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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
Courtney Miller-Callihan founded Handspun Literary Agency in 2016, after more than ten years with Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. Her eclectic list includes women’s fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, romance, science fiction & fantasy, YA novels, humor, and practical nonfiction.
A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., Literature), and Johns Hopkins University (M.A., English), she lives in San Diego with her family.
She is always looking for stories she can’t stop reading.
For adult fiction, Courtney represents only mainstream fiction (including historical fiction and women’s fiction), romance (all subgenres except inspirational), mystery novels, and speculative fiction.
For nonfiction, Courtney represents work targeting all age groups (children and adults). Though she will consider nonfiction on any topic, work that deals primarily with issues of religion or spirituality is unlikely to be a good fit.
She is not currently accepting new middle-grade, early reader, or picture book submissions.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Historical * Horror * Humor Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * NoMG * NoPB * Romance * Satire * Science Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Ethnic * Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Middle Grade * Multicultural * Young Adult *
10606 Camino Ruiz Suite 8-291 San Diego CA 92126 USA
Biography
Alina Mitchell is a literary agent with MacGregor & Luedeke. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English/Professional Writing with a minor in Business Management from Oakwood University, a Master of Arts in English & Secondary Education from the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) and an Instructional Design/eLearning Certificate from Oregon State University.
Beginning her writing and education career working as a Freshman Composition instructor at UAH, Alina always encouraged her students to have a sense of agency and own their voices through their writing. She continued to pursue her passion working as a secondary English teacher, principal and higher education administrator.
In 2019, Alina published her debut book, The Color of Beauty: The Life and Work of New York Fashion Icon Ophelia DeVore, which chronicled the life of her grand-aunt Ophelia DeVore, the 1st Black model in the United States. Additionally, she freelances as a writer with Darklight Studios and evaluates standardized writing exams with the Educational Testing Services.
As a literary agent, Alina is actively looking for nonfiction proposals including memoir, biographies, how-to, elementary & secondary education topics, religion/spirituality, narrative nonfiction, and new perspectives in history, arts & culture.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION:
NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Christian * Cultural/Social Issues * Education * History * How-To * Memoir * Narrative * Pop Culture * Religion * Spirituality *
PO Box 1316 Manzanita OR 97130 USA
Biography
Emily Mitchell is a literary agent with the Wernick & Pratt Agency. She lives in Massachusetts because of Anastasia Krupnik: after reading the eponymous classic dozens of times as a child, she got it in her head that going to college in Massachusetts was something she should do, so she did. Emily began her career at Sheldon Fogelman Agency, handling submissions, subsidiary rights, and coffee. She then spent eleven years at Charlesbridge Publishing as senior editor, contracts manager, and director of corporate strategy. At Charlesbridge her books included A Mother’s Journey by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Alan Marks (a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book); Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein by Susan Goldman Rubin (a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction finalist and winner of the Sydney Taylor Jewish Book Award); the Aggie and Ben series of early readers by Lori Ries, illustrated by Frank W. Dormer; and Flying the Dragon, a debut middle-grade novel by Natalie Dias Lorenzi. After a brief post-MBA stint in the non-publishing world, Emily is thrilled to be back where she belongs in children’s books. Emily holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Harvard, a master’s in secondary English education from Syracuse, and an MBA from Babson. She lives outside Boston with her husband, daughter, and son—known to her legions of social-media fans as Cabana Boy, La Munch, and the Boy, respectively. Emily is accepting new clients in all genres for children.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Christian Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult *
4455 Douglas Avenue Riverdale NY 10471 USA
Heather Mitchell
Gelfman Schneider/ICMDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Postal Mail *Biography
Heather Mitchell is a literary agent with the Gelfman Schneider/ICM Literary Agency. Heather was born in Montreal, Canada. She started her career in Paris as a sports agent and continued for 15 years before the allure of books brought her skills as an agent to New York and to Gelfman Schneider in 2006. Heather represents a number of bestselling authors, but she is particularly interested in narrative non-fiction, historical fiction and young debut authors with strong voices.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Historical * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Narrative *
Kristen Moeller
Waterside ProductionsDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Kristen Moeller is a literary agent with Waterside Productions, Inc. She has spent over 30 years in the field of psychology and personal growth and over 10 years behind the scenes of the book world, beginning as an acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing and later becoming the executive publisher for Persona Publishing, a boutique self-publishing imprint.
