AgentFest V

Announcing AgentFest

July 8, 2010

Grand Hyatt, New York City

 

AgentFest is designed to put authors and agents together for the purpose of pitching projects. This will be an unprecedented opportunity for those writers looking to get or change agents. And where better to have this event than in the heart of publishing, New York City?

AgentFest is set up like a speed-dating event. You pitch your novel to an agent for a few minutes, get the agent's reaction, and then move on to a differerent agent.

Please note: AgentFest is available only in a package with CraftFest. There are no one day passes for Wednesday or Thursday only. Registering for ThrillerFest alone does not qualify you to attend AgentFest.

Read a sampling of the personal success stories of authors who connected with their new agents at AgentFest.

Graham Brown and Jamie Freveletti

Boyd Morrison

Tips on pitching to an agent in person can be found here.

 

These are the literary agents who agreed to spend the day with us at AgentFest 2010. We asked them to introduce themselves to you here. For more, click on their websites at the end of the biographies, or Google their names.

If you're an author--published or aspiring--and haven't signed up for AgentFest's full afternoon of pitching your manuscripts to the best agents in the business, you're missing out on a potentially life-changing experience.

 

Ahearn, Pamela.jpgPamela Ahearn

Ahearn Agency

www.ahearnagency.com


The Ahearn Agency was founded in 1992 and currently represents more than thirty authors. Clients are several New York Times, USA Today and Walden's bestselling authors, as well as RITA, Anthony and Agatha award winners and nominees. They include Steve Berry, S.W. Hubbard, Wendy Lindstrom, Sabrina Jeffries, Meagan McKinney, Laura Joh Rowland, and Carlene Thompson. Our agency handles general adult fiction, specializing in women's fiction and suspense. We do not deal with poetry, juvenile material, or autobiographies and science fiction.

 

 

RobertAstlePhoto.jpgRobert Astle

Robert Astle and Associates Literary Management

www.astleliterary.com 


Robert worked for 25 years in professional theater in Canada, and toured his acclaimed one-man-shows around the globe. He taught for nine years in the playwrights' unit at the National Theatre School of Canada (Canada's Julliard), and was an adjunct professor in the theatre department of Concordia University. He has written and published extensively and is author of three published plays, and a work of non-fiction. He has edited over 20 plays, written adaptations for radio, for which he was nominated the prestigious Prix Italia. In 2006 he established Robert Astle and Associates Literary Management in New York City. His thriller clients include New York Times bestselling author Lewis Perdue, medical thriller writers Allen Wyler and Don Donaldson, and techno-thriller writer Nelson Erlick. Robert is currently looking to build on that list, and is actively seeking writers with a strong voice, who write character-driven narratives that have a wide commercial appeal. 

 

 

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Donna is unable to attend AgentFest.

Donna Bagdasarian

Publication Riot Group

www.priotgroup.com 


Donna established Publication Riot Group Inc. after 11 years working in the publishing industry as a literary agent. The company is a literary management company, representing their authors in all processes of the entertainment trajectory: from book development, to book sales, to subsidiary sales in the foreign market, television and film. Publication Riot Group represents both fiction and nonfiction with special interest in general fiction/mainstream, literary fiction, mystery and suspense, thrillers, historicals, contemporary women's fiction, biography and memoir, history, business, finance, psychology, and popular science. Publication Riot Group views the author's editorial needs and career development as integral components of the literary agent's role, in addition to the negotiation of intricate contracts. Some twenty-plus authors are represented by the agency.


Donna is a native New Englander who grew up in the suburbs of Boston. After graduating cum laude from Boston University she pursued her master's degree in literature and philosophy, while editing the prestigious philological journal, Arion. Tired of the ivory tower, she left academia to join Addison Wesley Longman as a mathematics textbook acquisitions editor. Wanting to get back to working with books that she was passionate about, she moved to New York City in 1998 and joined the legendary William Morris mailroom as an agent trainee. Quickly climbing out of the mailroom, she worked as the assistant to notable literary agent Mel Berger for two years before she herself was promoted, all in record time.  Experienced selling high-profile fiction and nonfiction as an agent, Donna joined Vigliano Associates in 2002, bringing her academic, editing and agenting skills together with her passion to represent and sell incredible authors and books.  Having joined Maria Carvainis Agency in the fall of 2004, Donna brought not just her client list, but her experience in managing a boutique agency to compliment the agency's notable stable of bestselling authors. Now she is president and founder of Publication Riot Group.

 

Donna is interested in almost all fiction: literary, women's, historical, mainstream, ethnic, with the exceptions of sci-fi and fantasy. Her interests in non-fiction range from pop-culture to academic, sociological, scientific, political, and memoir.

 

MattBialer.jpgMatt Bialer

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

www.greenburger.com

 

Matt Bialer has been in the publishing business since 1985, when he was the assistant to Perry Knowlton, President of Curtis Brown, Ltd. Matt then spent 14 years in the Book Department at the William Morris Agency. He has been an agent at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates since 1985 and has repped many authors in a variety of genres including the New York Times
bestselling authors W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Tad Williams, Patrick Rothfuss and Philip Carlo. Among the thriller authors he represents are the Gears, Katia Lief (Kate Pepper), Jim Nisbet, Lynn Hightower, Diana Rowland, Dave Zeltserman, Joseph Trigoboff, Thomas O'Callaghan.

 

Michelle-Brower.jpgMichelle Brower

Folio Literary Management

www.foliolit.com

 

Michelle Brower began her career in publishing in 2004 while studying for her Master's degree in English Literature at New York University, and has been hooked ever since. During that time, she assisted the agents Wendy Sherman and Joelle Delbourgo, and found herself in love with the process of discovering new writers and helping existing writers further their careers. After graduating, she became an agent with Wendy Sherman Associates, and there began representing books in many different areas of fiction and non-fiction. In 2009, she joined Folio Literary Management, where she is looking for literary fiction, thrillers, high-quality commercial fiction that transcends genre, and narrative non-fiction. She enjoys digging into a manuscript and working with authors to make their project as saleable as it can be, and her list includes the authors S.G. Browne, Julia Wertz, Todd Ritter, and Michele Young-Stone among many others.

