Tess Weitzner is primarily drawn to literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, horror, and middle grade, and especially that which is rooted in unreliable narrators, magical realism, interrogations of power and violence, reclamations of identity, and dark-as-night humor.
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Tess Weitzner of Trident Media Group
Tess Weitzner graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in English and American Literature, concentrating in creative writing and minoring in Spanish. Previously, Tess interned at Henry Holt, The New England Review, Roaring Brook Press, and O/R Books, and was an archive research assistant for the author and journalist Charles Glass. At Trident Media Group, she assists CEO Dan Strone.
What she is seeking: Tess is excitedly building her own list of authors. She is primarily drawn to literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, horror, and middle grade, and especially that which is rooted in unreliable narrators, magical realism, interrogations of power and violence, reclamations of identity, and dark-as-night humor.
How to Submit: Submit via their online submission form (select Tess Weitzner in the "Send Email To" dropdown) at https://www.tridentmediagroup.com/submissions/.
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Ms. Lisa Highton of Jenny Brown Associates (UK)
Lisa Highton joined the agency as an Associate Agent in 2022. Most recently, Lisa was Publisher of Two Roads, an imprint of John Murray Press/Hachette where she published authors including Kirsty Wark, Sally Magnusson, Monty Don, Ruth Hogan, Janet Skeslien Charles, Guinevere Glasfurd, Janet Ellis, Sarah Haywood, Susan Calman and Wendy Cope. Over a long career in publishing both in the UK and Australia where she was publishing director of Doubleday, HarperCollins and then Hodder, Lisa has published many bestsellers. Her passions are distinctive storytelling, finding those hidden stories with emotional heart and then connecting those stories with readers.
What she is seeking: "I am interested in a wide variety of narrative fiction and non-fiction, those distinctive stories from natural storytellers. I love books that have emotional resonance, a sense of place and purpose."
How to submit: For fiction: send us the first three chapters (or about 50 pages) and a synopsis in a single document , with a covering letter. For non-fiction: email a proposal and short example of the proposed work – a couple of sample chapters. Send your work to submissions@jennybrownassociates.com
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Mr. Jonathan Rosen of The Seymour Agency
Jonathan Rosen is the author of several Middle Grade books, and has spent the last few years working as a freelance writer and editor. He goes into agenting with a knowledge of what it’s like to be on the author side of the trenches, to help guide writers along on their path to publication. He has a passion for books and wants to help as many people as possible get published.
What he is seeking: In fiction, he is seeking Young Adult, Mysteries, Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Sports, Romantic Comedy, and anything with humor for that matter. He will always have an eye out for diverse voices, and in particular Jewish stories. In Non-Fiction, he is looking for Biographies and Memoirs, Pop Culture, Humor, Sports, and Journalism.
How to submit: Send your query to: jonathan@theseymouragency.com