2015 Directory Of Agents
irectory of Agents Marily Allen William Callahan Elizabeth Copps Allison Devereux Rachael Dugas Lindsay Edgecombe Rachel Ekstrom Stephany Evans Jacqueline Flynn Stephen Fraser Christa Heschke
Lane Heymount Christina Hogrebe Leon Husock Annie Hwang Janine Kamouh Julia Kardon Emily S. Keyes Andy Kifer Dan Kirschen Katie Kotchman Gina Maccoby
Monica Odom Gina Panettieri Jessica Regel Michelle Richter Andrienne Rosado Katharine Sands Alec Shane Michael Sterling Saba Sulaiman Sarah E. Younger
Marilyn Allen Marilyn Allen is a founder and partner in Allen O’Shea Literary Agency, LLC which focuses on nonfiction works. Allen has previoulsy held senior sales and marketing positions for Penguin Books, Simon & Schuster and culminated as the Associate Publisher of HarperCollins. Allen and agent partner Coleen O’Shea co-authored The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Book Proposals and Query Letters (Penguin). The agency currently seeks practical nonfiction, memoir and pop culture, especially health, cooking, business, parenting, narrative nonfiction, science and blog-based books. “mailto:marilyn@allenoshea.com” marilyn@allenoshea.com
Genre:
Health, Cooking, Business, Science History, Pop Culture, Memoirs. Very open to non-fiction projects.
Website: www.allenoshealiteraryagency.com
William Callahan William Callahan is interested in literary fiction, commercial crime fiction, as well as a range of nonfiction from American history to psychology, science, and business, to memoir and popular culture. A native of Iowa City, Iowa, he now lives in Brooklyn. William@inkwellmanagement.com
Genre: Literary fiction, commercial
crime fiction, as well as a range of nonfiction from American history to psychology, science, and business to memoir and popular culture. Anything adult. No YA, middle grade, or children’s manuscripts. Website: inkwellmanagement.com
Elizabeth Copps
Elizabeth Copps began her publishing career in 2010 as an intern for Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc. after graduating from Florida State University with a BA in English Literature. She was thrilled to join the agency full-time in 2011 as the new literary assistant. Two years later, she was offered the position of literary associate and is incredibly excited to build her own list of authors. Elizabeth considers herself an eclectic reader, but she is particularly interested in gritty thrillers and mysteries, literary, multicultural and contemporary fiction, women’s fiction, young adult and young adult crossover, memoir and romantic suspense. She appreciates rich and believable characters who immediately draw readers into their world, and she is captivated by a startling plot twist. MCA’s clients include Mary Balogh, Sandra Brown, Candace Camp, Cindy Gerard, Kristin Higgins, Will Thomas, and Laura Wright among others.
“mailto:ecopps@mariacarvainisagency.com” ecopps@mariacarvainisagency.com
Genre:
Thrillers and mysteries, literary, multicultural and contemporary fiction, women’s fiction, young adult and young adult crossover, memoir and romantic suspense
Website: www.mariacarvainisagency.com
Allison Devereux Allison is associate agent and foreign & subsidiary rights manager at Wolf Literary Services. She moved to New York from Austin, where she was a graduate of the University of Texas and an intern at the Harry Ransom Center. She previously worked at Tor Books. Allison reads books across all genres, but she particularly loves magical realism (more real than magic), literary and upmarket commercial fiction, and books on popular and contemporary culture with a strong, original premise. mailto:allison@wolflit.com
Genre: Literary fiction, up-market
commercial, young adult, mystery/ thriller/suspense, women’s fiction, graphic novel. For non-fiction: pop culture, pop science, humor, narrative nonfiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, blog to book.