 

 

Debbie-Carter-Photo.jpgDebbie Carter

Muse Literary Management

www.museliterary.com

 

Debbie focuses on manuscript development, the sale and administration of print, performance and foreign rights to literary works as well as post-publication publicity and appearances.  She's looking for standout talent in thriller/suspense and mystery, espionage fiction/nonfiction, literary novels and short stories collections with popular appeal, narrative nonfiction, and children's fiction/nonfiction. Most of her clients are new writers. Those who submit should be receptive to editorial feedback and willing to revise. Prior to starting her own agency in 1998, Ms. Carter trained with an AAR literary agent, and worked in the music business as a talent scout and in artist management. She has a BA in English and music from WSUC/NYU.  See her website for current client list and interests.

 

 

AnnCollette2.jpgAnn Collette

Helen Rees Literary Agency

www.reesagency.com 


Ann Collette spent 15 years as a freelance writer and editor before joining the Helen Rees Literary Agency ten years ago, which comes in handy when developing first novels. Her list includes literary, horror, mystery, women's fiction, and crime. When it comes to thrillers, the genre closest to her heart, the darker the better! Exotic locales, especially Southeast Asia, really appeal to her, but in general she's looking for terse, fast-paced thrillers with a lot of twists and turns. Blood and guts don't bother her, but gratuitous violence does.

 

 

Bill-Contardi.jpgBill Contardi

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents

(No agency website) 


For ten years, Bill worked as an editor for NAL, Berkeley, Popular Library and Avon Books. He was director of literary affairs at United Artists and then vice president, literary affairs, at Warner Bros., both in their New York offices, charged with bringing in books for the studios to develop for feature film. For eleven years, Bill was a dramatic rights agent for books to film and television at William Morris in New York. Since 2002 he has been a literary agent with Brandt & Hochman, representing authors and selling their work to publishers. In addition to building a list of new writers at Brandt & Hochman, Bill also continues to represent the dramatic rights of literary properties for some Brandt & Hochman clients and for a few other agencies as well. "I am looking for fresh, smart voices, in control of the story which have some resonance to today," Bill says. "Stories that hit the ground running with drama and fully developed characters. Writers with a point of view, something to say which will appeal to an audience that enjoys wit and intelligence."

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Nicholas Croce

Croce Agency

www.thecroceagency.com


Nicholas Croce is President of the Croce Agency, a boutique literary agency that specializes in commercial fiction including mystery, thriller, suspense, women's, historical and sci-fi, among other genres. Nicholas represents such authors as C. Allyn Pierson, Susan Higginbotham and Brandy Purdy, whose debut novel went from being self-published to appearing on the London "Times" bestseller list. Following a less-is-more philosophy to author representation Nicholas believes in investing the time in strategic planning and marketing to help his authors build their careers over the long-term.

 

Prior to founding the Croce Agency Nicholas worked at John Wiley & Sons, Rosen Publishing and Croce Publishing, where he learned the essentials of contract negotiation, marketing, promotion, sales and distribution. His eponymous press was named by Writers Digest as one of the top 50 publishers for first-time authors, due in part because of its commitment to strong relationships with writers. Wishing to further this commitment and work more closely with authors he launched the Croce Agency.

 

Nicholas is the author of three young adult educational books. His writing and interviews have also appeared in the literary journal Conceptions Southwest, the Bergen News, mediabistro, GalleyCat and, in a letter advocating for innovation in book publishing, the New York Times. 

  

Liza-Dawson-Photo.jpgLiza Dawson

Liza Dawson Associates Literary Agency

www.lizadawsonassociates.com


Liza established her agency following a successful twenty-year career in book publishing, including posts as executive editor of Putnam Publishing and executive editor at William Morrow. She received her B.A. in history from Duke University and is a graduate of the Radcliffe Publishing Procedures course. Her clients include Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows and their New York Times bestselling THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL SOCIETY (Dial.) Liza is a member of AAR, The Author's Guild, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and The Women's Media Group. She specializes in plot-driven literary fiction and thrillers of all sorts, historicals, suspense, history, psychology, politics, parenting, narrative nonfiction and memoirs.

 

 

StaciaDecker2.jpgStacia Decker

Donald Maass Literary Agency

www.maassagency.com


Stacia Decker joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2009. A former editor at Harcourt and Otto Penzler Books, she began her career at Farrar, Straus & Giroux after earning an MFA at Columbia University. She represents mystery, suspense, noir, and crime fiction and is looking for a strong voice, dark humor, fast-paced plotting, and unpredictable violence. Among her clients are Declan Burke, Allan Guthrie, Seth Harwood, Jeff Shelby, and Scott Wolven.

 

 

 

VernaDreisbach.jpgVerna Dreisbach

Dreisbach Literary Management

www.DreisbachLiterary.com


Verna Dreisbach, of Dreisbach Literary Management, is an agent, author and educator. She teaches publishing courses through University of California Davis Extension and her Seal Press anthology, Why We Ride: Women Writers on the Horses in their Lives, is due for publication in May 2010.  This year, she will complete her MA degree in creative writing. Verna is the founder and president of Capitol City Young Writers, a non-profit organization that supports and encourages creative writing in aspiring youth and co-founder of The Writers Police Academy.  Through her agency, Verna represents both fiction and non-fiction authors with a particular interest in books with a political, economic or social context.  She represents a variety of fiction including commercial, literary and young adult.  With over 13 years as a police officer, Verna also has a genuine interest and expertise in the genres of mystery, thriller and true crime. No fantasy, sci-fi, screenplay or children's books.

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Diana Fox

Fox Literary LLC

www.foxliterary.com


Diana Fox is the owner of Fox Literary LLC, a full-service boutique literary agency specializing in commercial fiction along with select works of literary fiction and non-fiction with broad commercial appeal. Before founding Fox Literary in 2007, Diana spent several years learning the business of publishing at Writers House. Since then, Fox Literary has represented a steadily growing client list, including the agency's first New York Times and USA Today bestselling titles. Diana is currently seeking submissions in the following genres: young adult, science fiction/fantasy, romance, women's fiction, historical fiction, thrillers, noir/crime fiction, and graphic novels. On the nonfiction side, memoirs, biography, and smart narrative nonfiction are all welcome. Fox Literary does NOT represent screenplays, poetry, category Westerns, non-literary horror, Christian/inspirational, or children's picture books.

