Her agency is the largest african american owned agency in the country and has represented and established a diverse base of awardwinning clients in adult and young adult fiction, nonfiction, and childrens literature. Particular areas of specialty include literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, biography, journalism, politics, social history, health and business. We represent a broad range of literary and commercial fiction and non fiction. We also represent many wellestablished authors, and work closely with them to take their careers to new heights. This is your chance to get professional feedback from an agent who has built many. Evan goldfried joined jill grinberg literary management in 2009 to oversee the agency s contracts while building a client list focused on fantasy and science fiction.
Welcome to tessler literary agency we represent a select number of bestselling, awardwinning, and emerging authors. Over the years hes 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. He currently works atlarge for the agency, largely focused on new york times bestseller kevin hearnes body of work. New literary agents looking for new writers are easier to find than you might think. A new york based boutique agency working with both large publishing houses and independent presses, boasting bestsellers and award winning titles. Founded in 1996, the linda konner literary agency lkla represents approximately 75 authors of adult nonfiction books. He has also been an adjunct professor in the new york university publishing faculty, where for 10. I read over 100,000 query letters in my time in new york publishing. Please send a query letter using the form below to one literary agent. The ethan ellenberg literary agency, literary agent. New literary agents looking for new writers book agents. I read and recommended to my agent boss queries for fiction, non fiction, childrens, ya, howto, investigative journalism, category fiction, literary fiction, etc. Writers house is a new yorkbased literary agency that represents authors at all.
How to find a literary agent for your book jane friedman. The success of such a query depends on the quality of the idea, the specific subjects to be covered, the demonstrated need for new entries in the field, and the. We represent big commercial fiction and literary fiction. Folio literary management places both fiction and non fiction with major publishers throughout the u. Jyla is based in new york city and handles all rights and media. This is your chance to get professional feedback from an agent who has built many bestselling careers. Julia livshin independent agent is primarily interested in literary fiction and quality commercial fiction, but is also on the lookout for narrative nonfiction, memoir, and childrens literature. The agency has created a new service for its clients that provides full support for these ventures, please read my introduction for the details.
In nonfiction, we want to make the world a better place and are drawn to. It is also a wonderful opportunity to present the budding. Whether the writer writes literary fiction, young adult, mg, upmarket, genre fiction or some blend of each, whether the author is seeking an agent for fiction or nonfiction, for novels or memoirs, short stories, essays, biographies. It is also a wonderful opportunity to present the budding writer in your life with the perfect gift. You should address your query to whichever agent you think is best suited for your project click here to view agent bios. Stuart ablon reaching our full potential requires opening ourselves up to changeeven when its uncomfortable and scary, or seems impossible. Currently, our staff of senior agents and developing younger agents handles a wideranging roster of writers in numerous genres, from literary fiction and memoir to mystery and thriller to historybiography and narrative non fiction, as well as childrens books. Not just new book agents, but also established publishing agents. Union literary is a fullservice boutique agency specializing in literary fiction, popular fiction, narrative non fiction, memoir, social history, business and general big idea books, popular science, cookbooks and food writing. Our literary agency is actively seeking new andor established authors in a variety of genres and categories of both fiction and non fiction. The agency represents literary and commercial fiction, narrative non fiction, current affairs, memoirs, and popular culture. If a fiction query is an attempt to market a completed manuscript, a nonfiction query is usually an attempt to sell a well developed concept. The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents and potential clients.
Read this article to learn more about new literary agents looking for new writers and discover how you can find the right one for you this article is part of a 15part series called everything you need to know about finding a literary agent. Regina brooks is the founder and president of serendipity literary agency llc in new york, new york. The denise shannon literary agency is a new yorkbased boutique agency with a distinguished list of fiction and nonfiction authors. The jeff herman agency is a successful veteran literary agent with editorial expertise in popular business, spirituality, and most non fiction books. In todays market, probably 80 percent of books published by new york houses get sold by literary agents. Marianne merola coordinates a global network of foreign co agents charged with licensing the work of the agency s authors to a worldwide audience. With sixteen agents in our new york and san francisco offices and a staff dedicated to handling film, translation, audio and digital media rights, we provide the highest standard of. She is a native of the berkshires and a graduate of dickinson college where she received her ba in english and art history and a minor in italian. If youre a nonfiction writer, then you really cant go wrong with david black as. The senior agent at the ethan ellenberg literary agency can be reached out. How collaborative problem solving changes lives at home, at school, and at work tarcherperigree by j. Ted weinstein literary management is a fullservice literary agency whose clients include a wide range of journalists, academics, and other innovative, expert authors of nonfiction for adults. The agency represents a broad array of fiction and non fiction, and is currently seeking clients.
