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Literary Agent Directory
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Evan Goldfried
Jill Grinberg Literary ManagementDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Evan Goldfried is a literary agent with Jill Grinberg Literary Management. He joined Jill Grinberg Literary Management in 2009 to oversee the agency’s contracts while building a client list focused on fantasy and science-fiction. He currently works at-large for the agency, largely focused on New York Times bestseller Kevin Hearne’s body of work. Prior to JGLM, Evan spent a number of years as a coordinator at the William Morris Agency, working with some of the biggest names in publishing and entertainment. Evan is based in Vermont with his family and takes full advantage of the mountains, lakes, and everything in between when he’s not working on publishing or his other ventures.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Fantasy * Science Fiction *
NONFICTION: Sports *
Connor Goldsmith
Fuse LiteraryDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Connor Goldsmith is an Associate Agent at Fuse Literary. He specializes in Nonfiction and Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror. His clients include celebrities, journalists, cultural critics, novelists, and comics writers.
Born and raised in New York, Connor lived briefly in the Midwest studying English and the Classics at Oberlin College in Ohio. He then received a Master’s Degree in Media Studies from The New School.
Connor began his career in publishing in 2012 at Lowenstein Associates, and joined Fuse Literary in 2014. He is based in Los Angeles and New York.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Fantasy * Horror * Science Fiction *
NONFICTION: Celebrity * Cultural/Social Issues * Humor * Politics * Pop Culture *
Biography
Veronica Goldstein is a literary agent with Fletcher & Company/UTA. Shehas been with Fletcher & Company since 2015. Her list includes contemporary literary fiction and voice-driven narrative nonfiction that probes important social issues. She previously worked in academic publishing and Spanish translation and interpretation and is a graduate of Occidental College.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Contemporary * General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Economics * Environment * General Nonfiction * Investigative * Memoir * Narrative * Politics * Technology *
888 7th Avenue New York NY 10106 USA
Jennie Goloboy
Donald Maass Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Jennie Goloboy is a literary agent with the Donald Maass Literary Agency. She joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2017, after six years at a Twin Cities-based literary agency. She has a PhD in the History of American Civilization from Harvard, and published a book based on her dissertation, Charleston and the Emergence of Middle-Class Culture in the Revolutionary Era, in 2016. Her novel, Obviously Aliens, is forthcoming from Queen of Swords Press.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Fantasy * Horror * Magical Realism * Science Fiction *
NONFICTION: History * Pop Culture *
Biography
Susan Golomb is a literary agent with Writers House. Susan has been an agent of literary fiction and non-fiction for over 28 years. She founded the Susan Golomb Literary Agency in 1988 with Jonathan Franzen as her first client and joined Writers House in 2015. Her other authors include award winners and bestsellers such as William T. Vollmann, Rachel Kushner, Imbolo Mbue, Noah Hawley, Nell Zink, Glen David Gold, Janelle Brown, Thomas Mullen, Charles Graeber, Harry Dent, Yvon Chouinard, as well as Stephen Markley, Wayetu Moore, Lexi Freiman, Mira T. Lee, Angie Kim and more.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * Horror * Humor Fiction * Inspirational Fiction * Literary * Mystery * New Adult * Science Fiction * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Current Events/Affairs * Environment * Family * Film/Entertainment * General Nonfiction * History * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Nature * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Pop Culture * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Technology * True Crime * Young Adult *
120 Broadway 22nd floor New York NY 10271 USA
Biography
Nora Gonzalez is a literary agent with The Gernert Company. Originally from New York City, Nora graduated from the University of Chicago, where she majored in English Literature with a focus on Modernism. She joined The Gernert Company in 2020, after working as an assistant book scout at Del Commune Enterprises.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Literary * Upmarket Fiction *
NONFICTION: Art * Cooking/Cookbook * General Nonfiction * Photography * Memoir * Narrative *
136 East 57th Street New York NY 10022 USA
Tara Gonzalez
Erin Murphy Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Tara Gonzalez is a literary agent with Erin Murphy Literary Agency. She is also the agency’s the social media coordinator. She’s located in Florida, although pre-pandemic she was always looking for an excuse to go elsewhere.