 

JG_Headshot.jpgJosh Getzler

Russell and Volkening, Inc.

www.randvinc.com


After almost three fascinating and productive years reacquainting myself with the world of publishing at Writers House, I joined Russell and Volkening, Inc., as a (mostly) fiction and young adult/middle grade agent and their director of Film/Television rights.

 

My story: Left Harcourt in 1993 to get my MBA. After Business School I spent 11 years owning and operating a minor league baseball team. I got out of baseball in late 2006 and rejoined the book world on the agent side. I worked at Writers House until November 2009, building a list of novelists, YA and children's book authors, and the occasional nonfiction writer.

 

I am particularly into foreign and historical thrillers and mysteries, so send me your ruthless doges and impious cardinals...and your farmhouse cozies! Give me atmosphere, let me learn something about another time or another place (or both), and kill off nasty Uncle Mortimer in the process--I'll be yours! I take middle grade and YA mystery or adventure series, but not so much fantasy, and definitely not picture books. (There are many others who specialize in these books.) And please don't send religious fiction--I don't have contacts in the Christian book market. Please feel free to email me at my new desk at josh@randvinc.com.

 

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Trident Media Group, LLC

www.tridentmediagroup.com

 

Alex Glass came to Trident as chairman Robert Gottlieb's assistant in 2001 and was promoted to literary agent shortly thereafter. He has a BA in political science from Johns Hopkins and an MFA in creative writing from American University, and has worked in the literature program at the National Endowment for the Arts and in the marketing department of the Putnam Berkley Publishing Group.

Alex's clients include national best selling author Chad Kultgen (The Average American Male), international best selling author Matt Bondurant (The Third Translation and The Wettest County in the World), Edgar Award-winning author Katherine Marsh (The Night Tourist), New York Times best selling novelist and memoirist Da Chen, NFL legend Mark Bavaro (Rough and Tumble), the estate of Newbery Award-winner Ellen Raskin (The Westing Game), and High Times Magazine (The Official High Times Potsmokers Handbook).

Upcoming books for 2010 include Murdaland co-founder and publisher Cortright McMeel's debut novel Short (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press), acclaimed novelist Marcy Dermansky's Bad Marie (HarperPerennial), middle grade author Courtney Sheinmel's Sincerely (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), and award-winning crime writers Brian M. Wiprud's Buy Back and Dennis Tafoya's The Wolves of Fairmount Park (St. Martin's Minotaur).  Recent deals include Jay Clark's debut YA novel The Edumacation of Jay Clark, to Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Co. Books For Young Readers; Stegner Fellow Eddie Chuculate's debut collection Cheyenne Madonna to Black Sparrow/David R. Godine; and Jimmy Gleacher's new novel Paradise Rules to Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster.

Alex's books have been sold to the movies, television, and to foreign publishers around the world. He is currently looking for debut literary fiction; crime fiction and thrillers; middle grade and young adult fiction; and pop culture, humor, and narrative nonfiction.

 

StaceyGlick2.jpgStacey Kendall Glick

Dystel and Goderich

www.dystel.com


Stacey Kendall Glick, Vice President, joined DGLM in 1999 after working film and television development for five years. Following a number of internships in the entertainment business, her first job after college was at PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, where she looked for book projects to be adapted into feature films. Next, she worked as a story editor at Hearst Entertainment, where she scouted material for television movies.

Stacey grew up just outside of Manhattan and is a former child actress who appeared on television, in theater, and in feature films. She now lives in New Jersey with her husband and four little girls, and enjoys shopping, movies, theater, going to Mets games and eating spicy tuna hand rolls when she can find the time. She is a graduate of Boston University, where she studied film and psychology.

She has a wide-ranging and eclectic client list, and is interested in many subjects, including (but not limited to) narrative nonfiction, parenting, cooking and food, memoir, psychology, self-help, health/fitness, lifestyle, current events, pop culture, YA, middle grade, and adult contemporary fiction of all kinds.  She enjoys paranormal thrillers, especially ones with ghosts or witches, as well as medical, legal, and an occasional serial killer thriller if it's unique and high concept.

 

KatieGrimm.jpgKatie Grimm

Don Congdon Associates


Katie Grimm joined Don Congdon Associates in 2007 and is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives and Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. She is interested in vivid literary fiction, transportive historical fiction, up-market women's fiction, mystery, thriller, young adult, middle grade, and narrative non-fiction.  For ThrillerFest 2010, she especially is looking for historical thrillers, but she's also interested in exotic settings, relatable characters, lurid details, twisting plotlines, and of course, fast-paced writing.  She isn't as interested in thrillers with terrorist plots, international conspiracy theories, or a strong focus on romance. 

 

Bob-Gussin.jpgBob Gussin

Oceanview Publishing

www.oceanviewpub.com


Bob is CEO and founder of Oceanview, a new, traditional model independent publisher. Bob was formerly vice president and chief scientific officer of Johnson and Johnson. Oceanview publishes adult fiction and nonfiction with an emphasis on the thriller/suspense/mystery genre.  Many of Oceanview's titles have received national awards. Oceanview's books are distributed throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Other international rights are represented by Waterside and various subsidiary rights are represented by Writer's House.

