2019-10-01_Writer_s_Digest

AGENT ROUNDUP

TIPS FOR WRITERS: “Th ink long and

hard about your hook–what sets your

book apart from every other book on

the shelves, regardless if it is memoir

or middle-grade.”

DARA HYDE

HILL NADELL

LITERARY AGENCY

LOS ANGELES

HILLNADELL.COM

@DZHYDE

FICTION INTERESTS: Literary and
genrefiction,graphicnovels,YA.
“I’mfascinatedtoseewheregenres
collide.I lovea funhighconcept,
butit’stheexecutionthatwillhook
me—thestructure,thelanguage,the
emotionalimpact.I’mlookingfor
a distinctivevoiceanda senseof
urgencytothestorytelling;some-
thingI haven’tquiteseenbefore,
a storyonlythatwritercantell.”
NONFICTIONINTERESTS:Narrative
nonfictionandmemoir.“Ilove
learningwhenI read,butI wanta
narrativestructure.Thatcouldbe
truecrime,investigativereporting,
memoir,ora newwayoflookingat
a specific subject.”DOESNOTWANT:
Scripts,screenplays.RECENTSALES:
The LightestObjectintheUniverse
byKimiEisele(sci-fi, Algonquin
Books);DominicanabyAngieCruz
(literaryfiction,FlatironBooks);
The WorstKindofWantbyLiska
Jacobs(literaryfiction,FSG);Braver
ThanYouThinkbyMaggieDowns
(travel/memoir,Counterpoint
Press);The PerishingbyNatashia
Deon(literaryfiction,Counterpoint
Press).HOWTOSUBMIT:Senda query
[email protected]
a synopsisofyourwork,includ-
inggenreandwordcount,a brief
explanationofyourqualifications
andexperience,andthefirstfive
to 10 pagesofyourmanuscript.

No attachments. For comics and

graphic novels, send your query

along with the fi rst few manuscript

pages in the body of the email below

your query letter. Include a link to

your website/portfolio. TIPS FOR

WRITERS: “Publishing doesn’t happen

in a vacuum. Read! Get involved

in whatever literary community

you can (bookstore, library, writ-

ing groups). Know where your work

might fi t within what’s being pub-

lished now. Polish that manuscript:

Writetheabsolutebestversionof

yourbookthatyoucanbeforeyou

lookforanagent.Doyourresearch;

seewhatelsetheyrepresentand

if yourworkwouldbea goodfit

withinthatlist.Mostagentshave

theirbookslistedontheirwebsite.

Followwhateverguidelinesthey

havesetup,whicharetheretohelp

theagencyhandlethedelugeofsub-

missionstheyget.Publishingcanbe

a slowprocess.Balancepersistence

anddiligencewithpatienceand

professionalism.”

ANNIEHWANG

FOLIOLITERARY

MANAGEMENT

NEWYORKCITY

FOLIOLIT.COM

@ANNIEAHWANG

FICTIONINTERESTS:“Igravitate

towardliteraryfictionthatplays

withgenreandthatgrappleswith

thedarkeraspectsofthehuman

experienceinsomemeaningfuland

evenunexpectedway.I alsoseek

nuancedspeculativefictionthat

contemplatesthefutureandour

placeintheworld.Afierceadvocate

ofunderrepresentedvoices,I look

forcomplexcharacters,layeredplots

andbraidednarratives.”NONFICTION

INTERESTS:“Iamopentofresh,

smart,well-brandednonfictionin

the areas of science/technology, pop

culture, wellness, fi tness, food, and

humor. Above all, I am always on

the hunt for gift ed storytelling that

stretches its genre to new heights.”

HOW TO SUBMIT: Submit queries to

[email protected] and include the

query letter and the fi rst 10 pages of

your manuscript or proposal in the

body of the email. To ensure that I

do not miss your query, please use

subject line: “Query [insert title of

your project]”.

THAO LE

SANDRA DIJKSTRA

LITERARY AGENCY

DEL MAR, CALIF.

DIJKSTRAAGENCY.COM

@THAOLE8

FICTION INTERESTS: Picture books by

author/illustrators, middle-grade,

YA, adult sci-fi /fantasy. DOES NOT

WANT: Nonfi ction, adult literary fi c-

tion, adult general fi ction, mystery/

thriller/suspense, memoirs, poetry,

religious/spiritual books, screen-

plays, short stories. RECENT SALES:

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie

(adult sci-fi /fantasy, Del Rey);

Rebelwing by Andrea Tang (YA

sci-fi , Razorbill); Stand Up, Yumi

Chung! by Jessica Kim (middle-

grade, Kokila); What If a Fish

by Anika Fajardo (middle-grade,

Simon & Schuster); Alchemy of War

by Lindsay Smith (sci-fi , Philomel).

HOW TO SUBMIT: Send a query via

the online form QueryMe.Online/

thaole. Include a one-page synopsis,

brief bio, and the fi rst 10–15 pages

of your manuscript, pasted into

the form. For picture books, please

upload a full dummy in PDF format,

one to two color samples, and a link

to your online portfolio. TIPS FOR

WRITERS: “Make sure your query let-

ter has clear stakes and motivations.” HWANG HEADSHOT ©

STEPHEN SULLIVAN

LE HEADSHOT ©

STEPHEN CHONG

26 I WRITER’S DIGEST I October 2019