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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
Linda Pratt is a literary agent with the Wernick & Pratt Agency. Linda received a BBA in finance from the University of Texas in Austin. After briefly exploring a career on a bond trading desk, she began working at Sheldon Fogelman Agency. In working at the agency, Linda finally found Òher peopleÓ in the world of childrenÕs publishing, and has never looked back. Initially working primarily on the operations side of the business, doing everything from royalty analysis to annual accountings for literary estates, Linda was later promoted to agent. This opportunity allowed her to combine her business acumen with her love of the artistic side of creating books, including working with clients editorially. She works with both authors and illustrators who create work in all genres of children literature, both fiction and nonfiction. Among LindaÕs clients are Amy Young, Steve Light, Kathryn Erskine, Richard Peck, Charise Mericle Harper, and Amy June Bates. Linda has also enjoyed introducing new talent, and has worked with clients like Aaron Becker, Augusta Scattergood, and Angela Dominguez (as both author & illustrator) since placing their debuts.
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Accepting Submissions | Authors and Illustrators Only | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Graphic Novel |
Biography
Rebecca S. Pratt is a literary agent with and the founder of The Rebecca Pratt Literary Group. She says: “In the late 80Õs I took my successful free-lance writer/editor career and focused on developing books, helping non-writers turn their ideas into marketable projects. When I sold the first in 1990, an agency was born.
I continued, specializing in non-fiction. Then from 1995 until 1998 I took a leave of absence. When I returned, the business had changed and so had I.
By 2001, I was ready to take the next step and assembled a team that helped the agency to thrive. Now we are at another crossroads. While I will continue as the agent or record and owner, I am now stepping back and giving the reins to a new, dedicated and capable team.
Please welcome our acquisitions editor, Leo Hunter. Leo comes with extensive experience as an editor and award-winning journalist. An avid reader, Leo enjoys historical biographies, memoirs and jazz. His favorite authors include Henry Miller, William Styron, Caleb Carr, Stephen King, and on the lighter side, Stephen McCauley. He lives with his wife and their two dogs and cat in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country.
Anna Martin, Senior Agent, hails from Philadelphia, PA. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Anna worked as an editor for Terradan Press. She is also an avid reader and enjoys Anne Rivers Siddons, Phillipa Gregory and all manner of the romance genre. Anna is a longtime marathon runner and enjoys folk music.
PC Yeager is the author of the popular Mick Christmas suspense series, as well as the YA novel, The Vampire Lover’s Cookbook, all to be re-released by Crossroads Press later this year.. She is the co-author of Skull Feeder. PC enjoys a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction, including true crime, suspense, and the work of Brian MacLaren and Kim Antieau. She adapted her YA novel, The Vampire Lover’s Cookbook, into a two act play which was performed in Charlotte, NC, in 2016.
Other than books, I am a yoga teacher and spend my time on aquatics. And for fun, I pick a five-string, and paint.”
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Chick Lit | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction |
Biography
Sandra Proudman is a literary agent with Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Sandra (she/her/ella) is a literary associate at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency, assisting Marietta Zacker and representing a small list of authors and author-illustrators. She is passionate about bringing underrepresented voices to the forefront and is also a committee member of #LatinxPitch. When not busily immersed in all things publishing, you can find her spending time with her amazing husband and adorable toddler, catching up on all her shows, and taking care of her vegetable garden. She is also the author of the YA fantasy, Salvación, ( Wednesday Books) and the editor of the Latinx anthology RELIT: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories (Inkyard Press).
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection | Speculative Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |Memoir |
Biography
Sandra Proudman is a literary agent with Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Sandra (she/her/ella) is a literary associate at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency, assisting Marietta Zacker and representing a small list of authors and author-illustrators. She is passionate about bringing underrepresented voices to the forefront and is also a committee member of #LatinxPitch. When not busily immersed in all things publishing, you can find her spending time with her amazing husband and adorable toddler, catching up on all her shows, and taking care of her vegetable garden. She is also the author of the YA fantasy, Salvaci—n, ( Wednesday Books) and the editor of the Latinx anthology RELIT: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories (Inkyard Press).