Website: www.wolflit.com
Rachael Dugas
Rachael Dugas joined Talcott Notch in 2011, directly following a long internship with Sourcebooks, where she assisted editors with romance, women’s fiction, and Jane Austen-related titles. Rachael, a proud Ithaca College alum, earned her BA in English, with minors in writing and theatre. Her current clients have written young adult fiction, middle grade fiction, women’s fiction, romance, and cookbooks. Rachael hopes to continue to procure works in all of the aforementioned categories, especially YA and MG fiction and all sub-genres of romance, especially contemporary and suspense. She would also be interested in historical fiction and non-fiction books related to the performing arts, crafting, design, or food/cooking. Follow her on Twitter: @RachaelDugas
Genre:
YA and MG (especially contemporary realistic, historical, and stories with a strong romance element in both categories), women’s fiction, and all sub-genres of romance, minus erotica. I would also be OK with some historical fiction.
Website: www.mariacarvainisagency.com
Lindsay Edgecombe
Lindsay represents journalists, scientists, internationally best-selling novelists as well as debut novelists, New Yorker cartoonists, and bloggers, among many others. She loves to uncover new talent and to work with her clients to develop great proposals from the spark of an idea. Her authors have contributed to NPR’s This American Life, written for the New York Times and many other publications, and have been on Oprah and The Daily Show. Lindsay graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University where she edited The Columbia Review. She recently wrote an e-course called “How to Write and Pitch a Book Proposal” for her clients Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman’s popular lifestyle blog, A Beautiful Mess. Link HYPERLINK “http://shop.abeautifulmess.com/ product/write-pitch-book-proposal/”here. mailto: LEdgecombe@LGRLITERARY.COM
Genre: Narrative nonfiction, memoir, lifestyle and health, illustrated books, as well as literary fiction, projects with strong narrators, obscure journeys, and political backbones, will take on any project that she’s passionate about.
Website: www.lgrliterary.com
Rachel Ekstrom
NOT ON SITE, AUG 15TH Rachel Ekstrom’s decade of experience working in the publicity departments at St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books, and Penguin’s Dutton and Gotham imprints has given her an insider’s view of the publishing industry. With a knack for book promotion, she’s honed her skills building the careers of debut authors and #1 New York Times bestsellers. Rachel is passionate about a variety of genres, including young adult, women’s fiction, mysteries, thrillers, and the occasional quirky work of nonfiction. She’s looking for books that will make her heart beat faster than it does when she’s biking through Manhattan traffic. Follow her on twitter at: @ekstromrachel. mailto: rachel@irenegoodman.com
Genre: Young adult, women’s fiction, mysteries, thrillers, and the occasional quirky work of nonfiction. She’s looking for books that will make her heart beat faster than it does when she’s biking through Manhattan traffic.
Website: www.irenegoodman.com
Stephany Evans Stephany Evans is President of FinePrint Literary Management in New York City. For twenty-three years she has represented nonfiction writers in the areas of health and wellness, spirituality, lifestyle, food, memoir and narrative nonfiction. She represents a wide range of primarily women’s fiction, from literary to commercial, to many sub-genres of romance, as well as mysteries. Some of her best-known projects include Emily Giffin’s SOMETHING BORROWED, Molly Harper’s NICE GIRLS DON’T HAVE FANGS, Sherri Browning Erwin’s JANE SLAYRE, and Rebecca Coleman’s THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD. Stephany is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives, the Women’s National Book Association, and former co-chair of New York Women in Publishing. She splits her time between her offices in New York City and Marfa, TX. mailto: stephany@fineprintlit.com
Genre: Contemporary women’s (book
club) fiction, Romance-smart, sexy contemporary and romantic suspense, Mysteries from suspense to traditional cozies, with female protagonists. Nonfiction: health & wellness, Spirituality, lifestyle, Food, Memoir Narrative nonfiction. Website: www.fineprintlit.com
Jacqueline Flynn Jacqueline (Jacquie) Flynn joined Joelle Delbourgo Associates as a literary agent seeking to represent thoughtprovoking non-fiction as well as fiction and children’s titles. She is particularly interested in authors who offer fresh perspectives that counter conventional wisdom and novels that introduce us to characters we fall in love with. She uses her finely-developed editorial acumen to guide authors through the process of positioning their books for the marketplace, preparing proposals, and marketing their work. Recent sales include Laura Sobiech’s memoir FLY A LITTLE HIGHER (Thomas Nelson), Jennifer Alvarez’s debut middle-grade series The Guardian Herd (HarperCollins), Kate Harding’s Asking for It (Da Capo Press), Terry Gaspard and Tracy Clifford’s Daughters of Divorce (Sourcebooks), Anne Brown’s Promise Bound (Delacorte), and John Gaudet’s Papyrus (Pegasus). She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University where she
Genre:
All categories EXCEPT picture books, erotica, Westerns, poetry.
