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Literary Agent Directory
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Biography
John Thorn is an affiliate agent with the Thompson Literary Agency.
John Thorn brings to TLA more than four decades in the book industry, as a publisher, author, and literary representative. He is the Official Historian of Major League Baseball. Apart from his creation, with Pete Palmer, of the fondly recalled encyclopedia Total Baseball, he is often visible on ESPN, The History Channel, and other television outlets. He was also a major on-screen presence in and chief consultant to Ken Burns’s PBS documentary, Baseball. He has served as curatorial consultant and literary representative to the Museum of the City of New York, for whom he created New York 400, and currently works with the National Museum of American Jewish History and Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is interested in sports projects, of course, and historical nonfiction of all sorts.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Historical *
NONFICTION: Sports *
48 Great Jones Street #5F New York NY 10012 USA
Biography
John Thornton is a literary agent with The Spieler Agency. John has been with the Spieler Agency since 1994, after a thirty-year career as an editor, publishing executive and editorial director of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Though he does not handle fiction projects, his nonfiction tastes are eclectic. They fall along two axes: excellent writing and high-quality subject matter. Of late his clients have written on topics such as memoir (Richard Lischer, Stations of the Heart, recollections of losing a beloved adult child), biography (Phillip Schewe, Maverick Genius, a life of Freeman Dyson) natural history (Richard Conniff, The Species Seekers, a history of man’s searches to record life on Earth), social issues (Ira Rosofsky, Nasty, Brutish, and Long, a psychologist’s memoir of life in the eldercare business), consumer guidebooks (Carol Levine, Long-Term Care for Dummies, forthcoming—she’s a MacArthur Fellow), history (Thomas Madden, Venice: A New History), belles lettres (Susan Cahill, The Hidden Gardens of Paris), spirituality (Heidi Neumark, Breathing Space, her two decades of pastoring in the South Bronx) among others.
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NONFICTION: Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * General Nonfiction * History * How-To * Memoir * Nature * Psychology * Reference * Spirituality *
75 Broad St. Suite 304 New York NY 10004 USA
Sydnie Thornton
Irene Goodman Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Sydnie Thornton is a literary agent with the Irene Goodman Literary Agency. A native Memphian, Sydnie majored in English Literature at Rhodes College. Every summer, she escaped the Memphis heat to intern at various NYC agencies and eventually joined IGLA in 2021. She does not miss the humidity. She does miss her dog. On the weekends, you can find her baking or curled up with hot chocolate and a good book. She’s taking on select co-agenting projects with Barbara Poelle.
Sydnie is interested in YA across all genres: fantasy, historical fiction, contemporary that leans literary, as well as thrillers with upmarket qualities and distinctive characterization. As for the adult side, Sydnie is actively looking for transportive, complex historical fiction and whimsical contemporary fantasy. Regardless of genre, she’s very likely to connect with manuscripts that bridge the YA/Adult divide. She’s also eager to champion any book that prominently features disability representation.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Contemporary * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * New Adult * Young Adult Fiction *
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Anne Tibbets
Donald Maass Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Anne Tibbets is a literary agent with the Donald Maass Literary Agency. She joined DMLA in 2021, and was previously at D4EO Literary Agency. She represents adult and young adult commercial genre, primarily thrillers, mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and historical women’s fiction. A screenwriter and published author, Anne lives in the Los Angeles area and has a BA in Theatre Arts from California State University, Fullerton.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Horror * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
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Biography
Madeline Ticknor is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. She began her agenting career in 2018 as an intern at Curtis Brown, and soon after began working as an assistant at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency where she worked with award-winning authors including Carl Safina, Nancy Springer, Sarai Walker, and Bonnie Kistler, and more. In 2021, she joined Writers House as an agent associate and began building her own list. Authors she worked with at Writers House include Jonathan Franzen, Rachel Kushner, Imbolo Mbue, William T. Vollmann, Tim Murphy, Vauhini Vara, Sanjena Sathian, and many more.