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection | Speculative Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |Memoir |
Biography
Liza Pulitzer-Voges is a literary agent with Eden Street Literary Agency. Liza has been a literary agent for childrens’ book authors and illustrators for almost 30 years working with over 40 clients. Highlights of the years include Lois Ehlert’s Caldecott Honor for COLOR ZOO; Gloria Whelan’s National Book Award for HOMELESS BIRD; and Sucie Stevenson’s E.B. White award for HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE GREAT GRANDPAS. The growth of authors such as Dan Gutman, Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, Shutta Crum, and many others is what makes the job irresistible.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction |
Biography
Lisa Queen is the founder of Queen Literary Agency. She was the former publishing executive and head of IMG WorldwideÕs literary division. The agency represents a wide range of non-fiction and fiction, both literary and commercial including many award-winning, best-selling authors. She is always on the lookout for excellent commercial and literary fiction including historical fiction, mysteries, and thrillers.
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Autobiography | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Film Entertainment | Food Drink | History | Memoir | Money Finance | Music | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Sports | Technology |
Sydney Queen Detellis
WordLink, IncorporatedCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Online Form >Biography
Sydney Queen Detellis is a literary agent with WordLink, Incorporated. She is a graduate of Belmont University with a BA in English and has been obsessed with books ever since a librarian tried to ban her from the YA section in elementary school. Her own writing has received the Alfred Leland Crabb Award, the Ruby Treadway Award, and the Corinne Dale Award for Writing about Gender. She resides in Myrtle Beach with her husband and what some people say is too many cats.
Sydney is looking for beautiful prose and unrepeatable characters in many genres, including literary fiction, historical fiction, psychological thrillers, mysteries, speculative fiction, and books of the fantasy/sci-fi/slipstream variety. She is interested in adult novels and has a long-standing love for YA. Sydney is also seeking memoirs or essay collections that address overcoming trauma.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Thriller |Memoir |
Biography
Isabelle Rader is a literary agent with the Codex Literary Agency. After growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Isabelle began her career in publishing by interning at the Irene Goodman Literary Agency at the start of 2022. After graduating college with a BA in English Literature, she followed Miriam into her new venture. On the weekends you can find her doing yoga, kayaking, or curled up with her two cats and reading a good book.
Actively looking for NA Books across all genres, she is also interested in Adult, Young Adult, and Middle-Grade Fantasy, as well as both Upmarket and Commercial Adult, all with never-before-seen worldbuilding, unique characters, strong plotting, and compulsive hooks. From Dark Academia to Epic, Historical, and Contemporary Fantasy with wild adventures, thrilling romances, and dashes of humor, she is always looking for unforgettable characters, strong female leads, and diverse voices.
Regardless of genre, sheÕs very likely to connect with manuscripts that bridge the YA/Adult divide. She is also a sucker for romantic subplots, whether it be enemies to lovers, slow burns, or forced proximity, she is here for all of it (especially with a morally grey best friend along for the ride).
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |
Biography
Susan Raihofer is a literary agent with the David Black Agency. Susan has been an agent at the David Black Agency since 1993 and focuses on commercial fiction and non-fiction, including memoir, pop-culture, music, and inspirational; as well as thrillers and a selective amount of literary fiction. Her pop sensibility and literary heart meld together to develop projects that will entertain, move and inspire: projects with a soul and an edge. (She seeks quality writing but something more than two people will want to read). For fun, she might read Siddhartha or Keith Richards’ memoir.
Over her years at the agency, Susan has handled everything from first serial, audio, foreign rights, editorial (she even recalls those dark years when she handled book-keeping as well). She has excellent relationships with film agents and publishers throughout the world. In nearly two decades as an agent, Susan has formed solid partnerships throughout the business to help build brands in traditional and new media. Described as tenacious and passionate, Susan represents projects she cares deeply about and has faith in; authors she can build long-term relationships with. She hasn’t lost the personal touch and brings her personal and professional commitment to everything she tackles. Her mantra: Anything is possible.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Short Story Collection | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Economics | Food Drink | Health Wellness | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Inspirational Nonfiction | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Money Finance | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Reference | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Technology | True Crime |
Sophia Ramos
New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.Accepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Online Form >Biography
Sophia M. Ramos is a literary agent with New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. She is is a Cuban-American literary associate based in South Florida. She represents commercial to upmarket genre-blending fiction for adult, YA and select middle-grade projects. Sophia loves intentional, lush prose combined with propulsive plots and thoughtfully complex family dynamics. She gravitates toward speculative books rooted in history or culture that have elements of romance, mystery, and horror. She strives to build a list that speaks to traditionally underrepresented voices and intersectional identities.
