Hello and finally I have a second blog post! I’m just tearing up the internet, here. But I have big news! I have an agent (did I really just type those words?) – I am represented by the lovely Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary, and it’s a dream come true.
It was a long, hard slog to get an agent. In the spirit of helpfulness and not wanting all my work to go to waste, I’ve compiled a list of all the agencies I found who represent fantasy. There are more, I’m sure, but this is a start.
First of all, here are a few websites you need to check out.
Query Tracker (aka this is your life now): http://querytracker.net/literary_agents.php
Predators and Editors: http://pred-ed.com
Helpful list of agencies: http://www.literaryrejections.com/us-literary-agencies/
Sci Fi & Fantasy Writers of America: http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/
On to agents. It goes: Name of agency – name of agent – website – method of submission – what they represent. Let’s get started!
All of the below agents accept email queries.
1 Nelson agency Sara http://nelsonagency.com/submission-guidelines/ query letter only
2 Liza Dawson Associates Literary Agency CAITLIN BLASDELL http://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/submissions.html Query letter Urban Fantasy
3 Waxman Holly Root http://www.waxmanleavell.com/about-agency query letter Urban Fantasy
4 Nancy Yost Literary Adrienne Rosado http://www.nyliterary.com/www.nyliterary.com/__Adrienne_Rosado.html query letter and sample, can be an attachment Urban Fantasy
5 Aponte Literary no specific agent http://aponteliterary.com/ query letter and first 50 pages Paranormal Fiction
6 Fine Print Literary Management Rachel Coyne http://fineprintlit.com query letter and synopsis and the FIRST two chapters via email Urban Fantasy
7 Jennifer D. Chiara Literary Agency Roseanne Wells http://jdlit.com Query and first ten pages
8 The Knight Agency Nephele Tempest http://knightagency.net/manuscript_submissions/ Query letter Fantasy
9 Harvey Klinger, Inc. Andrea Somberg “http://www.andreasomberg.com/cms/submissions
” query letter, first five pages Paranormal/ Fantasy
10 Curtis Brown, ltd Ginger Clark http://www.curtisbrown.com/clark.php Query letter Fantasy
11 Donald Maass Literary Agency Cameron McClure http://www.maassagency.com/agents.html Query letter and first five pages Urban Fantasy
12 Dunham Literary http://dunhamlit.com/?bridget-smith,17 Query letter Fantasy
13 Defiore and Company Rebecca Strauss http://www.defioreandco.com/about/rebecca-strauss Query letter, bio(?), first five pages Urban Fantasy
14 Jaberwocky Lisa Rodgers http://awfulagent.com/agents Query letter and 25 pages Sci-Fi/Fantasy
15 Prospect Agency Becca Stumpf http://www.prospectagency.com/zoo.html query letter, three chapters and a brief synopsis Genre Fiction
16 New Leaf Literary Joanna Volpe http://www.newleafliterary.com/submissions.cfm query letter, five page sample Speculative Fiction
17 Laurie McLean Laurie McLean http://agentsavant.com/submissions/ query, 10 pgs, 1-2 pg snopsis Fantasy
18 Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency Shana Cohen http://www.skagency.com/submissions/ query letter, synopsis, and the first two pages Sci-Fi/Fantasy
19 Inklings Literary Agency Margaret Bail http://inklingsliterary.com/About_Us.html query letter, synopsis, first ten pages Fantasy
20 McIntosh & Otis Shira Hoffman http://mcintoshandotis.com Query letter, synopsis, author bio, first 30 pages
21 Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency Victoria Marini http://www.gelfmanschneider.com/about-us.html please send a query letter, synopsis, and sample (no more than 40 pages) Women’s fiction (Fantasy)
22 Speilburg Literary Alice Speilburg http://speilburgliterary.com/ query letter along with three sample chapters for fiction Fantasy
23 Bradford Literary Agency Laura Bradford http://www.bradfordlit.com/submission-guidelines/ query letter, first chapter, synopsis Urban Fantasy
24 Harold Ober Associates Kathleen Zakhar http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/new-literary-agent-alert-kathleen-zakhar-of-harold-ober-associates query letter, synopsis, first ten pages Fantasy
25 Howard Morhaim Literary Agency Inc. Kate McKean http://www.morhaimliterary.com/submissions.html Query and first three chapters Urban Fantasy
26 Folio Literary Management Jita Fumich http://foliolit.com/jita-fumich/ Query and first 5 pages Fantasy
27 Talcott Notch Literary Services, LLC Sara D’Emic http://talcottnotch.net/ Query letter and first 10 pages Fantasy
28 Lowenstein Associates Emily Gref http://www.lowensteinassociates.com/agent_emily.html query letter and first 10 pages Fantasy
29 Victoria Sanders Literary Agency Bernadette Baker-Baughmann http://www.victoriasanders.com/about Query and first 25 pages Fantasy
30 Red Sofa Literary Jennie Goloboy http://redsofaliterary.com/representative-categories/ Query letter only Fantasy
31 Veritas Literary Agency Michael Carr http://www.veritasliterary.com/about.shtml Query letter and first 5 pages Fantasy
32 Helen Rees Agency Rebecca Podos http://www.reesagency.com/agentssubmissions Query and first few chapters Urban Fantasy
