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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
Susan Hawk
💼 Agency - Upstart Crow Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.upstartcrowliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Rachael Allen, Marcie Colleen, Alison Oliver, Ruth Spiro, Sarah Tolcser, Shelley Tougas, Lisa Tyre
David Black
💼 Agency - David Black Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.davidblackagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Mitch Albom, Erik Larson, David Kidder, Jenny Sanford, Noah Oppenheim
Rob McQuilkin
💼 Agency - Massie & McQuilkin 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.mmqlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir
Previous clients
Kim Addonizio, Douglas A. Martin
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
Margaret Connolly
💼 Agency - Margaret Connolly Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Sydney, AU 🧑💻 Website - https://margaretconnolly.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book
Previous clients
Les Murray, Kate Jennings, David Ireland, Rachael Treasure, Julie Vivas
Adam Schear
💼 Agency - DeFiore and Company 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.defliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Jake Wolff, Julie Lekstrom Himes, Scott Bedford, Jen Adams
Julia Churchill
💼 Agency - A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://amheath.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Joan Aiken, Lloyd Alexander, Zillah Bethell, Helen Douglas
Beth Phelan
💼 Agency - Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.galltzacker.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Randy Ribay, Shveta Thakrar, Kacen Callender, Kat Cho, Lin Thompson, Camryn Garrett
Darley Anderson
💼 Agency - Darley Anderson Literary Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.darleyanderson.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book
Previous clients
Lee Child, Martina Cole, Margaret Dickinson, John Connolly, Tana French
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