Suzie loves strong characters, unique and diverse voices, and stories that break out of the. Welcome to the website of andrea somberg, literary agent at harvey klinger inc. The incredible ripped bodice bookstore was featured on the today show earlier, and we were so happy to see some get to know jessica faust. Prior to joining new leaf, suzie graduated film school, earned her masters of education, taught high school english, and coached a swim team. Agent advice this installment featuring agent suzie townsend of new leaf literary formerly fineprint literary management is a series of quick interviews with literary agents and script agents who talk with guide to literary agents about their thoughts on writing, publishing, and just about anything else. Suzie townsend prior to joining new leaf, suzie graduated film school, earned her masters of education, taught high school english, and coached a swim team. You may include up to 5 doublespaced sample pages within the body of the email.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The word query must be in the subject line, plus the agents name, ie subject. Your search produced 609 members with marketplace web pages, sorted by last page update. At this years bologna book fair, scouts and agents said middle grade fiction remains hot, and the political upheaval in the united states is driving a global interest in titles, both fiction and. Shes specifically looking for womens fiction, debut fiction, and narrative nonfiction. List of literary agents 20202021 use our free lists of book agents in our literary agencies database for all book agents near me searches. The names below are of the agents who had the most childrens book deals report to publishers marketplace by a publisher, agent, or author. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Please also include the category ie, pb, chapter book, mg, ya, adult fiction, adult nonfiction, etc.
Suzie townsend literary agent free directory of book agents. We are hard at work on pikes peak writers conference 2020. I love novels that would be great for book club discussions. She is open to all kid lit age groups, from picture books through ya, and is particularly drawn to work that shows the authors world and characterbuilding ability.
Once you have taken on an author as your client, talk us through your process from start to finish for selling manuscripts to the books reaching the shelves and then beyond. Suzie townsend on becoming a literary agent 88 cups of tea. Suzie represents all brands of childrens and adult fiction. Leave comments about your experiences with this literary agent, or read what other authors have to say. Aftermath, as well as the miriam black thrillers, the atlanta burns books, and zer0esinvasive, alongside other works across comics, games, film, and more. After teaching high school english for several years, suzie townsend started publishing at fineprint literary management in january 2009 and worked her way up from intern to agent. My focus is middle grade and young adult novels, as well as genre fiction scifi, fantasy, thriller, horror in the ya. Suzie townsend, agent, new leaf literary mswishlist. This weeks agent spotlight features alyssa reuben of paradigm literary and talent agency status. I love being able to read everything i can get my hands on, discuss books with people i meet in publishing, and help an authors vision turn into something real. Haley harrigan is a womens fiction author represented by suzie townsend of new leaf literary. Sarah began her career on the editorial side of publishing, first at houghton mifflin, then in the knopf group, and last at little, brown. I just closed a deal, and two of my colleagues at new leaf also held auctions while sheltering in place, she said. She loves womens fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and debut fiction.
Be sure to look at books that are in a similar stylegenre. It might surprise some of you to know that i work in adult fiction and nonfiction as well, and im actively looking to expand my list in those categories. Literary agent jim mccarthy jim mccarthy interned for dg and b while studying urban design at new york university. On the adult side of her list she represents science fiction, fantasy and horror. Keep in mind, however, that agents and publishers wont want to cannibalize their own lists. May 12, 20 top 25 agents highest childrens book sales april 2012april 20 please note. Prior to joining new leaf, suzie graduated film school, earned her masters of education, taught high school. Author of the forthcoming forest of souls lori lees untitled third book in the shamanborn series, about the race to stop an ancient power before war. She wants to believe wholeheartedly in the world of the book, whether the setting is familiar or fantastic. Comp titles in a query and other questions about book comps.
Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher. Brooks sherman the official manuscript wish list website. Twitter events connect agents and writers publishers weekly. She is consistently ranked among the top three ya and mg agents in publishers marketplace. The lesson plan will be sent to the publisher for their use, but it will also go with a special mailing of the book in order to boost the visibility in the school and library market. In the fourth post of our publishing u series, agent suzie townsend dishes on the perils of mistargeting your audience, and her client, marcykate connolly, recalls the key insight that made all the difference in getting her debut novel published. In addition, pete knapp will join as agent on july 6. They hold a masters degree in childrens literature and a masters degree in english from simmons college.