In 2022 Madeline joined Janklow & Nesbit Associates and is actively building her own list of literary and commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction while also assisting PJ Mark and his authors. She’s looking for fiction that bridges the gap between commercial and literary, upmarket thrillers and grounded speculative stories that explore the ideas of family and home, and queer stories that subvert or interrogate the concept of “binary.”
A graduate of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, Madeline now lives in Brooklyn.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * General Fiction * Historical * Literary * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction *
NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * History * Memoir * Narrative * Upmarket *
Ann Tobias
A Literary Agency for Children’s BooksDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email * Postal Mail *Biography
Ann Tobias is a literary agent with A Literary Agency for Children’s Books. Ann started out as an editor at Harper and Row under the legendary Ursula Nordstrom. She later freelanced for Harper, Morrow, Crown, Dial, and other publishers; spent some years full time at Greenwillow Books and a year at Scholastic; then moved to Washington, DC, where she founded Ann Tobias, A Literary Agency.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Middle Grade * Reference * Young Adult *
Christine Tomasino
The Tomasino AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Chris Tomasino is a literary agent with the Tomasino Agency. Chris has been agenting since 1975, when she joined RLR Associates, Ltd and developed their literary division. Her clients have ranged from Civil War historian and novelist Shelby Foote to Yankee baseball manager Joe Torre, from talented international book packagers Labyrinth Publishing and Carroll & Brown to diverse corporate clients Angel Records and The PGA. She is as comfortable with commercial fiction as she is with highly produced full color books; with the unconventional and best-selling Anti-Coloring Books as she is with translating the online wedding resource, The Knot, into a book franchise. Ever ahead of the trends, she was in on the boon in young adult fiction series in the 1970′s and 1980′s, the cookbook and lifestyle rage in the 1980′s, and the blossoming of spirituality and esoterica in the 1980′s and 1990′s. Having started her own, boutique-sized agency in 2000, she is best known for representing popular non-fiction books tapping into the newest theories in health, science and spirituality, but only those backed up by impeccable research and scholarship. She is on the faculty of the M.A./M.F.A. in Creative Writing program at Wilkes University.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Ethnic Fiction * General Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Sports Fiction * Religious *
NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * Gift/Novelty * Health/Wellness * History * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Photography * Psychology * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Sports * Travel * Women’s Issues *
Biography
Kathryn Toolan is a literary agent with Park & Fine Literary and Media. She works alongside the agency’s co-agents to negotiate publishing agreements outside of the United States. A rights enthusiast with a keen eye for numbers, she is committed to building strong relationships internationally for our clients. She began her career working for Dalkey Archive Press in her native Ireland before moving to New York in 2014. Her taste is wide-ranging, but she has a particular fondness for books that offer unique perspectives, be that fiction or non-fiction.
She holds a B.A. in English and Economics from University College Dublin and was mostly recently with the rights department at Simon & Schuster. She lives in Queens.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction *
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Dating/Relationship/Sex * General Nonfiction * Pop Culture *
Biography
Nicole Tourtelot is a literary agent with The Gernert Company. She joined the agency in 2020. Originally from Los Angeles, Nicole graduated from Columbia University and worked in journalism before transitioning to publishing. She started her agenting career in 2009 at International Creative Management in New York and went on to work as an agent at Kuhn Projects (now Aevitas Creative Management) and then at DeFiore and Company Literary Management. Her eclectic list of narrative and prescriptive nonfiction reflects her many interests, including food, lifestyle, advice, pop culture, and memoir. She joined The Gernert Company in 2020 and works out of the LA office.
