2019-10-01_Writer_s_Digest

AGENT ROUNDUP

important is being published well

(and fi nding the right agent match

for you). Spend as much time as you

need developing your project and

working on your craft before sub-

mitting material; you only have one

chance to make a fi rst impression.”

NIKKI TERPILOWSKI

HOLLOWAY LITERARY

RALEIGH, N.C.

HOLLOWAYLITERARY

AGENCY.COM

@AWOMANREADING

FICTION INTERESTS: Southern,

romance (small town, royal

romance, romantic suspense,

regency), historical, YA fantasy,

women’s, literary, thrillers/domestic

suspense, cozies (with book, food,

beverage, gardening/herbs, his-

torical society/museum, or magical

realism themes), sci-fi (Afrofuturist),

African-American (all types that

explore the African diaspora or

African-American experience in a

new or interesting way that do not

focus on racism or oppression), YA

fantasy or YA historical fi ction fea-

turingthePolishexperienceduring

WorldWarII,orbasedonthePolish

royalfamilyorPolishfolklore/

mythology.NONFICTIONINTERESTS:

Mindfulness,healthyeating(Paleo,

glutenfree,etc.),regional/ethnic/

fusioncookbooks,foodiesubjects,

travel,alternativesimpleliving

(homesteading,minimalism,etc.),

interestingself-help(personaland

professional),militaryexperiences,

CivilWar,Southernliving,knit-

ting,canning,artsandcrafts, home

andgardening.DOESNOTWANT:

Storiesthatfocusonchronicill-

nessordying,erotica,graphichor-

ror(lightelementsofhorrorare

acceptable),storieswithgraphicsex

scenes,policeprocedurals,stories

in which children are abused or vic-

tims of crimes, stories that explore

sexual abuse and its eff ects, stories

in which racism or discrimination

are the focus (unless it’s historical

nonfi ction), fi ction set in the ’60s,

’70s, ’80s, or ’90s. RECENT SALES:

[Six untitled romances] by Patricia

Johns (romance, Harlequin); A Spell

for Trouble by Allison Osbourne

(cozy mystery, Crooked Lane); Th e

Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle (TV

rights, ABC); Th ree Days Missing

by Kimberly Belle (fi lm rights,

Two Jacks Productions); Not Her

Daughter by Rea Frey (fi lm rights,

Argent Pictures); Penne Dreadful

by Catherine Bruns (cozy mystery,

Sourcebooks). HOW TO SUBMIT: Send

a brief query and the fi rst 15 pages

of your manuscript pasted into the

body of the email to submissions@

hollowayliteraryagency.com. In the

subject line write: Nikki/Title/Genre.

TIPS FOR WRITERS: “Read the agent’s

submission interests and follow her

on Twitter or Instagram to get a feel

for her interests. Read the website

submission guidelines to make sure

yourmanuscriptfits herinterests

andis properlyformatted.”

LISAERBACHVANCE

THEAARONM.

PRIESTLITERARY

AGENCY

NEWYORKCITY

AARONPRIEST.COM

FICTIONINTERESTS:“Contemporary

andhistoricalfiction,literaryor

commercial,especiallyworksfea-

turingfemalecharacters.Observant,

thoughtfulfictionaboutfamilies

andfriends,withfreshperspec-

tivesonmodernrelationshipsand

uniquenarrativevoices.Propulsive,

emotionallyengagingthrillers—con-

temporaryorhistorical,domestic,

or international. Moody psycho-

logical suspense. Contemporary

gothic fi ction. Romantic suspense.

Stories that take a compassionate

view toward others and the condi-

tion of being human.” NONFICTION

INTERESTS: Narrative nonfi c-

tion, current or historical topics.

DOES NOT WANT: Poetry, screen-

plays, sci-fi , horror. RECENT SALES:

Novels by Harlan Coben (thrillers,

Grand Central Publishing); novels

by Glen Erik Hamilton (myster-

ies, William Morrow); novels by

Sandra Kitt (romance, Sourcebooks

Casablanca); novels by Gregg

Hurwitz (thrillers, Minotaur);

novels by Alex Finley (thrillers,

Minotaur). HOW TO SUBMIT: Send a

query to queryvance@aaronpriest.

com. Describe your work and back-

ground, and paste the fi rst chapter

into the body of the email. TIPS FOR

WRITERS: “I connect most strongly

to the human element in whatever

genre I’m reading. Plot and pacing

are always important, but for me

to love a story, I’ve got to love the

characters.”

GORDON WARNOCK

FUSE LITERARY

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.

VANCOUVER, B.C.

FUSELITERARY.COM

@GORDONWARNOCK

FICTION INTERESTS: High-concept

suspense, book club women’s fi c-

tion, literary fi ction, graphic novels

for adults through middle-grade.

“I’m looking for fresh concepts that

excite me before I even start read-

ing and tension-fi lled prose that

won’t let me stop. Novels must be

completed, polished, and between

55,000 and 100,000 words long.”

NONFICTION INTERESTS: Memoir

(adult, YA, graphic), cookbooks/

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