 

NaomiHackenberg.jpgNaomi Hackenberg

Elaine P. English, PLLC

www.elaineenglish.com


Naomi Hackenberg joined The Elaine English Literary Agency in 2008, where she began by assisting with the agency's commercial fiction projects and selling foreign translation rights. She is currently building her own list and is actively seeking commercial manuscripts with compelling narrative voices and carefully-wrought, authentic characters. She will be looking for manuscripts for herself and Elaine English--particularly thrillers (especially of the psychological variety; preferably not of the terrorist variety), romantic suspense, mysteries, steampunk, romances of all subgenres except inspirational, and young adult manuscripts. Naomi's background is in American Studies and Creative Writing, and she holds a Bachelor's degree from The George Washington University and a Master's degree from The University of Chicago. She's an associate member of the Association of Authors' Representatives and a member of the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

 

HelenHeller.jpgHelen Heller

Helen Heller Agency

www.helenhelleragency.com

 

Helen Heller founded the Helen Heller Agency Inc in Toronto in 1988 and the agency now has three full-time agents. Although the agency is based in Canada, its business is international and its clients are worldwide best-sellers. Helen specializes in fiction--especially crime fiction--and has handled a number of best-selling and award-winning authors including Linwood Barclay--whose novel No Time for Goodbye was the best-selling book in the UK in 2009, Kelley Armstrong who has topped the New York Times list, Ariana Franklin, who has won the Ellis Peters Award and Giles Blunt, who has won the Silver Dagger. Helen particularly enjoys cross-genre fiction and loves to find and establish new voices.

 

Kevin Kaiser Photo.jpgKevin Kaiser

Creative Trust, Inc.

www.creativetrust.com

 

Kevin Kaiser oversees global brand strategy for select best-selling fiction authors at Creative Trust, Inc., an entertainment management firm in Brentwood, TN. Beyond being a literary agent, Kevin is known for his expertise in leveraging social media to expand emerging and established author brands. He loves thrillers, marketing, and most of all, espresso. Lots of espresso. As a writer himself, he understands the tension between telling a really good story and being able to make a living doing it. Late at night you can find him pounding away at his keyboard in search of a great story while his wife and 5-year old sleep like normal people do. He can be reached at kevin.kaiser@creativetrust.com or on Twitter (@kevinskaiser).

 

 

Miriam-Kriss-Goodman-Agency.jpgMiriam Kriss

Irene Goodman Literary Agency

www.irenegoodman.com


Miriam joined the agency just as she was finishing her master's degree in fine arts at New York University. Sales to major publishers include several six-figure deals for first-time authors, and her client list continues to grow. Her first solo sale, also from a first-time author, hit several bestseller lists in its first week out. She has since had numerous clients appear on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. Her interests span all commercial fiction genres, including mysteries and thrillers, especially those with a paranormal bent.

 

 

KristinLindstrom2.jpgKristin Lindstrom

Lindstrom Literary Management

www.lindstromliterary.com

 

Kristin Lindstrom started her career as the editor of a monthly magazine in the energy industry in 1975. She then worked for a software development company as a public relations writer before leaving to spend 14 years as an independent marketing specialist representing clients in a number of industries.

 

Kristin is from a family of university English professors and writers and holds a bachelor's degree in Literature from American University.  As an agent, she is able to effectively combine her lifelong interest in writing with many years of editing and marketing experience.

 

Lindstrom Literary Management LLC was established in 1993 and represents a range of fiction and nonfiction clients. Kristin works closely with writers to fine-tune their manuscripts and proposals in preparation for submission to publishers.

She handles women's fiction, thrillers and mysteries, general commercial fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and pop culture among other topics.

Thrillers are one of her favorite genres to represent.

Kristin is married and lives outside Washington, D.C., in Arlington, Virginia. with her neurotic Boston Terrier, Elsie, and geriatric Pekingese, Hugo.

 

Sandy-Lu-Headshot.jpgSandy Lu

L. Perkins Agency

www.lperkinsagency.com


Sandy Lu is an associate agent at the L. Perkins Agency.  She holds BAs in psychology and sociology from Queens College, with minors in music, business, and Japanese.  Prior to becoming an agent, she attended the Ph.D. Program in Social and Personality Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center and worked as a business/operations manager in the theater industry.  She is fluent in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.

 

Sandy's areas of study and work experience greatly inform her areas of interest in submissions.  Most of all, she is looking for submissions that draw her in with a unique voice and a good yarn that will make her miss her subway stop and keep her up at night.

 

In fiction, she is seeking submissions in the following areas: dark literary and commercial fiction, mystery, thriller, psychological horror, urban fantasy, and historical fiction.  In non-fiction, she is seeking submissions in the following areas: narrative non-fiction, history, biography, memoir, science, psychology, pop culture, and food writing.  In particular, she is looking for historical thrillers or mysteries set in Victorian times and has recently fallen in love with steampunk.  She is also actively searching for espionage fiction and non-fiction set in China between the two World Wars. 

 

Bob Mecoy

Bob Mecoy Literary Agency

www.bobmecoy.com

 

Bob is looking for the following types of fiction: Mystery, Commercial Fiction, Thrillers/Suspense, Military/Espionage, Graphic Novels, and these forms of non-fiction: Sports, Politics, Medical, Science, Memoirs, Current Affairs, Business, Narrative and Humor.

 

ChristineMervart.jpgChristine Mervart

Anderson Literary Agency

www.andersonliterary.com

 

After graduating from McGill University with a Master's degree in Literature, Christine moved to New York City to pursue a career in publishing. She joined Anderson Literary Management in 2009, and is actively building her list of authors. She is drawn to compelling, unique fiction and non-fiction across a wide range of genres.  Areas of special interest include literary fiction with a distinct voice and/or a good sense of humor, narrative non-fiction, current events, and women's fiction.

 

ChasyaMilgrom.jpgChasya Milgrom

Dystel and Goderich Literary Management

www.dystel.com

 

Chasya originally joined Dystel and Goderich as an intern, after completing her degrees in English and psychology from Brooklyn College, at the City University of New York. As an avid reader, and overall admirer of the written word, she was determined to find a way to parlay her love for books into a full-time job.

 

Chasya hails from Brooklyn, New York, and, naturally, loves subways and sidewalks teeming with people. She enjoys literary fiction as well as psychological thrillers, suspense, and detective novels and procedurals that keep her on her toes.

 

 

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Beth Miller

Writers House

www.writershouse.com

 

Beth is a born-and-bred New Yorker, and has lived on Long Island her whole life. She's been an avid reader since a ridiculously young age (rumor has it she was reading street signs at around 2, but this could be an urban legend), and she is never far from a book. She usually has a precarious stack of books by her bed, one in her bag for the train, and a bunch in the
trunk of her car in case she gets stuck somewhere.