Kristen is intimately acquainted with the challenges of being an author. She launched herself into the world of non-fiction with her first published book and has since released two other titles. With her background as a therapist, her experience as an author, and her expertise in the world of publishing, Kristen excels in gently guiding authors through the publishing process as well as providing the much needed encouragement along the way.
A natural-born networker, Kristen loves the relationship building aspect of agenting and has an always expanding list of top editors in both the New York publishing world as well as the most innovative of independents.
For as long as she can remember, escaping into the wonders of a great novel has been a favorite way to unwind. Kristen seeks to discover (mostly female) authors of literary fiction or deep and gritty memoir about walking through the fires of life without losing our way.
A three time TEDx speaker, she has been featured on NPR, ABC, NBC, Fox News, the New York Times, Huffington Post and had a stint on TLC’s Tiny House Nation.
Kristen lives in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, a Rhodesian Ridgeback and two pit bull rescues.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Literary * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Memoir * Self-Help/Personal Development * Women’s Issues *
Biography
Colleen Mohyde is a literary agent with the Doe Coover Agency. Colleen established an affiliation with the Agency in 1992 after a decade as an editor at Little, Brown & Company. She represents an eclectic and wide-ranging list of authors, including Pulitzer Prize winners, PEN Award recipients, and New York Times bestsellers. She is first and foremost interested in gifted storytelling, whether in literary fiction or narrative non-fiction, and is also interested in biography, business, psychology, health, sports, music, history, and politics.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Health/Wellness * History * Music * Narrative * Politics * Psychology * Sports *
P.O. Box 668 Winchester MA 01890 USA
Stefanie Molina
LadderbirdDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Stefanie Molina is a literary agent with Ladderbird. She has spent her career advocating for marginalized folks in publishing as a technical editor at a national laboratory, senior editor at the literary journal F(r)iction, and book coach and editor for women of color. She is one-half Mexican, one-quarter Japanese, and one-quarter Irish and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, both from the University of California at Davis. Aside from reading, she enjoys hiking, swimming, baking strange new things, and playing the piano. Her favorite place in the world is Yosemite National Park.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Action/Adventure * Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Historical * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * Picture Book * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Animals/Pets * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Food/Drinks * Memoir * Multicultural * Music * Narrative *
Biography
Katie Monson is a literary agent with SBR Media. She has been self-employed, watching children in her home for the last 12 years, and has enjoyed the privilege of being home to raise her children. She recently made the decision to massively change up her life and find a different path to take while still being able to home with her kids, leading her to SBR Media. Katie has always had a passion for reading ever since she was a little girl. Over the years she developed a strong interest in reading indie romance books, which naturally led to blogging, beta reading and editing small manuscripts for authors. She is self-motivated, organized and ready to represent clients and help lead them to success.
When Katie isn’t reading, sitting by the pool, or complaining about the cold Rochester winters, she can be found traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and spending time with her husband and four children in Rochester, NY.
