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Stephanie Tade
💼 Agency - Stephanie Tade Agency 🌍 Location - Philadelphia, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.stephanietadeagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality
Previous clients
Jeff Corwin, Bob Stahl, Elisha Goldstein, Chris Downie, Kevin Griffin
Kelly Sonnack
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Christine Lynn Herman, Kim Smith, Sharon Cameron, James Burks, Joy Ang, Alastair Heim
Lori Kilkelly
💼 Agency - LK Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.lkliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Camille Andros, David Bernardy, Shinji Fujioka, Lauren Eldridge, Julia Denos
Katie Kotchman
💼 Agency - Don Congdon Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.doncongdon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Jill Althouse-Wood, Lauren Berger, Jenny Dearborn, Tom Faley
Merrilee Heifetz
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Neil Gaiman, Robin McKinley, Octavia E Butler, Laurell K. Hamilton, Melissa Marr, Cynthia Voigt
Michelle Brower
💼 Agency - Aevitas Creative Management 🌍 Location - Boston, US 🧑💻 Website - https://aevitascreative.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Erika L. Sánchez, Tara Conklin, Hazel Gaynor, Erika Swyler, Viet Dinh
Jessica Sinsheimer
💼 Agency - Context Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.contextlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Margot Harrison, Shannon Alexander, Jonathan Chesner, Gwen Hayes
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
Alexa Stark
💼 Agency - Trident Media Group 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.tridentmediagroup.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Feminism
Previous clients
David Bergen, Gabriel Bump, Lindsay Cameron, Joseph Cassara, Matthew Klingle
Suzie Townsend
💼 Agency - New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.newleafliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Laura Steven, Victoria Aveyard, Natalie Lloyd, Jennifer Ryan, Brigid Kemmer, Christine Day
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