Our six agents are supported by a strong team that sells audio, foreign, licensing and television and film rights. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in new york. Henry thayer represents nonfiction on a wide variety of subjects and fiction that inclines toward the literary. I thought it might be helpful for you all to hear from an actual literary agent from a literary agency in new york city. We excel at project development, handson editing and placing our projects with domestic and foreign publishers, film and television companies. He is looking for new, engaging voices and compelling narratives. The literary agency database includes more than 100 different genres. We are an independent literary agency based in the new york city area. Literary agencies nyc find new york city literary agents looking for new. Based in the flatiron district in manhattan, we are dedicated to writers of high quality fiction and non fiction. Nonfiction literary agents now accepting submissions tck. Linda konner literary agency nyc nonfiction literary.
Denise shannon literary agency a new yorkbased boutique. Non fiction works for non fiction works except memoir, publishers do not need to see the entire manuscript. Agents are experts in the publishing industry and represent the interests of their authorclients. Nonfiction literary agents open to submissions writers digest. As he says, i can fall in love with a 650 page book on the pencil.
Tessler literary agency, a new yorkbased literary agency serving writers of fiction and nonfiction. Agents close their submissions for several reasons, usually because they have enough clients already, or because they only accept new clients from referrals once. Einstein literary management is a fullservice independent literary agency. Jeff herman agency literary agent specializing in non. List of literary agents 20192020 book agents looking. The insights in this engaging book shed light on the real obstacles to change, and how we can overcome them in ourselves and others. Susan mears studied english and french literature at southampton university and the sorbonne university, paris and graduated with honours. We represent many firsttime authors, some of whom have gone on to become bestsellers and major awardwinners. View our comprehensive selection of fiction and non fiction books to explore and study. Our six agents are supported by a strong team that sells audio, foreign. She is actively building her list of reading group and literary fiction, narrative non fiction and memoir. Alexis works in the dual capacity of codirector of foreign rights and agent of domestic works in the areas of literary and commercial fiction, memoir, narrative non fiction and more. You should query noah if you write short story collections, literary fiction, or narrative nonfiction the latter also includes memoir, pop culture, and.
Renowned agent irene goodman does critiques of partial manuscripts, with all proceeds going to charity. H ere are three new agents actively seeking clients. Which is the best literary agency for new nonfiction writers in nyc. Please send a query letter, including any salient biographical information or previous publications, and attach the first 25 pages of your manuscript. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in. Victoria marini began her career as a literary agent at gelfman schneider and icm partners before joining the irene goodman agency in 2016. The rohm agency is devoted to nurturing new literary endeavors worldwide the rohm literary agency was founded in 2002 to represent emerging authors of literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, investigative journalism, poetry, plays and screenplays. Use our literary agency directory to find all new publishing agents, including those working at established book agencies and new book agencies. Offering individual focus and a global reach, literary agent william clark represents a wide range of titles across all formats to the publishing, film, television, and digital fields on behalf of clients ranging from authors of awardwinning, bestselling narrative and practical non fiction books, to authors in translation, chefs, musicians, and artists. Originally from rural pennsylvania, she moved to new york in 2003, and began her literary career as an assistant at sterling lord in 2007. Lkla handles a number of corporate and academic clients, including harvard health publications, the trade book publishing arm of harvard medical school, aarp and city tavern, an awardwinning restaurant in philadelphia. Einstein literary management literary agents new york city. Usually a new york publisher wont sign a nonfiction book unless it anticipates selling 10,000 to 20,000 copies minimum. She values strong and unique narrative voices and domestically represents bestselling and awardwinning writers of compelling fiction, non fiction and childrens books.
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