List of SF/f Agents
This is a list of Agents that I have been able to find that
say they rep SF/F, along with little tid-bits of info that might be useful in personalizing a query letter.
You may notice that several well-known names are not on the list; this is usually because they have said they are presently closed to submissions.
If you find it useful, especially if you manage to seduce one of these Agents into representing your work, I'll consider it work well worth the time taken to put the list together
The list is not in alphabetical order, because my search took other factors into consideration. I also didn't list all the e-mails or websites.
And as always, CAVEAT EMPTOR!!!!
[*Edit*
After Victoria's input, I have flagged in red those agents that she mentioned from my list. See her post for details.]
1)Rachel Vater
§Lowenstein-Yost Associates
§http://www.lowensteinyost.com/
§Formerly an agent at Donald Maass
§Specializes in fantasy (S/S and modern)
§Formerly WD Editor of
Guide to Literary Agents
§Agents Directory author
§P&E listed for sales
§Online submission form
2)Jane Chelius
§Owns own Agency
§Son, Mark, is sub-agent
§Started with Fawcett Gold Medal Books
§Former acquisitions editor at NAL
§Former Pocket Books Editor
§Sells a lot of Mystery fiction
§P&E Recommended*
§Frustrated by big pub houses corporate nature*
§Response time for e-mails: 3-4 weeks
3)Shana Cohen ?
§P&E listed, no sales recorded
4)Linn Prentis??
§Owns own Agency
§Previously with Virginia Kidd Lit Agency
§Actively seeking new clients
§P&E listed, no sales, link reported broken…
5)Shawna McCarthy
§Founding editor of
Realms of Fantasy magazine
§Former Senior Editor at Bantam and Workman publishing
§Former agent at Scovil Chichak Galen Agency
§Specializes in SF/F
§P&E listed for sales
6)Mark Chelius
§See above, Jane Chelius
7)Cameron McClure
§Former agent at Curtis, Brown Agency
§No listing on P&E* but is a member of AAR
§Agent and Rights Director at Maass Agency
8)Scott Hoffman
§B.A. from William and Mary
§MBA (Finance) from NYU
§Founding partner of Folio Literary Management
§Likes dark novels w/ a ‘spiritual’ theme, and first novels*
§P&E listed for sales
§Former agent at PMA Literary
§Only accepts e-mail queries
9)Peter Cox (UK) §Agent with Redhammer (UK)
§P&E listed for sales
§Not AAR member
§Good recommendation by former CEO of Bloomsbury
10)Maya Rock
§Degree in English, Princeton, class of 02
§Agent with Writers House
§Assistant to Al Zuckerman*
§Formerly assistant with Anderson Grinberg Lit Mgmt*
§Not listed by P&E for sales
§Likes to ‘be transported to an environment that’s totally foreign but that the writer evokes perfectly’
§Drawn to stories with strong heroines*
§Seems more interested in historical romance than fantasy
11)Ethan Ellenberg
§Owns Agency
§AAR Member
§P&E listed for sales; Recommended*
§Snail Mail: Query, synopsis, 1st 50 pages
§E-Mail: query only, will respond if interested
12)Jennifer Jackson
§Agent with Donald Maass Agency*
§Previously a bookseller w/ Waldenbooks and Forbidden Planet
§AAR Member
§P&E listed for sales
§Only represents fiction
§First love is SF/F!!*
§Prefers snail mail queries: 1 page query, 1st 5 pages, SASE
§E-mail: query only* (But her personal website says she doesn’t accept e-mails*)??
