Literary Agents

***Disclaimer: Please research all agents thoroughly***
* The Writers Victoria site provides information about literary agents, how much they cost and what their function is: http://writersvictoria.org.au/help-for-writers/publishing-tips/literary-agents
* Simon Haynes discusses the pros and cons of having a literary agent: http://www.spacejock.com.au/LiteraryAgent.html
* SFWA – Writer Beware: Agents

Eric Smith
* Young and New Adult
* Science Fiction and Fantasy
* Cookbooks
* Non-fiction
* Blog to Book Ideas
* Literary and Commercial Fiction

Danielle Burby
* Young Adult
* Mystery
* Women’s Fiction
* Fantasy

Saba Sulaiman
* Non-fiction: Humour
* Middle Grade: think Roald Dahl
* Young Adult:/New Adult: all subgenres except paranormal and sci-fi
* Adult: up-market literary and commercial fiction, romance (all subgenres except paranormal), character-driven psychological thrillers, cozy mysteries, and memoir

Stacey Donaghy
* Romantic suspense / Contemporary Romance / Erotic Romance
* LGBT stories standalone or series
* Mystery
* Thrillers
* Middle Grade: quirky not cute
* YA – lower, mid, upper (no sci-fi / fantasy or historic)

Noah Ballard
Specialises in:
* Literary Debuts
* Upmarket thrillers
* Narrative non-fiction
* Looking for honest and provocative new writers

Lindsay Ribar
YA and Middle Grade Fiction:
* Paranormal romance
* Contemporary realistic
* Fantasy
* Soft sci-fi
* Mystery
* Anything with an element of music
* Musical theatre
* Dual Identities
* LGBT themes

Jennifer Johnson-Blalock
* Non-fiction: narrative / memoir
* Upmarket commercial fiction
* Thrillers

Mallory C. Brown
* YA & Adult
* Women’s Fiction
* Non-fiction
* Low Fantasy
* Romance

Julie Stevenson
* Fiction – upmarket and literary
* Adult thriller/ suspense
* Memoir
* YA
* Middle Grade

Caitlin McDonald
* Science Fiction and Fantasy (and subgenres)
* Genre-bending or cross-genre fiction
* Diversity of all kinds in both characters and world-building
* Picture Books




Arielle Datz
* Adult, YA, or middle-grade Fiction
* Fantasy/ Science Fiction
* Non-fiction (essays, unconventional memoir, pop culture, and sociology)

Tara Carberry
* Women’s Commercial Fiction
* Romance
* New Adult
* Young Adult
* Non-fiction

Rachel Burkot
* Women’s fiction
* Upmarket/book club fiction
* Young adult
* Contemporary & category romance
* Southern fiction
* “Dark” women’s fiction/thrillers
* Urban fiction
* Literary fiction

Michael Hoogland
* Science Fiction
* Fantasy
* Thrillers
* Upmarket women’s fiction
* Children’s books (picture books, MG, & YA)
* Narrative nonfiction (science, history, & politics)

Danielle Barthel
* Middle Grade
* YA
* Adult
* Non Fiction

Ryann Wahl
* Literary fiction
* Up-market fiction
* Young Adult

 

Elise Erikson
* Romance and all of its sub-genres
* Women’s fiction
* Paranormal
* Mystery including clever cozy mysteries
* Thrillers
* Historical fiction
* Commercial literary fiction
* YA

Lindsay Mealing
* Science Fiction
* Fantasy
* Historical Fiction
* Young Adult

Chris Bucci
* Fiction – Literary; Historical; Commerical Literary
* Mysteries
* Thrillers
* Narrative Non-fiction – Popular Science; Sports; Popular Culture; Politics; Essays; History.

 

Suzy Evans
* Fiction: Middle Grade; Young Adult (Historical, Thrillers, Graphic Novels); Picture Books.
* Non-Fiction: History; Current Events; Parenting; Sports; Self-Help; Health & Nutrition; Young Adult; Pop Culture; Humor; Music; Memoir.