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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
Chip Rice is a literary agent with WordLink, Incorporated. He worked in education before transitioning to agenting by way of freelance editing and manuscript assessment. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and teen sons. Chip is looking for fiction that delivers exceptional voice with commercial appeal. He values emotional connection, authenticity, a vivid sense of place, humor, well-drawn characters, and a brisk pace. Open to most genres of adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction, as well as platform-driven nonfiction.A ÒheartÓ from Chip on your Twitter / X pitch (any event, at any time) is an invitation to query per agency guidelines, even if he is closed to queries.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: General Nonfiction, Memoir, NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
Nicki Richesin
Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email or Postal MailBiography
Nicki Richesin is a literary agent with the Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency. She began her agenting career at Wendy Sherman Associates in 2017, after editing nonfiction for fifteen years. She is the editor of four anthologies (The May Queen, Because I Love Her, What I Would Tell Her, and Crush) featuring personal essays by many acclaimed authors. She represents literary and upmarket fiction, and contemporary Young Adult fiction. She also focuses on nonfiction including investigative journalism, pop culture, biography, cooking/food writing, and memoir that makes an impact and becomes part of the larger cultural conversation. She is invested in discovering underrepresented voices. She lives in the San Francisco bay area.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Satire, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Art, Autobiography, Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, How-To, Investigative, Journalism, Lifestyle, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Pop Culture, TravelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Michelle Richter is a literary agent with Fuse Literary. She is a senior agent at Fuse Literary representing leaders in the crime fiction community, award-winners, and debut authors. She joined the agency after eight years in editorial at St. MartinÕs Press, where she worked on fiction and nonfiction with high-profile personalities, New York Times bestsellers, and debuts. She has built her career finding underserved clients with major talent and helping them jump their careers to the next level. She wants to boost underrepresented voices in her favorite genres to break through and create lasting change in both their writing careers and the publishing industry. Her years of experience as an agent, at a Big 5 publisher, and as an educator inform her relationships with her clients and help her guide them through the complex stages of their careers. She is an adjunct lecturer in the MasterÕs in Publishing program at Pace University, of which she is an alumna. She also frequently attends conferences throughout the United States.MichelleÕs clients have won or been shortlisted for such awards as the Edgar, Mary Higgins Clark, Strand Critics, Anthony, Agatha, Lefty, ITW Thriller, Macavity, Barry, Derringer, Silver Falchion, IPPY, and International Book Award. She is a member of Sisters in Crime.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Biography
Rick Richter is a literary agent and partner with Aevitas Creative Management. He represents or (co-represents) numerous recent New York Times bestselling authors in both the adult and childrenÕs markets, including the estate of Albert Einstein for the #1 bestselling series Max Einstein, Rolling Stone journalist Andy Greene for The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s, Sgt. Travis Mills and Marcus Brotherton for Tough as They Come, Marc and Angel Chernoff for Getting Back to Happy, Grace Byers for I Am Enough, and the estate of Muhammad Ali for Becoming Muhammad Ali.Richter spent over a decade on Simon & SchusterÕs Executive Committee as President, ChildrenÕs Book Division and President of Sales and Distribution, and brings a wide range of publishing and media expertise to his role at Aevitas. His areas of interest include self-help, pop culture, memoir, history, thriller, true crime, political and social issues, narrative food writing, and faith. He has deep experience and interest in childrenÕs books, having overseen two of the nationÕs top childrenÕs publishers: Simon & Schuster and Candlewick Press.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Horror, ThrillerNONFICTION: Animals, Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Celebrity, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Film Entertainment, Food Drink, History, How-To, Humor Nonfiction, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Memoir, Multicultural Nonfiction, Music, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Religion, Science, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports, Technology, True Adventure, True Crime, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
Biography
