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Deborah Ritchken

Marsal Lyon Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work PMB 121 665 San Rodolfo Dr. 124 Solana Beach California 92075 USAWork Email: Deborah@Marsallyonliteraryagency.comWebsite: http://www.marsallyonliteraryagency.com

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Ann Rittenberg

Ann Rittenberg Literary AgencyCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Postal Mail >

Work 15 Maiden Lane Suite 206 New York New York 10038 USAWork Email: info@rittlit.comWebsite: http://www.rittlit.com

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Ann Rittenberg is a literary agent with the Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency. Ann says: “After working for a year after college at the St. Petersburg Times, I moved to New York and took a job assisting Atheneum’s three editors, Barbara Anderman, Judy Kern, and Neil Nyren. The first week I was there, I typed a hundred blurb letters about “A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney,” the first thing I learned from Neil Nyren, now the publisher and editor-in-chief of Putnam, about publishing a book in as specific a way possible. I acquired my first book, a biography of the Irish short story writer Frank O’Connor; Judy Kern, a genius editor, taught me how to edit it, and the late Harry Ford, the head of production and the poetry editor (at Atheneum and later at Knopf), designed the jacket. I’ll never forget the day he came upstairs, stopped in front of the receptionist’s desk I occupied, lifted the tissue cover off his design with a flourish, and said, “Well? What do you think?” I thought it was great.

I became an editor at Atheneum before leaving to join the Julian Bach Agency, which was like dying and going to heaven. Julian loves life and, more specifically, HIS life, which is pretty terrific (for a glimpse of it, read Jan Morris’s essay “Jewish Friends” in Pleasures of a Tangled Life). Everything was “great idea – try it!” He used to give me advice about being an agent. “What is the one quality an agent needs to be a success?” I couldn’t think: a nose for the new, a business head, an ability to extract large sums of money from people? “No. It’s SHEER ANIMAL ENERGY.” Sheer animal energy seemed to be the ability to be the last man standing, which Julian embodied until his untimely death, at age 97, in October 2011.

When Julian sold his agency in 1992, I went out and incorporated my own, starting the office in a sunroom in an apartment in Chicago, transplanting to a little room off the back garden of our house in Brooklyn, then moving to Manhattan in 2000. In 2011 we moved to a beautiful new office with a long lease in Maiden Lane, which we fell in love with partly because our address is also the title of an obscure noir film starring Claire Trevor, 15 Maiden Lane. I married Paul Rittenberg the day Simon & Garfunkel had their reunion concert in Central Park. We live in Brooklyn, and we have three girls who love to read; their advice to writers can be found here.”

Peter Riva

International TransactionsCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work PO Box 97 Gila New Mexico 88038 USAWork Email: Submission-Fiction@IntlTrans.comWebsite: http://www.intltrans.com

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Judith Riven

Judith Riven Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Postal Mail >

Work 250 W. 16th Street 4F New York New York 10011 USAWork Email: RivenLitQueries@gmail.comWebsite: https://www.linkedin.com/company/judith-riven-literary-agent-llc/about/

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Sera Rivers

Speilburg Literary AgencyCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Online Form >

Work 12402 Harmony Landing Ln Goshen Kentucky 40026 USAWebsite: http://speilburgliterary.com/

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BJ Robbins

BJ Robbins Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work 5130 Bellaire Ave. N. Hollywood California 91607 USAWork Email: robbinsliterarysubmissions@gmail.comWebsite: https://www.bjrobbinsliterary.com/

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Kathy Robbins

The Robbins OfficeCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Postal Mail >

Work 509 Madison Avenue New York New York 10022 USAWork Email: krobbins@robbinsoffice.comWebsite: http://www.robbinsoffice.com/

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Claire Roberts

Claire Roberts Global Literary Management LLCAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work 78 Woodside Road Maplewood New Jersey 07040 USAWork Email: info@clairerobertsglobal.comWebsite: https://www.clairerobertsglobal.com/

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Soumeya Roberts

HG LiteraryAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Online Form >

Work 6 West 18th Street #7R New York New York 10011 USAWebsite: http://www.hsgagency.com

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Soumeya Roberts is a literary agent with HG Literary. Shejoined HG Literary as an agent in 2017. Prior to representing authors as a literary agent, Soumeya was a book scout at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates and began her career in the editorial department at an independent publishing company in San Francisco. She was agent at Writers House and the Susan Golomb Literary Agency, where she was also Foreign Rights Director, prior to joining HG Literary.

Soumeya represents award-winning and best-selling authors in literary and upmarket fiction, narrative non-fiction, and memoir, including Tara M. Stringfellow, Rosalie Knecht, Debra Jo Immergut, Melissa Coss Aquino, Fernando A. Flores, and Sonora Jha, among others. She also represents a curated list across creative fields including design, craft, and lifestyle by makers such as Darryl Cheng, Rachel Corry, Luke Pyenson and Alex Bleeker, and Tuft the World. She is seeking new voices in fiction and narrative nonfiction, especially stories about dynamic relationships between complex but sympathetic characters; families, siblings, and motherhood; social commentary; unconventional settings and subcultures; our relationship with land, nature, and animals; and controlled experiments with form. She is particularly, but not exclusively, interested in work that investigates or reflects on the post-colonial world, marginalized and liminal spaces, and narratives by people of color. In non-fiction, she is primarily looking for idea-driven or voice-forward memoirs, personal essay collections, and narrative non-fiction of all stripes. Soumeya is not looking for fantasy, science fiction, religious books, commercial romance, middle grade, young adult, or picture books.

