Book blogs women's fiction literary agents

Eliza studied comparative literature and art history at the university of pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the columbia publishing course. I emailed 19 new literary agents seeking to build their client list, and got the inside dish from each of them. Click on each agent s link to find detailed information about what they are looking for in manuscript submissions. 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. Literary agent blogs by the most popular book agents. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary. 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. It highlights the best fiction literary agents for all subgenres including. Regina brooks is the founder and president of serendipity literary agency llc in new york, new york. Three years ago, i was a freelance writer with an extremely long word document chilling on my hard drive. The forgotten middle child of the publishing world. It is also a wonderful opportunity to present the budding. Arlidge in crime and juliet west in historical womens fiction.

Womens fiction literary agents open to submissions writers digest. Most firsttime authors want to find a literary agent as soon as they put the finishing touches on their debut masterpiece. Carly watters is vp and senior literary agent at p. Send queries to patricia at, and take a look at the agency. Looking for womens fiction with a literary bent, ideally with a. She is looking for fine, accomplished writing, whether the work is by a first time or established author. She also represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to. 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. Womens fiction is a strong and growing market and i dont see that changing, ever. 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. She has a ba in english literature from queens university and a ma in publishing studies from city university london.

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. This agency specializes in health, business, creative nonfiction, literary fiction and commercial fiction especially suspense, crime and women s issues. This is your chance to get professional feedback from an agent who has built many bestselling careers. We are a fullservice agency, handling domestic and foreign rights, film rights and audio rights to all of our books. Back in september, i told the story of why i took a chance on melissa payne even knowing that her category. We all need to write something to capture category. Mark malatesta is a former literary agent turned author coach. Abby saul is a literary agent and founder of the lark group, a literary agency that prides itself on the ability to represent both. V ictoria piontek is a literary associate for executive agent laura rennert. Moe ferrara is a literary agent with bookends literary agency. Along with your books title, please include the name of the agent you are. What i do see changing are the types of books considered womens fiction or published in general. 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.

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. In 2001 philippa milnessmith joined the agency from penguin childrens books to create a childrens and ya department. 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. She blogs about the publishing world, posts useful tips on how to get an. 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. Prior to joining inkwell, eliza rothstein worked for the susan golomb literary agency. Here, she talks about the manuscripts she would most like to find in her submissions pile. Tv shows than it will to get booked on small radio stations or a small blog.

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. H ere are three new agents actively seeking clients. Commercial, crime, family saga, general, historical, literary, mystery, thriller, womens fiction. Carly watters is a vp and senior literary agent at the p. She values strong and unique narrative voices and domestically represents bestselling and awardwinning writers of compelling fiction, non fiction and childrens books. Her nonfiction books include works on current affairs and food as well as memoirs and other narrative nonfiction. 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. Her interests include literary and commercial fiction, narrative non fiction, memoir, popular science, and food writing. How to get a literary agent for your book the reedsy blog. Svetlana pironko currently concentrates on creative fiction of literary quality in many forms. Stephany is a member of the association of authors representatives and the agents round table. Ive now set up jula ltd, based at somerset house, and was shortlisted again as literary agent of the year in 2019. About the agents wendy sherman associates literary. Our uk literary agents handle a broad range of bestselling commercial fiction.

Posted by novelicious in agents, literary agent, writing a novel permalink. Ya and adult fiction non fiction literary agents 2016 outlaw agents uk sam bellis, tom edwards. Im often asked for a list of the best blogs and websites focused on literary fiction and culture. 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. Renowned agent irene goodman does critiques of partial manuscripts, with all proceeds going to charity. Moe is interested in books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers in most genresespecially science fiction, fantasy, contemporary, and light horror.

She has served as ghostwriter on seven published books in the categories of. 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. Nikki terpilowski romance, women s, young adult, cozy mysteries, southern and blog to book proposals. Today, those 98,000 words mark my shift from aspiring writer to fiction author. In fiction, she represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to romance, including. Marianne merola coordinates a global network of foreign co agents charged with licensing the work of the agency s authors to a worldwide audience. The type of books theyre looking for the type of books they read when theyre not working personal. Some of my favorite reads include the summoner, by gail z martin. While chick lit was given its own genre it was, and still is, essentially womens fiction. Sometimes its difficult to pinpoint which agents are open to submissions at any given time. 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.

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. Pitching books for agents is a lot like querying books for authors. We believe that womens fiction heightens human connection, engenders empathy, and illuminates new perspectives. Marks authors have gotten sixfigure book deals, been on the nyt bestseller list, and published with houses such as. The knight agency is a worldrenowned literary agency that has guided countless writers from query letter to published book for over 20 years. In fiction, she represents thrillers along with upmarket womens and literary fiction. Gail fortune is a literary agent with the talbot fortune agency and former book editor with over 25 years of publishing experience. 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. Manning is a new literary agent at united talent agency seeking both fiction and. Best literary agents 20192020 all genres top book agents. Author rights agency represents a number of irish, british and american writers including ken bruen, craig mcdonald, kathy page, and bob burke. Hi mitch, just read your short blog seeking new authors for quality fiction.