Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency

williamfromkc · 01-22-2008, 08:41 PM

She's got a $ on PE. Website http://www.miriamaltshulerliteraryagency.com/ lacks detail (nothing on sales). Anyone know anything about her?

Dragon-lady · 01-22-2008, 11:26 PM

She has a pretty lengthy list of clients, it looks like. Francis Adams, Harriet Brown, Andrew Carroll, Robb Forman Dew, Barbara Esstman, George Foreman, Mitra Modarressi, Alex Sanchez....

Just a totally random sampling. And a lot of sales to her credit. I get the feeling a lot of agents feel like they don't need to bother giving info on their website since they get as many clients as they can handle anyway.

Prickly Pear · 01-23-2008, 12:47 AM

She read my full quickly, and responded with very encouraging, helpful comments.

ExposingCorruption · 01-26-2008, 12:16 PM

Does anyone have any information on this agent? Her website says nothing about any sales she made since establishing her agency in 1994, although it says that she has offices in Red Hook, NY and in Manhattan.

http://www.miriamaltshulerliteraryagency.com/

Her profile at AgentQuery lists seven sales from 1996 to 2005. It doesn't look very impressive to me.

http://agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=96

Am I misjudging her?

brianm · 01-26-2008, 05:31 PM

You need to search B&BC to determine if there is already a thread on a particular agent or publisher before starting a new one.

Thread is here.

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/...er#post1989490

ExposingCorruption · 01-26-2008, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianm

You need to search B&BC to determine if there is already a thread on a particular agent or publisher before starting a new one.

Thread is here.

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/...er#post1989490

My apologies. I usually do a forum search now that I know that it is SOP. I guess I forgot this time. That's what I get for working into the middle of the night. LOL

ExposingCorruption · 01-26-2008, 10:49 PM

Dragon-lady, where did you find her list of clients? Her profile at AgentQuery only lists seven sales from 1996 to 2005. I know that's probably just a few examples, but does she have any recent sales?

I noticed that her website states, "Any material sent should be single sided, double-spaced, and in twelve font." As it specifically says "any material," does that mean that she wants the query letter double-spaced?

Dragon-lady · 01-27-2008, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExposingCorruption

Dragon-lady, where did you find her list of clients? Her profile at AgentQuery only lists seven sales from 1996 to 2005. I know that's probably just a few examples, but does she have any recent sales?

I noticed that her website states, "Any material sent should be single sided, double-spaced, and in twelve font." As it specifically says "any material," does that mean that she wants the query letter double-spaced?

I searched her in Publishers Marketplace which is well worth the price of a subscription if you can.

Generally "material" applies to sample material and not to the query letter, I believe, but I won't swear to that.

I'll take a look at PM again and see what sales show there. It's a resource I couldn't do without--at least not while I'm still agent hunting.

Edit: This shows why I so love PM. Here is a deal search on Miriam Altshuler:

Quote:

Showing all 23 deals matching Miriam Altshuler (keywords). Results are sorted in reverse chronological order.

Categories of all matched deals: Children's: Young Adult (5); Foreign rights: Non-fiction (2); Non-fiction (2); Non-fiction: General/Other (2); Fiction (1); Fiction: General/Other (1); Film rights (1); Foreign rights: UK Non-fiction (1); Non-fiction: Advice/Relationships (1); Non-fiction: Biography (1); Non-fiction: Health (1); Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs (1); Non-fiction: Memoir (1); Non-fiction: Parenting (1); Non-fiction: Religion/Spirituality (1); Poetry (1)

I'm not going to quote the entire list of deals which is for the past 7 years. But the most recent:

Quote:

10 January, 2008

Non-fiction:
Biography Adina Hoffman's MEASURE OF SPLENDOR: The Life and Times of Palestinian Poet Taha Muhammad Ali, to Ileene Smith at Yale University Press, by Miriam Altshuler at Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency

She appears to be heavily into non-fiction.

ExposingCorruption · 01-27-2008, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragon-lady

I searched her in Publishers Marketplace which is well worth the price of a subscription if you can.

I just signed up at PM. There's good stuff on there.

Dragon-lady · 01-27-2008, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExposingCorruption

I just signed up at PM. There's good stuff on there.

Yeah, I think it's great. I understand that not every sale ends up in their database but a huge percentage seems to. I look everyone up there.