Tara is actively building her client list. She loves all ages of children’s literature, from picture books to young adult, with some forays into the adult space. Her taste spans across broad ranges of genres. She loves characters and stories that resonate, and strong voices.
Beyond books, Tara loves movies, cats, buying things she probably doesn’t need on Etsy, making candles, and getting hooked on TV shows that get cancelled after one season. She has her master’s degree in Media and Communication Studies and a background in esports social media and team management.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Picture Book * Middle Grade Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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Biography
Irene Goodman is a literary agent with the Irene Goodman Literary Agency. Irene has been a leading member of the publishing community for over 30 years. She has sold over 1500 books and counting. Her clients are regulars on the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Bookscan bestseller lists. She began her career as the assistant to the agent who represented Stephen King, and established her own agency shortly after that. Her fiction list includes upmarket women’s fiction, middle grade, young adult, thrillers, historical fiction, and mysteries. Her non-fiction list includes pop culture, Jewish interest, science, self-help, Francophilia, and lifestyle.
Irene has written columns and articles for a number of writers’ publications, and is also a frequent speaker at writer’s conferences, including keynoting at the Historical Novelists Society and Novelists Ink., and workshops at the San Francisco Writers Conference, the Surrey International Writers Conference, the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, SEAK, the South Carolina Writers Workshop, Malice Domestic, and many regional events.
Originally from the Midwest and still trying to lose the accent, Irene has a B.A. and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan. She and her husband divide their time between New York and the Berkshires, and have two grown children.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * NoPB * Religious * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Diet/Nutrition * Ethnic * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Lifestyle * Middle Grade * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Music * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Pop Culture * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Travel * Young Adult *
27 W. 24th Street Suite 804 New York NY 10010 USA
Biography
Whitney Gossett is a literary agent with and the President of Capital Literary. She graduated from Vanderbilt University as an Engage Scholar with a BA in Religious Studies and African American Diaspora Studies. Her career began as a song plugger, assisting Nashville songwriters, before handling industry relations and event coordination for the Country Music Association. She then spent three years working for a successful entertainer, Rascal Flatts, learning the behind the scenes business of a major music brand.
Whitney joined the Fedd Agency, a literary and entertainment agency, in 2013 after 6 years in Nashville working in Country Music, and passionately translated her knowledge of entertainment intothe world of publishing. She has represented over 200 authors, and over 25 New York Times Best-Sellers, including Tim Tebow, Governor Greg Abbott, Judah Smith, Eva Shockey, Emily Maynard, and Eric Metaxas. With a management and marketing mindset, she believes in taking a holistic approach to publishing, and strategically using a book to strengthen the larger message of a brand.
In addition to literary representation, Whitney has served her clients by executive produced non-scripted television projects for networks such as TLC, BRAVO, HGTV, and Facebook; is a partner with T3 Agency a white label travel company, and consults with top churches around the country.
In 2020 Whitney became president of Content Capital, a full service firm, holistically serving talent through multiple verticals.