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NONFICTION: Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Lifestyle * Memoir * Narrative * Pop Culture * Prescriptive * Self-Help/Personal Development *
8440 Warner Drive Culver City CA 90232 USA
Biography
Suzie Townsend is a literary agent with New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. Prior to joining New Leaf, Suzie graduated film school, earned her Masters of Education, taught high school English, and coached a swim team. In her spare time, she read everything she could, which prompted her move to publishing. She got her start as an intern at FinePrint Literary Management where she was hired as an assistant before making the move to literary agent. She’s been part of the team at New Leaf Literary & Media since its inception in 2012.
Suzie represents all brands of children’s and adult fiction. She loves women’s fiction, all subgenres of romance, fantasy, and crime fiction. On the children’s side, she particularly loves YA and MG. Suzie loves strong characters and voice-driven stories that break out of the typical tropes of their genres, and she’s always looking for unique new voices in stories.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Juvenile * Memoir * Middle Grade * Narrative * Young Adult *
110 West 40th Street Suite 2201 New York NY 10018 USA
Biography
Jennifer Chen Tran is a literary agent with Folio Literary Management. With over a decade of experience in publishing, Jennifer is passionate about nurturing and championing authors and their creative lives. She represents a wide range of talent, including journalists, physicians, entrepreneurs, thought-leaders, chefs, and graphic novelists, among others.
Prior to joining Folio, Jennifer was a literary agent at several west-coast literary agencies and served as Of Counsel at The New Press. She obtained her Juris Doctor from Northeastern School of Law in Boston, MA, and a Bachelors of Arts in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis. She is an attorney in good standing in New York and California.
Recent nonfiction titles Jennifer represented include Stuart Palley’s memoir Into The Inferno; 101-year old physician and mother of holistic medicine Dr. Gladys McGary’s The Well-Lived Life: A Centenarian Doctor’s Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Any Age; Kate Oliver’s The Modern Caravan; contributing cartoonist for The New Yorker and BuzzFeed, artist Natalya Lobanova’s Everyone is Awful, a debut collection of darkly humorous comics; and clinical professor at Stanford University School of Medicine Dr. Elizabeth Landsverk’s Living in the Moment.
Recent fiction titles Jennifer represented include author Kristen Kiesling’s The Harrowing, a YA graphic novel about a psychic teen girl who is forced to use her powers to track down killers, until she discovers her boyfriend is her next target; Lily Quan’s middle-grade novelization of Disney-Pixar movie Turning Red; and Rebecca Kelley’s contemporary novel No One Knows Us Here.
Jennifer is an editorial agent who believes in the art of collaboration and works closely with her authors from concept, to proposal, to publication, and beyond. As a person of color and daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Jennifer is committed to amplifying voices from underrepresented and marginalized communities. Her ultimate goal is to work in concert with authors to shape books that will have a lasting positive social impact on the world – books that illuminate, entertain, and inspire.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Family Saga * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Graphic Novel * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * New Adult * Romance * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Celebrity * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Design * Environment * Fitness * Food/Drinks * Gardening * Gay/Lesbian * Gift/Novelty * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Journalism * Lifestyle * Medical/Medicine * Memoir * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Music * Narrative * Nature * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Psychology * Science * Spirituality * Sports * Technology * Travel * True Adventure * Women’s Issues *
630 Ninth Avenue Suite 1101 New York NY 10036 USA
Timothy Travaglini
Transatlantic AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Timothy Travaglini is a literary agent at the Transatlantic Agency. Since 1994, Timothy Travaglini has worked in trade marketing for Scholastic, Inc.; been a bookseller for Books of Wonder, an all-children’s bookstore in New York City; and has edited for Henry Holt and Company, Walker & Company, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, and Open Road Integrated Media where he was the director of children’s acquisitions.
Books he has acquired and edited have been, among other things, #1 New York Times bestsellers, a Washington Post Best Children’s Book of the Year, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner, have been made into an award-winning musical, made into an animated television show now on Netflix, and one is currently on board the International Space Station soon to be read to school children on Earth. He has edited and published artists and authors who either previously won, or have gone on to win, nearly every award and honor under the sun. He has edited an American Library Association’s 10 Most Frequently Challenged book as well as a Christianity Today Book Award for Fiction winner.