Prior to joining New Leaf, Sophia graduated from New York University with a Masters of Science in Publishing. Her career began in the international sphere, where she worked as a literary scout as well as in foreign rights and international sales. She continues her work at New Leaf with top author brands and has a wide-open list sheÕs ready to fill. She is a Diet Coke enthusiast and champion axe-thrower, but mostly enjoys hanging out with her dachshund, Sunny.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |Crafts | Dating Relationships Sex | Family | Psychology | Science | Sports |
Biography
Erica Rand Silverman is a literary agent with Stimola Literary Studio. Erica has always been committed to the social and emotional wellbeing of children. In the early 2000’s she was a teacher and dean in a NYC public school while finishing a masters in Theater and consulting for the much needed Inner Resilience Program.
It is through this unique lens that she approaches her work as a literary agent as well as producer and host of the studio’s Stimola Live YouTube channel.
In her 15+ years in publishing, Erica has worked with some of the most exciting new talent and treasured mainstays in the industry as well as the estates of our favorite classics. Today, she represents a highly selective list of authors and illustrators and is known for building a shelf of exceptional illustrated books for children that combine kid appeal with deep respect for the book as object. She is a tireless advocate for her clients and proud to be a part of an industry that is so thoughtfully shaping young hearts and minds.
Each year, Erica will accept a limited number of appearance requests from literary conferences and educational programs. Currently, she has committed to The Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators Critique Event at the 2023 Bologna Book Fair and a series of speaking engagements throughout the semester at MICA in their 2023 Advanced Book Illustration course.
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Accepting Submissions | Authors and Illustrators Only |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Graphic Novel | LGBTQ Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Religious Fiction |BIPOC Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Mind Body Spirit | Multicultural Nonfiction | Parenting | Religion |
Biography
Joanna Rasheed is an assistant agent with the Ultra Literary. She joined Ultra after interning at Triada US Literary Agency and working as an assistant at Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency. Joanna graduated from Virginia Tech with a BA in English with a dual focus in Creative Writing and Professional Writing. She is obsessed with books, turning to them for inspiration and adventure. In her free time, you can find her at a coffee shop or in Central Park with her rescue mix. Joanna is primarily looking for YA and Adult fantasy, science fiction, women’s fiction, and contemporary fiction; if there is a hint of romance mixed in, all the better. A few of her favorites are Saint, Divine Rivals, and Little Fires Everywhere.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Jodi Reamer is a literary agent with Writers House Literary Agency. Jodi says: “I’m an agent and an attorney and have been at Writers House for 25 years. I handle both children’s books, from young -adult to picture books, and adult books. My focus is commercial fiction. I would love to represent a legal thriller.”
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Lifestyle |
Biography
Joe Regal is a literary agent with Regal Hoffmann & Associates. While pursuing a career as the lead singer of the rock band RAMA, Joseph Regal got his first job in publishing at the Russell & Volkening Literary Agency in 1991. There he worked with Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling authors Anne Tyler, Eudora Welty, Annie Dillard, Howell Raines, and Peter Taylor, as well as Tony Award-winner Ntozake Shange, Nobel Prize-winner Nadine Gordimer, and TV anchorman and novelist Jim Lehrer. After leaving music for publishing, he founded Regal Literary Inc. in 2002. He graduated from Columbia College magna cum laude. His primary interests are literary fiction, international thrillers, history, science, photography, music, culture, and whimsy.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Cultural Social Issues | History | Memoir | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Science |
Biography
Jessica Regel is a literary agent with and the founder of Helm Literary. She says: “I started Helm Literary with the goal of helping writers take control of their careers. I believe my job as a literary agent is to help writers steer that ship (couldnÕt resist at least one sea-faring pun!) First and foremost, I work to make sure my writers are compensated for their incredible work, but IÕm also their guide to navigating the industry as a whole. No nonsense, no smoke and mirrors. Just the pure magic of publishing books.
WhatÕs my story? As a flashlight under the covers, tripping over curbs while read-walking, never leave home without a book, lifetime reader, I thought IÕd found my dream job when I started working at my local library in Iowa. Then one day, I stumbled upon the inciting incident of my professional life: I shelved The WriterÕs DigestÕs Guide to Literary Agents.
The summer of 2002, I moved to New York City to intern at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency. Over the next decade, I worked my way through each department: royalties, contracts, audio, foreign, film, and domestic. I also began taking on my own clients (most of whom I still represent to this day.)
In 2013, I moved to Foundry Literary + Media where I continued to grow my list of award winning, bestselling writers. (And truly just wonderful people.)
Today, Helm is a full-service literary agency, representing fiction, nonfiction, and childrenÕs book authors. I’ve hired a team of industry veterans to support me in my back office and in my subsidiary rights department, that way I can focus on selling books.