“A book is a device to ignite the imagination.” ~ Alan Bennett
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chick Lit * Contemporary * Humor Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * New Adult * Picture Book * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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Biography
Andrea Montejo is a literary agent with the Indent Literary Agency. A native of Colombia, Andrea graduated from the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne. She started her career in publishing at HarperCollins in New York, where she was one of the founding editors of Rayo, the company’s Latino and Spanish-language imprint. Responsible for the publication of over 30 titles a year, she focused on bringing authors from Spain and Latin America to the United States. In 2007, Andrea started the Indent Literary Agency, where she represents Latino and Latin American authors for the U.S. market and throughout the world.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Government * Memoir * Multicultural * Narrative * True Crime * Women’s Issues *
145 Duane Street 2nd floor New York NY 10013 USA
Mary C. Moore
Kimberley Cameron & AssociatesDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Mary C. Moore is a literary agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates. She comes from a background in zoology. Her career in field biology took her all over, from Costa Rica to Maui, before moving to the San Francisco Zoo. But her love of books proved to be just as strong as her love of animals. She graduated from Mills College, Oakland with a MFA in Creative Writing and English and joined Kimberley Cameron & Associates in 2015, representing adult SFF. At the same time she moved north of the city and started a family, which rekindled a love for children’s literature. In 2019 she officially began agenting full time, opening her client list to all fiction genres and becoming a member of the Association of American Literary Agents.
She likes to work with clients long-term, and is comfortable representing multiple genres/age-ranges that an author is interested in, although prefers to begin a partnership in one genre before jumping to another.
She reads widely in all genres and age ranges; some recent favorites include Trust by Hernan Diaz, When you Trap a Tiger by Tae Kaller, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor, and Hooked by Michael Moss.
She is currently hoping to find layered and deeply satisfying upmarket fiction, bookclub fiction with light speculative elements, smart female detective stories, whimsical middle-grade, and young adult that explores identity and culture.
Know that she, Lisa, and Dorian tend to share submissions internally, as they have a lot of crossover taste in SFF and kid-lit. All the agents of KC&A are in constant communication, so please try to query only one of us.
She does not represent screenwriting or self-published work. She does represent picture books, but only with clients who primarily write in older age ranges, so please don’t submit picture books to her. She is interested in select nonfiction, but odds are you’ll want to query Kimberley, Liz, or Camille for most nonfiction.
If you’re not sure your project is a fit, query anyway, she loves to be surprised!
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Historical * Horror * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Romance * Science Fiction * Thriller * Western * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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Biography
Penny Moore is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. She is a Senior Agent at who represents children’s literature, mainly middle grade, chapter books, young adult, and select picture books. Her standout authors include: Shawn Amos, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Waka T. Brown, Auriane Desombre, Lyla Lee, Sangu Mandanna, Nicki Pau Preto, Maya Prasad, Jenna Yoon, and Katie Zhao.
Though she’s interested in all genres, she’s specifically seeking inventive works featuring breakout voices and compelling plot lines that will make young readers feel seen and heard for the first time.
Moore graduated from the University of Georgia with a double degree in Linguistics and Japanese Language & Literature. During her time as an undergraduate, she also studied comparative literature at top universities in Japan and South Korea. Penny joined Aevitas in 2018, starting in the industry as an assistant/associate agent at FinePrint Literary Management in 2014, then joining Empire Literary as an agent two years later, where she built out the children’s portion of the agency’s list.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Fantasy * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Romance * Science Fiction * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Celebrity * Cultural/Social Issues * Humor * Juvenile * Pop Culture *
19 W. 21st Street Suite 501 New York NY 10010 USA
Biography
Patricia Moosbrugger is a literary agent with the Patricia Moosbrugger Literary Agency. Patricia is an independent literary agent based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her client list includes several national bestsellers in both fiction and narrative nonfiction. She spent 15 years in the New York publishing world where she was director of subsidiary rights at Walker Books and Golden Books and acted as agent and rights director at the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * General Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Young Adult *
2720 Decker Avenue NW Albuquerque NM 87107 USA
Biography
* Picture Book authors should not submit unless also illustrators. *
Claire (Easton) Morance is a literary agent with Painted Words. She began her publishing career at Painted Words in 2012 as an assistant, and worked her way up to Agent. She is currently seeking picture book submissions from author-illustrators. She loves stories with humor and heart, relatable characters, unpredictable endings, and books that reflect the diversity of children’s experiences. Her favorite stories inspire compassion, curiosity, and a fresh way of looking at the world.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Picture Book *
NONFICTION: Juvenile *
New York NY USA
Biography
Alan Morell is a literary agent with Creative Management Partners. He is an American uber agent in the disciplines of Literary, Talent, Business Management, Branding Media Strategy, IP and Commercial Products Licensing. He is the Chairman and CEO of THE CREATIVE MANAGEMENT AGENCY: Creative Management Partners LLC, headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, with partner offices in New York, Toronto, and London.