Website: www.delbourgo.com
Stephen Fraser Stephen Fraser is a literary agent with the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency in New York City, a fullservice agency which handles both juvenile and adult books. Stephen has been voted top agent for both picture books and middle grade fiction. One of his clients, Margi Preus, won the Newbery Honor Medal for her novel, Heart of a Samurai (Abrams/Amulet, 2010 ); another client, Carol Lynch Williams, won the prestigious PEN International Award for her young adult novel Glimpse (Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster, 2010); and another client, Matthew J. Kirby, won both the Edgar award for best juvenile mystery and the PEN USA award for children’s literature for his middle grade novel, Icefall (Scholastic, 2011).
Genre: Primarily represents books for
children and teens, including both fiction and nonfiction, poetry, with everything from board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult. I’m open to books for adults and have some books of photographs .
Website: www.jdlit.com
With more than twenty-five years’ editorial experience at publishers including Harper-Collins, Simon & Schuster, and Scholastic, Stephen edited such creative talents as Mary Engelbreit, Gail Gibbons, Michael Hague, Ann Rinaldi, Kathryn Lasky, Brent Hartinger, Stephen Mitchell, Dan Gutman, Gregory Maguire, and Daniel Pinkwater. He is graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont and has a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature from Simmons College in Boston. Stephen is a popular speaker at writer’s conferences throughout the country.
Christa Heschke
Christa Heschke graduated from Binghamton University with a major in English and a minor in Anthropology. She started in publishing as an intern at both Writers House and Sterling Lord Literistic, where she fell in love with the agency side of publishing. Christa has been at McIntosh and Otis, Inc. in the Children’s Literature Department since 2009 where she is actively looking for picture books, middle grade, and young adult projects. She is a fan of young adult novels with a romantic angle, and strong, quirky protagonists. Within YA, Christa is especially interested in contemporary fiction, horror and thrillers/ mysteries. As for middle grade, Christa enjoys contemporary, humor, adventure, mystery and magical realism for boys and girls. For picture books, she’s drawn to cute, funny, character driven stories within fiction and is open to non-fiction with a unique hook. Blog: Neverending Stories Twitter: @ChristaHenschke
Genre: Adult fiction or non-fiction.
Picture books, middle grade, and young adult. Within YA, contemporary fiction, horror and thrillers/mysteries. Middle grade: contemporary, humor, adventure, mystery, magical realism.
Website: mcintoshandotis.com/agents/
Lane Heymount Lane Heymont served as a literary assistant at The Seymour Agency for two years, leading the marketing efforts for their authors and connecting clients with readers. As a lover of literature since childhood, he decided to pursue his passion as a literary agent to bring well-written books to the masses. With a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, business and literature, Lane continued his education in Creative Writing and English, attending Harvard. Lane is a member of HWA, ITW, SCBWI, RWA, and the AAR. He believes what John Gregory Dunne said: “Writing is manual labor of the mind.”
Genre:
Young Adult fiction (ages 12 and up) Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Women’s fiction, Traditional Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Thriller, Suspense. Website: www.theseymouragency.com
Christina Hogrebe
NOT ON SITE, AUG 15TH A native of Northeastern Pennsylvania, agent Christina Hogrebe grew up on a steady diet of Anne of Green Gables and Sweet Valley Twins books, for which she was nearly laughed out of the English department at Franklin & Marshall College and the University of Denver Publishing Institute, who graduated her anyway. Inspired by her favorite chick lit heroines, she left the wilds of PA in search of dirty martinis and adventure, landing on the doorstep of Jane Rotrosen Agency, who, sensing a kindred spirit, hired her as one of publishing’s many over-eager assistants in 2003. Christina annoyed mentor Meg Ruley with reader’s reports until they promoted her to agent soon thereafter. She continues to pursue “three-hanky-” and “read-with-the-lights-on” reads and is accepting published and unpublished clients. Christina can be reached at: “mailto:chogrebe@janerotrosen.com”
Genre:
Young Adult fiction (ages 12 and up) Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Women’s fiction, Traditional Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Thriller, Suspense.
