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Jeff Kleinman
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Garth Stein, Eowyn Ivey, Elizabeth Letts, Robert Hicks, Charles J. Shields, Karen Dionne
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
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, Thriller
Previous clients
Erika L. Sánchez, Tara Conklin, Hazel Gaynor, Erika Swyler, Viet Dinh
Marya Spence
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Jess Arndt, Gabriella Burnham, Arabelle Sicardi, Yrsa Daley-Ward
Nancy Gallt
💼 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
Previous clients
Rick Riordan, Bety G. Birney, Sophie Blackall, Jeanne DuPrau, Bagram Ibatoulline
Daniel Lazar
💼 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, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Hannah Kent, Chandler Baker, Raymond Villareal, Ingrid Law, Jennifer McMahon, Matt Rothschild
Stacy Testa
💼 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, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality
Previous clients
Clara Bensen, Lucie Britsch, Julie Carrick Dalton, Gerta Keller, Rheea Mukherjee
Hannah Bowman
💼 Agency - Liza Dawson Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Christian, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
R.F. Kuang, Pierce Brown, Tobias Buckell, Kameron Hurley, Kelly Robson
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
Veronique Baxter
💼 Agency - David Higham Literary Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.davidhigham.co.uk 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Diana Wynne Jones, Richard Adams, Nick Butterworth, Jonathan Stroud, Alix Nathan
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