She has a long-standing fascination with the sea, and went to college with the intention of studying marine biology. About halfway through, she switched to general biology, and graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Southampton College of Long Island University. Not knowing what to do after she graduated, she entered a teaching certification program, where she quickly discovered that she had absolutely no desire to teach. She gave that up and worked in a bookstore for awhile before landing a job at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory as a DNA Sequencing Technician.

That position lasted for 7 years, during which time she went back to school, earning her M.A. in Literature from Queens College, CUNY, in 2006. She began working as an assistant to Robin Rue at Writers House in February 2007, where she gets to work with fabulous authors such as Lisa Jackson, Linda Howard, Karen Rose, Lora Leigh, Kresley Cole, James Swain, David
Rosenfelt, Elizabeth Scott, Jacquelyn Frank, and JoAnn Ross, just to name a few.

She still loves the sea, and tries to go scuba diving whenever she can-preferably someplace warm and tropical. She loves traveling, especially road trips, the best of which was in 2005 when she did a road trip throughout Scotland with two friends. She's hoping to return there soon,
but for now she is eagerly looking for manuscripts in the hope of finding something spectacular!

She will be looking for manuscripts for herself and for Robin Rue, searching for romance, thrillers, and YA, primarily, but they are always open to a compelling, unputdownable story with a fresh voice!

 

Peter-Miller.jpgPeter Miller

PMA Literary & Film Management

www.pmalitfilm.com

 

Known as "The Literary Lion," Peter has been an extraordinarily active literary and film manager for more than thirty years. He is president of PMA Literary and Film Management and Millennium Lion; and he and his company have successfully managed more than 1,000 books worldwide, as well as dozens of motion picture and television properties. These works include eleven New York Times bestsellers, and eleven produced films that Miller has managed or executive produced. Three of those films have been nominated for Emmy Awards: Goodbye, Miss Fourth of July (The Disney Channel, with four nominations); A Gift of Love (Showtime, two nominations); and Helter Skelter (CBS, one nomination). In addition, Miller has a number of film and television projects currently in active development, with some nearing production, in association with Warner Bros. Features, Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. Television, DreamWorks, and many other producers and production companies. Peter spends most of his time in New York or Los Angeles, but he also frequently tours the country to speak at writers' conferences and workshops. He regularly attends publishing gatherings such as ThrillerFest, BEA and the Frankfurt Book Fair, as well as various film festivals including those at Cannes, East Hampton and Sundance.

 

Scott-Miller.jpgScott Miller

Trident Media Group

www.tridentmediagroup.com

 

Scott is an agent and vice president at Trident. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Temple University School of Law, and is a member of the New York State bar. Since beginning his publishing career in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency as an agent trainee, he has worked with an array of diverse authors, including Tom Clancy, Bill Cosby, Janet Evanovich, and Dean Koontz. After working as an assistant for Robert Gottlieb, Scott became a literary agent.  His clients include New York Times bestselling authors Harold Coyle, Selden Edwards, Ronald Kessler, Chris Kuzneski, Cesar Millan (the "Dog Whisperer"), Ralph Peters, and Joel C. Rosenberg.  Other award-winning and bestselling clients include JT Ellison, Daniel Judson, Christopher Ransom, Marcus Sakey, Stephen Jay Schwartz, Patricia Smiley and Jeanne C. Stein. His interests are diverse and include commercial fiction (thrillers, crime and mysteries, young adult), commercial nonfiction (narrative non fiction, memoir, current events, military), literary fiction, graphic novels, and books dealing with pop culture (music, film, etc.).

 

NickMullendorePhoto.jpgNick Mullendore

Loretta Barrett Books

www.lorettabarrettbooks.com

 

Nick Mullendore joined Loretta Barrett Books, Inc. in April 1998 and is the Vice President and Director of Foreign Rights for the agency. He began his publishing career in publicity at HarperBusiness, the trade business books imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, after graduating from the University of Missouri--Columbia with a B.A. in Creative Writing in 1996. At Missouri, Nick was an intern and, after graduation, an employee of one of the nation's premier literary magazines, The Missouri Review. He is also an alumnus of New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.

 

Nick's tastes tend to run just outside the mainstream. Counter-cultural, counter-intuitive, thought provoking, dark, relevant--if any of these describe a project, then it will probably hold some appeal for him. Politics, current affairs, science (particularly physics and space), pop culture criticism, sports, scientific thrillers, noir, literary fiction--apply a unique perspective and Nick's curiosity will be piqued. And funny is good, too. Everybody likes the funny.

 

papin-jessica.jpgJessica Papin

Dystel and Goderich

www.dystel.com

 

Jessica Papin rejoins Dystel and Goderich after a three-year hiatus in Egypt, working for the American University in Cairo Press, where she oversaw the international rights sales of such authors as Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz and international best-selling author Alaa Al Aswany. She first joined Dystel and Goderich as an agent in 2003, after spending seven years as an acquiring editor at Warner Books.

 

With a background on both sides of the proverbial desk, Papin is as hands-on as an agent as she was as an editor; she loves working collaboratively with clients to shape and refine their work. Her stay in the Middle East (she still represents many works of modern Arab literature through the AUC Press) has given her an abiding interest in the history and politics of the region, as well as the broader Islamic world. 

She is interested in literary and smart commercial fiction, narrative non-fiction, history with a thesis, medicine, science and business. In every case, she looks for passion, erudition, and storytelling skill. She is also interested in psychology, health and women's issues.

 

BarbaraPetersPhoto.jpgBarbara Peters

Poisoned Pen Press

www.poisonedpenpress.com

 

Barbara Peters, retiring from librarianship and the law, founded Scottsdale, Arizona's The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in 1989. For fun! She and her husband Robert Rosenwald then founded Poisoned Pen Press in 1997. Its first published work was nominated for an Edgar, Barbara as editor. She has also been presented with the Raven Award and the Ellery Queen Award by the Mystery Writers of America, A James Patterson Award, is a 12-time nominee for Bookseller of the Year, and is a member of the relevant American, Canadian, and British author/bookseller organizations. It's still fun but ever more challenging--suggesting the concept of ITW to its founders may be her most lasting achievement.