Website:
www.janerotrosen.com.
Leon Husock Prior to joining the L. Perkins Agency, Leon was an associate agent at Anderson Literary Management. He has a BA in Literature from Bard College and attended the Columbia Publishing Course. Leon is actively building his client list. He has a particular interest in science fiction & fantasy, young adult and middle-grade novels filled with strong characters and original premises, but keeps an open mind for anything that catches his eye. He is also looking for historical fiction set in the 20th century, particularly the 1980s or earlier. He is not interested in non-fiction at this time. leon@lperkinsagency.com
Genre:
Sciene fiction, fantasy, young adult, middle grade and any intersection thereof.
Website: www.lperkinsagency.com
Annie Hwang Originally from Los Angeles, Annie hails from the magazine and newspaper world where she focused on copyediting and developing editorial content. Since joining Folio, she’s worked with a number of bestselling authors. Annie seeks literary and upmarket fiction in which high concept and voice are deftly woven into a compelling and atmospheric narrative. As well, she would be open to representing select nonfiction projects in the areas of health/fitness and lifestyle. In addition, as the Digital Rights Director Annie works with Folio authors and their agents to bring original and backlist material to the eBook space. annie@foliolit.com
Genre:
Literary, upmarket, historical, and book club. Nonfiction: Narrative, memoir.
Website:
www.foliolit.com
Janine Kamouh Janine Kamouh graduated from Rutgers University in 2009 with a double major in Creative Writing and English Literature. After interning with a handful of boutique literary agencies throughout NYC, she joined the Foreign Rights team at WME in 2012. Janine’s main focuses are in the Children’s and Young Adult space—both domestically and abroad—with a taste for voice-y contemporary YA, middle grade adventure, and humor.
Genre:
Literary, upmarket, historical, and book club. Nonfiction: Narrative, memoir.
Website: www.wmeentertainment.com
Emily S. Keyes
Emily S. Keyes is a literary agent Foreword Literary “http://www.forewordliterary.com/”www.forewordliterary. com). She joined in 2013 after working as an agent at the L. Perkins Agency for 2 years. Before entering the world of agenting, she worked in the contracts department of Simon & Schuster, Inc and graduated from New York University’s Center for Publishing. She uses her knowledge of contracts, copyright and the publishing business to benefit her clients and the Foreword team. Emily is a particular lover of all types of young adult and middle grade books. She wants to represent the kind of stories that will resonate with kids for the rest of their lives. She is also looking for a very select list of commercial adult fiction which includes fantasy & science fiction, women’s fiction, new adult fiction, along with pop culture and humor titles. She is not looking for poetry, short stories, or picture books.
Genre:
Young adult and middle grade fiction, all subgenres. But can also do adult women’s fiction, new adult, science fiction and fantasy if you don’t get a lot of children’s authors.
Website: www.forewordliterary.com
Julia Kardon Julia Kardon was born and raised in New York City. Her first job in publishing, while still in high school, was shelving fiction at the fabled Strand Bookstore. After receiving degrees in Comparative Literature, as well as in Slavic Languages and Literature at the University of Chicago, she moved to Prague to teach English for a year. Julia then returned to New York to restart her career in publishing. After interning at The Wylie Agency and then working at Sterling Lord Literistic, she joined Mary Evans Inc. to handle foreign rights and build her own client list. She is interested primarily in literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, journalism, and history. mail to: julia@maryevansinc.com
Genre:
Literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, journalism, and history, memoir, humor, magical realism, YA, and some thrillers and fantasy.
