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John Cusick
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.foliojr.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Julie Murphy, Christian McKay Heidicke, Laura Sebastian, Joan He, Abdi Nazemian
Luke Janklow
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Cookbook
Previous clients
Anderson Cooper, Emma Watson, Simon Cowell, Brian Haig, Jilliane Hoffman
Donald Maass
💼 Agency - Donald Maass Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://maassagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
Previous clients
Nnedi Okorafor, Brent Weeks, Anne Perry, Todd McCaffrey
Nancy Yost
💼 Agency - Nancy Yost Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.nyliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
Previous clients
Beverly Jenkins, Stephanie Laurens, Suzanne Enoch, Miranda James, Victoria Thompson
Chris Ferebee
💼 Agency - Christopher Ferebee 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - christopherferebee.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Christian, Memoir, Spirituality
Previous clients
Cindy Beall, Christa Black Gifford, Rob Bell, Shauna Niequist, Jonathan Merritt
Caitlin McDonald
💼 Agency - Donald Maass Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://maassagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
C.L. Polk, A.J. Hackwith, Caitlin Starling, Wendy Trimboli
Helen Heller
💼 Agency - The Helen Heller Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://thehelenhelleragency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller
Previous clients
Khaled Hosseini, Bruce Holsinger, Nora Murphy
Jenni Ferrari-Adler
💼 Agency - Union Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://unionliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Kristen Roupenian, Susie Yang, Mo Daviau, Rebecca Dinerstein, Eileen Pollack
Maria Carvainis
💼 Agency - Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.mariacarvainisagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir
Previous clients
Laura Wright, Mary Balogh, Advaita Kala
Patricia Nelson
💼 Agency - Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC 🌍 Location - San Diego, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.marsallyonliteraryagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Candice Iloh, Mary McCoy, Axie Oh, Dahlia Adler, Anna Meriano, Kristi Wientge
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