Whitney serves as a founding board member for the non-profit, Children Inspiring Hope, is an advisory member for the Initiative Network, is a volunteer Young Life leader at The University of Texas, and has a love for great food and wine. She lives in Austin, TX with her husband Jordan, two young children, and black lab.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Religion * Sports * Travel *
Austin TX USA
Biography
Mark Gottlieb is a literary agent with Trident Media Group. He is a highly ranked literary agent both in overall deals and other individual categories. Using that same initiative and insight for identifying talented writers, he is actively building his own client list of authors. Mark Gottlieb is excited to work directly with authors, helping to manage and grow their careers with all of the unique resources that are available at book publishing’s leading literary agency, Trident Media Group. During his time at Trident Media Group, Mark Gottlieb has represented numerous New York Times bestselling authors, as well as award-winning authors, and has optioned and sold books to film and TV production companies. He previously ran the agency’s audiobook department, in addition to working in foreign rights. Mark Gottlieb is actively seeking submissions in all categories and genres and looking forward to bringing new and established authors to the curious minds of their future readers.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Historical * Humor Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * Picture Book * Romance * Science Fiction * Sports Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Western * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Computers * Cooking/Cookbook * Crafts * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Diet/Nutrition * Environment * Ethnic * Family * Film/Entertainment * Food/Drinks * Gardening * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Inspiration * Lifestyle * Memoir * Middle Grade * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Music * Narrative * Nature * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Reference * Religion * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Sports * Technology * Travel * True Crime *
355 Lexington Ave 12th FL New York NY 10017 USA
Biography
Robert Gottlieb is a literary agent with Trident Media Group. Robert is the Chairman of Trident Media Group, book publishing’s top ranked literary agency for close to twenty years. In 2000, he co-founded Trident Media Group with the goal of bringing an innovative approach to literary agenting. That approach includes a uniquely organized company that not only delivers the highest level author management in the industry but also provides unique digital and social media marketing support to help launch authors’ careers.
Robert Gottlieb works with several New York Times bestselling authors and is skilled at maximizing and establishing his authors’ brands on a worldwide basis. When negotiating deals he seeks to retain as many rights as possible, including foreign rights, film/TV rights, and audio rights, to ensure that the author’s benefits extend beyond their domestic publishing arrangements. Trident’s robust Foreign Rights Department then sells these titles at the London Book Fair and Frankfurt Book Fair and continues a year-round effort of constant contact with foreign publishers to ensure substantial foreign deals. Robert also has long standing relationships with many production companies, and regularly travels to LA along with his film department to pitch book-to-film projects there. He is devoted to his authors’ careers and can guarantee he will advocate for them at every stage of the publishing process.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * General Fiction * Mystery * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller *
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355 Lexington Ave 12th FL New York NY 10017 USA
Biography
Doug Grad is a literary agent with and the founder of the Doug Grad Literary Agency. Doug spent twenty-two years as a senior editor at four major New York publishing houses. Throughout his editorial career, Doug was always an author’s advocate–the kind of editor authors wanted to work with because of his keen eye, integrity, and talent for developing projects. He was also a skillful negotiator, sometimes to the chagrin of literary agents. Now he brings those experiences to the other side of the table in offering publishers the kind of high-quality commercial fiction and nonfiction that he himself was proud to publish.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * Mystery * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller *
NONFICTION: Beauty/Fashion/Style * Biography * Business * Celebrity * Cooking/Cookbook * Design * Film/Entertainment * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Memoir * Military/War * Money/Finance * Music * Narrative * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Sports * Travel *
156 Prospect Park West #3L Brooklyn NY 11215 USA
Biography
Rebecca Gradinger is a literary agent with Fletcher & Company Literary Agency. Born and raised in Montreal, Rebecca began her career as an intellectual property attorney, but quickly realized that her heart wasn’t in it when she found herself photocopying novels to covertly read “documents” at her desk. Her first job in publishing was as an international book scout at Mary Anne Thompson Associates, helping foreign publishers identify North American fiction for translation. She began her agenting career at Janklow & Nesbit and moved to Fletcher & Company in 2008.
Rebecca’s clients have been finalists and winners of various grants and prizes including the National Book Critics Circle, The Man Booker Prize, The Dylan Thomas Prize, The Whiting Award, The Los Angeles Times First Book Award, The Women’s Prize, The Sunday Times Short Story Award, as well as fellowships with the National Endowment of the Arts and Art for Justice. Many of Rebecca’s clients have appeared on national and international bestseller lists.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Humor Fiction * Literary * Mystery * Romance * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Narrative * Pop Culture * Psychology * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Women’s Issues *
511 Sixth Avenue #120 New York NY 10011 USA
Jenissa Graham
BookEnds Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Jenissa Graham is a literary agent with the BookEnds Literary Agency. For Jenissa, her passion for books started in third grade when she read Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and fell in love with the world building and underdog story. Her interest in storytelling bloomed the same year in an essay she wrote for school about a magical crayon that came to life to help solve a mystery. This was the first of many ideas in her head that she decided to write in spiral notebooks and jot down on sticky notes.