33 Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, Inc. Laura Biagi http://www.jvnla.com Form website Fantasy
34 Wolf Literary Services Adriann Ranta http://wolflit.com/ query and 50 page writing sample Fantasy
35 Francis Collin, Literary Ageny Francis Collin http://www.francescollin.com/queries.htm query and first 5 pages (not specified) Fantasy
36 Richard Henshaw Group LLC Susannah Taylor http://richardhenshawgroup.com/submissions/ 250 word query Fantasy
37 Triada US Literary Agency Inc. Dr. Uwe Stender http://www.triadaus.com/FictionSub.htm query letter only General
38 Lotus Lane Literary Priya Doraswamy http://lotuslit.com/submissions/ query letter, brief synopsis, chapter breakdown(?), first three chapters General
39 L. Perkins Agency Sandy Lu http://lperkinsagency.com/submission_guidelines query and first five pages Urban Fantasy
40 Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency Meredith Bernstein http://www.meredithbernsteinliteraryagency.com/submission-guidelines/ just query letter via website Fantasy
41 Stringer Literary Agency Marlene Stringer http://www.stringerlit.com/contact/ Query letter – form website Fantasy
42 Trident Media Group John Silbersack http://www.tridentmediagroup.com/agents/john-silbersack Query letter – form website Fantasy
43 Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency, Inc. Russel Galen http://www.sgglit.com/submissions.htm just query letter Fantasy
44 Jill Grinberg Literary Jill Grinberg http://www.jillgrinbergliterary.com/ query and first 50 pages as a .doc (only) Fantasty
45 Cooke Agency Sally Harding http://www.cookeagency.ca/submissions.htm query and first four pages Fantasy
46 Anne McDermid and Associates Ms. Monica Pacheco http://www.mcdermidagency.com/submissions.cfm Query letter and first five pages Fantasy
47 Fox Literary Agency Diana Fox http://www.agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=917 query and first five pages Fantasy
48 Stonesong Literary Agency Emmanuelle Morgen http://stonesong.com/literary-agency/submissions/ Query letter and first ten pages Fantasy
49 Lotts Agency Chris Lotts http://www.agentquery.com/agent_print.aspx?agentid=246 query and first 5-10 pages Urban Fantasy
50 Writer’s House Jodi Reamer http://publishersmarketplace.com/members/JReamer/ Query letter and first ten pages Fantasy
51 Paradigm Literary Agency Jason Yarn http://www.paradigmagency.com/divisions/publishing/contact Query and 10 pages
52 Sanford J. Greenburger Associates Matt Bialer http://greenburger.com/agents/ query and 3 chapters as attachment Fantasy
53 Sternig and Byrne Literary Agency Jack Byrne http://www.sff.net/people/jackbyrne/submissions.htm Query letter only Fantasy
54 Laura Dail Literary Agency Tamar Rydzinski http://ldlainc.com/agents/ Query letter, synopsis, 10 pages (latter 2 not required) General
55 CK Webber Associates Carlie Webber http://ckwebber.com/submissions.html Query letter, synopsis, 30 pages, can be as attached docs Fantasy
56 McCarthy Agency Shawna McCarthy http://agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=509 not sure? Fantasy
57 Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency Ethan Ellenberg http://ethanellenberg.com/ query, synopsis, first 50 pages Fantasy
58 Janklow & Nesbit Associates Alexandra Machinist http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/submissions cover letter, a brief synopsis and the first ten pages. Fantasy
59 Dystel & Goderich Literary Management Jim McCarthy http://www.dystel.com/staff-e-mail/ query, summary, sample chapter Fantasy
60 Dee Mura Literary Kimiko Nakamura or Kaylee Davis http://deemuraliterary.squarespace.com/about-us/ Query, synopsis, first 25 pages Urban Fantasy
61 “Linn Prentis Literary ” Aquisitions editor http://www.linnprentis.com/submissions.html query letter, synopsis, first ten pages Fantasy
62 Corvisiero Agency Marisa A. Corvisiero http://www.corvisieroagency.com/Marisa_A_Corvisiero.html query letter, synopsis and 5 pages as separate word docs Fantasy
63 Spencerhill Associates, Ltd. Jennifer Schober http://spencerhillassociates.com/index.php/Submissions/ Query letter, synopsis and first three chapters in an attachment Fantasy (I think)
64 Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency Thao Lee http://www.dijkstraagency.com/submission-guidelines.html query letter, a 1-page synopsis, a brief bio (including a description of your publishing history), and the first 10-15 pages of your manuscript. Fantasy
65 Kimberly Cameron Pooja Menon http://www.kimberleycameron.com/submission-guidelines.php Query letter, one page synopsis, first 50 pages Fantasy
66 The Gernert Company Seth Fishman or Andy Kifer http://www.thegernertco.com/our-team/ “query letter describing the work you’d like to
submit, along with some information about yourself and a sample chapter
if appropriate” Sci-Fi/Fantasy
67 Irene Goodman Literary Agency Miriam Kriss http://www.irenegoodman.com/about.php query letter and the first ten pages, along with a synopsis (3-5 paragraphs) and bio Urban Fantasy
68 Foundry Literary + Media Hannah Brown Gordon http://www.foundrymedia.com/team/hannah Query letter, synopsis, first three chapters Fantasy
The SS Evans 