmarket *
214 W. 29th St. Suite 1006 New York NY 10001 USA
Biography
Bibi Lewis is a literary agent with the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency. She joined the agency in 2014. She acts as the agency’s royalties and office manager and is currently building her list in both Children’s and Adult. For Children’s 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 women’s 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 thrillers—particularly domestic suspense and unexpected takes on true crime.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Crime/Detective/Police * Historical * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Juvenile * Middle Grade * True Crime * Young Adult *
155 Suffolk Street #2R New York NY 10002 USA
Kevin Lewis
Erin Murphy 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. *
Kevin Lewis is a literary agent with the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Kevin has been a publishing professional for more than 25 years and has held positions at Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, and Disney. He has edited such best-selling and award-winning writers and illustrators as Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague, Dav Pilkey, Angela Johnson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Matt Cordell, Lauren Thompson, Derek Anderson, Jane Dyer, Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, Loren Long, LeUyen Pham, and Kadir Nelson, to name but a few.
In addition to editing, he has written close to a dozen picture books, including Chugga Chugga Choo Choo and My Truck Is Stuck.
He lives with his husband and dog in a 200-year-old farm house in the Hudson Valley.
As an agent, Kevin’s focus primarily is on writer-illustrators and diverse voices.
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Rick Lewis
Martin Literary ManagementDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *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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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Contemporary * Dystopian * Fantasy * Graphic Novel * Horror * Magical Realism * New Adult * Science Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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Biography
Stefanie Lieberman is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. She joined JNA as Senior Counsel in 2005 after practicing law at New York’s Guggenheim Museum and boutique entertainment firm Frankfurt Kurnit. She has degrees from Yale and Northwestern University School of Law, as well as an unwieldy and ever-growing collection of books in every category.
As an agent, Stefanie focuses primarily on upmarket fiction with commercial appeal. She loves literary thrillers, historical fiction, quick-witted beach and book club reads, and any plot-driven story with a distinctive voice and a smart, high-concept hook. Stefanie also gravitates towards novels with a strong sense of time and place, a unique atmosphere, or gripping, edge-of-the-seat suspense. She’s always on the hunt for writers who make her laugh.
In addition to upmarket fiction, Stefanie is seeking select young adult fiction and adult non-fiction titles. In the non-fiction space, she is drawn to investigative journalism, true crime, and projects that illuminate women’s experiences.
Some of Stefanie’s favorite books include: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin; Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarity; The Trespasser by Tana French; Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman; The Vacationers by Emma Straub; Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson; The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton; Rules of Civility by Amor Towles; Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * General Fiction * Historical * Humor Fiction * Literary * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction *
NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Investigative * Journalism * True Crime * Women’s Issues *
285 Madison Avenue 21st Floor New York NY 10017 USA
Biography
Kayla Lightner is a literary agent with Ayesha Pande Literary. Prior to joining Ayesha Pande Literary, Kayla worked as an assistant at Liza Dawson Associates. She is a member of the AALA (Association of American Literary Agents) as well as a member of their DEI committee. She is also on the Adult Internship Grant committee for We Need Diverse Books. A Georgia native, she earned her B.A. in English from Vassar College. Before finding her way to publishing, she held various positions including a fashion market assistant at Harper’s Bazaar and a freelance writer at Creative Loafing Atlanta. An adventurous reader, Kayla loves stories—across commercial fiction, literary fiction, and nonfiction—that masterfully straddle the line between story-telling and teaching her something new. Her full manuscript wishlist is here. When Kayla’s not reading, she can be found writing, performing stand-up, and reminiscing on her rugby days.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Contemporary * Ethnic Fiction * Family Saga * Fantasy * Graphic Novel * Historical * Humor Fiction * Literary * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Satire * Science Fiction * Short Story Collection * Upmarket Fiction *
NONFICTION: Art * Business * Cultural/Social Issues * Ethnic * History * Humor * Investigative * Journalism * Memoir * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Photography * Pop Culture * Psychology * Sports * Technology * True Crime *
128 West 132 Street New York NY 10027 USA
Biography
Judy Linden is a literary agent with Stonesong Literary Agency. Judy is Executive Vice President at Stonesong. With more than 30 years experience as a former VP, Executive Editor at Penguin/Putnam, book producer, and literary agent, Judy has seen all sides of commercial publishing. She offers authors a unique, hands-on approach and perspective for navigating every aspect the business and prides herself on having long-term relationships with those she represents. Judy has worked with a diverse group of New York Times bestselling and award winning authors and influencers in all genres of non-fiction. She has sold jigsaw puzzles, plush toys, calendars, journals, stationary, and other ancillary products based on her books. Her favorite categories include self-care, cooking, empowerment and personal development, photography, home & garden, fashion & beauty, health & wellness, crafts, quirky concepts and popular culture, parenting, popular reference, psychology, relationships, advice and how-to. She is especially on the lookout for bold ideas that matter, fresh voices and approaches to issues new and not-so-new, design-driven projects, and authors with a strong, well-developed media platform. Please no fiction.
