Writers House 21 West 26th Street New York, NY 10010
| Does not accept queriesFiction genres: Chick Lit, Juvenile, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Accepts queriesFiction genres: Juvenile Nonfiction genres: Child Guidance/Parenting, Cultural/Social Interests, Health/Fitness, Medicine, Narrative, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, Spirituality, Women's Issues Interested in: She represents mostly children's picture books Accepts queriesFiction genres: Commercial, Detective/Police/Crime, Historical, Literary, Thriller Nonfiction genres: History, Journalism, Narrative, Popular Culture Interested in: He's looking for narrative nonfiction, literary journalism, pop culture, popular history, historical fiction, literary fiction, and thrillers Accepts queriesFiction genres: Commercial, Historical, Literary, Mystery/Suspense, Young Adult Nonfiction genres: Memoirs, Narrative Interested in: From Publishers Marketplace agent profile: "I want to be transported into another world when I read, but I also want new and unexpected insight into the world we all live in." Other info: Accepts queriesFiction genres: Commercial, Romance, Women's Fiction Nonfiction genres: Cookbooks, Health/Fitness, Psychology, True Crime/Investigative Interested in: She is interested in cookbooks, women's fiction, romance, health, psychology, and true crime Accepts queriesFiction genres: Commercial, Fantasy, Literary, Multicultural, Picture Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction genres: Drama/Music/Dance, Popular Culture Interested in: She specializes in science fiction and dark fantasy, and she also does books on rock music and pop culture Accepts queries, emailFiction genres: Commercial, Gay/Lesbian, Historical, Literary, Mystery/Suspense, Picture Books, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction genres: Gay/Lesbian, Humor/Satire, Memoirs, Narrative Interested in: He's a fan of superb, distinct commercial and literary fiction, smart women's fiction, gay & lesbian and YA or juvenile fiction. Writing with a voice that smacks him on the first page is sure to get a response
He loves to see lively, fun narrative non-fiction: memoirs with unique points of view (serious or irreverent); quirky gift books that will make him snort and smile; all manner of Judaica; smart pop-culture. Props to any author who can make him laugh out loud Does not represent: Does not represent picture books, cookbooks, romance and serious how-to titles Accepts queriesFiction genres: Commercial, Literary, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller, Women's Fiction Nonfiction genres: Autobiography/Biography, History, Memoirs, Narrative, Science, Sports Interested in: He is interested in highly literary authors Accepts queries, emailFiction genres: Juvenile, Young Adult Nonfiction genres: Juvenile Other info: Accepts queriesFiction genres: Commercial, Juvenile, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult Nonfiction genres: Autobiography/Biography Interested in: She handles mostly young adult books
She is actively looking for a legal thriller Accepts queries, emailFiction genres: Chick Lit, Commercial, Family Saga, Fantasy, Historical, Humor/Satire, Literary, Multicultural, Romance, Thriller, Whimsical, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction genres: Art/Architecture, Autobiography/Biography, Celebrity, Child Guidance/Parenting, Drama/Music/Dance, Food/Nutrition/Lifestyle, Health/Fitness, History, How To, Memoirs, Narrative, Photography, Popular Culture, Psychology, Relationships/Dating, Religious/Inspirational, Science, Self-Help/Self-Improvement, Theater/Film, Travel, Women's Issues Interested in: She likes to be transported to an environment that's totally foreign, but that a writer evokes perfectly
She loves books that dive into the complexities of all kinds of human relationships
She is most interested in literary, YA, romance, memoir, self-help, inspirational, narrative nonfiction, and stories focused on people at the edges of society
She personally likes historical, scifi, and deeply psychological books
She is actively looking for new clients who do upper YA; she is drawn to historical and fantasy but she is equally drawn to really good books in contemporary settings.
She likes female protagonists and she is also attracted to situations of alienation Accepts queriesFiction genres: Fantasy Nonfiction genres: Autobiography/Biography, Cultural/Social Interests, Current Affairs, History, Journalism, Medicine, Memoirs, Theater/Film Interested in: Interested in academic and scholarly authors Accepts queriesFiction genres: Commercial, Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult Accepts queries, emailFiction genres: Juvenile, Young Adult Nonfiction genres: Celebrity, Popular Culture, Theater/Film Interested in: She's looking for new talent in the children's book market, specifically writers of teen novels, young adult, and middle grade fiction
For adult or children's non-fiction, she's looking for entertainment and pop-culture. All submissions by celebrities (even D-listers) are welcome
Picture books occasionally strike her fancy, but it's rare, and almost impossible if the subject is "your dog"
She is particularly interested in middle grade and YA novels which authentically portray modern tween and/or teen life Accepts queries, emailFiction genres: Literary, Multicultural, Short Stories Nonfiction genres: Autobiography/Biography, Cultural/Social Interests, History, Journalism, Multicultural, Narrative, Nature/Environment, Politics, Spirituality, Women's Issues Interested in: History, political and literary biography, literary fiction, and "the occasional beautifully written memoir, the cleverer sorts of sociology, and narrative journalism...." Does not represent: The agency does not represent stage plays or screenplays. Accepts queriesFiction genres: Juvenile, Young Adult Nonfiction genres: Juvenile Interested in: He is developing a list of children's and adult writers with a focus on nonfiction Accepts queriesFiction genres: Commercial, Historical, Literary, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction Nonfiction genres: Business/Economics, Child Guidance/Parenting, Finance/Investing, Health/Fitness, History, Humor/Satire, Military/War, Narrative, Religious/Inspirational, Science, Women's Issues Interested in: He is interested in popular fiction—particularly mysteries, thrillers, and women's novels—and a mix of prescriptive and narrative nonfiction that includes business, health, humor, and military history
He is especially interested in working with a few more novelists, preferably published authors whose works have received reviews praising their artistry, but whose sales have been only so-so Does not represent: He does NOT represent young-adult and children's, or cookbooks |