Tim is looking for fiction and nonfiction for adults, as well as for young readers of all ages. Tim wants a book that makes him laugh out loud. He wants a book that makes him cry. He wants a book that makes him fall in love. He wants a book that breaks his heart.
He wants biographies or memoirs of people or groups that inspire: overcoming adversity, perseverance, hard work, compassion, empathy, giving back to the world. He wants nonfiction about topics that are amazing: but is also particularly interested in aviation, architecture, caves/tunnels/mines, cemeteries/memento mori, island cultures, outer space, politics, reading/writing/storytelling, all things Scandinavian/Nordic, and travel.
Tim has a fondness for science fiction and fantasy (SFF) in all forms, bibliomysteries, romantic comedies, literary romance, literary horror, middle grade boy books, picture books with monsters, graphic novels and comics, swashbuckling adventure, ghost stories, well-loved stories reimagined in new ways, exotic settings, parodies, anything over-the-top or weird or macabre, innovative books that break new ground, and anything to do with roller derby.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Horror * Humor Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Paranormal * Picture Book * Romance * Science Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Architecture * Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * Environment * General Nonfiction * Government * Juvenile * Memoir * Middle Grade * Nature * Politics * Technology * Travel * Young Adult *
Scott Treimel
Scott Treimel New York AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Scott Treimel is a literary agent with the Scott Treimel New York Agency. Scott sells and administers intellectual property rights—print, electronic, audio, foreign, dramatic, film, composition, broadcast, merchandise, promotion– for childrens’ book creators. Interests include musing, pondering, dictating, delivery, theater, not musicals, champagne, and weekends in the country. Favorite Books Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. One adult book I love is LIBRA (De Lillo). Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials triology—maybe the best thing pub’d in our lifetime.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * New Adult * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult *
Biography
Berta Treitl is a literary agent with Renaissance Literary & Talent. Berta Treitl is an attorney and literary agent. Before joining Renaissance Literary and Talent, she worked at a respected New York agency and in private legal practice. She is a member of the New York Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, and The Authors Guild. She’s selectively building her list in nonfiction in the areas of science and technology; current events; law and politics; memoir; business and marketing; and art, design, food, and lifestyle.
Berta speaks several languages and is particularly interested in projects that feature travel and foreign locales, unusual communities, and that present a counterintuitive or fresh viewpoint.
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NONFICTION: Art * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Design * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Law * Lifestyle * Memoir * Politics * Science * Technology *
PO Box 17379 Beverly Hills CA 90209 USA
Steve Troha
Folio Literary ManagementDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Steve Troha is a literary agent with Folio Literary Management. Steve has a consistent track record of working with some of the world’s biggest authors. In the past ten years, he has worked with more than 50 New York Times bestselling authors, including Jackie Collins, Andrew Morton, Augusten Burroughs, Suzanne Somers, Erica Jong, Suze Orman, Nigella Lawson, Trisha Yearwood, and Emily Giffin. He has also worked on behalf of some of today’s biggest pop culture icons such as Alec Baldwin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Morrissey, Ronnie Wood, Mary Tyler Moore and many others.
Steve’s most recent New York Times bestselling memoirs include Fairy Tale Interrupted by RoseMarie Terenzio and The End of Normal by Stephanie Madoff Mack. His most rcent deals include books by Mollie Katzen, Andrew Morton, Cooking Channel star Ben Sargent, and Jackie Collins, as well as New York Times Notable Cookbook of the Year Make the Bread, Buy the Butter by Jennifer Reese.
Steve is a graduate from The George Washington University with a degree in Political Science, and a former U.S. Congressional Fellow. Before he joined Folio he was an agent at Vigliano Associates, where he represented the firm’s highest profile authors.