Mr. Morell has had a long and successful career. Clients under his management have gone on to win prestigious awards: Grammy, Tony, Emmy, ESPY, Victors and NY Times Best Seller Author.
In over 30 years in the industry, he has managed more than 2,500 campaigns serving disciplines in Literary, Television, Film, Consulting, Advisory, as well as live events for the sectors of Entertainment, Sports, Arts and Corporate America.
Mr. Morell also has experience in developing growth strategy and market positioning for clients within the fashion, beauty, health, and lifestyle sectors. This includes identifying celebrity associations for media campaigns with video news releases, social media, and print and online publications, as well as coordinating with hundreds of news affiliates including Fox, MSNBC, and CNBC for live appearances and taped interviews.
Alan Morell supports several humanitarian efforts, including relief efforts in Darfur, the Clinton Foundation, and Haiti Relief, and serves on the Board of Leadership of Mass General Hospital.
Mr. Morell began his career at International Management Group, where he served in numerous executive capacities, including Corporate Vice President. He holds a degree from the University of Florida. His book, Social Media: Rebranding Outside the Clutter, will be released in fall of 2017 by iBooks.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION:
NONFICTION: Beauty/Fashion/Style * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Lifestyle * Medical/Medicine * Politics *
433 North Camden Drive 6th Floor Beverly Hills CA 90210 USA
Christina Morgan
Serendipity Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Christina Morgan is a literary agent with the Serendipity Literary Agency. She got her official start in book publishing as an agency assistant at Curtis Brown Ltd. She then worked in the adult editorial departments of Amistad/HarperCollins and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
At Amistad, she was a part of a team that published books including The Pursuit of Happyness, Confessions of a Video Vixen, The Known World, and more. At HMH, she was privileged to work with leading authors in translation including Umberto Eco, Charles Simic, Jose Sarramago, Wisława Szymborska, and many more.
Christina loves sports, particularly basketball, baseball, tennis, and football. She started watching baseball on television with her grandfather at age nine.
What She’s Looking For:
Her primary interests are adult literary fiction and non-fiction and select children’s projects.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * General Fiction * Literary * Sports Fiction *
NONFICTION: General Fiction * Juvenile * Sports *
Emmanuelle Morgen
Stonesong Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Emmanuelle Morgen is a literary agent with Stonesong Literary Agency. She represents children’s books for all ages, from picture book to YA, as well as adult commercial fiction and nonfiction. In fiction, she particularly enjoys science fiction and fantasy, women’s fiction and romance, historical fiction, and novels that give voice to the experiences of marginalized voices. She has a soft spot for journey stories and well-developed villains. In nonfiction, she works with psychology, sociology, self-help, and memoir. Emmanuelle has worked in book publishing her entire career, beginning at Fodor’s, the travel division of Random House in 1999. In 2006, she joined Wendy Sherman Associates as an agent, and in 2011 she moved to Stonesong. Prior to starting a career in book publishing, she worked briefly as a teacher, baker, server, and library shelver at various times during high school, college, and a gap year after college. As bi-cultural American, she is particularly interested in outsider stories and perspectives.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Science Fiction * Suspense * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Cultural/Social Issues * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * History * Juvenile * Memoir * Middle Grade * Mind/Body/Spirit * Multicultural * Psychology * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Young Adult *
Howard Morhaim
Howard Morhaim Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Howard Morhaim is a literary agent with the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. Howard Morhaim’s publishing career has included time as a line editor, as a book doctor, and as an acquisitions editor in a variety of publishing houses in New York. In 1979, he established his eponymous literary agency, making use of his editing background to foster close relationships with his clients and their work. He represents renowned authorities in history, biography, art, architecture, science, and religion, as well as canonical authors in literary fiction, thrillers, mystery, science fiction, and fantasy.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * Fantasy * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Horror * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Mystery * NoPB * Romance * Science Fiction * Thriller *
NONFICTION: Architecture * Art * Biography * Business * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Lifestyle * Memoir * Money/Finance * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Politics * Reference * Religion * Science * Sports * Travel * True Crime *
Biography
Janna Morishima is a literary agent with New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. She specializes in graphic novels and visual storytelling. She currently represents a diverse range of comics creators, including Misako Rocks, Shauna Grant, Andi Watson, and Black Sands Entertainment.