Jenissa’s publishing career started at Writers House when she was selected for the Fall 2020 internship class. In January 2021, she was hired full time in the subrights department as the Global Licensing and Media Rights Assistant. She moved to BookEnds in April 2022, where she is thrilled to begin building a list as an Associate Agent and Subrights Manager. Jenissa is interested in increasing the BIPOC space in Publishing and is always on the lookout for new underrepresented authors.
Born in upstate New York and raised in Georgia, Jenissa is a first-generation Jamaican. She is an alumna of Georgia State University where she received her Bachelor’s in English, Creative Writing. Jenissa currently lives in New York, and when she’s not reading submissions, plotting new story ideas, or adding books to her never-ending to-be-read pile, you will most likely find her snacking, power napping, or binging reruns of Criminal Minds and The Office.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Action/Adventure * Christian Fiction * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Inspirational Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
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Biography
Stacey Graham is a literary agent with 3 Seas Literary Agency. She has worked both sides of the literary door as a humor writer with the wickedly funny Zombie Tarot, screenwriter, ghostwriter, and short story writer, and formerly as an agent with Red Sofa Literary. She loves working with writers at all stages of their careers and uses her experience in authorship to help navigate the sometimes turbulent waters of publishing for her clients. She is currently looking to expand her list with snappy Rom-Coms, hilarious/spooky middle grade, and weird nonfiction.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Graphic Novel * Horror * Middle Grade Fiction * Paranormal * Romance * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Animals/Pets * Art * Business * Celebrity * Design * Environment * Film/Entertainment * Gardening * Gay/Lesbian * How-To * Lifestyle * Nature * Pop Culture * Science * Technology *
P.O. Box 444 Sun Prairie WI 53590 USA
Biography
Susan Graham is a literary agent with Einstein Literary Management. They joined Einstein Literary Management as an assistant in 2015 and now has a growing list of author and illustrator clients. They hold a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature and a Master’s Degree in English from Simmons College. They currently live in Brooklyn with their two cats, appropriately named Chicken and The Crocodile.
Susan’s looking for children’s and young adult fiction in all genres, but their favorite books are often science fiction and fantasy, especially written with a queer lens. They also enjoy picture books and represent graphic novels in all age categories and in all genres. They’re particularly interested in friendships and sibling narratives, and monster protagonists are always a plus. They’re looking for a good non-fiction or two for children or teens but don’t know about what. For adult prose, they prefer genre fiction, and monster protagonists are still a plus. Works by and about marginalized voices are welcome and encouraged.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult *
4 South Orange Avenue #245 South Orange NJ 07079 USA
Biography
Kara Grajkowski is a literary agent with the 3 Seas Literary Agency. As a child, I remember trips to the post office with my mom, Michelle Grajkowski, multiple times a week to fill our minivan trunk with tons of white USPS bins for her new (super cool) literary agency. The bins would end up in the dark, scary, basement room next to our playroom. I always wondered what secrets were typed in mom’s manuscripts… Years later, as I scanned through the library of mom’s published books in a different dark, scary room in our basement, I fell in love with the secrets that I was learning with every page I turned. Now, as an adult, I have become obsessed with bringing secrets out of the basement library and into my (very colorful) elementary classroom library. When I am not teaching fractions and key details, you can find me singing, trying new restaurants, exploring with my corgi, Momo, or finding the best bargains.
If you are ready to bring your secrets into the world with me (preferably into well-lit, not-so-scary rooms), query me!