 

Barbara-Poelle.jpgBarbara Poelle

Irene Goodman Literary Agency

www.irenegoodman.com

 

Originally from the West Coast, Barbara worked for a Bay Area publisher before accepting the offer to join Irene Goodman's team. A voracious reader and award-winning debater, Barbara is not only able to devour manuscripts, but fight for them as well . . . and her very brief stint as a stand-up comic comes in handy for those particularly raucous debates--both in the office and at home. With her strong background in editing and copywriting, Barbara has no qualms about helping writers turn a "maybe" into a "yes," and values client communication above all else. Barbara is passionate about mysteries, memoirs, nonfiction relating to social issues and family relationships, and romances, but will be a proud promoter of any writer with a strong, unique voice.

 

MarcyPosnerPhoto.jpgMarcy Posner

Folio LIterary Management

www.foliolit.com


Marcy Posner is a literary agent at Folio Literary Management. Most recently she was an agent and Director of Foreign Rights for Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. prior to that she was President of The Marcy Posner Literary Agency. She began her agenting career at the William Morris Agency where she spend 12 years as an agent and as Vice President and Director of Foreign Rights. Prior to becoming an agent, Marcy worked on the editorial side of publishing for 15 years, her last job as Associate Publisher at Pantheon.

Marcy represents writers in many areas, including commercial women's fiction, historical fiction, and young adult fiction, as well as history, biography, and non-fiction books on health and lifestyle. Her clients include Jill Barnett, Colleen Gleason, Jacqueline Kelly, Susan Hubbard, Jerri Corgiat, Kristina Cook, Britta Coleman, and Elizabeth Wrenn. Additionally, she has featured as a guest speaker at a number of writing conferences, including San Diego, Pikes Peak, and the Writers' League of Texas.

 

LinnPrentisPhoto.jpgLinn Prentis

Linn Prentis Literary Agency

www.linnprentis.com


One day when her fortunes were at a low ebb, Linn Prentis, a commercial writer, editor and project manager with a speciality in rewrite, fell into a job with the Virginia Kidd Agency.  Kidd had married James Blish, perhaps the most famous writer and teacher of science fiction's 1970's New Wave, and Kidd was a major presence in the SF world. Thus, Linn's first book sales were for work that didn't conform to consensus reality, and she eventually came to run the editorial side of the Kidd agency. At her own shop she focuses on fiction - yes, the futuristic, fantastic, horrid, and unconventional - but also the mysterious and thrilling, as well as works marketed to audiences defined as general, literary, women's, men's, historical, political, ethnic, gay, young adult, middle reader and non-category romance. She also considers memoirs and, rarely, other non-fiction.

 

 

DanRaines.jpgDan Raines

Creative Trust, Inc.

www.creativetrust.com


Dan Raines is the founder and president of Creative Trust, Inc., a media, entertainment and literary management company established in 1989. CT originally made its mark by managing Grammy award-winning platinum music artists and publishing songs recorded by such global greats as Cher, Garth Brooks, Eric Clapton, Wynonna, Amy Grant, and Trisha Yearwood.
 
In 2002, CT expanded into literary representation with authors and novelists. Today, CT Literary Group has the privilege of working with some of the most respected authors in print, including Ted Dekker, Phillip Yancey, Donald Miller, Richard Foster, and Brian McLaren.
 
In 2007, CT established a sister company with the express purpose of developing media properties. CT Media has strategic film, TV, and DVD partnerships with Lionsgate, VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer, movie director Steve Taylor, and New York Times best-selling authors Ted Dekker and Donald Miller.
 
CT clients and partners have received an unprecedented number of industry and consumer awards including over 100 Grammy, Juno, Dove, and literary awards, and sold over 25 million records, 22 million books, and 50 million videos.

 

AlannaRamirez.jpgAlanna Rameriz

Trident Media Group

www.tridentmediagroup.com

 

Alanna Ramirez is an agent with Trident Media Group.  She began her publishing career in the editorial department at the Berkley Publishing Group and later went to the publicity department at HarperCollins before coming to Trident to work with Ellen Levine.  At Trident, Alanna has also been the audio rights Agent and worked directly under Chairman Robert Gottlieb.  She has had the privilege of working with such esteemed authors as Christopher Andersen, Russell Banks, Debra Ollivier, Peter Orner, Mary Morris, and T. Jefferson Parker.  She has sold book excerpts, short stories, and essays to The Atlantic, BOMB, Granta, Harper's, Ladies Home Journal, Salon, Slate, and Virginia Quarterly Review, among others.  Her interests include literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, pop culture, food and wine, and lifestyle books.  Current clients include Caprice Crane, Rosalyn Hoffman, Brian Katcher, Nathaniel Lande, Ian Mount, Hal Niedzviecki, James L. Thane, John M. Thompson, and Alex Yates.  She holds a B.A. in History and Journalism from Rutgers University.

 

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Victoria Skurnick

Levine Greenberg Literary Agency

www.levinegreenberg.com

 

Victoria, now an agent at Levine Greenberg, began her publishing career at Avon Books, where she worked in the advertising department.  After a stint at Pocket Books as assistant director of advertising and promotion, she went to Holt, Rinehart & Winston, where she was director of the promotion and advertising department.  In 1980, she became a senior editor at Pocket Books, then went on to be a senior editor at St. Martin's Press.  Beginning in 1989, she became a reader, then executive editor, and eventually editor-in-chief of the Book of the Month Club. In 1989, she began her career as a writer, co-authoring seven novels published under the name Cynthia Victor.  In 2007, she joined Levine Greenberg. Her clients include Joe Garden, Anita Serwacki, Janet Ginsburg, Scott Sherman and Chris Pauls, who, as "Rex" and "Sparky" are the authors of THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DOGS, which published in October, 2007. She also represents Robert Rotenberg, author of OLD CITY HALL AND COLLEGE PARK, to be published by Sarah Crichton at Farrar, Straus & Giroux.  Her nonfiction clients include former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, who has written a treatise on health care; Gary Jansen, who has written EXERCISING YOUR SOUL; Danielle Svetcov, author of THE 'REGULAR' GOURMET EVERYDAY: Gourmet Recipes for the Gastro-Intestinally Challenged; plus several novelists and historians. Victoria is searching for the perfect literary novel, the perfect thriller or mystery, the original political or historical work of nonfiction, or, frankly, any other book that strikes her fancy.