Rachel Ridout is a literary agent with Harvey Klinger. Rachel is a graduate of New York University where she studied English and Creative Writing. She joined the Harvey Klinger Literary Agency in 2009, after a brief stint in the travel guide industry. Rachel is currently building her own list and is interested in adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction. She is a fan of magical realism, contemporary westerns, science fiction and all stories that quicken the pulse and imagination.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Western Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, True CrimeCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Deidra Riggs is an Agent with Embolden Literary. She is an author, speaker, coach, and consultant. Her extensive background includes writing, editing, and marketing for faith-based, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations. She is adept at shepherding a group or individual to the successful conclusion of a project, offering clear and accessible tools and guidance.Deidra is drawn to well-told stories with fresh viewpoints. Whether fiction or nonfiction, she gravitates toward engaging, thoughtful, and creative first-rate narrative and out-of-the box perspectives that help us laugh, dream, heal, and grow (and go) forward.A Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), Deidra lives in Connecticut.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Nonfiction, Religion, Spirituality, Women’s Issues
Biography
Margaret Riley King is a partner and literary agent with WME Books. Margaret is a partner and literary agent in WMEÕs global book division representing writers in all areas of fiction and nonfiction. She is looking for material that centers around compelling storytelling and emotional connection, drawn especially to anything with courageous characters, complex relationships, or a strong sense of place. She believes that the greatest books not only teach you something about yourself and the world around you, but make you think and feel deeply. She is deeply committed to growing, nurturing, and guiding literary careers long-term. Some of her clients include Glennon Doyle, Sue Monk Kidd, Jeannette Walls, Dani Shapiro, Chloe Benjamin, Austin Channing Brown, Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Jen Hatmaker, Lara Prescott, Ann Leary, Meg Waite Clayton, Laura Lynne Jackson and others. She splits her time between her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, and New York City.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Religious Fiction, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Diet Nutrition, Family, Film Entertainment, Food Drink, Gardening, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Religion, Science, SpiritualityCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books
Biography
Angela Rinaldi is a literary agent and president of the Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency. She has been a member of the Literature Panel for the California Arts Council, on the board for PEN and is currently on the membership committee for the Association of AuthorÕs Representatives. She established her editorial expertise in New York as Executive Editor at New American Library and Bantam Books, and Senior Editor at Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster) and was Manager of The Los Angeles Times Book Publishing Program for ten years. Her experience as an editor, publishing liaison and industry professional, including the time spent creating books for The Los Angeles Times, developed the strong foundation she built her agency on and has given her the contacts and resources to expertly advise authors about all traditional and state of the art publishing options.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Education, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, Journalism, Lifestyle, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Pop Culture, Psychology, Reference, Travel, Upmarket Nonfiction, Women’s Issues
Ann Rittenberg
Ann Rittenberg Literary AgencyCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email or Postal MailBiography
Ann Rittenberg is a literary agent with the Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency. Ann says: “After working for a year after college at the St. Petersburg Times, I moved to New York and took a job assisting Atheneum’s three editors, Barbara Anderman, Judy Kern, and Neil Nyren. The first week I was there, I typed a hundred blurb letters about “A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney,” the first thing I learned from Neil Nyren, now the publisher and editor-in-chief of Putnam, about publishing a book in as specific a way possible. I acquired my first book, a biography of the Irish short story writer Frank O’Connor; Judy Kern, a genius editor, taught me how to edit it, and the late Harry Ford, the head of production and the poetry editor (at Atheneum and later at Knopf), designed the jacket. I’ll never forget the day he came upstairs, stopped in front of the receptionist’s desk I occupied, lifted the tissue cover off his design with a flourish, and said, “Well? What do you think?” I thought it was great. I became an editor at Atheneum before leaving to join the Julian Bach Agency, which was like dying and going to heaven. Julian loves life and, more specifically, HIS life, which is pretty terrific (for a glimpse of it, read Jan Morris’s essay “Jewish Friends” in Pleasures of a Tangled Life). Everything was “great idea – try it!” He used to give me advice about being an agent. “What is the one quality an agent needs to be a success?” I couldn’t think: a nose for the new, a business head, an ability to extract large sums of money from people? “No. It’s SHEER ANIMAL ENERGY.” Sheer animal energy seemed to be the ability to be the last man standing, which Julian embodied until his untimely death, at age 97, in October 2011. When Julian sold his agency in 1992, I went out and incorporated my own, starting the office in a sunroom in an apartment in Chicago, transplanting to a little room off the back garden of our house in Brooklyn, then moving to Manhattan in 2000. In 2011 we moved to a beautiful new office with a long lease in Maiden Lane, which we fell in love with partly because our address is also the title of an obscure noir film starring Claire Trevor, 15 Maiden Lane. I married Paul Rittenberg the day Simon & Garfunkel had their reunion concert in Central Park. We live in Brooklyn, and we have three girls who love to read; their advice to writers can be found here.”