As the Associate Director of Publicity for St. Martin’s Press, Steve developed and orchestrated major promotional campaigns in support of the house’s top authors. He also established a reputation with agents and editors for being a steadfast and effective advocate for his authors.
Before St. Martin’s, Steve accumulated significant experience in public relations, marketing, and branding at both the East and West coast offices of Hilsinger-Mendelson, Inc. There he worked with the most influential media contacts at national media outlets, from the Today Show and Good Morning America to People magazine and The New York Times, allowing him to bring this insider information to Folio and to his clients. Steve’s background in public relations and marketing gives him a unique ability to assist clients with book publicity and their media platforms, as well as a keen eye for trends in publishing and marketing opportunities.
Steve says: “My background in PR and marketing has taught me that a book’s (and author’s) marketability is essential to achieving success in the current publishing climate. My first question is always, “Does this have great publicity potential?” If the answer is, “Yes,” I’m usually intrigued.”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Diet/Nutrition * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Lifestyle * Memoir * Money/Finance * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Pop Culture * Self-Help/Personal Development *
Leslie Truex
Blue Ridge Literary Agency, LLCDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Leslie Truex is a literary agent with Blue Ridge Literary Agency, LLC. She began her writing career by accident. After starting a career website in 1998, she wrote two traditionally published non-fiction books, was the home business expert at About.com (now DotDash: The Balance Small Business), and her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Personal Branding Blog, and Business 2 Community. However, her passion lies in writing fiction. She is the author of a dozen romance and mystery novels using a pen name. She is passionate about helping writers through her online community for romance writers, and as the President of the Virginia Writers Club. She’s excited to work with writers in getting their works published through Blue Ridge Literary Agency.
In her spare time, she does her best to get through her TBR list, continues to write fiction, and indulges in her passion for Happy Planners.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Contemporary * Humor Fiction * New Adult * Paranormal * Romance * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Business * Fitness * Money/Finance * Self-Help/Personal Development *
Biography
Elizabeth Trupin-Pulli is a literary agent with JET Literary Associates. Elizabeth and her then-husband Jim Trupin founded JET Literary Associates in 1975. Together, they have a substantial client list and recent publications, as well as films and current options on film rights. She has been in the industry for thirty-seven years, beginning in the contracts department of the New American Library. From there, she moved to Fawcett Books’ school division, Premier Books. From there, she worked with an established agent who needed expertise in the paperback market. Two years later, she was co-owner of JET Literary. Liz has been active at writers’ conferences, including Women Writing in the West, the Ozark Creative Writer’s Conference, and the Dallas Area Romance Authors conference. If you Google her name, you’ll see a number of heartfelt thanks from authors she’s worked with.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Literary * Romance * Suspense * Thriller *
NONFICTION: Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Gardening * General Nonfiction * History * How-To * Humor * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Pop Culture *
941 Calle Mejia #507 Santa Fe NM 87501 USA
Biography
Caroline Trussell is a literary agent with the Metamorphosis Literary Agency. She has a background in editing, writing, and communications and has worked as an agent assistant, editorial assistant, journalist, and communications consultant. She is passionate about finding writers with unique voices and points of view and is looking for steamy romances, out of this world fantasies, and YA and MG that touch on vital topics that can’t be ignored. She’s also a self-published young adult author, a Columbia Publishing Course graduate, and a mental health advocate.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Action/Adventure * Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Family Saga * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * NoPB * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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Biography
Nicole Tugeau is a literary agent with Tugeau 2. She is the agent-owner behind the T2 Team. With 20 years (!) experience as both an agent and agency owner, she is still ecstatic about her ever-growing Agency and committed to working hard (and ethically) for the network of bestselling and award-winning authors and illustrators that surround her. What Nicole enjoys most about being an Agent is the partnership-making, the friendships and, of course, the success stories. Nicole is a regular contributor to SCBWI and a growing number of colleges and universities that support the visual arts and the children’s publishing industry. She is also committed to the community of children’s agents and helped to found an independent agent network, KidLitAgents, that chats and zooms regularly to discuss industry, business and contractual topics.
