Re: Janis Donnaud
Janis A Donnaud
Member of AAR
Signatory of WGA
Represents 40 clients.
5% of clients are new/unpublished writers.
Specializes in: This agency specializes in health, medical, cooking, humor, pop psychology, narrative nonfiction, photography, biography, parenting, current affairs. "We give a lot of service and attention to clients."
Currently Handles:
100% nonfiction books
Art/Architecture/Design
Biography/Autobiography
Child Guidance/Parenting
Cooking/Foods/Nutrition
Creative Nonfiction (narrative)
Current Affairs
Health/Medicine
Humor/Satire
Psychology (pop)
Query with SASE
description of book and 2-3 pages of sample material
Prefers to read materials exclusively
Accepts e-mail queries
Responds in 1 month to queries.
Responds in 1 month to manuscripts.
Obtains new clients through:
Recommendations from others
Actively seeking: Actively seeking serious narrative nonfiction; cookbooks; health and medical all written by experts with an already established platform in their area of specialty.
Does not want: Does not want to receive fiction, poetry, mysteries, juvenile books, romances, science fiction, young adult, religious, fantasy.
Sold 25 titles in the last year.
Recent sales:
Made for Each Other: Fashion and the Oscars, by Bronwyn Cosgrave (Bloomsbury)
Sunday Suppers from Lucques, by Suzanne Goin (Wiley).
Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales
Agent receives 20% commission on foreign sales
Agent receives 20% commission on dramatic rights sales
Offers written contract
Termination notice: 30-day
Charges clients for messengers, photocopying, purchase of books.