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FICTION: Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Biography
Gracie Rittenberg is the Foreign Rights & Contracts Manager/Junior Agent at the Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency. She says “I hold a B.A. in Theatre from Reed College. During my time at Reed, I directed a production of The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco. I have been an avid reader my entire life, finding plenty of time to finish books at the dinner table. I previously interned at DeFiore and Company. My favorite authors include Ernest Hemingway, Madeline Miller, and Nora Ephron.As of 2025, I am accepting queries! I am looking for enemies to lovers romance novels, light fantasy or romantasy, leftist political non-fiction and/or biographies, and fiction set around characters in the global south. Please refer to the Answers page for how we prefer to accept queries, and doÊnot message me on any other platform. I will not respond.”
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FICTION: Fantasy, Fiction, RomanceNONFICTION: Biography, Nonfiction, Politics
Biography
Peter Riva is the president of International Transactions. Since 1975, Peter and Sandra Riva have specialized in international idea and intellectual property brokerage catering to multi-national, multi-lingual, licensing and rightsÕ representation of authors and publishers as well as producing award-winning television and other media. They have been responsible for over 35 years of production, in both media and product, resulting in excess of $1.6 billion in retail sales and several international historic events (the memorabilia of which are on permanent display in national institutions in America, Germany, and France as well as touring internationally). They were joined, in 2000 by JoAnn Collins BA, RN who acts as an Associate Editor specializing in womenÕs voices and issues.In 2013 they also created an imprint, published by Skyhorse Publishing, called Yucca Publishing which features new and independent voices Ð exciting additions to the book world.
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FICTION: Action Adventure, BIPOC Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Art, Autobiography, Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Economics, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Illustrated, Lifestyle, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Science, TravelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books
Biography
Judith Riven is a literary agent with and the founder of Judith Riven Literary Agency. She has been an independent literary agent since 1993; before that she held editorial positions at various major New York publishing houses, including Hyperion, Avon, and Dell/Delacorte. We work with our clients throughout the writing and publishing process, beginning with the development of an idea through contract negotiation, and on to marketing, promoting and keeping a book in print long after publication. She has successfully placed projects with all major publishers.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, RomanceNONFICTION: Business Book, Dating Relationships Sex, Economics, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, How-To, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Self-HelpCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Sera Rivers is a literary agent with the Speilburg Literary Agency. Sera (pronounced ÒSÓ + ÒairÓ + ÒahÓ) Rivers started reading at age four and has been obsessed with books ever sinceÑif she could live in creative worlds, she would. She worked in educational publishing for seven years and launched Avenue A Books, a childrenÕs book imprint at Center for Responsive Schools. As Avenue AÕs acquiring and managing editor, she worked with new and established childrenÕs book writers and illustrators to create picture books and middle grade graphic novels. Now, as an agent, Sera provides editorial feedback to help clients get their manuscripts submission ready. Sera earned her MFA in Writing for Children, with a concentration in young adult novels, from Simmons University. Her young adult memoir THE WICKED ONES won the 2016 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom ChildrenÕs Book Discovery Award.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Board Book, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
BJ Robbins is a literary agent with the BJ Robbins Literary Agency. BJ Robbins opened her Los Angeles-based agency in 1992 after a multifaceted career in book publishing in NY. She started in publicity at Simon & Schuster and was later Marketing Director and then Senior Editor at Harcourt. Her agency represents quality fiction, both literary and commercial, and general nonfiction, with a particular interest in memoir, biography, narrative history, pop culture, sports, travel/adventure, medicine and health.A member of AAR and PEN America, Ms. Robbins has led workshops at UCLA Extension, UC Irvine Extension, the Writer’s Pad, and at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers Fiction Workshop. On behalf of PEN, she has been guest speaker in numerous cities in the West as part of their Writers Toolbox program, including Seattle, Portland, Santa Fe, Dallas, Las Cruces, Flagstaff and Oakland. She was profiled in Writer’s Digest and mediabistro.com.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Science, Sports, TravelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Kathy Robbins is a literary agent with The Robbins Office. She founded the agency in 1978. She represents nonfiction and fiction authors.