Website: www.maryevansinc.com
Andy Kifer Andy Kifer grew up in Pittsburgh, moved to North Carolina for school, and worked briefly as a high school cross-country coach before moving to New York to start his career in publishing. After interning at FSG, he worked for several years as a literary scout before joining The Gernert Company in 2012. In addition to his own clients’ books - which include surrealist sci-fi writer Tom Toner’s The Promise of the Child (Gollancz), Thomas Sweterlitsch’s mind-bending thriller Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Putnam), and Anne Leonard’s elegant fantasy Moth and Spark (Viking) - Andy has felt especially privileged to work on books like Chris Scotton’s The Secret Wisdom of the Earth (Grand Central), Garth Risk Hallberg’s City on Fire (Knopf ), and Randall Munroe/xkcd’s What If? (Houghton Mifflin) while at Gernert.
Genre:
Literary fiction, Upmarket commercial fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy-Thrillers, YA thrillers or YA SF/F Narrative nonfiction.
Website: www.thegernertco.com
Andy is looking for literary fiction and sophisticated genre fiction, but is especially intrigued by novels that break those distinctions down. He loves narrative nonfiction with a strong voice, and great stories that come from surprising places.Â
Dan Kirschen Dan Kirschen began at International Creative Management in 2010. His areas of interest include male-centric literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, humor, pop culture and its opposite (something like ‘alternative living’). In addition to his literary strivings, he plays drums in a band called “http://thehenrymillers.com/”The Henry Millers, a fitting moniker for his two passions, though he had nothing to do with its naming. He hails from Rochester, NY and holds a degree in Philosophy summa cum laude from The College of William and Mary.
Genre:
Male-centric literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, humor, pop culture and its opposite (something like ‘alternative living’).
Website: www.icmtalent.com
Katie Kotchman
Katie Kotchman began her career at Denise Marcil Literary Agency in 2005 as an intern, before quickly moving up to literary assistant and then business manager. While at DMLA, she handled contractual review and negotiations for the agency’s domestic contracts and sold audio and digital rights. In 2008, Katie joined Don Congdon Associates as an agent to actively build her own list. She also serves as digital rights manager. Katie looks for emotionally compelling writing with strong, carefully crafted characters with an irresistible voice. She is particularly characters who exhibit a fatal flaw or struggle with cultural or psychological dualities. She’s interested in up-market women’s fiction, young adult,mystery, thriller, and literary fiction. In non-fiction, she specializes in business, narrative non-fiction, and pop culture. Katie is member of the Association of Author’s Representatives and serves on the AAR’s program committee.
Genre:
She’s interested in up-market women’s fiction, young adult, mystery, thriller, and literary fiction. In non-fiction, she specializes in business, narrative non-fiction, and pop culture. See Genre Chart.
Website: www.doncongdon.com
Gina Maccoby Gina Maccoby, principal of the full-service boutique Gina Maccoby Literary Agency in New York, is a highly respected agent representing and counseling fiction and nonfiction writers. She has over 30 years of experience working with fiction and non-fiction editors, publishers, e-publishers, magazine editors, movie and television producers and directors, and foreign publishers and agents in advancing the interests of her clients and getting their work published. Prior to founding her own agency in 1986, Gina represented clients and handled foreign, first serial and motion picture rights at Russell & Volkening, Inc., one of the oldest and for much of the 20th century one of the leading literary agencies in New York, where she worked with authors Barbara Tuchman, Eudora Welty, Anne Tyler and Bernard Malamud, among others. Gina is currently serving her third term on the Board of Directors of the Association of Authors Representatives (AAR) and
Genre:
Fiction: mystery/crime, thriller, domestic drama, coming of age, general Nonfiction: biography, history, narrative journalism, memoir, pop culture, health. Children’s: middle grade and YA.
Website: no information available
is a member of the AAR’s Royalties Committee, Contracts Committee, and Ethics Committee. She is a longtime member of the Authors Guild. A voracious reader who always has her nose in at least one book and is an avid listener to audiobooks in the car, Gina was raised mostly in Northern California and graduated with honors from Harvard College.