Janna started her career at Scholastic, where she co-founded the Graphix imprint and helped sign creators who have had huge impacts on the field, such as Raina Telgemeier, Jeff Smith, and Kazu Kibuishi.
She then became director of the Kids Group for Diamond Book Distributors, where she worked with publishers such as Marvel, Dark Horse, Oni Press, and Image Comics, and helped launch Françoise Mouly’s Toon Books imprint.
In addition to her background in publishing, she has worked as an associate producer for documentary films and as an assistant kindergarten teacher and in a high school for teens in the juvenile justice system. She later launched and ran the NYC Department of Education’s “NYC Reads 365” literacy initiative.
She is the founder of Janna Co. and Kids Comics Unite, an online community for kids and YA graphic novel professionals. Find out more at http://jannaco.co and https://www.kidscomicsunite.com/.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Graphic Novel * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
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110 West 40th Street Suite 2201 New York NY 10018 USA
Will Morningstar
Laura Gross Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Will Morningstar is a literary agent with the Laura Gross Literary Agency. He says: “A Boston-area native, I studied the anthropology of religion before turning to publishing. I began my editorial career with two magazines at Harvard University and later as an assistant at LGLA. I have several years of experience as a freelance editor for academic and trade publishers, and have also worked as an indie bookseller and film producer. I now spend much of my time as a freelance Spanish-to-English translator. My translations can be found in the Massachusetts Review and Latin American Literature Today.
As an affiliate agent, I will focus mainly on bringing Spanish-language books into Anglophone markets, but I am also building a small list of authors who write in English. I work with literature for both children and adults and am committed to amplifying underrepresented voices.”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Ethnic Fiction * General Fiction * Multicultural Fiction *
NONFICTION: Ethnic * General Nonfiction * Multicultural *
Biography
Samantha Morrice is a literary agent with The Leshne Agency. She is originally from Laguna Beach, California. Sam is also a fitness teacher and actress and previously worked at the literary agency, William Clark Associates. She enjoys reading anything and everything, but has a particular soft spot for historical fiction, and non-fiction works about pop-culture and current events, cookbooks, health & fitness, and history.
Sam gave all her money to NYU so she could get an MA in copyediting, copywriting & fact-checking and a joint BFA & BA in history and musical theatre. She worked as Jane Krakowski’s body double on season two of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt where she got to meet Tina Fey. Whoever said don’t meet your heroes is a liar.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Historical *
NONFICTION: Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Fitness * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Pop Culture *
590 West End Avenue Suite 11D New York NY 10024 USA
Gary Morris
David Black AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Gary Morris is a literary agent with the David Black Agency. Gary started working as a literary agent in 1996 after a brief period in graduate school studying literature. These facts are almost entirely unrelated. Since then he has represented New York Times and national best sellers, award-winning non-fiction and fiction. He has worked on books in many categories, including politics and current events, biography, memoir, practical non-fiction, and impractical fiction. He works very closely with his clients to ensure that what is presented to publishers is the best and most marketable expression of their work.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: Biography * Current Events/Affairs * General Nonfiction * Memoir * Politics * Practical *
Biography
Natascha Morris is a literary agent with The Tobias Literary Agency. She joined The Tobias Agency in 2020 after previously working at BookEnds Literary. With a B.A. in English Literary Studies and a M.S. in Publishing, Natascha is a self-described “publishing nerd.” She spent most of her childhood in a leather chair, with her nose in a book, and her passion for books across genres, coupled with her desire to find amazing talent, drove her to make the transition from editorial to literary agent.
