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Mark malatesta is a former literary agent turned author coach. Of course, rules are made to be broken, especially in literature. Top womens fiction literary agents 25 of the best womens fiction book agents kimberly whalen the whalen agency. Other genres she considers include christian living, devotional, childrens picture books, fantasy, science fiction, dystopian, literary fiction, new adult, and contemporary christianinspirational womens fiction. Whoa, your book club fiction blog post has me very excited and motivated to finish the novel im writing.
Knowing an agents preferences before submitting will help you hone your query letter. Richard abate 3 arts entertainment, laurie abkemeier defiore and company, and pamela ahearn the ahearn agency. May 24, 2018 patricia nelson joined marsal lyon literary agency in 2014. Ldla accepts email submissions only, so please follow the directions below closely.
Currently we are inviting submissions in the areas of womens fiction, crime fiction, historical fiction and book club fiction. Womens fiction is an umbrella term for books that are marketed to female readers, and includes many mainstream novels, romantic fiction, chick lit, and other sub genres. In the years since that time, she has built a dynamic, bestselling client list, placing over a thousand titles in a broad range of categories, including romance, womens. Womens fiction is an incredibly broad and rich genre to be aware of as a. I dont know if that helps writers figure out if theyve got women s fiction or not, but it was the only definition that all the agents and the conference attendees agreed on. A ukbased literary agency representing internationally published authors of fiction commercial and literary, nonfiction, and childrens books. It is distinct from women s writing, which refers to literature written by rather than promoted to women. Oct 02, 2008 whoa, your book club fiction blog post has me very excited and motivated to finish the novel im writing. You can also look up the agent on query tracker to get information about response times, and do a search to see if the agent has done any interviews. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in. Most importantly, shes looking for projects with emotional resonance and longevity. We do our best to answer every query letter within 24 weeks. Mar 11, 2016 here are ten agents looking for women s fiction.
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You are a writer who is thinking about writing in the genres of women s fiction or book club fiction. Book club fiction nathan bransford writing, book editing. A few agents have expressed interest in reading it when its completed, and i thought. She began her publishing career in london at the darley anderson literary, tv and film agency. The knight agency is a worldrenowned literary agency that has guided countless writers from query letter to published book for over 20 years. May 01, 2018 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. Watson little a long established literary agency which. Our uk literary agents handle a broad range of bestselling commercial fiction. The best definition of womens fiction i ever heard was during an agent panel at a writers conference. Fiction literary agents find all fiction book agents on our list of literary agents using the official directory of literary agents. Always check the agency website and agent bio before. She likes her protagonists hapless and illequipped. Agents and editors in attendance the 2020 atlanta writing.
Research more than one hundred agents who represent poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, plus details about the kinds of books theyre interested in representing, their clients, and the best way to contact them. Not just new book agents, but also established publishing agents. There is romance, there is domestic noir, there is literary fiction, and a novel being literary fiction need not cancel out it being a romance, etc. All seven are from established agencies with good track. Heres a list of 60 active romance literary agents now accepting submissions to help you get a book deal with a traditional romance publishing company. She is interested in womens fiction that hits that sweet spot between literary and mainstream and has a passion for southern voices, historical dramas, suspense with a welldeveloped protagonist, and has a weakness for family secrets, motherdaughter relationships, and realistic love stories. Abby saul is a literary agent and founder of the lark group, a literary agency that prides itself on the ability to represent both established and. Whether the writer writes literary fiction, young adult, mg, upmarket, genre fiction or. Marks authors have gotten sixfigure book deals, been on the nyt bestseller list, and published with houses such as random. Sometimes its difficult to pinpoint which agents are open to. Many agents stick to a few areas of specialization, whether its womens fiction, memoirs, cookbooks, selfhelp, or sports. Patricia nelson joined marsal lyon literary agency in 2014.
List of literary agents 20192020 book agents looking. Are you writing predominantly for women, about women, and in search of an agent. Womens fiction is an incredibly broad and rich genre to be aware of as a publishing label. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in new. Literary agents for womens fiction jericho writers. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary. She focuses on vivid literary fiction, transportive historical fiction, upmarket womens fiction, cohesive short story collections, graphic novels, and mysteries with faraway or historical settings. We welcome submissions and cover a variety of genres including crime, thriller, mysteries, womens, chicklit, accessible literary, and childrens fiction, including young adult and picture books. Read this article to learn more about new literary. Natalie grazian, an associate literary agent at martin literary management, is seeking adult fiction clients. These are 25 of the best womens fiction literary agents representing womens fiction writers and authors, based on the number of significant book deals theyve reported for womens fiction and commercial womens fiction. A few agents have expressed interest in reading it when its completed, and i thought maybe that was just a fluke. Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting.
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