Because the truth is, nearly two decades into my career, I still get giddy every time I call an author with an offer from a publisher. Dream job!”
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Economics | Film Entertainment | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Self-Help | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Jessica Reino is a literary agent with the Metamorphosis Literary Agency. Working for many years as a freelance substantive editor and being a multi-genre author herself, it is no surprise that Jessica has a wide variety of tastes when it comes to storytelling. She’s a member of SCBWI New England, The WomenÕs Fiction Writers Association where she was a Webinar Program Leader, and The Editorial Freelancers Association. She has also been a contributor for The ChildrenÕs WriterÕs Guild Online Magazine as well as a reviewer for Story Monsters Ink. She has experience as an author coach and freelance editor with Pandamoon Publishing. She also runs a monthly Twitter chat #thewriterszen. Whether the story is tackling tough topics, or serves solely to entertain, Jessica is looking for manuscripts that are well-written with a strong voice in order to make that emotional connection. Jessica is seeking MG, YA, Adult and nonfiction projects.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Health Wellness | Humor Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Mind Body Spirit | Parenting | Pop Culture | Sports |
Ashley Reisinger
Triada U.S. Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Postal Mail >Biography
Ashley Reisinger is a literary agent with the Triada U.S. Literary Agency. She is interested in a variety of fiction across adult, young adult, and middle grade.
In adult, she is primarily looking for swoony romances, the more chaotic the protagonist, the better (think Boyfriend Material, The Love Hypothesis, You Had Me at Hola, Book Lovers, Weather Girl).
In young adult, she is interested in heartfelt, character-driven stories, particularly romcoms (think To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, What I Like About You). She can also be enticed by the odd horror, thriller, or spec fic (think Wilder Girls, Cemetery Boys, The Darkness Outside Us, The Whispering Dark).
In middle grade, she is looking for a fun, quirky voice that will make her laugh. Primarily, she’s interested in contemporary (think Front Desk, From the Desk of Zoe Washington), and fantasy/contemporary fantasy (think Amari and the Night Brothers, Ghost Squad).
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | General Fiction | Romance |
Biography
Yfat Reiss Gendell is a literary agent with YRG Partners. She is the founder of agency and branding company. She represents world-builders and subject matter authorities across fiction and nonfiction. Her nonfiction projects include narrative nonfiction works of memoir (Sherri ShepherdÕs Permission Slips; international zeitgeist poet Sarah KayÕs forthcoming The View from South Dakota; and Vice Admiral Robert HarwardÕs forthcoming The Gouge), history and science (New York Times bestseller Denise KiernanÕs The Girls of Atomic City and The Last Castle; and Cristin OÕKeefe AptowiczÕs Dr. Mutters Marvels), prescriptive nonfiction in the areas of business (Eve Rodsky and Reese WitherspoonÕs Hello SunshineÕs New York Times bestselling Fair Play; hospitality industry thought-leader Damian Mogavero and Joseph DÕAgneseÕs The Underground Culinary Tour), health and wellness (iconoclast and bestseller Yoni Freedhoff MDÕs The Diet Fix; neuroscientist and TED Talk star Wendy Suzuki, PhDÕs bestselling Happy Brain, Healthy Life; internationally renowned environmental toxin authority Leonardo Trasande, MDÕs Sicker, Fatter, Poorer; internationally lauded neuroscientist Nan Wise, PhDÕs bestselling Why Good Sex Matters; and Pierre Dukan, MDÕs New York Times bestselling The Dukan Diet), parenting (bestselling ÒToddler WhispererÓ Tovah Klein PhDÕs bestselling How ToddlerÕs Thrive; Jo FrostÕs Toddler Rules by TVÕs ÒSupernannyÓ), and humor (the New York Times bestselling Sh*tty Mom franchise of books and merchandise).
Yfat routinely helps consumer packaged goods companies and other business leaders bring their brand stories to entertainment (New York Times bestselling Suja Juice Solution; BabyGanics groundbreaking BabySafe in Seven Steps; Vera Bradley founder Barbara Bradley BaekgaardÕs A Colorful Way of Living; Stella & Dot founder Jessica HerrinÕs Find Your Extraordinary; and two forthcoming projects by Swedish environmental change agent Oatly). Yfat understands what her authors and creatives go through, because she is one. As an author she has published eight nonfiction titles with Chronicle Books, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, and Penguin Random House, among others. Prior to becoming an agent, Yfat worked as a lawyer and ran a boutique publishing house. She attended Brandeis University and The UCLA School of Law and spent more than a decade on the board of WIN (formerly Women in Need), one of New YorkÕs largest providers of homeless services for women and children.
