I made a list of agents (genuinely) interested in historical fiction and romance, together with some important elements a writer needs to know about them. I plan on using it myself, and I thought I'd share it here too. Let me say beforehand, this list is undoubtedly very incomplete and may be out-dated soon, but it's a good place to start, right?
I wish I could post a table, but alas, I don't know how.
Edit: Do not rely on this data alone, always check at the agency's site for updated submission guidelines or other information that may be prone to change.
Format:
I wish I could post a table, but alas, I don't know how.
Edit: Do not rely on this data alone, always check at the agency's site for updated submission guidelines or other information that may be prone to change.
Format:
Agent - you don't submit to agencies, remember, but an agent, so you could take some time catching up with this particular agent's interests...
Agency - self-explanatory.
ResponseTime - self-explanatory. OII means they'll reply Only If Interested.
Type of Query - whether they require additional material or an alternate form of query.
AW - a thread of our own AW-society about the agency in question.
P&E - Predators and Editors' rating ($=big league, recm= recommended, recm+= highly recommended, N/A= not available).
Here comes the list:
Lisa Erbach Vance
Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency
Four weeks (OII)
Standard
Here
$
Jessica Faust
BookEnds, LLC
Two/four weeks
Standard
Here
$, recm
Bill Contardi
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.
N/A
Standard
Here
Marlene Connor
Connor Literary Agency
N/A
Include synopsis
Here
Nathan Bransford
Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Day
Standard
Here
Donald Maass / Jennifer Jackson
Donald Maass Literary Agency
Two/three weeks
Include synopsis + first 5 pages
Here
$, recm
Ellen Pepus
Ellen Pepus Literary Agency
Two/three weeks
Include first 5 pages
Here
Ethan Ellenberg
Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency
Two weeks (OII)
Include synopsis + first 50 pages
Here
$, recm
Nadia Cornier
Firebrand Literary Agency
N/A
Submission form
Here
$
Rachel Vater
Folio Literary Management
One month
Include synopsis + two pages
Here
$, recm
Diana Fox
Fox Literary
Six weeks
Include first 5 pages
Here
Irene Goodman
Irene Goodman Literary Agency
One/two months
Include synopsis + first 10 pages
Here
$, recm+
Emmanuelle Alspaugh
Judith Ehrlich Literary Management
N/A (OII)
Include synopsis + first 10 pages
Here
N/A
Laurie McLean
Larsen Pomada Literary Agency
Eight weeks
Include brief synopsis + first 10 pages
Here
Laura Dail / Tamar Ellman Rydzinski
Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.
N/A
Standard
Here
$, recm
Laura Langlie
Laura Langlie Agency
Hour/day
Standard
Here
$
Stephanie Kip Rostan
Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
N/A
Submission form
Here
$, recm+
Liza Dawson
Liza Dawson Associates
Four/six weeks
Standard
Here
$
Nancy Yost
Lowenstein-Yost Associates
N/A
Submission form
Here
$
Joanna Stampfel-Volpe
Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation
N/A
Standard
Here
$
Natasha Kern
Natasha Kern Literary Agency
Four weeks
Include brief synopsis + first 5 pages
Here
$
Kristin Nelson
Nelson Literary Agency, LLC
One week
Standard
Here
$, recm
Sammie Justesen
Northern Lights Literary Services
One week (OII)
Standard
Here
$, edit
Pamela Strickler
Pam Strickler Author Management
N/A
Include brief synopsis + first 10 pages
Here
$
Adrienne Rosado / Peter Miller
PMA Literary & Film Management
N/A
Include brief synopsis
Here
$
Richard Henshaw /Susannah Taylor
Richard Henshaw Group
Four/six weeks
Max 250 words
Here
$, recm
James Schiavone
Schiavone Literary Agency
Day
Standard
Here
Russell Galen
Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency, Inc.
