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Russell Galen
💼 Agency - Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.sgglit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, African-American, Business Book, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, Politics, Romance, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
Terry Goodkind, Diana Gabaldon, Norman Spinrad, Mercedes Lackey, Joan Schenkar, Nick Tosches
Jennifer DeChiara
💼 Agency - Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.jdlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Brent Hartinger, Richard Mintzer, Jeff Anderson, Franco Aureliani
Jodi Reamer
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Self-Help
Previous clients
Stephenie Meyer, John Green, Dan Santat, Ransom Riggs, Lisa Yee
Barbara Braun
💼 Agency - Barbara Braun Associates, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.barbarabraunagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, Feminism
Previous clients
Elise Hooper, Stephanie Storey, Susan Vreeland, James Benn, Janet Majerus, Laurel Corona
Scott Miller
💼 Agency - Trident Media Group 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.tridentmediagroup.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Rebecca Forster, Sean Lynch, Sean Naylor, Jennifer Coburn
Hillary Jacobson
💼 Agency - ICM Partners 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.icmpartners.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Previous clients
Tomi Adeyemi, Kate Elizabeth Russell, Karen Hamilton, Eiko Kadono
Sandy Lu
💼 Agency - Book Wyrm Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookwyrmlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Jennifer Harlow, Robert Baty, Angela Grace, Michael Dempsey, Michael Boccacino
Elizabeth Winick Rubenstein
💼 Agency - McIntosh & Otis, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://mcintoshandotis.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism
Previous clients
Eleanor Brown, Phyllis T. Smith, Kimberly Frost
Sorche Fairbank
💼 Agency - Fairbank Literary Representation 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.fairbankliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, Feminism
Previous clients
Terry Border, Neil Landau, Matt Frederick, Craig Tracy
Liza Dawson
💼 Agency - Liza Dawson Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Tawni O'Dell, Annie Barrows, Robyn Carr, Ross Gay, Marie Bostwick
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