Victoria handles audio rights for  Liza Dawson Associates and is currently building her own client list. Victoria’s interests include YA fiction, adult women’s fiction, romance and literary fiction. She can’t get enough truly well done magical realism and is a sucker for great historical novels. Victoria is open to narrative nonfiction, travel, memoir, pop culture or social science takes on current debates. She looks for sharp humor in unexpected places, a story that places her firmly in another world, and characters she can’t leave behind. She loves strong voices and high concept hooks, or really well written stories about timeless subjects. Victoria comes to Liza Dawson Associates after two years with Trident Media Group as an assistant to Jenny Bent, Scott Miller and Ellen Levine. She grew up in New England, but has lived and traveled all over the world, including New Zealand, England, and a post-graduate year in China.

Brandi Bowles joined Foundry Literary in 2010, after working as an agent at Morhaim Literary and an assistant editor at Crown/Three Rivers Press. Brandi represents idea and platform-driven nonfiction in all categories, including music and pop-culture, humor, business, sociology, philosophy, health, and relationships. Quirky, funny, or contrarian proposals are always welcome in her inbox, as are big-idea books that change the way we think about the world. Brandi also represents fiction in the categories of literary fiction, women’s fiction, urban fantasy, and YA. She only accepts email queries. share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

Lois Winston is an agent with the Ashley Grayson Literary Agency as well as an award-winning author of novel length fiction and non-fiction. She began her association with the agency as a client. In 2005 she was invited to join the agency as an associate, opening what she likes to call their East Coast division. She continues to be represented by one of the other agents within the agency.  Lois currently represents authors who write romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, women’s fiction, mystery, and horror, but voice is more important to her than genre.  She’s not interested in erotica, inspirational novels of any genre, westerns, or paranormal books that feature vampires and shape-shifters. The Ashley Grayson Literary Agency was established in 1976 and consists of four agents who handle both literary and commercial fiction, children’s fiction, and some non-fiction. Recent sales have included romance, women’s fiction, urban fantasy, YA, and

Rebecca Strauss is an agent at DeFiore and Co. and focuses on literary and commercial fiction, women’s fiction, urban fantasy, romance, mystery, YA, memoir, pop culture and select non-fiction. In all genres, she’s looking for a compelling story and fresh voice. She’s especially interested in emerging writers and developing long term relationships. Before joining DeFiore and Co., Rebecca was at McIntosh and Otis for seven years where she was an agent and Director of Subsidiary Rights. Prior to M&O, she was a foreign rights associate at Trident Media Group, and a book scout and development assistant at Sony Pictures. She’s originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and earned her degree in English Literature from Duke University. share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

Being an avid reader practically since birth, Kristin is equally happy reading a Pulitzer prize-winning literary novel for her book club as she is reading a sexy historical-romance. She established Nelson Literary Agency, LLC, in 2002 after the literary agent she was working for expressed dismay that Kristin wanted to represent genre fiction–gasp!–as well as literary novels. Forming NLA was absolutely the right thing to do. When she is not busy selling books, Kristin plays tennis and also enjoys playing bridge (where she is the youngest person in her club). She can also be found hiking in the mountains with her husband and their dog, Chutney. Kristin is looking for a good story well told. How you tell that story doesn’t need to fit in a neat little category. For specifics, check out her examples on our Submission Guidelines page and read about Kristin’s latest sales at Publishers Marketplace Photo by Daniel Hirsh share:

Jamie Brenner has spent the past decade in book publishing. Her experience includes literary publicity (HarperCollins Publishers), book selling (BarnesandNoble.com), and manuscript analysis and book scouting for major film companies (Miramax Films, Davis Entertainment). She is also the editor of the blog www.girlmeetsbook.com. Jamie Brenner is actively seeking thrillers, commercial and women’s fiction, literary fiction, memoir, narrative nonfiction, books about pop culture/entertainment and YA. She is happy to read first-time writers. More about the agency on Artists and Artisans’ website. share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

President of Movable Type Management, Jason Allen Ashlock previously founded Movable Type Literary Group in the spring of 2009, after completing graduate studies in Religion and in American literature. In its first two and a half years, Movable Type inked sixty deals, and grew to manage more than 100 authors across categories, aiming to tell stories across platforms, devices, territories, and generations. His own client list is heavily populated by non-fiction authors in history, biography, memoir, current affairs, politics and pop culture. Advocating for radical mediation as an agenting philosophy, Jason leads Movable Type to partnerships with an array of digital developers and marketing specialists to support an author across the value chain. Jason serves as President of Movable Type Management, overseeing the development of new books and digital properties by the company’s authors. share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

Fox Literary is a boutique agency which represents commercial fiction, along with select works of literary fiction and nonfiction that have broad commercial appeal. I am actively seeking the following: young adult fiction (all genres), science fiction/fantasy, romance, historical fiction, thrillers, and graphic novels. I’m always interested in books that cross genres and reinvent popular concepts with an engaging new twist (especially when there’s a historical and/or speculative element involved). On the nonfiction side I’m interested in memoirs, biography, and smart narrative nonfiction; I particularly enjoy memoirs and other nonfiction about sex work, addiction and recovery, and pop culture. share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

April Eberhardt Literary specializes in high-quality women’s fiction: thoughtful, carefully crafted narratives by, for and about women, the kind of books that prompt discussion and insights among women’s book club members. As readers and publishers choose among the many ways literature is being delivered in the new millennium, authors need a literary agent who understands both the traditional and electronic marketplaces. April Eberhardt founded her own agency in order to assist and advise authors as they navigate the increasingly complex world of publishing. After 25 years as a corporate strategist and consultant, April Eberhardt joined the literary world as head reader for Zoetrope: All-Story, a literary magazine, followed by five years as an agent with two San Francisco-based literary agencies. She holds an MBA from Boston University in Marketing and Finance, a BA from Hamilton (Kirkland) College in Anthropology and French, and a CPLF degree from the University of Paris.

Wondering which books this agent fell in love with recently and sold? CLICK HERE to find out! As a former online editor and interactive designer, I use my experience in online marketing to help authors build their communities and promote themselves and their books. I look past the pages of a story and think of ways to help authors reach more readers so they can interact with the characters and their world. As subrights director for Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation, I handle foreign, audio and digital rights for the agency. I have an intimate list of clients, with Jaime Reed’s debut YA paranormal romance, LIVING VIOLET, book one of the Cambion Chronicles, coming out by Kensington in January 2012. I am currently closed to submissions (except conference requests) until August 1, 2011. You can find me on Twitter or visit my blog for more information or updates on the publishing