Nicole started the Agency with her artist husband, Jeremy Tugeau, in 2003 out of their downtown apartment in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The couple relocated closer to home in 2005 settling east of Cleveland in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and starting their family. Jeremy became a high school art and film teacher, and Nicole was able to connect more vibrantly with the New York industry and high trade publishing. Today, the agency is home to three associate agents and over 60 gorgeous, award-winning authors, illustrators and author-illustrators.
When she’s not working at making Tugeau 2 the best agency in the world, you’ll find Nicole at the gym, teaching yoga (she’s a 200-hour CYT), driving to soccer practice, working in the yard, cooking, reading or planning her family’s next vacation. Nicole and Jeremy are parents to three wonderful “big” kids, Ruby (17), George (16) and Harry (12).
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FICTION: Picture Book *
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2231 Grandview Avenue Cleveland Heights OH 44106 USA
Biography
Joy Tutela is a literary agent with the David Black Agency. A member of AAR, Joy Tutela has been with the David Black Literary Agency since 1998. Joy represents various genres of books, including projects in the following categories: narrative non-fiction, memoir, history, politics, self-help, investment, business, science, women’s and GLBT issues, parenting, health and fitness, humor, craft, cooking and wine, lifestyle and entertainment, commercial and literary fiction, and middle grade and young adult. She represents the New York Times bestselling Atkins series as well as New York Times bestselling Intellectual Devotional series by David Kidder and Noah Oppenheim. She also represents the New York Times bestsellers Catification and Catify to Satisfy by the host of “My Cat From Hell” Jackson Galaxy and his co-author Kate Benjamin, and Jenny Sanford’s New York Times bestselling memoir Staying True. Other bestselling projects include Steven Puleo’s Dark Tide and Boston Italians, Lisa J. Edwards’ A Dog Named Boo, and Kim Sunée’s Trail of Crumbs, and Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne’s Mason-Dixon Knitting. Joy also works with respected business leaders and organizations including Jim McCann founder and CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com; Danny Seo, eco-lifestyle guru and founder and editor-in-chief of Naturally, Danny Seo; Susan Packard, former COO and co-founder of HGTV; Jonah Sachs, founder and CEO of Free Range Studios; Ashok Bajaj, restaurateur and founder of Knightsbridge Management; Stephen Fraser, founder and CEO of the online fabric store Spoonflower; and The Athena Center for Leadership at Barnard College. Originally from and based in Red Sox Nation, Joy is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Radcliffe Publishing Course. She has been writing instructor at Goucher’s MFA in Creative Nonfiction program. She previously worked for Harvard Business School Press and taught at an elementary school in Italy.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Ethnic Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Humor Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * NoPB * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Computers * Cooking/Cookbook * Crafts * Ethnic * Film/Entertainment * Fitness * Food/Drinks * Gay/Lesbian * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Memoir * Middle Grade * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Reference * Religion * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Sports * Technology * Travel * Women’s Issues * Young Adult *
335 Adams St. Suite 2707 Brooklyn NY 11201 USA
Biography
Ann Leslie Tuttle is a literary agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC. Ann Leslie Tuttle joined DG&B in 2017 after working for 20 years at Harlequin Books where she most recently was a Senior Editor. At Harlequin, she was fortunate to work on an extensive and varied list of bestselling and award-winning titles in romance and women’s fiction. She received her B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. from the University of Virginia. Finding and nurturing talented new writers has always been Ann Leslie’s passion. At DG&B, she is actively seeking all kinds of romance from contemporaries, historicals, and romantic suspense to paranormals and inspirationals. Ann Leslie lives in New York City with her husband and young daughter, who is just discovering the magic of books and writing.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Contemporary * Family Saga * Historical * Humor Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Inspiration * Narrative *
One Union Square West Suite 904 New York NY 10003 USA
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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)