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FICTION: Fiction, General FictionNONFICTION: Biography, General Nonfiction, History, Investigative, Journalism, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Claire Roberts
Claire Roberts Global Literary Management LLCAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): EmailBiography
Claire Roberts is a literary agent with and the founder of Claire Roberts Global Literary Management LLC. With nearly three decades of experience in publishing, Claire Roberts knows the industry from both the publisher side and the agency side of the business, and has negotiated many major contracts for authors. She has held executive positions at Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and worked most recently at a major literary agency, Trident Media Group. At Trident she was Vice-President and Managing Director of the Foreign Rights department and developed her own client list. Claire Roberts has handled the international literary careers of many authors, including Marilynne Robinson, Esi Edugyan, Justin Cronin, Michael Ondaatje, Marlon James, Elizabeth George, former Google chairman Eric Schmidt, Ayana Mathis, Jon Krakauer, Paul Harding, and W. Bruce Cameron. Claire Roberts graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a major in Comparative Literature, and she holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). When she’s not reading a manuscript, she enjoys bicycling, cooking and, ever hopeful, growing flowers in her garden.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Current Events Affairs, General Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Science, Upmarket Nonfiction
Biography
Will Roberts is a literary agent with The Gernert Company. Will is the Associate Director of Foreign Rights and a literary agent at The Gernert Company. He joined the team in 2008 after working at Vintage Books, and, before that, at a newspaper in Jackson, WY, covering the courts and police department. He is looking for suspense novels, both literary and commercial, that are original and unpredictable, as well as nonfiction projects focused on current affairs, politics and history. A graduate of Middlebury College, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and children.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Current Events Affairs, General Nonfiction, History, Nonfiction, Politics
Biography
Annelise Robey is an Agent at the Jane Rotrosen Agency. She has been with JRA since 1995. She is proud to represent bestselling authors in womenÕs fiction, romance, historical fiction, YA, fantasy, mystery, and suspense, and is always looking for exciting new voices in fiction. She works closely with her clients on all aspects of their careers, and finds nothing more gratifying than helping authors achieve their goals and their dreams. After growing up in Hawaii and upstate NY, she moved to NYC with the singular mission of working in book publishing. She got her start at JRA as an assistant and has been doing what she loves ever since.