Monica Odom Agent, Monica Odom, has just joined Bradford Literary Agency. Monica graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English from Montclair State University, and recently completed her Masters in Publishing from New York University. Prior to joining Bradford Literary Agency, Monica was and Associate Agent at Liza Dawson Associates from 2010 to 2015, where she was the agency’s manager of finance and social media. She interned at Joelle Delbourgo Associates, New Jersey Business Magazine, and MTV Networks’ Public Affairs Department. Monica is building her client list with a focus on literary fiction, compelling speculative fiction and magic realism, women’s fiction, and voice-driven memoir, as well as a focus on nonfiction in the areas of pop culture, food and
Genre:Literary fiction, women’s fiction, and voice-driven memoir, nonfiction: pop culture, food and cooking, history, politics, and current affairs, big ideas. No romance, military, or Young adult, middle grade, adult fiction. See Genre Chart for complete list.
cooking, history, politics, and current affairs. Monica is looking for writers with big ideas who push the boundaries of storytelling and its traditional forms. She is especially interested in writers with strong social media platforms who have something original to say. In her free time, Monica can most often be found with her nose in a book (or handheld screen), unless she is catering to the various and extensive needs of her spoiled-rotten cats, Sam and Luna.
Website: http://www.bradfordlit.com/about/monica-odom-agent/
Gina Panettieri Gina Panettieri is the founder of Milford, Connecticutbased Talcott Notch Literary Services, and has worked as an agent for 25 years. She currently represents 50 clients and works with an eclectic mix of writers, from talented teen debuts and amazing writer/moms, to corporate CEOs, Deans of Medical Schools, Navy Seals and a former Head of NATO Intelligence. She’s seeking both fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. Some of her recent projects include YOU LOOK LIKE THAT GIRL, a memoir by former child actress Lisa Jakub, BRAINSCRIPTS by Drew Eric Whitman, PLASTIC JESUS, a futuristic thriller by UK bestseller Wayne Simmons, COCKTAIL NOIR by Scott Deitche, The Black Gate Trilogy by Brian Taylor, SURGE: Reflections on Soldiers, Service and the War in Iraq by Major Daniel Sjursen,
Genre: Young adult, middle grade, adult fiction including mystery, suspense, thriller, romance, historical, mainstream, horror, fantasy, science fiction, adult non-fiction, including memoir.
Website: www.talcottnotch.net
and the realistic contemporary YA novel BIG FAT DISASTER by Beth Fehlbaum. Some of the novels written by authors discovered by Gina at previous Unicorn Writers Conferences and signed to Talcott Notch agent Rachael Dugas include the Regency romance HE’S NO PRINCE CHARMING by Elle Daniels plus others in the series sold to Hachette and the Middle-Grade mystery series THE DMS FILES by J. Haight and S. Robinson sold to Delacorte.
“mailto:gpanettieri@talcottnotch.net”
Jessica Regel
Jess serves as Foundry’s Foreign Rights Director for Children’s Books, and also represents her own list of authors. As a domestic agent, Jess represents all genres of young adult and middle grade books, as well as a select list of adult general fiction, women’s fiction, and adult nonfiction. She is passionate about discovering projects that are compulsive, contagious, and creative. She’s particularly interested in books that are “conversation starters” and novels that bridge the literary-commercial divide, combining a high-concept plot with beautiful writing. On the foreign side, with energy and persistence, Jess develops the international careers of Foundry clients. Each day she calls on the relationships she’s cultivated with foreign editors and agents to place Foundry authors’ works in new countries and new cultures across the globe.
Genre: Adult Fiction (I do everything
except genre—so no straight romance or sci fi, for example), Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children’s Nonfiction, and for Nonfiction: Pop Culture/Humor & Narrative Nonfiction.
