The strachan literary agency specializes in handling literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. Maas, jasper fforde, maggie nelson, marissa meyer, brian k. Graduate research forum abstracts ucf college of graduate. But, um, the fact is, you dont want just a query letter. Include the word query in the subject line of your email to ensure we receive it and it isnt filtered as spam. The most important things to convey in your query are the protagonists main goal, whats keeping himher from achieving it, and whats at stake if he or she doesnt succeed. Q7 mg contemporary this is so damn charming even in the query. I mean, i blog for querytracker, and i teach query writing workshops, and ive done what i consider mentoring. I am seeking middle grade, young adult, and very limited womens fiction across all genres, including fantasy, science fiction, adventure, historical, and contemporary.
Jllm is a full member of the association of authors representatives, the authors. Kirsten wolf, contracts manager emerald city literary agency. In short, this is the ultimate guide to the strange, the. Nov 24, 2014 i asked the kidlit agents participating in piboidmo as your grand prizes to tell us why they love picture books. The software offers apps for web, android, iphone, ipad, mac, and more i use this. See the marsal lyon literary agency website for complete, uptodate submission guidelines. I have a bullet journal i use to keep track of long term projects and goals, along with the day to day and it really helps. Prior to becoming an agent, she worked in the marketing and editorial departments of greenwillow books and margaret k. Jul 18, 2019 caitie flum literary agent this article about literary agent caitie flum and liza dawson associates is part of a series about literary agents and how to find a literary agent. If we want to read your entire manuscript, well ask for it, so please wait for our answer before sending it in. Learn an agents typical response time, reply rate, and much more. Q8 ya contemporary this sounded absolutely delightful. Caitie flum the official manuscript wish list website. As the agencys general manager, she has a strong working knowledge of all aspects of agency and legal work, including industry standards and contract points.
We give every query we receive careful consideration. Caitie flum of liza dawson associates literary agency is answering query questions today. We also work with many independent publishing companies, large and small. The writerss journey by christopher vogler the ahearn agency. If youre querying us by email, please paste the chapters into the body of. Join our mailing list for future updates by clicking here aperitif name. We are looking for commercial womens fiction, romance, ya and popular nonfiction. Please be sure to write query in the subject line as this will ensure i do not miss your letter.
Mansion street literary management has changed how we accept queries, so we now use a submission form. Kathleen rushall is the newest member of the marsal lyon literary agency. I am currently looking for a wide range of prescriptive and narrative nonfiction, but am particularly looking for unique, entertaining voices think mary roach or sarah vowell. Julia began her agenting career in 1985 working for actors at the monty silver agency. But, if you insist on selling your soul to the devil, learn how to do it right. This contest requires a query and first 250 pages of a polished manuscript to enter.
On march 19 2019 michelle hauck, along with sharon chriscoe and mindy alyse weiss, will host a picture book party. Either a link or a copypaste of the tweet pitch i favorited. However, due to the volume of queries we receive, we may be unable to respond to all. I mean, i blog for querytracker, and i teach querywriting workshops, and ive done what i consider mentoring. Contemporary romance or romantic suspense in all heat levels with career driven woman or athletes baseball, hockey and soccer, lgbtq romances. Schwab, karen russell, rainbow rowell, tamora pierce, julie otsuka, naomi novik, garth nix, marie lu, kevin kwan, rachel hartman, lev grossman, matt fraction, kelly sue deconnick, tanehisi coates. A native of boston, ma, kirsten relocated to new york in 2003 and began her career in publishing. Thresholds international feature writing competition. Our last introduction thread has gone into archive mode, which means its time for another. I love characterdriven stories with intricate plots, and am always drawn to explorations of friendship and found family. Querytracker find literary agents and publishers with our.
She started as an intern at the sandra dijkstra agency, and then spent almost two years at waterside productions. It was filled with middle grade humor, a clever twist, and humor. For nonfiction, send a query or query and complete proposal. In terms of fiction, i want romance of all heat levels including. Please send a proposal, chapter summaries, and the first 50 pages in hard copy to. If you do not include the word query in the subject you will not receive an automatic response confirming receipt of your query. Please send only a query letter in the body of the email to. Jessica mileo the official manuscript wish list website. Due to the number of queries we receive, however, we can only respond to submissions that we are interested in pursuing. Submissions will open at 4pm est and will remain open for one hour. But it reminded me way too much of a book i just finished. Books for writers the writerss journey by christopher vogler isbn. Caitlin blasdell has been a literary agent with liza dawson associates since 2002 with a focus on commercial fiction.
Agent caitie flum of liza dawson associates talks dynamic. Caitie mentioned her medical leave being longer which is why the query to request time was longer. About wendy schmalz agency in our first fifteen years in operation, wendy schmalz agency is proud to have represented many awardwinning authors, including edgar award winner robin maccready, national book award finalist and neh medal recipient albert marrin, and national book award finalist and lambda award winner julie anne peters. Julia lord literary management is committed to handling not only all publishing rights including filmtv, translation, audio, and electronic but to help coordinate publicity, special events, off the book page media and all other publishing needs of the author. She doesnt know why anyone with an ounce of selfpreservation would ever want to publish. A place for serious writers to exchange information on agents and publishers. Include the first chapter or first 10 pages of your work, pasted into the body of your email, so that we may get a sense of your writing. We will consider any project that is compelling and beautifully written. If i request material during this time from a query sent prior to march 1, sending it to this address will reach me. You need to have a completed and polished pb manuscript and illustrations are encouraged to.
