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Ellen graduated from The University of Chicago (2016) with a BA in English, a minor in Cinema and Media Studies, and a focus in Creative Writing. Ellen has worked everywhere from The White House under the Obama administration to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. At HG Literary, she assists Carrie Hannigan on all children's titles from picture books to middle grade to young adult. Ellen's own list consists of YA writers and illustrators. She is also a member of HG's foreign rights team.
What she is seeking: Ellen is interested in all genres and formats of YA, especially anything spooky, historical fiction, and graphic novels. She has a soft spot for Shakespeare as well as southern gothic stories that remind her of her home state of Kentucky.
How to submit: Please send your query and the first five pages in the body of your email to ellen@hgliterary.com
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Iris Blasi joined the Carol Mann Agency after fifteen years in editorial, marketing, publicity, and consulting roles at companies including Random House, Pegasus Books, Union Square Press, Open Road Media, Hilsinger-Mendelson, and Idea Logical, Inc.
What she is seeking: She is currently seeking nonfiction in the categories of biography, memoir, history, politics, science, business, “big idea” books, pop culture, cultural criticism, true crime, and narrative nonfiction with a strong hook or something stemming from a quirky journalistic/academic/personal obsession.
How to submit: For fiction, send a query letter including a brief bio, and the first 25 pages of your manuscript. For nonfiction, send a query letter including a brief bio, a synopsis/proposal and the first 25 pages of your manuscript. All material should be pasted into the body of your message; attachments will not be opened. Only submit to one agent at this agency. A pass from one is a pass from all. Queries may be emailed to submissions@carolmannagency.com