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FICTION: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Women’s FictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Quressa Robinson is a literay agent with Folio Literary Management. She joined Folio Literary Management in 2022 after working at previous agencies, including the Nelson Literary Agency, and as an editor for five years. She is originally from San Francisco, but has been living in New York City for over a decade. As a New York based agent, she is eager to build her MG, YA, and Adult lists. When not curled on her couch reading, she plays video games, enjoys too much, TVÐ-mostly Sailor Moon and Avatar: The Last Airbender (Fire Nation)–eats delicious things, drinks champagne, hangs out with her very clever partner, and adds another ÒdramaticÓ color to her lipstick collection. Quressa is also a member of the 2017-2019 WNDB Walter Grant Committee and holds an MFA in Creative Writing: Fiction from Columbia University. In 2020, she was named a Publisher’s Weekly Star Watch finalist. In 2021 she was named an influential gatekeeper in Book and Film GlobeÕs inaugural Publishing Power 30 list alongside phenoms like Reece Witherspoon, Celeste Ng, and Lisa Lucas.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Celebrity, Cultural Social Issues, Environment, Film Entertainment, History, Humor Nonfiction, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Memoir, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Science, Technology, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Rebecca Rodd
Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email or Online FormBiography
Rebecca Rodd is a literary agent with the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. She joined the agency in August of 2020 and currently assists Danielle Svetcov, Kerry Sparks, and Sarah Bedingfield, while building her own list.Rebecca received her BachelorÕs degree in English from (the illustrious) Spelman College and holds a MasterÕs degree in Library Science from CUNY Queens College. Before joining the agency, she was a Library Information Supervisor at Brooklyn Public Library, where she specialized in childrenÕs literature and programming.As a reader, RebeccaÕs interests cover a wide range of genres, but most of all, she loves to read adult and YA upmarket commercial fiction that centers people of color, filled with nuance and dimension. Whether sheÕs reading literary fiction, contemporary fiction, something with a speculative bend, or a book club romcom, she loves to get wrapped up in a page-turning story with thoughtful, multi-dimensional characters and strong voices. And while she will always argue that Òthe book was better,Ó she is intrigued by stories she can imagine watching on the big screen, or preferably, on the small screen from the comfort of her couch.In the non-fiction space, Rebecca is interested in millennial experiences and perspectives. SheÕs also interested in pop culture and social commentary, especially from underrepresented voices.Currently, in YA and adult fiction, Rebecca is looking for: anything set on an HBCU campus, a BIPOC Big Bang Theory, a love story with the depth and complexity of Tia WilliamsÕs Seven Days in June, or a devourable romcom that would sit nicely on a shelf with Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang. . In childrenÕs, Rebecca would love to find an ensemble cast boasting equal parts brains, snark, and determination a la The Mysterious Benedict Society.Clients include Arushi Avachat, Paige Classey, Pieper James, and Emily Marano.Rebecca is based in Atlanta.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Nonfiction, Pop CultureCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
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Paul Rodeen is a literary agent with Rodeen Literary Management. Paul discovered his love of writing, editing, and publishing at Knox College where he was the fiction editor and a contributor to the award winning college literary journal Catch. Paul was graduated from Knox College with a Creative Writing major in 2001. Later that summer, he attended the Denver Publishing Institute where he was encouraged to move to New York City to officially start his publishing career. In late 2001, Paul received his first job with the highly respected literary agency Sterling Lord Literistic, Incorporated. He began his career as an assistant to Jody Hotchkiss, a film agent with Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. at the time. After a few months of reading and evaluating scripts, Paul was informed that a position was available in the children’s book division of Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. as an assistant to George Nicholson, the legendary children’s book publisher turned literary agent. Paul welcomed the opportunity to work for such a respected figure in the publishing business and he quickly found that he still loved many of the genres he had enjoyed when he was a child and a teenager. During his three years working as an assistant to George Nicholson, Paul Rodeen signed his first client (the writer/illustrator Peter Brown) and he also closed his first book deal FLIGHT OF THE DODO. In 2004, Paul Rodeen moved back to his home state of Illinois where he opened up a small satellite office in Chicago for Sterling Lord Literistic, Incorporated. Between 2004 and 2008, Paul expanded his list of clients to include over a dozen talented writers and illustrators of picture books, middle grade novels and young adult fiction. This group of talented artists became the backbone of what would become Rodeen Literary Management. In late 2008, with much encouragement from his clients, editors, publishers and other agents, Paul Rodeen established Rodeen Literary Agency an agency devoted to supporting the careers of children’s book writers and illustrators.