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Karen Solem

Spencerhill Associates Ltd.

www.spencerhillassociates.com


Karen Solem represents a broad range of commercial fiction including women's fiction, thrillers and mysteries. A number of her clients have become New York Times bestsellers and though it's wonderful to have that kind of recognition, she still takes a lot of pleasure in discovering and working with new talent. Karen brings an editorial background as well as a business background to assist her clients. Prior to becoming an agent Karen had 25 years of corporate publishing experience, as editor, editor-in-chief and publisher.

 

In 1980 she joined Simon & Schuster as editor-in-chief of Silhouette books. With her development of Silhouette from four books a month to a division that released more than 24 titles a month and she worked with authors such as Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Barbara Delinsky and Debbie Macomber are just a few of many who got their start in romance.

 

In 1990, to broaden her publishing background she moved to Harper Paperbacks, an imprint of Harper Collins, as Editorial Director and Associate Publisher. After five years, Karen left corporate publishing to be a literary agent, where she enjoys not having to walk that line between publisher/employer and author. Being the author's advocate exclusively is rewarding and a pleasure. She was previously associated with Writers House where she worked for nearly six years.

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Joanna Stampfel-Volpe

Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation

www.nancycoffeyliterary.com

 

Joanna Stampfel-Volpe has been with Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation for over two years.  Prior to becoming a full-time agent with Nancy Coffey, Joanna was an assistant and Junior Agent with FinePrint Literary Management, a publisher's assistant at Blue Marlin Publications, and a book seller at Barnes & Noble.  Her previous sales range from children's literature to adult non-fiction, including THE TOWN THAT FOOD SAVED (Rodale, March 2010) by Ben Hewitt, DECEPTION~A Haunting Emma Novel (Bloomsbury Children's, June 2010) by Lee Nichols, THE DUFF (Poppy, September 2010) by Kody Keplinger, SWAY (Hyperion, Summer 2011) by Amber Turner, and THE ROTTEN ADVENTURES OF ZACHARY RUTHLESS (HarperCollins Children's, Summer 2011) by Allan Woodrow.  Joanna has also sold a number of audio books and has just finished negotiations on her first film option. Joanna is looking for clients who are as enthusiastic about writing and reading as she is, and she is currently building her list.  Genres she's looking to build in are: women's fiction, thrillers, speculative fiction, and dark mainstream fiction.  When she's not reading (which is almost never), she enjoys cooking, watching movies, playing Guitar Hero and hanging with her husband and her chihuahua, PeeWee.

 

Jon-Sternfeld-Photo.jpgJon Sternfeld

Irene Goodman Agency

www.irenegoodman.com

 

Jon joined the agency after a stint in both the creative and the development sides of the film world. Discovering young, hungry writers still remains his passion to this day. He's looking for literary fiction and narrative non-fiction that combines his love of literature with an adventurous spirit. He is open to all writers with an original voice, and he has a particular interest in non-fiction that focuses on cultural, historical and social issues. He is proud to be the fastest promoted agent in the thirty years of the Irene Goodman Literary Agency, moving from assistant to agent in record time.

 

Becca_Stumpf_Photo.JPGBecca Stumpf

Prospect Agency

www.prospectagency.com

 

Becca Stumpf is currently looking for Adult, YA and Middle-Grade literary and commercial fiction.  She especially keeps an eye out for Urban Fantasy/Paranormal/SciFi books with a strong voice and broad appeal, mysteries with a literary bent, and romance novels that are wry, witty and dark with a paranormal twist (or just very smart and sexy).  Becca would also like to add a few gritty, character-driven thrillers to her list and she's always up for select non-fiction, including narrative non-fiction, memoir, travel, and humor.

 

John Talbot Headshot.jpgJohn Talbot

Talbot Fortune Agency

www.talbotfortuneagency.com

 

John is a literary agent and former book editor with twenty-plus years of publishing experience. Prior to becoming an agent he spent seven years with Putnam Berkley (now part of Penguin USA), where he rose to the rank of Senior Editor and worked with such major bestselling authors as Tom Clancy, W.E.B. Griffin, and Jack Higgins, as well as rising literary stars such as Tom Perrotta. He published national bestsellers in hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market paperback, along with five New York Times Notable Books. He began his editorial career at Simon & Schuster.


As a former book editor, John is focused on finding and cultivating high editorial quality and on long-term career management. He's keenly interested in well-crafted thrillers and good genre fiction in growth categories. More generally he is looking for fresh voices and perhaps new perspectives applied to familiar situations. While a high concept plot and fast-pacing are important, he feels that an authentic voice and vivid characters are the two qualities that linger longest in the mind after a good read. Previous publication is a plus, but often the most surprising and engaging material comes from a writer who may not have published yet, or who's been quietly and patiently working away for months or years, ready to surprise and delight readers with a wonderful story.


An agency-represented title that may be of interest to ITW members is Brad Taylor's debut novel with Dutton, One Rough Man. Taylor is a retired a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces. He will draw on his 21-year army career, including eight years with Delta Force, to launch a series built around Special Forces operative Pike Logan, a member of what Dutton calls ?ga new breed of counterterrorist organization operating outside the bounds of U.S. law.?h One Rough Man will be published in February 2011. Other agency-represented titles include several Tom Clancy's EndWar, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon novels, a dozen 24 and CSI titles, Cleo Coyle's bestselling Coffeehouse Mystery series, Jessica Beck's Donut Shop Mysteries, the David Kent Department 30 trilogy, and Clint McKinzie's Burns Brothers novels.

 

VeltreJoePhoto.jpgJoseph Veltre

The Veltre Company

www.veltreco.com

 

Joseph (Joe) is the founder of The Veltre Company, a New York City based Literary Management and Production company. He has worked in both the film and publishing industries. In film, he worked at Miramax, serving dual roles as director of development for Miramax Films and editor-at-large for Miramax Books. In publishing, his career began at St. Martin's Press, as senior editor overseeing several imprints, including the Minotaur/Dead Letter Mystery program, which published authors such as Ian Rankin and S.J. Rozan. He then worked as senior editor at HarperCollins, editing high quality non-fiction, working with business writers, journalists and academics, including Dr. Richard S. Tedlow and John Heilemann.