Bonnie Shimko · 03-06-2008, 10:46 PM

Miriam is my former agent. She's wonderful. She keeps a very low profile. She sells much more than she reports on the net. Any author would be extremely lucky to be represented by her. Good luck!

Popeyesays · 01-26-2008, 11:59 PM

A query letter is not a submission, per se. It's a letter that may generate an invitation to submit, but it is not a manuscript submission.

Regards,
Scott

AKB · 04-16-2009, 09:13 PM

Has anyone had recent personal experience with Miriam Altshuler? She recently asked for my full ms and am hoping to get information other than can be obtained through the web.
Thanks!

LateNightLady · 07-15-2009, 06:04 AM

Hello! I sent a snail mail query to Miriam and within a couple of days received a request for 50-100 pages.

I am curious if anyone has had the same experience and knows the amount of time it usual takes before this agent - or others - to respond back from a requested submission.

Thanks

NY_Michelle · 10-07-2009, 03:22 AM

I sent a snail mail query and within the week had a rejection.

AyJay · 10-07-2009, 08:56 AM

Back in April, she requested my full manuscript after a one page query and got back to me with a rather generic but polite pass about two weeks later. My project was young adult fantasy with gay characters - my sense is that fantasy is not her thing.

sb2brown · 10-14-2011, 08:26 PM

Wow, this thread is showing it's age. Anyone with more recent interactions with Ms. Altshuler? I'm going to query her, and will report my experience.

ScribeLady · 10-15-2011, 02:55 AM

I sent her a query several months ago and received no response.

Scribelady

apathysam · 11-01-2011, 12:35 AM

Mailed query on 10/15
Received request for full ms on 10/18, sent same day
Kind rejection today, 10/31

I addressed the original query to Ms. Altschuler, but subsequent correspondence was with Cathy Schmitz. She was very professional.

Maddie · 11-01-2011, 02:01 AM

Miriam Altschuler is selective about responding, but when I corresponded with her several years ago regarding a manuscript, she was the consummate professional.

gerrydodge · 04-06-2012, 11:03 PM

I queried her a few months ago and she asked for a full. Yesterday she emailed me with a lengthy discussion of the novel and said if I made some changes she would be happy to read again. Third agent in two weeks with the same response.

nadja1972 · 04-07-2012, 12:55 AM

gerrydodge, did all 3 agents give you the same suggestions for your revision?

HoneyBadger · 04-12-2012, 12:12 AM

EQ: 4/11
Request for full: 4/11

I'm gonna go lie down. This shit is nuts.

01-22-2008, 08:41 PM	#1
williamfromkc I'm keeping my day job Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Overland Park Posts: 117	Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency She's got a $ on PE. Website http://www.miriamaltshulerliteraryagency.com/ lacks detail (nothing on sales). Anyone know anything about her?

01-22-2008, 11:26 PM	#2
Dragon-lady Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 271	She has a pretty lengthy list of clients, it looks like. Francis Adams, Harriet Brown, Andrew Carroll, Robb Forman Dew, Barbara Esstman, George Foreman, Mitra Modarressi, Alex Sanchez.... Just a totally random sampling. And a lot of sales to her credit. I get the feeling a lot of agents feel like they don't need to bother giving info on their website since they get as many clients as they can handle anyway. Last edited by Dragon-lady; 01-23-2008 at 02:39 AM.

01-26-2008, 12:16 PM	#4
ExposingCorruption AW Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 194	[Agent] Miriam Altshuler Does anyone have any information on this agent? Her website says nothing about any sales she made since establishing her agency in 1994, although it says that she has offices in Red Hook, NY and in Manhattan. http://www.miriamaltshulerliteraryagency.com/ Her profile at AgentQuery lists seven sales from 1996 to 2005. It doesn't look very impressive to me. http://agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=96 Am I misjudging her? Last edited by ExposingCorruption; 01-26-2008 at 12:27 PM.

01-26-2008, 05:31 PM	#5
brianm Brian Boru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The desert of S. California and the coast of N. Ireland. Posts: 3,169	You need to search B&BC to determine if there is already a thread on a particular agent or publisher before starting a new one. Thread is here. http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/...er#post1989490 __________________ "This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." Sigmund Freud (about the Irish) "Opera singers have resonance where their brains ought to be." Anna Russell

01-26-2008, 10:49 PM	#7
ExposingCorruption AW Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 194	Dragon-lady, where did you find her list of clients? Her profile at AgentQuery only lists seven sales from 1996 to 2005. I know that's probably just a few examples, but does she have any recent sales? I noticed that her website states, "Any material sent should be single sided, double-spaced, and in twelve font." As it specifically says "any material," does that mean that she wants the query letter double-spaced? Last edited by ExposingCorruption; 01-26-2008 at 11:19 PM.