Natascha’s editorial philosophy stems from the idea that all books should be well written and entertaining, and that all children should see themselves and their lives in books. Some of her books include ALA award winning Queen of Physics by Teresa Robeson, Grandpa Grumps by Katrina Moore, JLG selected We Wait for the Sun and Oona illustrated by Raissa Figueroa, and The Library of Lost Things and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey.
She’s is primarily looking for picture books, middle grade and young adult manuscripts across most genres, including graphic novels. She is also open to illustrator submissions.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Middle Grade Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION:
276 5th Avenue New York NY 10001 USA
Biography
Richard Morris is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbitt Associates. Richard Morris has been with Janklow & Nesbit Associates since 1998 representing narrative nonfiction and literary fiction. He is particularly interested in books that challenge our common assumptions, be it in the fields of cultural history, business, food, sports, science or faith.
Richard grew up in Philadelphia and received a B.A. in English Literature from Hobart College in 1992 and an M.F.A. from Emerson College in 1997. He studied abroad through Advanced Studies in England in Bath and Trinity College in Rome.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Literary *
NONFICTION: Business * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * History * Memoir * Money/Finance * Narrative * Politics * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Sports *
285 Madison Avenue 21st Floor New York NY 10017 USA
Biography
* Picture Book authors should not submit unless also illustrators. *
Andrea Morrison is a literary agent with Writers House. She says: “I’ve worked in both the California and New York offices of Writers House, having started as an intern and working my way up to agent. I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with a variety of award-winning authors and illustrators, in genres ranging from picture books to middle grade and YA, to adult literary fiction and nonfiction.
I studied Literature & Writing at University of California, San Diego and earned my MFA in Fiction from Columbia University — not only do I understand the revision process from an agent’s point of view, I also understand it from a writer’s perspective. I truly love editorial work, and am hands-on when it comes to helping authors revise and build projects.”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chick Lit * Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * New Adult * Picture Book * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Film/Entertainment * General Nonfiction * Juvenile * Memoir * Middle Grade * Narrative * Pop Culture * Upmarket * Young Adult *
120 Broadway 22nd floor New York NY 10271 USA
Biography
Michele Mortimer is a literary agent with Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents. She started with the agency as a freelance reader and joined full-time in 2003. In addition to representing select clients, she is our In-House Editor and Rights Director, covering serial sales and permissions. She currently considers literary fiction, sophisticated crime and mystery, young adult fiction, and fully-illustrated picture books. Nonfiction interests include music, sports, yoga & mindfulness, animal welfare, feminism, and crime.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Historical * Horror * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Animals/Pets * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Ethnic * Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Multicultural * Music * Narrative * Pop Culture * Sports * True Crime * Women’s Issues *
275 Fair Street Suite 17D Kingston NY 12401 USA
Biography
Adam Muhlig is a literary agent with the McIntosh & Otis Literary Agency. He is the latest addition to M&O. As an agent, Adam’s current interests include popular culture, natural history, travel and adventure, and sports. Adam is pursuing books that offer fresh a perspective or new analysis by or about mavericks in these fields. Keeping with McIntosh and Otis’ great tradition, he is seeking works that will have classic value and long-term strength like the volumes of so many authors represented by M&O. His editorial work includes research, organization and indexing of Karl Shapiro’s provocative essay collection Creative Glut: Selected Essays. He also assisted Alan Tennant on his now classic On the Wing a New York Times bestseller. As an archival appraiser for more than fifteen years Adam Muhlig has worked on collections by many noted musicians and entertainment industry figures, naturalists, historians, and poets and writers, including several United States Poets Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winners.