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Mainstream Fiction | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Autobiography | Biography | Business Book | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Diet Nutrition | Fitness | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Sports | Technology | Travel | True Adventure | True Crime |
Biography
Allison Remcheck Pernetti is a literary agent with Stimola Literary Studio. She is so lucky to say that she has only ever worked with booksÑa journey that has taken her from a library, to a bookstore, to a publishing house, and finally to the StudioÑand books, particularly those for children, have been her lifelong passion.
Allison believes there is simply nothing better in the world than putting the perfect book into a child’s hand. But there is something extraordinary in nurturing a book from the start, and seeing it find its place in the world. She has had the opportunity to work with many critically-acclaimed and bestselling authors. Her clients include Lamda-nominee Zack Smedley, Schneider Family Book Award-winner Shannon Stocker, Newbery Medalist and Pura Belpre Medalist Donna Barba Higuera, and she is co-agent for #1 New York Times bestselling author, Karen M. McManus, among others. Her tastes can be summed up as high-concept, universally-reaching stories that are beautifully told. She finds herself drawn to voices that speak for themselves, stories that only the author can tell, and books that reflect the lives of every child–especially the ones told least often. She hopes to help publish the sorts of books that make children readers for life.
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Accepting Submissions | Authors and Illustrators Only |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |BIPOC Nonfiction | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction |
Biography
Laura Rennert is a literary agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Laura Rennert has been with the agency since 1998. She specializes in all categories of children’s books, from picture books to YA. She also represents literary-commercial fiction, thrillers, and psychological suspense/horror on the adult side.
Laura gravitates toward books with a masterful voice and an unusual point of view. She’s captivated by conflicted, charismatic characters who invite empathy, whether we like them or not; strong, fresh idiosyncratic voices; and stories that make readers think and feel deeply. She’s category agnostic, but right now she’s particularly seeking middle grade fiction, YA fiction, author-illustrator picture books, and literary-commercial thrillers and psychological suspense/horror in the adult space.
She’d especially love to find a diverse, Own Voices fantasy or thriller that draws on an underrepresented history/culture for its mythology or world-building. SheÕs drawn to narrative risk-takers, and would like to find a middle grade, YA, or adult novel, or even unconventional narrative nonfiction, that tells an emotionally compelling story in an unexpected way (like Jay AsherÕs contemporary YA THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, which reads like a mystery). In thrillers and psychological suspense/horror, she gravitates toward unreliable narrators and morally ambiguous characters. She looks for street cred and authenticity (whether of tradecraft, investigative technique, historical/geographical setting, culture, or psychology). SheÕs fascinated with hidden worlds and secret knowledge.
Some of the YA books Laura represents include Maggie Stiefvater’s #1 NYT and USA Today bestselling series The Raven Cycle and Printz Honor Finalist THE SCORPIO RACES (both Scholastic); Jay Asher’s #1 NYT and USA Today bestselling THIRTEEN REASONS (Razorbill/PRH) on which the Netflix Thirteen Reasons Why series is based; #1 NYT and USA Today Bestseller Ellen Hopkins’s THE YOU IÕVE NEVER KNOWN (Margaret K. McElderry/S&S); and award-winning author Mitali Perkins’s forthcoming YOU BRING THE DISTANT NEAR (FSG/Macmillan). Middle grade titles include Shannon Messenger’s NYT and USA Today bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series (Aladdin/S&S).
Picture books include Lisa MantchevÕs STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS (Paula Wiseman/S&S), a 2016 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honorable Title; Tammi Sauer’s YOUR ALIEN, an NPR Best Book of 2015; and NYT bestselling author Nina Laden’s just released IF I HAD A LITTLE DREAM (Paula Wiseman/S&S) and her Peek-A-Who series (Chronicle).
Some adult titles include NYT bestselling and award-winning author Catherine Ryan Hyde’s forthcoming ALLIE AND BEA (Lake Union/Amazon), #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren KateÕs forthcoming DOVE (Putnam/PRH); Wall Street Journal bestselling author Joe HartÕs forthcoming OBSCURA (Thomas & Mercer/Amazon), and NYT bestselling and award-winning thriller writer Barry Eisler’s LIVIA LONE (Thomas & Mercer/Amazon).