§Reps Christian works*
13)Elizabeth Pomada
§Founder with husband of Larsen –Pomada Agency
§AAR Member
§P&E listed for sales
§E-mail: query in body of text
§Short synopsis, 1st 10 pages
14)Peter Rubie
§Owns Agency
§Former BBC Radio and Fleet Street Journalist
§Former Publishing, newspaper editor
§Published author, former professional Jazz musician
§AAR Member
§P&E listed for sales, Highly Recommended*
§Query, short synopsis, 1st 30-40 pages (sample chapter)
§NYU Prof: teaches only accredited course in literary agenting*
§http//www.peterrubie.com
15)Susannah Taylor
§James Madison College Grad (97)
§Agent with Richard Henshaw
§Not AAR Member
§P&E lists no sales*
§E-mail queries: 250 words in body, no attachments
§Attracted to ‘voice’
§Smart, stong heroine essential*
§Prefers heroes w/ humour and who 'like a woman for her brain' (LOL)
16)Michael Psaltis
§Own Agency
§Formerly with Ethan Ellenberg Agency
§AAR Member
§P&E listed for sales, further info unknown
§E-mail: query only
§Seems more interested in Cookbooks than anything else
17)Andrea Somberg
§Princeton Grad
§Formerly an Agent w/ Donald Maass (contracts, sub rights)
§Formerly w/ Vigliano Agency (2004)
§Agent with Harvey Klinger
§P&E listed for sales
§Interested in novels with strong, complex protags
§E-mails: query only
18)Robert Brown
§Agent with Wylie-Merrick Lit Agency
§Not AAR Member
§P&E listed for sales
§They are only interested in ‘high bestseller potential’…
§Has a blog on blogspot.com
§Do not represent “Christian’ novels
§Accepts e-mails, no attachments
19)Muriel Nellis
§Founder of Literary and Creative Artists, Inc
§AAR Member
§P&E listed for sales
§E-mail response time is three weeks (LOL)
§Fantasy placements thin (Although one placed at Simon and Schuster...)
20)Peter Miller
§Agent at PMA Lit Agency
§Not AAR Member
§P&E listed for sales
§Interested in books that can translate to movies, TV, cable productions
§Query plus synopsis
§Prefers e-mail queries
§Four weeks to answer
21)Nephele Tempest
§Agent with The Knight Agency
§AAR Member
§Only accepts e-mail queries
§Heads LA office
§E-mail to Elaine Spencer, MSS coordinator at
[email protected]
§Has a blog on livejournal
§Worked for Simon and Schuster
22)Jonathan Lazear
§Owns Agency
§Not AAR member
§Listed on P&E for sales, few fantasy lately
§Al Franken’s agent…
§No listings of fantasy books published…
23)Denise Dumars §Agent with Ashley Grayson Agency
§Not listed on P&E
§Wiccan author
§E-mail; query, sample pages
24)Jessica Regel
§Agent with Jean Naggar
§Will consider any genre ‘as long as it’s a good story’.*
§P&E Recommended Agency*
§Jessica Regel not listed on P&E as having sales
§E-mail: Query with no attachments
§Not AAR member
25)Catt LeBaique
§Heads Heacock Literary’s West Coast office
§Especially interested in juvenile science fiction
§E-mail queries preferred
§Listed on P&E; no sales listed
§Member AAR
§Actively seeking new clients
26)Michelle Andelman
§NYU Grad (BFA in Dramatic Writing, MA in English
§Worked for two previous agencies (unnamed) and Oxford U. Press
§Agent at Andrea Brown Lit Agency
§Looking for urban fantasy
§Or magical realism
§Not listed on P&E for sales
§Not AAR member
§Actively building client list
§Agency categories DO NOT LIST fantasy…
§Query, short synopsis, 1st 3 chaps
27)Nathan Bransford
§Not listed on Curtis Brown’s website
§Not listed on P&E
§Member AAR? (or is that CB’s listing??)
28)Vivian Beck
§Owns her Agency, ('boutique')
§Not AAR but ‘adheres to their ethics’
§Not listed by P&E
§Accepts ONLY email queries
§Queries should be 1 page, summary, genre, word count, ‘pertinent’ author info, single-spaced (!) Ask to send partials or full.
§Type ‘Submission” in subject line of email
§Formerly with Ferguson Literary Agency
29)Matthew Bialer
§With Sanford J, Greenburger Agency
§DUNE Prequel Agent*
§C.J. Cherryh Agent*
§Formerly 14 years with William Morris Agency
§Query letter with summary, relevant author info and sample material if desired
§P&E listed for sales
§Web site: 1st 3 chaps, synopsis, brief bio/resume, SASE
§'Does not respond to unsolicited email queries'...