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NONFICTION: Film/Entertainment * History * Music * Nature * Pop Culture * Sports * Travel * True Adventure *
207 E. 37th Street Suite BG New York NY 10016 USA
Biography
Deirdre Mullane is a literary agent with Mullane Literary Associates, which she founded in 2007. Deirdre is a publishing executive with more than two decades in the industry as a publicist, editor, publisher, editor, agent, and author.
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This literary agent represents:
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NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Current Events/Affairs * Environment * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Nature * Politics * Psychology * Reference * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Sports *
55 Joralemon St Brooklyn NY 11201 USA
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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!
My career has spanned publishing, TV, and feature film. I’ve served as Creative Dir. for the Magazine Group, TIME Inc.; Dir. of Time World News Service, a Founding Dir. of TIME-Life Films; Exec. Prod. for both the CBS and NBC TV Networks; Prod./Dir.: Movies of the Week: CBS Cinema Center Films and Universal MCA.
In today’s publishing marketplace, agents come and go. They also very often seem to just want an easy pathway to make a buck. Many authors are let go by their agents because their last book didn’t do well enough and the agent doesn’t want to devote the time to help the author. That’s not what you’re about Mark. Even established authors need this type of support in today’s marketplace.”
Author of ten fiction and nonfiction books
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“I’m psyched to have this be official. After getting five different offers for representation from top literary agents, I signed with Stephanie Tade who got me a 6-figure book deal with Penguin!
Getting multiple agents interested in my work was really important to me. I’ve dealt with agents before and gotten screwed on things contractually so I wanted to do it differently this time. I wanted choices.
Having you help me create that, and navigate my options, was really helpful. I heard other authors talk about their great relationships with their agents and it made me want the same thing. Now I have that.”
Author of Woman on Fire
(Penguin Books)
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“After sending out the query Mark revised for me, I had the opportunity to speak with literary agents from top agencies such as Janklow & Nesbit, Trident Media, Anderson Lit, and Folio. I signed with Don Fehr at Trident and, a short time later I had a publishing contract with Berkley Books, which recently published my book in hardcover.
Before that, I sent my query letter out on my own to 30 or 40 agents and got a lot of rejections. I then found Mark online while I was researching agents. I was surprised that he offered so much during his initial consultation—for a very modest amount of money.
I don’t know what would have happened if I hadn’t worked with Mark. I can’t even imagine that now though, because of the grief and detours I experienced before we worked together. It was a time-consuming pain in the neck. If you want to get the attention of top literary agents and publishers, there is no substitute for working with an insider. You can’t beat experience. And having Mark on your side is incredibly valuable.”
Author of Single Handed
(Berkley Books, a Division of Penguin Random House)
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“AHHH! OMG, it happened! I got three offers of representation for my children’s picture book in the United States, even though I live abroad! When I woke up and found the first offer for representation in my email in box, I wanted to scream. But my family was still asleep so I couldn’t. 🙂
Just 8 minutes after I sent a query letter to one of my favorite agents, she replied and asked to see my manuscript. A short time later we had a lovely conversation. She was interested in representing me and sounded very positive and enthusiastic about my book. Since I also got offers from two other agents, I had to turn two of them down. One of them was upset and it felt like I was breaking her heart, but you just have to do it. I kept reminding myself that this is a good problem to have!”
Author/Illustrator of Lon-Lon’s Big Night
and many other children’s books
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“Mark, after you helped me land a top literary agent, I got publishing offers from THREE well-known publishers: Amacom, Palgrave Macmillan, and McGraw-Hill (they’re publishing my book in hardcover)!
I was at Disneyworld with my family, in the Haunted Mansion, when I got the call. I went outside and listened to the voicemail message from my agent. A huge smile came over my face. It was a fantastic feeling. For a moment I felt like life was perfect and the angels were singing.
You’re filling an important need so I’ll say this to every other author reading this testimonial. Mark showed me that getting a top literary agent is a science. If you’ve written a book, or you’re in the process, you’ve already invested a lot—a lot more than money. Don’t stop yourself from getting out there to fulfill your purpose and dreams. Thank you so, so much, Mark!!!”