01-23-2008, 12:47 AM	#3
Prickly Pear New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 18	She read my full quickly, and responded with very encouraging, helpful comments.

03-06-2008, 10:46 PM	#11
Bonnie Shimko New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Plattsburgh, NY Posts: 26	Miriam is my former agent. She's wonderful. She keeps a very low profile. She sells much more than she reports on the net. Any author would be extremely lucky to be represented by her. Good luck!

01-26-2008, 11:59 PM	#12
Popeyesays Now departed. Rest in peace, Scott, from all of us at AW Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,462	A query letter is not a submission, per se. It's a letter that may generate an invitation to submit, but it is not a manuscript submission. Regards, Scott __________________ Okay, damnit, I blog http://cscottsaylorsbooks.blogspot.com/ Sword of the Dajjal e-book, Published by BooksForABuck.com May, 2007 ISBN: 978-1-602-052-2 http://www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages...rd_dajjal.html Out in print early 2008 from Blu Phi'er Jars of Doom out mid 2008 from Blu Phi'er http://www.bluphier.com/

04-16-2009, 09:13 PM	#13
AKB figuring it all out Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 82	Has anyone had recent personal experience with Miriam Altshuler? She recently asked for my full ms and am hoping to get information other than can be obtained through the web. Thanks!

07-15-2009, 06:04 AM	#14
LateNightLady Wishing on another rusted penny Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nevada Posts: 98	Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency Hello! I sent a snail mail query to Miriam and within a couple of days received a request for 50-100 pages. I am curious if anyone has had the same experience and knows the amount of time it usual takes before this agent - or others - to respond back from a requested submission. Thanks

10-07-2009, 03:22 AM	#15
NY_Michelle New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10	I sent a snail mail query and within the week had a rejection.

10-07-2009, 08:56 AM	#16
AyJay Luv's Conscript Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 572	Back in April, she requested my full manuscript after a one page query and got back to me with a rather generic but polite pass about two weeks later. My project was young adult fantasy with gay characters - my sense is that fantasy is not her thing.

10-14-2011, 08:26 PM	#17
sb2brown figuring it all out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: West Texas - though not by choice Posts: 58	Wow, this thread is showing it's age. Anyone with more recent interactions with Ms. Altshuler? I'm going to query her, and will report my experience.

10-15-2011, 02:55 AM	#18
ScribeLady practical experience, FTW Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 106	I sent her a query several months ago and received no response. Scribelady

11-01-2011, 12:35 AM	#19
apathysam New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 28	Mailed query on 10/15 Received request for full ms on 10/18, sent same day Kind rejection today, 10/31 I addressed the original query to Ms. Altschuler, but subsequent correspondence was with Cathy Schmitz. She was very professional. __________________ Basement Men: 83,000. Shelved for now. It Looks Like This: 60,000. Querying.

11-01-2011, 02:01 AM	#20
Maddie Roe Draje Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: lassen on the brain Posts: 286	Miriam Altschuler is selective about responding, but when I corresponded with her several years ago regarding a manuscript, she was the consummate professional. __________________ Available from Musa Publishing: ROAD APPLESARe Top Pick (12/2011) THE CURIOUS NUMBER (3/2012), DEATH BY BITTER WATERS (6/2012), BIG LIES IN SMALL TOWN (9/2012), and SMALL TOWN ADD VICE (??), My buy link at Musa Check out my web site here And my Unfiltered Blog

04-06-2012, 11:03 PM	#21
gerrydodge practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Finesville, New Jersey Posts: 449	I queried her a few months ago and she asked for a full. Yesterday she emailed me with a lengthy discussion of the novel and said if I made some changes she would be happy to read again. Third agent in two weeks with the same response.

04-07-2012, 12:55 AM	#22
nadja1972 figuring it all out Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 67	gerrydodge, did all 3 agents give you the same suggestions for your revision?

04-12-2012, 12:12 AM	#23
HoneyBadger Queen of the Upmarket Bagladies Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,182	EQ: 4/11 Request for full: 4/11 I'm gonna go lie down. This shit is nuts. __________________ I waste my time on Twitter now.

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