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AGENT ROUNDUP

recently sold book three to Random
House Children’s). HOW TO SUBMIT:
Send a query and the fi rst 50 pages
as a DOC or PDF fi le to melissa@
rpcontent.com. TIPS FOR WRITERS:
“Engage with the writing commu-
nity on social media and build a
support system. Stay up to date with
what’s being published and make
time to read; think of it as market
research. Subscribe to Publishers
Weekly Children’s Bookshelf and
other Publishers Weekly newsletters
to keep up with industry news and
deals. And above all, keep writing!”

DANA NEWMAN

DANA NEWMAN

LITERARY

LOS ANGELES

DANANEWMAN.COM

@DANANEWMAN

FICTION INTERESTS: “We consider

a veryselectiveamountofliterary,

historical,andupmarketfiction.We

lookforcharacter-drivenstories

writtenina distinctivevoicethatare

emotionallytruthful.”NONFICTION

INTERESTS:“Practicalnonfiction

(business,healthandwellness,cook-

ing,travel,self-help,sports,psychol-

ogy,mind/body/spirit,parenting,

technology)byauthorswithsmart,

uniqueperspectivesandestablished

platformswhoarecommittedto

activelymarketingandpromot-

ingtheirbooks.Also,compelling,

inspiringnarrativenonfictioninthe

areasofmemoir,biography,history,

popculture,currentaffairs,women’s

interest,socialtrends,andsports/

fitness.”DOESNOTWANT:Children’s/

YA,poetry,screenplays,religion,sci-

fi, fantasy,mystery,horror,Western,

technicalortextbooks.RECENT

SALES:CamelCrazybyChristina

Adams(narrativenonfiction/health,

NewWorldLibrary);Generation

Why Not? by Ruth Klein (business/

advice, Post Hill Press); Cook Like

a Local in France by Lynne Martin

and Deborah Scarborough (cook-

ing/travel, Th e Countryman Press);

Crawl of Fame by Julie Moss and

Robert Yehling (memoir, Pegasus

Books); Climbing the Hill by Jaime

Harrison and Amos Snead (career

advice, Ten Speed Press). HOW TO

SUBMIT: Send a one-page query to

[email protected].

Include “QUERY” and your work’s

title in the subject line. In the query,

identify the category of your work,

title, length. Also provide a brief

overview of the project and creden-

tials. TIPS FOR WRITERS: “Do your

homework before querying agents

to make sure you only contact those

who represent the genre for your

work, be professional, and try to

personalize your approach. Don’t

beginqueryinguntilyourbookpro-

posal(fornonfiction)orcomplete

manuscript(fiction)is finishedand

hasbeenwell-edited.Realizethat

rejectionis a partoftheprocess,as

is workingcollaborativelywiththe

manypeoplewhoareinvolvedin

gettinga bookpublished.Learn

aboutthemarketforyourbookand

focusonhowyoucanbringsome-

thinguniqueandfreshtoit.”

KELLYPETERSON

REESLITERARY

AGENCY

BOSTON

REESAGENCY.COM

@LITAGENTKELLY

FICTIONINTERESTS:Middle-grade(fan-

tasy,sci-fi, contemporary),YA(con-

temporary,highfantasy,sci-fi, para-

normal,historical,rom-coms),and

adult(romance,fantasy,sci-fi). “I’m

onthehuntforwitches,historical

fictionfeaturinga characterlikeRuby

from Cold Mountain, well-written

ghost stories, and boss women in

friendships and romances à la Th e

Bold Type. I am always open to

diverse #ownvoices authors and the

stories they want to tell, including

but not limited to people of color

and those who identify as LGBTQ

or neurodiverse.” DOES NOT WANT:

Emotional turmoil, picture books,

mystery/crime, suspense, nonfi c-

tion. RECENT SALES: Wreckless series

by Katie Golding (adult romance,

three-book deal to Sourcebooks

Casablanca). HOW TO SUBMIT: Send

a query with the synopsis pasted

in and the fi rst 10 pages attached

to [email protected] with

“QUERY” in the subject line. TIPS

FOR WRITERS: “Th is is an industry

of instincts and luck. Always follow

your gut, as it will lead you to where

you’re meant to be.”

ANGELA RINALDI

THE ANGELA

RINALDI LITERARY

AGENCY

LOS ANGELES

RINALDILITERARY.COM

FICTION INTERESTS: Commercial

novels with literary sensibilities:

upmarket contemporary fi ction,

mainstream women’s fi ction, mul-

ticultural fi ction, literary historical

thrillers, gothic suspense, wom-

en’s book club fi ction. NONFICTION

INTERESTS: Narrative nonfi ction,

memoir, women’s issues/studies, cur-

rent issues, biography, love/relation-

ships, psychology, health/medical/

wellness, business, parenting, cook-

books/food narratives/lifestyle/wine,

personal fi nance, and books written

by established journalists, academ-

ics, doctors, and therapists. DOES NOT

WANT: Humor, CIA espionage, drug

thrillers, techno thrillers, category

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