Author of Customer Focused Process Innovation (McGraw Hill)
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“I got a book deal! After I started sending out my new query letter I had 6 literary agents request my manuscript in a short amount of time, which is awesome. Then, within 2 weeks of my agent starting to pitch my story to publishers, we had an offer. I signed a book contract yesterday. A little while later my agent told me that a TV co-producer asked for more info about my book.
By the way, the acquiring editor that fell in love with the manuscript jumped in with both feet and we just worked out our timeline for publication. She’s as passionate about getting my book out as I am, and that means everything. She read the manuscript in two days and said she couldn’t put it down. And the book is going to be published as a hardcover!”
Author of A Chick in the Cockpit
(Behler Publications)
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“Thank you Mark! After you helped me get a well-known agent with Hartline Literary Agency (for my previously self-published murder mystery), he got me a deal with an American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) approved publisher. I’m hard-pressed to find anything that I had an expectation for that you didn’t deliver on.
Before I worked with you I sent out queries, but no one ever requested my complete manuscript. Comparing your new version of my query to the one I wrote before, I can see a vast difference.
I’ve been in business for 35 years so I’m not just saying this… what you’re doing is phenomenal. There are other people offering similar services, but the difference is your success. Others might say they do similar things but, if you research them, they don’t have your background or track record.”
Author of The Rector
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“Mark, you’re a miracle worker. Thanks to your help with my book, query letter, and synopsis… I now have a legitimate publisher who described my book as ‘Powerful Magic’ and it’s now available in bookstores and online!
I’m a lifelong academic writer who one day found myself writing inspired short stories that came to me in dreams and I began thinking of them as novels. That’s when I had a momentous conversation, an introductory coaching call with Mark Malatesta, the American creative writing coach, or rather, to be precise, a how-to-sell-yourself-and-your-work adviser. It was the best-spent money of my life apart (possibly) for my wedding ring.”
Author of The Black Inked Pearl
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“Within 4 minutes of sending out my query letter, a top literary called me on the phone (the #1 agent on my wish list). Less than 30 days later I had three major publishers making offers. A few days after that, I signed a deal with Random House. Mark, your query letter did that.
My agent talked about the query letter you helped me create for a long, long time. When he first called me on the phone, he hadn’t seen any of my sample chapters. It was just the query letter that did it. Communicating the right thing is so important. You are a wonderful medium helping authors find their voice and elevate their writing from just a hobby to a real business… a source from which they can both learn and earn.”
Author of Lights Out
(Random House)
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“MARK, MARK, MARK!!!!!!! Holy smokes… I just signed my book deal. First, two well-known literary agents asked to represent me. One of them responded to my query letter in less than 4 minutes!!
Then THREE different publishers wanted my book and started talking about making offers. The publisher I chose is perfect for me because they produce titles for the trade, educational, and scientific markets. And they agreed to publish my book as a hardcover!!!
When I met you, Mark, it was a pivotal time. I was under the belief that I could self-publish my book with a vanity press and then seek a publisher. I didn’t know what a literary agent was, why I needed one, or how to get one. I was wandering in the dark. You guided me in the right direction and gave me a solid plan.”
Author of Intestinal Health
(Rowman & Littlefield)
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“Boom!!! I just signed a contract with Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins for (what I’ve been told by several people) is a very large advance for a first-time author.
Before working with Mark I submitted my book to agents but didn’t get any interest. This time around I got a top NY literary agency (Fine Print Lit). What cloud is higher than 9?
I had several agencies interested before deciding to go with Fine Print. And, to be honest, all of the attention didn’t surprise me. The query letter and proposal that Mark helped me develop were incredible. Agents actually said things to me like: ‘Scott, I read your proposal and I’m just blown away by it!’ Mark is extremely talented at what he does. If you have the opportunity to work with him, take advantage of it.”
Author of The Unbreakable Boy
(Harper Collins/Thomas Nelson)