Website: www.foundrymedia.com
Originally from Iowa, Jess was working at her local library when she was offered a job at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency and packed up for New York City. She spent 11 years at the Naggar Agency representing subsidiary rights and building her list of authors, including: Lesley Livingston’s Wondrous Strange and Starling series (HarperTeen), Emily Danforth’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Balzer + Bray), Cecilia Galante’s Little Wings Series (Random House Children’s), Shana Mlawski’s Hammer of Witches (Lee & Low), Jeryl Brunner’s My City, My New York (Globe Pequot Press), J.C. Carleson’s Work Like a Spy (Profile) and The Tyrant’s Daughter (Knopf ), and Jillian Cantor’s Margot (Riverhead) and Searching for Sky (Bloomsbury). Jess is a graduate of Hunter College with a degree in English Literature. Jess Regel only accepts submissions by email. Please send all queries to: jrsubmissions@foundrymedia. com. For more information on submitting your project, please see the Foundry Submissions page.
Michelle Richter Michelle Richter is an Associate Agent at Foreword Literary. She was at St. Martin’s Press for eight years, where she edited Melissa Joan Hart’s MELISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL, among others, and worked on a variety of fiction and nonfiction. Michelle is seeking fiction including book club reads, literary fiction, well-crafted women’s commercial fiction, thrillers, and mysteries (amateur sleuth, police procedurals and smart cozies). In nonfiction, she’s seeking fashion, film, television, science, medicine, sociology/social trends, and economics. She has a soft spot for stories set in Boston, Ireland, and Russia. michelle@forewordliterary.com
Genre:
Mystery, thriller, women’s commercial fiction, literary fiction (no new adult, fantasy/sci fi, romance).
Website: www.forewordliterary.com
Adrienne Rosado Adrienne Rosado is an agent at Nancy Yost Literary Agency as well as the Director of Subsidiary Rights. She is interested in literary and commercial fiction, especially YA, urban fantasy, thrillers, multicultural fiction, women’s fiction, and new adult, all with strong voices and an authentic tone. She’s especially drawn to dark humor and innovative takes on classic literary themes. She’s been known to have a soft spot for Southern gothics. Adrienne is also on the lookout for quirky and smart narrative nonfiction, memoirs, pop science, and business books with a creative approach. “mailto: adrienne@nyliterary.com “
Genre:
Quirky and smart narrative nonfiction, memoirs, pop science, and business books with a creative approach.
Website: www.nyliterary.com
Katharine Sands A literary agent with the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency, Katharine Sands has worked with a varied list of authors who publish a diverse array of books. Highlights include Spiritual Pregnancy: Nine Months that Change Your Life Before You Give Birth by Dr. Shawn Tassone and Dr. Kathryn Landherr; Talk to Strangers: How Everyday Random Encounters Can Expand Your Business, Career, Income and Life by David Topus; The New Rules of Attraction: How to Get Him, Keep Him and Make Him Beg for More by Arden Leigh; Stand Up for Yourself: Resolve Workplace Crises Before You Quit, Get Axed or Sue the Bastards by Donna Ballman; Making Healthy EZ with Dr. Oz guest, Dr. Julie Chen;Dating the Devil (producer: Vast Entertainment) by Lia Romeo; XTC: SongStories; Chasing Zebras: THE Unofficial Guide to House, MD by Barbara Barnett of Let’s Talk TV; CityTripping:
Genre: FICTION: Literary fiction,
Chick Lit, commercial fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novel, historical fiction, mystery. NON-FICTION: Inspirational, Food & Lifestyle, Self-help, medical, cookbooks, travel, dating/relationships, etc. See Genre Chart for complete list. Website: www.sarahjanefreymann.com
a Guide for Foodies, Fashionistas and the Generally Style-Obsessed; Writers on Directors; Ford model Helen Lee’s The Tao of Beauty; Elvis and You: Your Guide to the Pleasures of Being an Elvis Fan; New York: Songs of the City; Taxpertise: Dirty Little Secrets the IRS Doesn’t Want You to Know; The SAT Word Slam, Divorce After 50; Trust Your Gut; Make Up, Don’t Break Up with Oprah guest Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil to name a few. She is the agent provocateur of Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent’s Eye, a collection of pitching wisdom from leading literary agents. Recently contributed “Grey is the New Black” to Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey, a nonfiction look at the cultural phenom of the bestselling novel. Actively building her client list, she likes books that have a clear benefit for readers’ lives in categories of food, travel, lifestyle, home arts, beauty, wisdom, relationships, parenting and fresh looks, which might be at issues, life challenges or popular culture. When reading fiction she wants to be compelled and propelled by urgent storytelling, and hooked by characters. For memoir and femoir, she likes to be transported to a world rarely or newly observed.
