Tuesday, June 21, 2016

2 New Agents Looking for Clients - Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Kidlit, Crime and more

Updated 6/4/21

Here are two new agents looking for clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are hard-working, enthusiastic, and will go the extra mile for you. Make sure you read the agency website before submitting!

Suzy Evans (Suzy Evans Literary Agency) is looking for adult and children's nonfiction, MG commercial fiction, memoir, and YA fiction. Barbara Berson (The Helen Heller Agency, Canada) is interested in literary fiction, non-fiction, and YA.

Be sure to read the agency website before submitting. Agents may close their lists, and submission requirements can change.

If these agents don't suit your needs, you can find a full list of new and established agents looking for  writers at AGENTS SEEKING CLIENTS.

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About Suzy: Suzy is an attorney, author, and agent. She holds a Ph.D. in history from UC Berkeley. Her most recent books include Machiavelli for Moms (Simon & Schuster) and Forgotten Crimes: The Holocaust and People with Disabilities. She’s also a ghostwriter for a #1 New York Times bestselling author with more than 15 million copies in print and her first children’s book will be published by HarperCollins in 2017.

What she is seeking: In the adult market, Suzy is particularly on the hunt for serious nonfiction, especially by historians who are looking to make a transition from an academic to trade readership and journalists who have something unique and significant to say. She’s also on the lookout for smart parenting books with useful, original hooks that fill a gap in the market; food, cooking, health and diet-related titles, especially culinary histories of all flavors; sports books with smart crossover appeal in other genres, especially history and philosophy; self-help of every stripe by authors with national platforms and riveting, elegantly-written memoir, as well as popular culture, humor, and small quirky books.

On the children’s front, Suzy is looking for engaging, original nonfiction that makes kids excited about learning; wacky/hilarious MG commercial fiction with series potential; and YA graphic novels that bring history, literature and fascinating historical figures to life, heartwarming, coming-of-age MG works; contemporary YA fiction that tackles difficult issues and can be brought into the classroom to stimulate meaningful discussion and thought; and sweet, lyrical picture books.

Please note that Suzy is not looking for: romance, sci-fi/ fantasy, or anything with vampires, unless it’s a history of vampires, then she’d be happy to take a look!

How to submit: For fiction, please send your query and first 15 pages of your manuscript (quick, FRIENDLY tip: resist the temptation to hit “send” too quickly. Revise, revise, revise and THEN hit send). For nonfiction, send a query with concise author bio to suzy@evansliterary.com  I read all queries personally and my request time varies from a few minutes to a few weeks. THANKS for sharing your work with me and I look forward to hearing from you!
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Barbara Berson of The Helen Heller Agency (Canada)

NO LONGER LISTED ON AGENCY WEBSITE

About Barbara: Barbara Berson (BA, MA), has had an extensive publishing career both in her native NYC and Toronto, most recently as Senior Editor at Penguin Books, where she acquired and edited bestselling, award-winning works of fiction, non-fiction and YA by Joseph Boyden, Colin McAdam, Lee Henderson, Roy MacGregor, Teresa Toten and Carrie Mac, among others. 

What she is looking for: Barbara is interested in literary fiction, non-fiction and YA.

How to submit: Send query letter, brief bio, synopsis, and a recent writing sample to  barbara@helenhelleragency.com. Query letters and writing samples should be contained within the body of the email.

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