 

Before starting his own company, Veltre was a literary agent and foreign and film rights director for a prominent Literary Agency, Carlisle & Company (now part of InkWell Management). There he worked on the rights front with a wide range of authors including Antonio Damasio and James Gleick, built strong relationships with publishers overseas, film and television producers, studios and agents.

 

He has a unique breadth of experience and now works with a diverse group of talented authors. He regularly attends national and international book fairs and speaks at conferences on topics vital to both aspiring and experienced authors. Though his client list is selective, he is constantly looking for new writers, focusing on a wide range of subjects, including: upmarket non-fiction, literary fiction, thrillers, women's fiction, mysteries, narrative and political non-fiction, academic and historical non-fiction, suspense, business and young adult books. He works closely with a variety of artists, including: academics, historians, journalists, novelists, filmmakers, sports figures, photographers, doctors, TV personalities, business consultants, and military leaders.

 

Veltre graduated from Emory University with a B.A. in English and attended the graduate English program at the University of Alabama, where he taught literature and writing. He is from Cartersville, Georgia and now lives in New York City, with his wife, novelist Adrienne Miller.

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Scott Waxman

Waxman Literary Agency

www.waxmanagency.com

 

Scott Waxman founded the Waxman Literary Agency in 1997 and since expanded it to include agents Farley Chase, Holly Root and Byrd Leavell. Known for a hands-on approach to book development and a passion for great storytelling, he has represented numerous New York Times bestselling books and other national bestsellers, including Craig Robinson's A Game of Character, David Faber's And Then The Roof Caved In, Jeremy Schaap's Cinderella Man, Neal Bascomb's The Perfect Mile, Stephen Talty's Empire of Blue Water, Sophie Uliano's Gorgeously Green and Adam Nicolson's God's Secretaries. Scott began his career as an editor with HarperCollins Publishers in 1990, before moving to the agent side in 1994. His business ventures also include an enhanced e-books publishing company he started 10 years ago called LiveReads. Recently, Scott founded Diversion Books, a company focused on providing authors with the benefits of electronic publishing.

 

Jennifer-Weltz.JPGJennifer Weltz

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

www.jvnla.com


Jennifer, a partner at Jean Naggar, has sold books domestically, internationally and for film for nearly two decades.  She has worked with bestselling authors such as Phillip Margolin.  For a winning thriller, she looks for a page-turner with strong original plot.

 

 

Paige Wheeler.jpgPaige Wheeler

Folio Literary Management

www.foliolit.com

 

Paige Wheeler is a founding partner of Folio Literary Management. Prior to forming Folio, she founded Creative Media Agency (CMA) in 1997 and served as its president for nine years until she merged CMA into her new company, Folio, in 2006. Her goal was to create a literary agency that truly serviced its authors and their intellectual property. With the formation of Folio, she is now able to provide the ability to sell both domestic and foreign rights, as well as offer the services of a marketing department, a speakers bureau and licensing capabilities. "I'm looking to represent a broad range of projects. In particular, I've been reading upscale commercial fiction and nonfiction books that tell a unique story or ones in which the author has a huge platform. I seem to be especially drawn to a story if it has a high concept and a fresh, unique voice," she says. What I'm looking for: Fiction: All commercial fiction and upscale (think book club) fiction, as well as women's fiction, romance (all types), mystery, thrillers, and psychological suspense. I enjoy both historical fiction as well as contemporary fiction, so do keep that in mind. Nonfiction: I'm looking for both narrative nonfiction and prescriptive nonfiction. I'm looking for books where the author has a huge platform and something new to say in a particular area. Some of the areas that I like are lifestyle, relationship, parenting, business, popular/trendy reference projects and women's issues. I'd like books that would be a good fit on The Today Show. What I'm not looking for: in fiction, children's, science fiction, and fantasy; in nonfiction, academic nonfiction.

       

LoisWinstonPhoto.jpgLois Winston

Ashley Grayson Literary Agency

www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/CGrayson

 

Lois Winston is an agent with the Ashley Grayson Literary Agency as well as an award-winning author of novel length fiction and non-fiction.  She began her association with the agency as a client.  In 2005 she was invited to join the agency as an associate, opening what she likes to call their East Coast division.  She continues to be represented by one of the other agents within the agency.  Lois currently represents authors who write romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, women's fiction, mystery, young adult, and horror, but voice is more important to her than genre, and she loves books that make her laugh out loud.  She's not interested in category romance, erotica, Regencies, inspirationals, westerns, or paranormal books that feature vampires and shape-shifters.

The Ashley Grayson Literary Agency was established in 1976 and consists of four agents who handle both literary and commercial fiction, children's fiction, and some non-fiction.  Recent sales have included romance, women's fiction, urban fantasy, YA, and mysteries to Pocket, Harlequin, Grand Central Publishing, St. Martin's Press, Harper Collins, Viking, Scholastic, Red Sage, Ellora's Cave, Midnight Ink, and Dorchester, as well as children's chapter books to Little Brown and Feiwel & Friends.  Our client list includes bestselling authors John Barnes, Bruce Coville, Christopher Pike, and Carrie Vaughn, among others.

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Christine Witthohn

Book Cents Literary Agency

www.bookcentsliteraryagency.com

 

Christine Witthohn is a literary agent and the founder of Book Cents Literary Agency.  She is one of the main sponsors of the International Women's Fiction Festival held annually in Matera, Italy, and has strong ties to the international market.  She is member of AAR, RWA, MWA and is actively building her client list.  She is on the hunt page turning mysteries and thrillers, well-written commercial and women's fiction, and would love to find some great new YA projects (mysteries, dark paranormal, urban fantasy).Christine is also is looking for: middle grade, adult urban fantasy, romance: contemporary, rom coms, paranormal, fantasy.

Christine is NOT looking for: inspirational, westerns, sci fi, horror, erotica, poetry or screenplays. 

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