Laura’s work as an agent is enhanced by her familiarity with what itÕs like on the author’s side of the table. SheÕs married to an author; sheÕs raising a young author; and Laura herself is the author of a picture book, BUYING, TRAINING, AND CARING FOR YOUR DINOSAUR (Knopf/PRH), illustrated by Marc Brown, creator of Arthur; and of an illustrated chapter book, ROYAL PRINCESS ACADEMY: DRAGON DREAMS, illustrated by Melanie Florian (Dial/PRH).
Laura has a Ph.D. in English Literature and was a faculty member in the English departments of the University of Virginia, Osaka University of Foreign Studies, and Santa Clara University. You can find the latest about Laura on Facebook.
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Accepting Submissions | Authors and Illustrators Only | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Nicole Resciniti is the President and a literary agent with The Seymour Agency. Nicole has been listed by Publishers Marketplace as a top dealmaker in the country and named as ACFW’s 2012 Agent of the Year. She loves discovering new talent and helping established authors to take their career to the next level.
Nicole is a member of AAR, ACFW, RWA, and Mensa. She holds degrees in biology, psychology, and behavioral neuroscience. Like Mary Sue, Nicole taught in the public school system and has worn many hats before heeding her calling to become a literary agentÑfor which she will forever be indebted to Mary Sue Seymour.
Do you have the next project to feed her book addiction? A smart, tight read she wonÕt be able to put down? A signature voice sheÕll fight to represent?
A proponent for authentic, diverse voices in fiction, Nicole is actively seeking those stories that have to be told.
HEAÕs are a must for romance. Mainstream suspense, thrillers, mysteries, YA, and inspirational novels are welcome. A consummate science geek and card-carrying Mensa member, Nicole would love to find the next great science fiction/fantasy novel or action/adventure masterpiece. Currently on her wish list: high-concept middle grade, any kind of romance, and really fresh voices in YA.
“I have the best job in the world. I read for a living and make authorsÕ dreams come true.” – Nicole Resciniti
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction |Christian Fiction |Action Adventure | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Mainstream Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Inspirational Nonfiction |
Biography
Alyssa Reuben is a literary agent with WME Books. Alyssa joined WME in 2022 after serving as the head of Paradigm AgencyÕs Book Publishing division, where she worked for nearly 15 years. She represents a wide array of categories: adult, young adult, and middle-grade fiction, as well as platform-driven nonfiction ranging from prescriptive to narrative, illustrated food/lifestyle, humor, and everything in between. She has brokered deals for many bestselling authors including Jessica Knoll, Jessica Goodman, Karin Tanabe, Billie Eilish, Tracee Ellis Ross, the Betches, Mara Wilson, Ali Maffucci, and Katie Sturino. Alyssa is passionate about working with dynamic authors who change the conversation and have propulsive stories that resonate emotionally. She loves fiction with an edge or a great romantic arc and prides herself on unearthing new talent and helping her clients realize their potential. Above all, she is looking for books that really make you want to turn the pages. Originally from Philadelphia, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two kids.
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Food Drink | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Illustrated | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Pop Culture | True Crime |
Biography
Alex Reubert is a literary agent with HG Literary. He is pursuing books that, either by style or story, demand he keep reading. He loves literature in translation, novels set outside the U.S., and stories that offer the reader a new or unconventional way of seeing. Novels that skew upmarket and literary are welcome, as are any narrators looking back and trying to make sense of their life.
For nonfiction, heÕs interested in memoir, psychology, narrative, literary studies, art history, popular science, philosophy, and cultural studies. HeÕs also seeking poets and musicians that have ventured into prose. Writers that instill a sense of curiosity and wonder in others, no matter the subject, should get in touch and tell him about their work.
Alex began his publishing life as a bookseller at WORD Bookstores and an intern with New Directions and W.W. Norton & Company. He then spent five years as an international book scout, then literary agent, at Greenburger Associates before joining HG Literary in 2024. Hailing from Georgia, he now lives in Brooklyn where he enjoys walking through parks and visiting delis.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Romance | Satire | Short Story Collection | Upmarket Fiction |Art | Biography | Business Book | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Film Entertainment | Food Drink | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Psychology | Self-Help |
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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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Memoir |
Nicki Richesin
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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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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Humor Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Satire | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Autobiography | Biography | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Food Drink | How-To | Investigative | Journalism | Lifestyle | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Pop Culture | Travel |
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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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Mystery | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Pop Culture | Psychology | True Crime |
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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CLOSED to Submissions |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction |Animals | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Film Entertainment | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports | Technology | True Adventure | True Crime | Women’s Issues |