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NONFICTION: Beauty/Fashion/Style * Cooking/Cookbook * Crafts * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Food/Drinks * Gardening * General Nonfiction * Gift/Novelty * Health/Wellness * How-To * Inspiration * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Pop Culture * Psychology * Reference * Self-Help/Personal Development *
270 West 39th Street Suite 201 New York NY 10018 USA
Biography
Kim Lindman is a literary agent with the Stonesong Literary Agency. She joined Stonesong as an assistant in 2018, and now holds the positions of Associate Literary Agent and Social Media Coordinator. She is a highly collaborative agent who seeks to build a diverse list of clients. Originally from the West Coast, Kim studied English Literature with a subfocus in Journalism at Seattle Pacific University. After moving to the NYC area, she has worked at a distillery and as a researcher with the United Nations, among others.
In non-fiction, Kim is interested in culinary and cocktail books, investigative journalism, travel, social science, pop science (particularly with environmental motifs), and narrative non-fiction that makes niche subjects accessible and engaging for a general audience. She is particularly drawn to books with practical takeaways.
In fiction, Kim is looking for literary or upmarket novels for adults, with special interest in magical realism and light speculative elements. She also considers select short story collections. Above all, she is drawn to works that have either a strong atmosphere, a propulsive plot, or both. She is not looking for poetry, historical narratives, romance, or kidlit.
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NONFICTION: Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Investigative * Journalism * Lifestyle * Mind/Body/Spirit * Narrative * Pop Culture * Practical * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development *
270 West 39th Street Suite 201 New York NY 10018 USA
Jen Linnan
Linnan Literary ManagementDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Jen Linnan is a literary agent with Linnan Literary Management. She studied English and chemistry at Williams College, but found herself more passionate about paragraphs than polymers. Before founding Linnan Literary Management in 2012 she worked for five years at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates.
She is most drawn to projects with incredible world-building (whether it’s Oz, Dublin, or the apartment next door) and characters that nag at her well after office hours. For illustrators, a keen sense of visual storytelling is a must.
Jen lives in NYC and is desperately trying to teach her cat that she does not rise with the sun.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * Graphic Novel * Historical * Horror * Humor Fiction * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Mainstream * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * Paranormal * Picture Book * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Art * Autobiography * Biography * Celebrity * Crafts * Film/Entertainment * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Gift/Novelty * Humor * Memoir * Middle Grade * Music * Narrative * Pop Culture * Science *
Kim Lionetti
BookEnds Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Kim Lionetti is a literary agent with BookEnds Literary Agency. As the first literary agent to charm BookEnds into hiring her, Kim has been an integral part of growing the agency, along with her clients’ careers. Using the editorial skills learned during her first eight years in the industry at Berkley Publishing, Kim helps authors shape their works into books their readers will love. With twenty-five years of publishing experience, she’s worked with award winners and bestsellers in a variety of genres.
Kim’s journey into publishing began in middle school when she raided her grandmother’s collection of Phyllis Whitney books and transformed into an incurable bibliophile. Her other addictions include honey cinnamon lattes, British period dramas, Ryan Gosling memes, “Schitt’s Creek,” Indian food and Frescaritas.
With a client list including women’s fiction, mystery, young adult and romance, Kim enjoys working on a wide range of books. She’s currently eager to grow her list in the areas of women’s fiction and romance. Most especially, as an Autism mom, she is dedicated to representing the stories and voices of individuals with special needs and their families.
Originally from Pennsylvania, Kim currently resides in New Jersey with her son (knock-knock jokester extraordinaire), daughter (budding Francophile and resident drama queen), husband (80s aficionado and sports trivia master) and Winston the twenty-pound cat.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Contemporary * Horror * Romance * Suspense * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction *
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“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!
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.”
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.
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.”
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)