§[email protected]
30)Adele Brooks
§With Barron’s Literary Management (Adele Barrons-Brooks)
§Small Dallas/Ft Worth Agency ‘with good contacts in NY and London’
§Strongly favors email query, synopsis ONLY, and brief bio
§MBA in Marketing
§No sales listed on P&E
§[email protected]
§In business three years
31)Kimberly Cameron
§Founded Knightsbridge Publishing
§With Reece Halsey Agency
§AAR Member
§‘Specializes in bringing to market …new and unpublished writers’
§‘Polite, serious cover letter, short synopsis & 1st 50 pages MAIL ONLY, SASE
§Agency in California
32)Adam Chromy
§Owns Artists and Artisans Agency
§P&E listed for sales, Highly recommended*
§Studied film at NYU, wrote screenplays* (B.S. in Finance/Management)
§Brief author bio in the cover letter
§Accepts emails, only responds when interested (‘Query’ in subject)
§'Skip synopsis since we do not read them’ (LOL)
33)Ginger Clark
§With Curtis, Brown Agency
§6 years Assistant Lit agent at Writer’s House
§1+ Years Editorial Assistant at Tor*
§Secretary of AAR Contracts Committee
§NO EMAILS, query with SASE
§P&E Recommended*
§Website still under construction
§Searching for 'the Great American Werewolf Novel'
34)Robert Fleck
§With Professional Media Services
§Not listed on P&E
§Need more info on this guy...
35)Alaina Grayson
§With Halyard Literary, new Chicago-based agency
§Queries by email ONLY
§[email protected]
§Site under construction
§Not listed on P&E for sales
36)Jill Grinberg
§Partner at Anderson Grinberg Literary
§Maya Rock was Assistant here
§Prefer MAIL queries, letter and 1st 50 pages.
§Sub-Agent for Curtis Brown.* (Owns agency now?)
37) Emily Sylvan Kim
§Owns Prospect House
§Formerly with Harvey Klinger
§Query with name,
date, 3 chaps and synopsis, contact info
§P&E lists no sales
§PM says they rep fantasy: web site says not at the moment (?)
38)Al Longden
§Former exec with HBJ
§GM/Publisher of DBM Publishing
§CFO of Drake Beam Morin
§Fairleigh Dickinson University grad
§AAR, Mystery Writer’s member, Founding member of Int. Thriller Writers Group
§Query, brief bio, SASE, synopsis, first 10 pages for snail mail
§As above, no MSS pages for email, according to website
§AgentQuery says: query, synopsis, first 2 chapters
§[email protected]
§P&E listed for sales
39) Henry Santsaver
§Owns Literary Associates
§Not listed on P&E for sales
§Not listed on AgentQuery
§Web site looks crappy, grammatical errors…meh
40) Joe Veltre
§Founder of Artists Literary Group
§Former Senior Editor at St. Martin’s Press, HarperCollins
§Former Editor-at Large for Miramax
§Former Agent at Carlisle and Co
§Emory U grad*
§Alabama U Grad English program, taught there
§10+ years experience
§P&E listed for sales, Recommended*
§Online form for submissions
41) Frank Weimann(Weinmann?)
§Founder of Literary Group International
§[FONT="] '[/FONT]Represents over 100 Christian writers'
§No listing on AgentQuery
§P&E listed for sales
§Cover letter: name, addy, phone, email
§Credentials relevant to the book
§Synopsis: 2-5 single-spaced pages
§First 50 double-spaced pages
§SASE, or will email reply
§Only considers materials submitted on exclusive basis (30 days)
42) Justin Fernandez
§Owner of LIT4 Lit Agency
§Entertainment lawyer
§‘Discount’ Agency: 4% against an annual cap (?)
§Nothing on P&E
§Not listed on AgentQuery…
43) Jodi Reamer
§Agent at Writer’s House
§Mail: first 10 pages (or till end of ch) and query
§Used to be a corporate lawyer*
§P&E listed for sales
§E-mail: query only
§Associate to Amy Berkower
§Looking for a legal thriller
44) Kirsten Wolf
§Agent at Jill Grinberg Lit Ag
§Not listed on P&E
§Does not accept e-mail queries
§Not AAR member
§Query, first 50p and SASE
§Actively building client list