Alec Shane Alec majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stunt man. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency, where he worked under Jodi Reamer and Amy Berkower on a large number of YA and Adult titles. Alec is now aggressively building his own list and is always looking for great horror, mystery, thriller, historical fiction, and YA/middle grade books geared towards boys. On the nonfiction side, Alec would love to see humor, biography, history (particularly military history), true crime, “guy” reads, and all things sports. ashane@writershouse.com
Genre:
Mysery, thriller, horror, literary fiction, historical fiction, noir, biography, military history, true crime, sports, action/adventure, dark fiction, humor. YA and middle grade geared toward boys.
Website: www.writershouse.com
Michael Sterling Prior to joining Folio Literary Management, Michael worked at Habitus: A Diaspora Journal, a literary magazine in Brooklyn. His work there was editorially driven, from copy-editing to design and production. Since joining Folio, he’s worked with many best-selling fiction and non-fiction authors across various genres, and welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with debut and seasoned authors alike. He seeks literary, commercial, and upmarket fiction, as well as thrillers with tremendous commercial appeal and strong writing. Michael also seeks non-fiction with a strong narrative element—political books, memoirs, investigative and journalistic works, or titles that place a specific region, historical event, person or thing under a microscope. Mailto: msterling@foliolit.com
Genre:
Fiction: literary, commercial, upmarket fiction. Thrillers, mystery, espionage. Nonfiction: political, memoir, investigative/journalistic.
Website: www.foliolit.com
Saba Sulaiman Saba Sulaiman is the newest member of Talcott Notch Literary Services, a boutique agency located in Milford, CT. She joined the team after working as an editorial intern at Sourcebooks, where she worked primarily on their romance line. She’s looking for up-market literary and commercial fiction, romance (all subgenres except paranormal), character-driven psychological thrillers, cozy mysteries, and memoir, in both adult and YA. She’s also actively seeking Middle Grade. She holds a BA from Wellesley College and an MA from the University of Chicago, where she studied modern Persian literature.
Genre:
Up-market literary and commercial fiction, romance (all subgenres except paranormal), character-driven psychological thrillers, cozy mysteries, and memoir, in both adult and YA. She’s also actively seeking Middle Grade.
Website: www.talcottnotch.net
Sarah Younger Sarah E. Younger joined the Nancy Yost Literary Agency in the fall of 2011, before working at NYLA she was the eBook editor at Press 53 in Winston-Salem North Carolina. She is an avid reader of YA, Romance, and Historical Fiction. Sarah is specifically interested in representing all varieties of Genre fiction particularly Romance, Women’s Fiction, and YA. Sarah enjoys submissions with a strong voice that is intelligent and unique. Plots should be well thought-out and original; touches of humor and whimsy are a bonus as are submissions that can make her tear up. Additionally, she enjoys works with a strong supporting cast of animal characters: horses, dogs, cats; essentially all pets furry and friendly. Please note that romance submission should have palpable chemistry, it is a MUST.
Genre:
All varieties of YA and Romance: Contemporary, Historical, Western, Sports, Regency, Inspirational, Category, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult, New Adult, and any combination thereof. Website: www.nyliterary.com
Sarah does not represent: Narrative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Horror, or non-romantic Thrillers and Suspense. (The only exception is she is open to non-fiction animal books ex: THE EIGHTY-DOLLAR CHAMPTION)
“mailto: sarah@nyliterary.com “ sarah@nyliterary.com