I am interested in adult, ya, and middle grade fiction and nonfiction. Anderson literary management 244 fifth avenue, suite f166 new york, ny 1. She was an editorial assistant then coordinator for bookspan, where she worked on several clubs including the bookofthemonth club. Send a query with the word query in the subject line.
However, any queries sent to that address will be deleted unread. Caitie is not currently accepting unsolicited submissions. She joined the agency in 2014 as an assistant and audio rights manager. Id love to see more memoirs and true crime, and projects related to food and science, including cookbooks. Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher. Oct 16, 2011 a searchable database helping writers find agents and publishers. Erica verrillo has written seven books and published five. Give a short description of the book and your qualifications for writing. You want a great query letterone that sets yours above the others.
Stay focused on the right agents and avoid embarrassing mistakes. From the universe of the awardwinning hit television show odd squad, the odd squad agents handbook is the book every new recruit receives. A data center where information about agents and publishers is. Before becoming an agent, she was a senior editor at harpercollins publishers. Search our database of 1,640 agents to find the best agent for you. Querytracker find literary agents and publishers with. People there are nice, honest, and want to see you succeed.
This weeks agent spotlight features tracey adams of adams literary. As the agencys general manager, she has a strong working knowledge of all aspects of agency and legal work. Send a query letter, 1 page synopsis, and the first ten pages. Julia lord literary management is a small, tenacious literary agency working with high quality writers in adult fiction and nonfiction.
Caitie flum literary agent this article about literary agent caitie flum and liza dawson associates is part of a series about literary agents and how to find a literary agent. Querytracker has helped 3,042 authors find agents for their books. Its filled with tips and tricks on how to be the best agent possible, plus secrets of the squad and highlights from its greatest adventures. We cannot open attached word files or any other types of. Please only query one agent at a time, but you may query another if one agent passes. Quantifying 21st century skills using eye tracking during gamebased learning. This service could also be used in apple laptops since. Accepts literary and commercial fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. Response time for queries is anything from a few days to six weeks. A searchable database helping writers find agents and publishers. Without asking anything about my life, he then explained that he wanted me to read his novel, edit it, and tell him how to publish it.
Query tracker submitted by chester pane on october 16, 2011 7. Send only the first three chapters with your letter. My clients tend to come from slush, so they send a query, i ask for the partial, i ask for the full, then set up a call where i ask them questions, talk about my vision, then offer. She opened his literary department representing writers for film, television and theater. Fiction young adult juliet marilliers the shadowfell trilogy, to michelle frey at knopf childrens, in a good deal, for publication in 20, 2014, 2015, by russell galen at scovil galen ghosh. If you query us by email, youll only hear back if its a yes. Please include the query letter and first ten pages of your manuscript or proposal in the body of the email. Kirsten is a graduate of university of massachusetts amherst and boston university school of law. Caitie flum joined liza dawson associates in july 2014 as assistant and audio rights manager. Flume ng is an evolution of the apache flume project to solve. You can get feedback at various writerly sites, but none better than the querytracker forum. To protect agents from spam, email addresses are hidden except to loggedin members. After several years as an assistant, associate agent.
Kathleen anderson association of authors representatives. A data center where information about agents and publishers is compiled and reported on. This weeks agent spotlight features kathleen rushall of marsal lyon literary agency, llc. Includes submissions guidelines, client list, weblog, and contact information. Jessica alvarez the official manuscript wish list website. Please put the word query in the title header of the email. Things are looking up for the pb writers and illustrators, indeed.
The doe coover agency was founded in 1986 by doe coover, previously an editor at charles scribners sons and editorinchief of addisonwesleys trade division. Im glad shes feeling better now and hope she continues to. Cheyenne clarka woman whose hatred for werewolves has turned her into the very beast she most despisesprowls the arctic circle on the trail of an ancient secret, hunting for the one thing that could remove the lycanthropic curse and make her human again. State in the first sentence the category of the project. If sending snail mail query, include email address for reply, rather than sase. We all know that to secure a literary agent, you need to write a stellar query letter. Commercial and upmarket fiction with great characters and superb writing, especially historical fiction, mysteriesthrillers of all.
Please look at each agents profile page to see what they are looking for, their query email address, and submission guidelines. Caitie flum, liza dawson associates new agent for dinner. A graduate of williams college, she lives in westchester with her husband and four sons. If an agent cant see this clearly, it will likely lead to a pass. Some of my favorite authors include lisa see, sarah j. Integrated techniques for monitoring and tracking on the basis of data. We represent a wide range of nonfiction, including narrative nonfiction, history, natural history, memoir, food and wine books, travel, social issues, intelligent selfhelp, and medicalhealth. Best client tracking software for android or ipad getapp. Early successes included eyes on the prize, the companion volume to henry hamptons awardwinning documentary series, and stock market legend peter lynchs one up on wall street. There are literary agents who have blogged on how to craft these suckers. She graduated from hofstra university in 2009 with a b. If you do not hear from us within two weeks, please assume that your project is not a good fit for our list. Fiction onepage query, onepage synopsis, and first page of manuscript in the body of the email. I began my career in publishing at the literary group, which i founded in 1986.
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