In 2001 philippa milnessmith joined the agency from penguin childrens books to create a childrens and ya department. On the adult side, she is seeking womens fiction both upmarket and commercial, historical fiction set in the 20th century, and compelling plotdriven literary fiction. Two wildly different women one a grifter, the other an heiressare brought together by the scam of a lifetime in a pageturner from the new york times bestselling author janelle brown. Her nonfiction books include works on current affairs and food as well as memoirs and other narrative nonfiction. Her interests include literary and commercial fiction, narrative non fiction, memoir, popular science, and food writing. Author rights agency represents a number of irish, british and american writers including ken bruen, craig mcdonald, kathy page, and bob burke. We believe that womens fiction heightens human connection, engenders empathy, and illuminates new perspectives. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary. Manning is a new literary agent at united talent agency seeking both fiction and. In fiction, she represents thrillers along with upmarket womens and literary fiction.
Most firsttime authors want to find a literary agent as soon as they put the finishing touches on their debut masterpiece. Looking for womens fiction with a literary bent, ideally with a. Some of my favorite reads include the summoner, by gail z martin. She is looking for fine, accomplished writing, whether the work is by a first time or established author. Marianne merola coordinates a global network of foreign co agents charged with licensing the work of the agency s authors to a worldwide audience. While chick lit was given its own genre it was, and still is, essentially womens fiction.
H ere are three new agents actively seeking clients. Literary agent blogs by the most popular book agents. Tv shows than it will to get booked on small radio stations or a small blog. Prior to joining inkwell, eliza rothstein worked for the susan golomb literary agency. In fiction, she represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to romance, including mystery, historical, and romantic suspense, and the occasional novel not aimed at women. The type of books theyre looking for the type of books they read when theyre not working personal.
Our uk literary agents handle a broad range of bestselling commercial fiction. She represent a diverse list of womens fiction, commercial and literary fiction, ya, select picture books, and non fiction and is actively looking for new, talented writers. Abby saul is a literary agent and founder of the lark group, a literary agency that prides itself on the ability to represent both. Carly began her publishing career in london at the darley anderson literary, tv and film agency. Moe is interested in books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers in most genresespecially science fiction, fantasy, contemporary, and light horror. The forgotten middle child of the publishing world. This is your chance to get professional feedback from an agent who has built many bestselling careers. Im often asked for a list of the best blogs and websites focused on literary fiction and culture. Ive now set up jula ltd, based at somerset house, and was shortlisted again as literary agent of the year in 2019. She adores childrens literature no matter the category or genre, but is especially drawn to charming picture books and middle grade stories that both pull at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone. The knight agency is a worldrenowned literary agency that has guided countless writers from query letter to published book for over 20 years. Arlidge in crime and juliet west in historical womens fiction. It is also a wonderful opportunity to present the budding.
I emailed 19 new literary agents seeking to build their client list, and got the inside dish from each of them. She blogs about the publishing world, posts useful tips on how to get an. It highlights the best fiction literary agents for all subgenres including. Women s fiction writers association is an inclusive organization of writers creating layered stories in which the plot is driven by the main characters emotional journey. About the agents wendy sherman associates literary. How to get a literary agent for your book the reedsy blog. She values strong and unique narrative voices and domestically represents bestselling and awardwinning writers of compelling fiction, non fiction and childrens books. Carly watters is vp and senior literary agent at p. Womens fiction is a strong and growing market and i dont see that changing, ever. We all need to write something to capture category. Commercial, crime, family saga, general, historical, literary, mystery, thriller, womens fiction. We welcome submissions and cover a variety of genres including crime, thriller, mysteries, women s, chicklit, accessible literary, and childrens fiction, including young adult and picture books. She also represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to. Womens fiction literary agents open to submissions writers digest.
Ya and adult fiction non fiction literary agents 2016 outlaw agents uk sam bellis, tom edwards. Marks authors have gotten sixfigure book deals, been on the nyt bestseller list, and published with houses such as. Nikki terpilowski romance, women s, young adult, cozy mysteries, southern and blog to book proposals. Click on each agent s link to find detailed information about what they are looking for in manuscript submissions. Renowned agent irene goodman does critiques of partial manuscripts, with all proceeds going to charity. Gail fortune is a literary agent with the talbot fortune agency and former book editor with over 25 years of publishing experience. We are a fullservice agency, handling domestic and foreign rights, film rights and audio rights to all of our books. She also represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to upmarket commercial, to romance, as well as crime fiction mysteries, thrillers, and the occasional literary or commercial novel not aimed at a female market. Regina brooks is the founder and president of serendipity literary agency llc in new york, new york. In fiction, she represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to romance, including.
As an agent, kelli is passionate about signing writers in commercial womens fiction, including contemporary romance, romantic suspense, love stories, romantic comedies, suspense fiction, psychological. Best literary agents 20192020 all genres top book agents. Posted by novelicious in agents, literary agent, writing a novel permalink. Eliza studied comparative literature and art history at the university of pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the columbia publishing course. Mark now helps authors of all genres fiction, nonfiction, and childrens books get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company literary agent undercover and the bestselling author. What i do see changing are the types of books considered womens fiction or published in general.
This agency specializes in health, business, creative nonfiction, literary fiction and commercial fiction especially suspense, crime and women s issues. Sometimes its difficult to pinpoint which agents are open to submissions at any given time. Back in september, i told the story of why i took a chance on melissa payne even knowing that her category. She has served as ghostwriter on seven published books in the categories of. Her agency is the largest african american owned agency in the country and has represented and established a diverse base of awardwinning clients in adult and young adult fiction, nonfiction, and childrens literature. V ictoria piontek is a literary associate for executive agent laura rennert. Today, those 98,000 words mark my shift from aspiring writer to fiction author. Take a look at our short list below to find out which book agent blogs are getting the most attention based on the quality of their content, the frequency of their posts, and the personalities of their authors. Many different conclusions about the theme of the novel can be reached as is, of course, the case with any book, but especially with literary fiction.
Pitching books for agents is a lot like querying books for authors. Svetlana pironko currently concentrates on creative fiction of literary quality in many forms. Send queries to patricia at, and take a look at the agency. Hi mitch, just read your short blog seeking new authors for quality fiction. Carly watters is a vp and senior literary agent at the p. She has a ba in english literature from queens university and a ma in publishing studies from city university london. Stephany is a member of the association of authors representatives and the agents round table. Moe ferrara is a literary agent with bookends literary agency. Julia livshin independent agent is primarily interested in literary fiction and quality commercial fiction, but is also on the lookout for narrative nonfiction, memoir, and childrens literature.
Three years ago, i was a freelance writer with an extremely long word document chilling on my hard drive. Mark malatesta is a former literary agent turned author coach. Here, she talks about the manuscripts she would most like to find in her submissions pile. The right contemporary or paranormal romance sansvampires of course. Throughout her editorial career, kelli built a list of successful authors and breakout books in romantic fiction and commercial fiction. Along with your books title, please include the name of the agent you are. Now that your book, after all, is finally finished, it deserves to be read starting with that allimportant agent who could be the key to your success in the literary world.
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