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CHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Board Book, Chapter Book Fiction, Chapter Book Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
Biography
Lisa Rodgers is a literary agent with the Jabberwocky Literary Agency. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and received her bachelorÕs degree from California State University, Sacramento. In 2012, she moved to New York City to attend NYUÕs Summer Publishing Institute and joined the JABberwocky team soon after. SheÕs previously worked at San Francisco Book Review and Barnes & Noble, interned at Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency, and was a submissions reader for Lightspeed Magazine. She is a member of Romance Writers of America.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Science FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Crafts, Gift Novelty, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Science, TechnologyCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Melissa Rodman is a literary agent with Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management. She works closely with Sarah Passick to develop a variety of nonfiction and select fiction projects from proposal to publication. Her literary interests include narrative nonfiction, cultural criticism, history, and memoir, and she enjoys collaborating with authors to hone their ideas, arguments, and sentences.Prior to joining the team at Park & Fine, she served as research associate in entertainment, media, and sports at Harvard Business School and editorial associate at Harvard University Press, before earning a masterÕs degree at NYUÕs Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and completing an editorial internship at The New Republic. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History & Literature, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and in college interned at Picador, the U.S. imprint of her North Star author, Hilary Mantel.A native New Yorker, when not working she often can be found writing articles or volunteer ushering at off-Broadway shows.
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NONFICTION: Cultural Social Issues, History, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Biography
Angeline Rodriguez is a literary agent with WME Books. Angeline joined WME in 2022 after serving as an editor at Penguin Random House and Hachette Book Group, where she worked with a variety of fiction in genre, upmarket commercial, and literary categories, as well as select platform-driven nonfiction. She specializes in speculative fiction and loves high-concept stories that push the boundaries between genres. She is looking to work with writers that have a keen sense of worldbuilding in both real and surreal landscapes and is particularly passionate about highlighting underrepresented voices in new ways. She is first generation Venezuelan American, and now lives in New York.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction
Biography
Monica Rodriguez is a literary agent with the Context Literary Agency. Her solution-driven strategies support our clientsÕ books before and after theyÕve hit the shelves. She loves maximizing the career potential for our authors and brainstorming new ways to discover life-long readers.In addition to her Director of Brand Management role, Monica is also a Junior Agent. She is on a mission to help uplift underrepresented voices in publishing, specifically within the Latinx community.
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FICTION: Action Adventure, BIPOC Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor Fiction, Inspirational Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Dating Relationships Sex, General Nonfiction, Humor Nonfiction, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, TravelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
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Sam Roen is a literary agent with The Plains Agency. SamÕs a writer, an agent, and keeps The Plains apprised of whatÕs new and interesting in the world of books and entertainment. HeÕs a smart bugger.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Health Wellness, How-To, Lifestyle, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Sports
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Jennifer Rofe is a literary agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Jennifer came to agenting via education, having been a middle-school teacher for five years. She joined ABLA in 2005 and has never left!Middle grade has always been JenniferÕs soft spot and she’s open to all genres in this category Ð literary, commercial, contemporary, magical, fantastical, historical, and everything in between. A common theme in the middle-grade books Jennifer represents is children finding their space in their world Ñ especially strong-willed underdogs or quirky, misunderstood, or overlooked children who come into their strength. Overall, Jennifer seeks projects in which children will see themselves and feel understood, or they will see others and gain understanding, or they will experience a version of themselves that they wish they were, or they will experience something that they want only to experience through the safety of a book.In authored-illustrated picture books, Jennifer seeks funny, character-driven stories; beautifully imagined and written stories; and milestone moments with a twist. The endings also elicit an emotional response Ð be it a guffaw, hurrah!, or a heart-tug.In chapter books, Jennifer seeks commercial and action-packed series for emerging readers in the vein of The Princess in Black series and The Dragon Masters series.In illustration, she seeks unique voices and perspectives that have a voice so strong that itÕs immediately recognizable as belonging to the creator.
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CHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book




