Wishlist:
Contemporary Middle Grade Fiction
Contemporary YA Fiction
Own Voices
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Action/Adventure * Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Contemporary * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Graphic Novel * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * New Adult * Picture Book * Romance * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Juvenile * Multicultural * Parenting/Child Guidance * Psychology * Travel * Women’s Issues *
Biography
Michelle Grajkowski is a literary agent with 3 Seas Literary Agency. From the moment Michelle Grajkowski first opened the doors to the 3 Seas Literary Agency in August of 2000, she has been living her dream. (What could be better than surrounding yourself with amazing authors and their exciting and imaginative books?) Since then, her agency has sold almost 700 books to all the major publishing houses, and has grown from one agent to three!
Michelle’s client list includes New York Times Bestselling Authors Katie MacAlister, Cathy McDavid, Kerrelyn Sparks and C.L. Wilson. She primarily represents romance, women’s fiction, young adult and middle grade fiction along with select non-fiction projects with a terrific message. She is currently looking for fantastic writers with a voice of their own.
When not curled up with a great manuscript, Michelle loves to spend time with her husband, children and her two crazy puppies, who refuse to grow up.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Action/Adventure * Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Christian Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Crime/Detective/Police * Espionage/Military * Ethnic Fiction * Family Saga * Fantasy * Graphic Novel * Historical * Humor Fiction * Inspirational Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Religious * Romance * Satire * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Western * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Animals/Pets * Biography * Business * Celebrity * Christian * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Design * Environment * Fitness * Food/Drinks * Gardening * Gift/Novelty * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Journalism * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Military/War * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Nature * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Politics * Psychology * Religion * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * Sports * Technology * Travel * Women’s Issues *
P.O. Box 444 Sun Prairie WI 53590 USA
Biography
Ben Grange is a literary agent with the L. Perkins Agency. He started out at a small publishing company in Salt Lake City, UT and proceeded to do internships at three literary agencies before working as the assistant at the JABberwocky Literary Agency. He decided he wanted to be an agent sometime along the line, and is happily growing an amazing list of clients.
His tastes gravitate towards middle grade fiction, and he is particularly on the lookout for exceptional author-illustrators who write middle grade or young adult. He sometimes gets the inkling to read a great YA sci-fi or fantasy, particularly weird or slightly dark stories (à la The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater). Thanks to his time at JABberwocky, he also loves epic fantasy and science fiction, and although his focus is on middle grade and young adult, he won’t say no to a great fantasy or sci-fi. He is also interested in pop culture non-fiction for authors with established platforms.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Fantasy * Graphic Novel * Middle Grade Fiction * Science Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Pop Culture *
5800 Arlington Ave. Riverdale NY 10471 USA
David Granger
Aevitas Creative ManagementDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
David Granger is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. Granger takes on projects with the potential to leave a mark. He, along with Todd Shuster, worked with former deputy director of the FBI Andrew McCabe on his #1 New York Times bestseller The Threat. Granger is especially proud of having worked with Julie Yip-Williams to bring her The Unwinding of the Miracle (a #6 NYT bestseller) into the world. He also helped Senator Jeff Flake and the young activists David and Lauren Hogg find readerships for books that shaped the national conversation.
Granger was the editor-in-chief of Esquire magazine for 19 years, from 1997 until 2016. During his tenure, the magazine won 17 National Magazine Awards and Granger was the industry’s editor of the year on three separate occasions. He was awarded the Missouri Honor Medal from the University of Missouri in 2014 for his contributions to journalism. He has a BA from the University of Tennessee and an MA from the University of Virginia.
Based in New York, Granger represents primarily non-fiction and is obsessed with topics across an extremely wide spectrum—politics; food culture; actual innovation in design, tech and science; fame. What binds these things is a yen for intensely original ideas and writing that pushes boundaries.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Literary * Mystery *
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Design * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * History * Memoir * Narrative * Technology * Politics * Science * Sports *
Biography
Janet Kobobel Grant is a literary agent with Books & Such Literary Agency. Janet had two goals as a grade-schooler: to read all the books in the library and to write a novel each summer. Her dream was to win the Pulitzer Prize. Well, she never did get all those books read, she seldom completed her summer writing project, and she certainly never won a Pulitzer Prize. But those unusual aspirations were indicative of her love of books.