If any of the links stop working, please let me know via email or twitter. In the five years since morphing from a boutique literary agency into a onestop shop for writers and artists, new leaf has had thirtyseven books hit the new york times bestseller list and eight films produced, including cbs films sleeper hit, the duff. I linked each agents name to something informationalwhether it was their agencys website, an interview, a publishers marketplace page, etc. Jul 18, 2011 suzie townsend september, 2010 michelle wolfson october, 2010 weronika janczuk november, 2010 mary kole january, 2011 melissa jeglinski february, 2011 kate mckean march, 2011 victoria marini april, 2011 chris richman may, 2011 tamar rydzinski july, 2011 danielle svetcov august, 2011 jenny bent september, 2011 amy boggs. Agents weigh whether to submit projects during the pandemic. For example, you can use the list to find literary agencies and publishing agents in nyc, literary agencies and book agents in california, and more. Movable type management, with jason allen ashlock as president, and a performance division, movable type media with artists and artisans adam chromy as president. Emma sweeney agency llc has had eight new york times bestsellers, including meddling kids, at the waters edge, in the shadow of the banyan, how it all began, water for elephants, ape house, making rounds with oscar, and the joy of living. Literary agents list this article reveals the most searched book agents and literary agencies on the internet. Writers house represents writers of fiction and nonfiction, for both adult and juvenile books as well as illustrators. As a film executive, anthony worked for the disney. Agent suzie townsend seeks young adult, romance, fantasy. Previously she was store manager at omnivore books.
Mar 01, 2018 one of the comp titles was in my top 5 books of all time listed on my bio and it was a perfect comp. A few of the new adult books ive read could have arguably been called angsty, sexually explicit ya, but i would say thats the minority, townsend says. At this years bologna book fair, scouts and agents said middle grade. Emma sweeney agency llc was formed in 2006 and is a boutique literary agency based in new york city. Apr 10, 2020 suzie townsend at new leaf literary and media has also been busy. Laura rennert of andrea brown literary agency particularly seeking contemporary, multicultural, scififantasy, paranormal, alternate history, retellings. In her spare time, she read everything she could, which prompted her move to publishing. For childrens, she gravitates toward contemporary middle.
Suzie townsend negotiated the three book deal for world english rights. Selling a book is even far more bookends on the today show. A progressive southern belle with a deep affinity for words and an unapologetic potty mouth, haley lives in athens, georgia with her teacher husband and their unreasonably adorable yorkie. Joanna volpe, presidentagent suzie townsend, vice presidentagent pouya shahbazian, director of filmtv hilary.
Our founder, gina panettieri has expertise in every aspect of writing and publishing and has helped thousands of writers achieve their goals. This series has more than 170 interviews so far with reps from great literary. Claire draper is seeking young adult fiction, middle grade, picture books, graphic novels, or a feminist memoircollection of essays. My favorite books are ones that keep me up all night with characters that i cant stop thinking about long after ive finished. Emmy nordstrom is looking for literary, upmarket, and commercial fiction, and narrative nonfiction, for adults and older young adults, and on the nonfiction side. On the childrens side, she is interested in select ya and mg. The descriptions on published book jackets are a great model for what a query should look like. Dani began her publishing career as an editorial assistant at harpercollins publishers, focusing primarily on highly designed nonfiction titles. You can have different opinions about writing style. Our readers are often curious about the process of writing and publishing books, and were happy to provide access to the experts.
This weeks agent spotlight features merrilee heifetz of writers house. Oct 04, 2011 movable type literary group and artists and artisans announced their merger over the summer, and they have formed two operating units. Top 25 agents highest childrens book sales april 2012. See how they describe the novels characters and conflict. I especially love authors like jodi picoult, sue monk kidd, anna quindlen, and alice. Our agents work with literary and commercial fiction, womens fiction, science fictionfantasy, narrative nonfiction, history, memoirs, biographies, psychology, science, parenting, cookbooks, howto, selfhelp, business, finance, young adult and juvenile fiction. I thought about getting into textbook publishing because i really enjoyed curriculum. Campbell award for best new writer and an alum of the sundance screenwriters lab, and he served as the cowriter of the emmynominated.
Upon graduating in 2002, jim realized he would much rather continue working with books than make the jump as he had originally intended to the field of city planning. Movable type literary group and artists and artisans announced their merger over the summer, and they have formed two operating units. Suzie townsend the official manuscript wish list website. I was a high school english teacher for six years and in the end i decided that while i enjoyed teaching, i just didnt love it. They currently live in brooklyn with their two cats, appropriately named chicken and the crocodile. I talk to my clients a great deal about what they want their brand to be. Only members with active publishers marketplace web pages are listed.