One week
Standard
Here
$, recm+
Regina Brooks
Serendipity Literary Agency
N/A
Include brief synopsis
Here
Jennifer Schober
Spencerhill Associates
N/A
N/A
Here
N/A
Marlene Stringer
Stringer Literary Agency
N/A
Include brief synopsis + first 5 pages
Here
N/A
Krista Goering
The Krista Goering Literary Agency LLC
One/two weeks
Standard
Here
$
Jenny Rappaport
The Rappaport Agency
One week
Standard
Here
$
Sam Hiyate
The Rights Factory
N/A
Submission form
Here
$
Maya Rock
Writers House
Three weeks
Include first page
Here
$, recm+
Agency - self-explanatory.
ResponseTime - self-explanatory. OII means they'll reply Only If Interested.
Type of Query - whether they require additional material or an alternate form of query.
AW - a thread of our own AW-society about the agency in question.
P&E - Predators and Editors' rating ($=big league, recm= recommended, recm+= highly recommended, N/A= not available).
Here comes the list:
Lisa Erbach Vance
Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency
Four weeks (OII)
Standard
Here
$
Jessica Faust
BookEnds, LLC
Two/four weeks
Standard
Here
$, recm
Bill Contardi
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.
N/A
Standard
Here
Marlene Connor
Connor Literary Agency
N/A
Include synopsis
Here
Nathan Bransford
Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Day
Standard
Here
Donald Maass / Jennifer Jackson
Donald Maass Literary Agency
Two/three weeks
Include synopsis + first 5 pages
Here
$, recm
Ellen Pepus
Ellen Pepus Literary Agency
Two/three weeks
Include first 5 pages
Here
Ethan Ellenberg
Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency
Two weeks (OII)
Include synopsis + first 50 pages
Here
$, recm
Nadia Cornier
Firebrand Literary Agency
N/A
Submission form
Here
$
Rachel Vater
Folio Literary Management
One month
Include synopsis + two pages
Here
$, recm
Diana Fox
Fox Literary
Six weeks
Include first 5 pages
Here
Irene Goodman
Irene Goodman Literary Agency
One/two months
Include synopsis + first 10 pages
Here
$, recm+
Emmanuelle Alspaugh
Judith Ehrlich Literary Management
N/A (OII)
Include synopsis + first 10 pages
Here
N/A
Laurie McLean
Larsen Pomada Literary Agency
Eight weeks
Include brief synopsis + first 10 pages
Here
Laura Dail / Tamar Ellman Rydzinski
Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.
N/A
Standard
Here
$, recm
Laura Langlie
Laura Langlie Agency
Hour/day
Standard
Here
$
Stephanie Kip Rostan
Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
N/A
Submission form
Here
$, recm+
Liza Dawson
Liza Dawson Associates
Four/six weeks
Standard
Here
$
Nancy Yost
Lowenstein-Yost Associates
N/A
Submission form
Here
$
Joanna Stampfel-Volpe
Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation
N/A
Standard
Here
$
Natasha Kern
Natasha Kern Literary Agency
Four weeks
Include brief synopsis + first 5 pages
Here
$
Kristin Nelson
Nelson Literary Agency, LLC
One week
Standard
Here
$, recm
Sammie Justesen
Northern Lights Literary Services
One week (OII)
Standard
Here
$, edit
Pamela Strickler
Pam Strickler Author Management
N/A
Include brief synopsis + first 10 pages
Here
$
Adrienne Rosado / Peter Miller
PMA Literary & Film Management
N/A
Include brief synopsis
Here
$
Richard Henshaw /Susannah Taylor
Richard Henshaw Group
Four/six weeks
Max 250 words
Here
$, recm
James Schiavone
Schiavone Literary Agency
Day
Standard
Here
Russell Galen
Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency, Inc.
One week
Standard
Here
$, recm+
Regina Brooks
Serendipity Literary Agency
N/A
Include brief synopsis
Here
Jennifer Schober
Spencerhill Associates
N/A
N/A
Here
N/A
Marlene Stringer
Stringer Literary Agency
N/A
Include brief synopsis + first 5 pages
Here
N/A
Krista Goering
The Krista Goering Literary Agency LLC
One/two weeks
Standard
Here
$
Jenny Rappaport
The Rappaport Agency
One week
Standard
Here
$
Sam Hiyate
The Rights Factory
N/A
Submission form
Here
$
Maya Rock
Writers House
Three weeks
Include first page
Here
$, recm+
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