She personally knows the pressures, uncertainties, and joys of writing because she’s written the following books: But Can She Type? with InterVarsity; Where Is God When I Need Him Most? with NavPress; Growing in Prayer; Experiencing God’s Presence; Every Child Needs a Praying Mom (with Fern Nichols and a Silver Medallion winner); The Breast Cancer Care Book (with Sally M. Knox, M.D. and a Retailers Choice finalist); and collaborated on several Women of Faith books (all with Zondervan).
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chick Lit * Christian Fiction * Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Inspirational Fiction * Literary * Mainstream * Mystery * Religious * Romance * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Christian * Cooking/Cookbook * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Family * Fitness * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Humor * Lifestyle * Medical/Medicine * Memoir * Parenting/Child Guidance * Reference * Religion * Self-Help/Personal Development * Spirituality * True Crime *
2222 Cleveland Avenue #1005 Santa Rosa CA 95403 USA
Biography
Kathryn Green is a literary agent with the Kathryn Green Literary Agency. Kathryn says: “I love books. I always wanted my career to be somehow associated with books. My earliest aspiration was to be a librarian, but a high school guidance counselor pointed me towards journalism. My first job was working in the publications department of the Girl Scouts of America. From there it was a seismic leap to Penthouse magazine where I began as an editorial assistant and later became Fiction Editor, putting me squarely in my comfort zone—surrounded by books.
Some years later after moving to and back from London and apprenticing at a friend’s agency; I decided to open my own literary agency where I thought I could happily nest amongst even more books.
In the decade since then I have purposely kept my list small. I am happy to consider all types of fiction but particularly like historical fiction, cozy mysteries, young adult and middle grade. For non-fiction I am interested in memoir, parenting, humor with a pop culture bent, and history. Quirky non- fiction is also a particular favorite.
I have a BA in Journalism from The George Washington University.
I am a member of the Women’s Media Group and an advisory member of the National Council of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University.”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Historical * How-To * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * NoPB * Romance * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Parenting/Child Guidance * Pop Culture * Prescriptive * Reference * Travel *
157 Columbus Avenue Suite 510 New York NY 10023 USA
Daniel Greenberg
Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary AgencyAAR/AALA MemberQuery method(s): Email * Online Form *Biography
Daniel Greenberg is a literary agent with the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. Although Daniel’s specialties are narrative non-fiction, memoir, popular culture, and humor, he will take on any project as long as there’s a personal connection with the book and he’s positively excited about representing the author. No non-fiction topic will ruffle his feathers. As he says, “I can fall in love with a 650 page book on the pencil.” Over the years he’s worked with, among others, rock critics, novelists, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, television writers, Onions, conspiracy kooks, performance artists, renowned professors, pug photographers and the New York Times reporters. Yet, he often loses sleep worrying that his list is too narrow.
Daniel is a native New Yorker but he went off to the hinterlands of Madison, Wisconsin for college. He graduated with honors, a year in Florence under his belt, and a brand-new degree in European History to bring home to his astonished family and friends on the Lower East Side. A brief stint in the Penguin USA Subsidiary Rights Department, coupled with the odd thought that he was Italian, led Daniel off to Italy to work for the Roberto Santachiara Literary Agency in Pavia. In 1994 Daniel returned to New York and joined the agency. In 2002, he became a Principal.