Suzie townsend at new leaf literary and media has also been busy. Suzie loves strong characters and voicedriven stories that break out of the typical tropes of their genres, and shes always looking for. List of literary agents 20202021 book agents looking for. Thats why our team put together this list of young adult and new adult literary agents that are currently accepting submissions from authors. When the emails are almost handled, i handwrite a letter for a new. This may sound silly, but for all the books are an art and a passion, theyre also a business and a product. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Mark malatesta is a former literary agent turned author coach. I represent a diverse list award winners and new york times bestsellers. I believe im primarily known as an agent who works on picture books and middle grade and young adult fiction. Agent interview suzie townsend fineprint lit p sst. Chuck wendig is the new york times bestselling author of star wars.
She has successfully placed hundreds of books with such wellknown publishers as berkley, st. Scroll below to learn more and see how you can submit your book to suzie townsend for representation. This weeks agent spotlight features ginger clark of curtis brown ltd. Week of april 2, 2018 emilia rhodes at hmh has preempted, in a three book deal, maya and the rising dark by rena barron. If theres one thing mare barrow victoria aveyard victoria aveyard shares her inspiration for the unique and yet familiar setting of red queen and reveals where we may see our favorite characters in the forthcoming titles youre still the one by rachel harris entangled february 2016 glass sword by. The media division will develop inhouse film, television, and digital. Online book glass sword by victoria aveyard torrent reader. Ya please also include the category ie, pb, chapter book, mg, ya, adult fiction, adult nonfiction, etc. Recent deals include 5 young adult, 2 film rights, 1 middle grade, 1 international rights.
You may also include up to five doublespaced sample pages pasted into the body of the email. This weeks agent spotlight features sarah burnes of the gernert company. Literary agents list free directory of book agents. Whatever i thought was the best source of information on the agent. Ice carousel is a ya fantasy loosely based on the greek myth of orpheus and eurydice. This literary agent profile is part of a series from our literary agents list of the most searched literary agents online. Best literary agents 20202021 all genres top book agents. She currently works as a literary assistant to suzie townsend, reading queries and assisting clients to achieve their best work. Summary of twitter chat with new leaf literary agents. She represents all brands of adult and childrens fiction and nonfiction.
Querya must be in the subject line, along with the agentas name, example a subject. Merrilee heifetz has been at writers house for over 20 years and was one of the first agents to handle comic books graphic novels when asked. Susan graham theythemtheir joined einstein literary management as an assistant in 2015 and now has a growing list of author and illustrator clients. The young adult ya and new adult na genres are fairly new in the publishing industry, and not all literary agents are interested in these genres. All these wonderful books i was seeing in publishers marketplace, and they werent submitting to me, because they didnt know i wanted. Ya please also include the category ie, pb, chapter book, mg, ya, adult. Fiction fantasy young adult ingrid paulsons debut valkyrie rising, about a girl who learns she is a valkyrie descended from norse gods, and when her older brother is kidnapped, she and his annoying but gorgeous best friend have to get to valhalla and get past odin and his undead army to save him and the world, to anne hoppe at harper childrens, by suzie townsend at fineprint. A day in the life of literary agent suzie townsend pub. Find out how you can submit your work to the publishing agents on this list, and get free access to the worlds best directory of literary agents, created by former ny times bestselling literary agent mark malatesta. Suzie loves strong characters, unique and diverse voices, and stories that break out of the typical tropes of their genres.
Become a publishers marketplace member today and get the enhanced publishers lunch deluxe newsletter plus all the benefits that come with membership. Can you tell us a little bit about the book for which youve found representation. Ginger clark has been a literary agent with curtis brown ltd new york since 2005. Christa is a fan of young adult novels with a romantic angle, and strong, quirky protagonists. With so many books out there, its important to establish the author so that readers know what theyll be getting from that specific authors books.
Alyssa reuben represents a range of both adult and childrens genres. Dec 10, 2018 some smart writers customize their comp titles in a query to reflect books represented by the literary agent theyre querying, or the publisher theyre submitting to. Find out how you can submit your work to the publishing agents on this list, and get free access to the worlds best directory of literary agents, created by former ny times bestselling literary agent mark malatesta scroll below to see the most searched literary agencies. Jul 04, 2015 previously she was store manager at omnivore books. 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. Dec 19, 2017 twitter events connect agents and writers.
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