Most of the time, authors have difficult times reaching literary agents, or even finding one thats presently accepting queries. There are many authors in different genres to date, and still counting. Sold scott reintgens untitled book three in the talespinners series, featuring the adventures of indira story as she goes undercover at antagonist academy at the request of a secret faction known. Uk literary agents who specialise in science fiction and fantasy youll notice that not many are listed here. Here is a list of science fiction and fantasy literary agents that are open to submissions from authors. Agents looking for science fiction and fantasy writers science fiction and fantasy never go out of style, so if you write in either of these genres, you are in luck. Find fantasy literary agents open to submissions in this post. Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher. Sff literary agent wishlist meet oli munson we are asking some of the uks top literary agents to share with us what kind of science fiction and fantasy submissions they are on the lookout for, and offer.
But not all literary agents like to read or represent. Sff literary agent wishlist meet oli munson pan macmillan. In celebration of my three new books released this september what an awesome autumn. Plenty of fantasy novels have made a lot of money for publishers. Introduction dishonest agents amateur, marginal, and incompetent agents telling questionable from reputable agents who are also publishers additional cautions one last, very important thing links. Richard abate 3 arts entertainment, laurie abkemeier defiore and company, and pamela ahearn the ahearn agency. L aura schoeffel is an editorial associate working closely with executive agent laura rennert, focusing mainly on adult and young adult fiction. Uk literary agents who specialise in science fiction and. Based in london, uk, law was founded in 1996 by literary agents mark lucas, julian alexander, and araminta whitley.
Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. I am not currently considering poetry, picture books, romance, science fiction, or fantasy at this time. There was a time when finding a literary agent for erotic fiction was pretty much impossible. Christian fiction literary agents find, research, and contact all christian fiction book agents here using our free directory of literary agents, created by a former ny times bestselling literary agency owner. Here is my freshly updated list of literary agents who are currently looking for childrens board books ages 03, picture books ages 37, chapter books early readers ages 58, middle. Updated 122419 here are two literary agents actively seeking clients. Jabberwocky is excited to a doublefeature of congratulations with two award finalists. Find me their bones named a best indie fantasy of 2019. Literary agents are important decision makers in the publishing process for authors who wish to be published by many of the big publishers. How to find a literary agent for a fantasy novel quora.
Seeking middle grade, young adult, science fiction and fantasy as well as howto and coffee table nonfiction, leslie tends to champion ambitious plots with. Ive already done lists on picture book agents, thriller agents, and womens fiction agents. Agent jessica faust dec 16, 2019 1 comment were so delighted to share that kirkus included the find me their bones by. And there are a good handful of excellent authors who have. Kelly peterson corvisiero is looking for mg, ya, na, and adult fantasy, paranormal, scifi, historical fiction, and. Fantasy literary agents find all fantasy book agents on our list of literary agents using the official directory of literary agents.
Most of the prestigious awards given for fiction every year go to literary fiction books. Fantasy writing hi rahul, listen to my complimentary mp3 here and youll learn of a few ways to locate agents that would be a good fit for you and your work. Ultimately, the ideal book length for a fantasy could vary from reader to reader, sub genre to sub genre, agent to agent, and publisher to publisher but looking at it from all angles, i personally. Agents looking for science fiction and fantasy writers.
He started assisting scott meredith and learnt how to negotiate the best deals for his clients, find their voices and guide them in the way that benefits their book and the process. A literary agent is the writers support, cheerleader, critic and friend in times of need. Although other agencies will work with science fiction and fantasy manuscripts, they. The definitive list of middle grade literary agents 2020. Agents were too snobby, and the erotica genre simply didnt pay enough money. Genres like science fiction and fantasy are two of the. In 2001 philippa milnessmith joined the agency from penguin childrens books to. Christian fiction literary agents free book agent directory. Specializing in adult and young adult fiction and nonfiction. Fantasy writing for literary agents literary agencies. Submit your manuscript today and get that book deal. That commission jumps to 20% on foreign rights sales. The darley anderson literary, tv and film agency the darley anderson literary, tv and film agency was founded in 1988 by expublisher darley anderson and is based in london with a regional office in the. Fiction literary agents find all fiction book agents on our list of literary agents using the official directory of literary agents.
Here are four literary agents actively seeking clients. That means it got even harder to get an agent to guide you in publishing your books. Literary agents for fantasy fiction plenty of fantasy novels have made a lot of money for publishers. Fantasy literary agents open to submissions writers digest. To my mind, portal fantasy is a slightly different subgenre to epic fantasy. Chad luibl wants narrative nonfiction with a strong.
Fantasy literary agents free directory of book agents. The knight agency offers a comprehensive range of services, including editorial refinement, branding consultation and strategy, inhouse subsidiary rights and publicity support. Brianne johnson writers house, paula munier talcott notch literary services, and jodi reamer writers house. When you stated that you needed advice for finding an agent for your novel you were right on point by pointing out that you needed one who would fit your genre. Jacqueline lipton is currently seeking submissions for middle grade and young adult, both fiction all. Literary agents for fantasy fiction jericho writers. Does not handle screenplays, illustrated books, or childrens books. Literary fiction is a term used to describe books with literary merit that are not categorized as genre fiction such as thriller, romance, fantasy, etc. Here is an alphabetical list of 22 literary and genre agents on the hunt for their. Why im so picky about fantasy nelson literary agency. Childrens, graphic novel, lgbtq, middle grade, picture books, young adult. Below find a list for agents seeking adult fantasy novels now. Literary novels usually sell in smaller quantities than genre or popular novels, so having a. How to find a literary agent for your book jane friedman.
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