She is a member of the Board of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) and serves on their International Rights Committee and participates in the Literary Agents of Change mentorship program. Originally from the California Bay Area, she is still drawn to the spirit of originality, diversity, and independence of the West Coast. She now lives in Brooklyn with her family.

Will Roberts

The Gernert CompanyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work 136 East 57th Street New York New York 10022 USAWork Email: info@thegernertco.comWebsite: http://www.thegernertco.com/

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Annelise Robey

Jane Rotrosen AgencyQuery method(s): Online Form *

Work Jane Rotrosen Agency 318 East 51st St New York NY 10022 USAWebsite: http://www.janerotrosen.com

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Quressa Robinson

Folio Literary ManagementAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Online Form >

Work 630 Ninth Avenue Suite 1009 New York New York 10036 USAWebsite: http://www.foliolit.com

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Rebecca Rodd

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Online Form >

Work 307 Seventh Ave. Suite 2407 New York New York 10001 USAWork Email: submit@lgrliterary.comWebsite: http://lgrliterary.com/

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Paul Rodeen

Rodeen Literary ManagementAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work 3501 N. Southport #497 Chicago Illinois 60657 USAWork Email: submissions@rodeenliterary.comWebsite: http://www.rodeenliterary.com/

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Paul Rodeen is a literary agent with Rodeen Literary Management. Paul discovered his love of writing, editing, and publishing at Knox College where he was the fiction editor and a contributor to the award winning college literary journal Catch. Paul was graduated from Knox College with a Creative Writing major in 2001. Later that summer, he attended the Denver Publishing Institute where he was encouraged to move to New York City to officially start his publishing career.

In late 2001, Paul received his first job with the highly respected literary agency Sterling Lord Literistic, Incorporated. He began his career as an assistant to Jody Hotchkiss, a film agent with Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. at the time. After a few months of reading and evaluating scripts, Paul was informed that a position was available in the children’s book division of Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. as an assistant to George Nicholson, the legendary children’s book publisher turned literary agent. Paul welcomed the opportunity to work for such a respected figure in the publishing business and he quickly found that he still loved many of the genres he had enjoyed when he was a child and a teenager. During his three years working as an assistant to George Nicholson, Paul Rodeen signed his first client (the writer/illustrator Peter Brown) and he also closed his first book deal FLIGHT OF THE DODO.

In 2004, Paul Rodeen moved back to his home state of Illinois where he opened up a small satellite office in Chicago for Sterling Lord Literistic, Incorporated. Between 2004 and 2008, Paul expanded his list of clients to include over a dozen talented writers and illustrators of picture books, middle grade novels and young adult fiction. This group of talented artists became the backbone of what would become Rodeen Literary Management.

In late 2008, with much encouragement from his clients, editors, publishers and other agents, Paul Rodeen established Rodeen Literary Agency an agency devoted to supporting the careers of children’s book writers and illustrators.

Lisa Rodgers

Jabberwocky Literary AgencyCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Postal Mail >

Work 49 W. 45th St Suite #5N New York New York 10036 USAWork Email: querylisa@awfulagent.comWebsite: http://www.awfulagent.com

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Melissa Rodman

Park & Fine Literary and MediaAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work 55 Broadway Suite 1601 New York New York 10006 USAWork Email: queries@parkfine.comWebsite: http://parkfine.com/

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Angeline Rodriguez

WME BooksAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work 11 Madison Avenue 18th Floor New York New York 10010 USAWork Email: ARODQuery@WMEAgency.comWebsite: https://wmebookdepartment.com

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Monica Rodriguez

Context Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Online Form >

Work PO Box 461 West Hempstead New York 11552 USAWork Email: querymonica@contextlit.comWebsite: https://www.contextlit.com/

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Sam Roen

The Plains AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Online Form >

Work 808 Carmichael Road #142 Hudson Wisconsin 54016 USAWork Email: letschat@theplainsagency.comWebsite: http://theplainsagency.com/

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Jennifer RofŽ

Andrea Brown Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Online Form >

Work 1076 Eagle Dr. Salinas California 94905 USAWebsite: http://www.andreabrownlit.com

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Chris Rogers

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Postal Mail >

Work 27 West 20th Street Suite 1103 New York New York 10011 USAWork Email: mail@dclagency.comWebsite: http://www.dclagency.com/

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Elaine Rogers

Sennott, Williams & Rogers, LLCAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work 88 Broad St. Suite 503 Boston Massachusetts 02110 USAWork Email: erogers@sennottwilliams.comWebsite: https://sennottwilliams.com/

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Elaine Rogers is a literary agent and attorney with Sennott, Williams & Rogers, LLC. She counsels clients in all aspects of the entertainment, sports and new media industries including publishing, branded entertainment, licensing, promotion, advertising, interactive media, theater, motion pictures and television. She represents publishers, actors, writers, production, media and sports companies, directors, financiers as well as professional athletes and broadcasters. She regularly represents sports figures in endorsement, licensing, media and entertainment transactions.

