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Literary Agent

Writers House
21 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
 Does not accept queries
Fiction genres:  Chick Lit, Juvenile, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
 Accepts queries
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction 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, email
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction 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, email
Fiction genres:  Juvenile, Young Adult
Nonfiction genres:  Juvenile
Other info
 Accepts queries
Fiction 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, email
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction genres:  Commercial, Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
 Accepts queries, email
Fiction 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, email
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction 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 queries
Fiction 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