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NONFICTION: Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Humor * Medical/Medicine * Memoir * Narrative * Pop Culture * Sports *
307 Seventh Ave. Suite 2407 New York NY 10001 USA
Biography
Yvette Greewald is a literary agent with The Leshne Agency. Yvette loves reading books across all genres and has a special fondness for literary fiction and memoir. She previously worked as a corporate attorney at several NYC law firms, and was a summer intern for Justice Sonia Sotomayer before she joined the Supreme Court and was in private practice. Yvette holds a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School where she was an editor of the Law Review. Yvette graduated with a BA in English from Tulane University where she authored an honors thesis examining coming-of-age works by Charles Dickens and George Eliot.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Memoir *
590 West End Avenue Suite 11D New York NY 10024 USA
Biography
Evan Gregory is a literary agent with the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency. Evan Gregory began at the agency in 2008 as an Assistant. Hehas been a Senior Agent since 2014, specializing in genre fiction and commercial non-fiction, especially the areas of SFF and pop-culture. Previously he worked as subsidiary rights manager for the agency as well as an assistant to Ethan.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Literary * Magical Realism * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller *
NONFICTION: Ethnic * Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * Journalism * Medical/Medicine * Multicultural * Science * Technology * Travel * True Adventure *
548 Broadway #5E New York NY 10012 USA
Karen Grencik
Red Fox LiteraryDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email * Postal Mail *Biography
Karen Grenick is a literary agent with Red Fox Literary Agency. Karen became a literary agent because of a man she admired. She wanted the world to know his story, so she set out to make that happen. Within a year she’d accomplished her goal. Double Luck, Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan, written by Lu Chi Fa with Becky White, was published by Holiday House in 2001.
Over the next few years, Karen signed new clients and sold award-winning titles. Among the awards garnered by her authors are the Parents’ Choice Gold Award for Best Non-Fiction, the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Best Picture Book Text, and the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best New Fiction.
In June 2011 Karen joined forces with Abigail Samoun to open Red Fox Literary. She has been ranked by Publishers Marketplace as one of the Top 10 agents for children’s book sales in both 2012 and 2013.
Karen’s philosophy is simple: “When you choose to write children’s books, it’s just that—it’s a choice. You do it because you love it. You do it because it fills you with passion. You do it because it brings you joy. You are among the lucky ones who live life with purpose. But you also must do everything you can possibly think of to achieve your goals.
“And you must be nice.”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult *
Jennifer Grimaldi
Chalberg & Sussman Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Jennifer Grimaldi is a literary agent with the Chalberg & Sussman Literary Agency. Raised on a steady diet of Holly Black & Philip Pullman, Jennifer Grimaldi (formerly Jennifer Letwack) has always gravitated toward otherworldly, fantastical novels that reflect our own world’s past and present. At St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne, she edited and acquired S. Jae-Jones’ New York Times bestseller WINTERSONG—a Labyrinth-inspired gothic YA—and worked with numerous bestselling and award-winning authors such as Kate Forsyth. Jennifer’s broad exposure to the domestic and foreign publishing markets as a scout with Barbara Tolley & Associates further shaped her taste for the eclectic.
Now an agent with Chalberg & Sussman, where she first started her publishing career in 2012, Jennifer is building a list of historicals, romance, horror, and YA & adult sci-fi and fantasy.
Although the titles on her shelves have changed over the years, the content has not: they are still stuffed with magic and spaceships, fairytales and faraway lands. Across all genres, Jennifer loves strong, voice-driven novels, dark and romantic themes, and books that make her think—and learn. She is particularly excited by books that explore gender and sexuality, especially those with diverse, LGBTA+ leads, and own-voice writers.
Aspects sure to delight her include: cities and urban-planning, anecdotal histories, that trope where there were supposed to be two rooms at the hotel but they’re all booked up so the leads have to share, spies, thieves, mythological retellings, witches just trying to get by, weird obsessions, and puns.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Historical * Horror * Romance * Science Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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About Mark Malatesta
MARK MALATESTA is a former literary agent turned author coach. Mark now helps authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books) get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company Literary Agent Undercover and The Bestselling Author. Mark’s authors have gotten six-figure book deals, been on the NYT bestseller list, and published with houses such as Random House, Scholastic, and Thomas Nelson. Click here to learn more about Mark Malatesta and click here for Reviews of Mark Malatesta.
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Author Coaching Testimonials
“Mark, finding you has been both a treat and a treasure—I just signed a contract with my new literary agent!
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In today’s publishing marketplace, agents come and go. They also very often seem to just want an easy pathway to make a buck. Many authors are let go by their agents because their last book didn’t do well enough and the agent doesn’t want to devote the time to help the author. That’s not what you’re about Mark. Even established authors need this type of support in today’s marketplace.”