Elaine has served as counsel on numerous studio based and independent films. She regularly advises clients in all aspects of the film and television process from acquisition of rights to production and distribution. Elaine is a filmmaker herself having produced film and television movies.

Elaine is also an affiliated agent with the New York and Boston literary agency, Kneerim & Williams, LLC. Kneerim & Williams is a full-service literary and dramatic rights agency.

Before joining Sennott, Williams & Rogers, LLP, Elaine was a partner and co-chair of the Entertainment and Sports Group at the New York based firm, Meister Seelig & Fein LLP. Prior to that, Elaine was a principal in the Media and Entertainment Group at Fish & Richardson PC and an agent at Kneerim & Williams, LLC where she was involved in many television and feature films such as THIRTEEN DAYS. Before practicing law, Elaine worked as an advertising and public relations executive for several of the worldÕs largest firms including Burson-Marsteller, Saatchi & Saatchi (The Rowland Group) and WPP.

Elaine has been listed in The National Registry of AmericaÕs WhoÕs Who and has graced the cover as one of Boston MagazineÕs ÒThe Best LawyersÓ in entertainment law. She was also in Boston MagazineÕs issues as one of MassachusettsÕ ÒSuper LawyersÓ and featured in ABA Women in Communications Law ÒWomen to Watch.Ó

In 2017, Elaine co-chaired an Entertainment Law symposium for the ITV Festival- the independent television festival. She has authored a chapter on ÒRecent Trends and Hot Topics in Advertising LawÓ for Aspatore Books: Managing Advertising & Marketing Legal Issues: Leading Lawyers on Preventing Claims, Handling Disputes, and Understanding Recent Trends and Developments.

Elaine has served as a clinical field supervisor in entertainment law for the internship program at Suffolk University Law School. She is a member of the Boston Women in Media and Entertainment group and Board of Directors for No Limits Media and Fast Friends Greyhound Adoption. She enjoys spending time with her family including six rescued horses and three retired greyhounds dogs.

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Elaine Rogers

Sennott, Williams & Rogers, LLCQuery method(s): Email *

Work 88 Broad St. Suite 503 Boston MA 02110 USAWork Email: erogers@sennottwilliams.comWebsite: https://sennottwilliams.com/

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Elaine is also an affiliated agent with the New York and Boston literary agency, Kneerim & Williams, LLC. Kneerim & Williams is a full-service literary and dramatic rights agency.

Before joining Sennott, Williams & Rogers, LLP, Elaine was a partner and co-chair of the Entertainment and Sports Group at the New York based firm, Meister Seelig & Fein LLP. Prior to that, Elaine was a principal in the Media and Entertainment Group at Fish & Richardson PC and an agent at Kneerim & Williams, LLC where she was involved in many television and feature films such as THIRTEEN DAYS. Before practicing law, Elaine worked as an advertising and public relations executive for several of the world’s largest firms including Burson-Marsteller, Saatchi & Saatchi (The Rowland Group) and WPP.

Elaine has been listed in The National Registry of America’s Who’s Who and has graced the cover as one of Boston Magazine’s “The Best Lawyers” in entertainment law. She was also in Boston Magazine’s issues as one of Massachusetts’ “Super Lawyers” and featured in ABA Women in Communications Law “Women to Watch.”

In 2017, Elaine co-chaired an Entertainment Law symposium for the ITV Festival- the independent television festival. She has authored a chapter on “Recent Trends and Hot Topics in Advertising Law” for Aspatore Books: Managing Advertising & Marketing Legal Issues: Leading Lawyers on Preventing Claims, Handling Disputes, and Understanding Recent Trends and Developments.

Elaine is a clinical field supervisor in entertainment law for the internship program at Suffolk University Law School. She is a member of the Boston Women in Media and Entertainment group and Board of Directors for No Limits Media.

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Kate Rogers

KO Media ManagementAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >

Work 3102 Hoyt Ave #45 Everett Washington 98201 USAWork Email: query@komediamanagement.comWebsite: https://komediamanagement.com/

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Linda Roghaar

Linda Roghaar Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Postal Mail >

Work P.O. Box 3561 Amherst Massachusetts 01004 USAWork Email: contact@lindaroghaar.comWebsite: http://www.lindaroghaar.com/

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Annie Romano

Olswanger Literary LLCCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Online Form >

Work 16-60 Chandler Drive Fair Lawn New Jersey 07410 USAWebsite: https://www.anniecroninromano.com/literary-associate.html

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Claire Romine

Trident Media GroupAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Online Form >

Work 355 Lexington Ave 12th FL New York New York 10017 USAWebsite: http://www.tridentmediagroup.com

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