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Tracy Marchini
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Jennifer Robin Barr, Charlene Chua, Sally Deng, Margaret Finnegan, Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Hilary Harwell
💼 Agency - KT Literary 🌍 Location - Denver, US 🧑💻 Website - http://ktliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Kat Abbott, Jennifer Gruenke, Terrance Jefferson, Erin Cotter
Elisabeth Weed
💼 Agency - The Book Group 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebookgroup.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Stephanie Clifford, Charles Finch, Brendan Duffy, Dan Marshall, Susan Meissner
Jim McCarthy
💼 Agency - Dystel, Goderich & Bourret 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dystel.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Business Book, Cookbook, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Richelle Mead, Cynthia Ceilan, Victoria Laurie, Carrie Ryan, Julia Templeton, Michelle Rowen
Gail Ross
💼 Agency - Ross Yoon Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Washington DC, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rossyoon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Business Book, Commercial Fiction, Spirituality
Previous clients
Joshua Green, Van Jones, James Clapper, Michael Isikoff, David Corn
Molly Friedrich
💼 Agency - The Friedrich Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.friedrichagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Short Story, Thriller
Previous clients
Jane Smiley, Frank McCourt, Terry McMillan, Melissa Bank, Leslie Daniels, Alison Espach
Michael Carr
💼 Agency - Veritas Literary 🌍 Location - San Francisco, US 🧑💻 Website - http://veritasliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Daniel Arenson, K.E. Blaski, David Dalglish, Mila Koumpilova
Robin Rue
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
JoAnn Ros, S.L. Viehl, Kresley Cole, Dianne Emley
Fiona Inglis
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown Australia 🌍 Location - Sydney, AU 🧑💻 Website - http://www.curtisbrown.com.au/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Markus Zusak, Pamela Allen, Katherine Scholes, Andy Griffiths, Alex Hammond
Marietta Zacker
💼 Agency - Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.galltzacker.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Ann Bonwill, Dawn Lairimore, Stephanie Sanders, Hilary Wagner
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