Author of ten fiction and nonfiction books
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“I’m psyched to have this be official. After getting five different offers for representation from top literary agents, I signed with Stephanie Tade who got me a 6-figure book deal with Penguin!
Getting multiple agents interested in my work was really important to me. I’ve dealt with agents before and gotten screwed on things contractually so I wanted to do it differently this time. I wanted choices.
Having you help me create that, and navigate my options, was really helpful. I heard other authors talk about their great relationships with their agents and it made me want the same thing. Now I have that.”
Author of Woman on Fire
(Penguin Books)
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“After sending out the query Mark revised for me, I had the opportunity to speak with literary agents from top agencies such as Janklow & Nesbit, Trident Media, Anderson Lit, and Folio. I signed with Don Fehr at Trident and, a short time later I had a publishing contract with Berkley Books, which recently published my book in hardcover.
Before that, I sent my query letter out on my own to 30 or 40 agents and got a lot of rejections. I then found Mark online while I was researching agents. I was surprised that he offered so much during his initial consultation—for a very modest amount of money.
I don’t know what would have happened if I hadn’t worked with Mark. I can’t even imagine that now though, because of the grief and detours I experienced before we worked together. It was a time-consuming pain in the neck. If you want to get the attention of top literary agents and publishers, there is no substitute for working with an insider. You can’t beat experience. And having Mark on your side is incredibly valuable.”
Author of Single Handed
(Berkley Books, a Division of Penguin Random House)
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“AHHH! OMG, it happened! I got three offers of representation for my children’s picture book in the United States, even though I live abroad! When I woke up and found the first offer for representation in my email in box, I wanted to scream. But my family was still asleep so I couldn’t. 🙂
Just 8 minutes after I sent a query letter to one of my favorite agents, she replied and asked to see my manuscript. A short time later we had a lovely conversation. She was interested in representing me and sounded very positive and enthusiastic about my book. Since I also got offers from two other agents, I had to turn two of them down. One of them was upset and it felt like I was breaking her heart, but you just have to do it. I kept reminding myself that this is a good problem to have!”
Author/Illustrator of Lon-Lon’s Big Night
and many other children’s books
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“Mark, after you helped me land a top literary agent, I got publishing offers from THREE well-known publishers: Amacom, Palgrave Macmillan, and McGraw-Hill (they’re publishing my book in hardcover)!
I was at Disneyworld with my family, in the Haunted Mansion, when I got the call. I went outside and listened to the voicemail message from my agent. A huge smile came over my face. It was a fantastic feeling. For a moment I felt like life was perfect and the angels were singing.
You’re filling an important need so I’ll say this to every other author reading this testimonial. Mark showed me that getting a top literary agent is a science. If you’ve written a book, or you’re in the process, you’ve already invested a lot—a lot more than money. Don’t stop yourself from getting out there to fulfill your purpose and dreams. Thank you so, so much, Mark!!!”
Author of Customer Focused Process Innovation (McGraw Hill)
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“I got a book deal! After I started sending out my new query letter I had 6 literary agents request my manuscript in a short amount of time, which is awesome. Then, within 2 weeks of my agent starting to pitch my story to publishers, we had an offer. I signed a book contract yesterday. A little while later my agent told me that a TV co-producer asked for more info about my book.
By the way, the acquiring editor that fell in love with the manuscript jumped in with both feet and we just worked out our timeline for publication. She’s as passionate about getting my book out as I am, and that means everything. She read the manuscript in two days and said she couldn’t put it down. And the book is going to be published as a hardcover!”
Author of A Chick in the Cockpit
(Behler Publications)
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“Thank you Mark! After you helped me get a well-known agent with Hartline Literary Agency (for my previously self-published murder mystery), he got me a deal with an American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) approved publisher. I’m hard-pressed to find anything that I had an expectation for that you didn’t deliver on.
Before I worked with you I sent out queries, but no one ever requested my complete manuscript. Comparing your new version of my query to the one I wrote before, I can see a vast difference.
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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)