New agencies are usually started by literary agents who want to leave their own mark on the industry. These agencies are eager to build their client lists, and they welcome queries.
As always, do not query these agencies without reading their websites first. Submission requirements may change.
If these agencies do not suit your needs, you can find a list of hundreds of new and established agents seeking clients here: Agents Seeking Clients.
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Heather Jackson Literary Agency
About Heather Jackson Literary Agency: Heather Jackson decided to jump over the desk to the agent side in 2016 after a highly successful career as a trade editor. In her 20+ years as an editor she acted as the creative midwife to multiple dozens of New York Times bestselling authors and titles, including: Tim Ferriss, Jillian Michaels, Suzanne Somers, Ron Fournier, Joy Bauer, Janine Driver, Rick Hanson, Dr. Robert C. Atkins, Dr. Joseph Mercola, Dr. Arthur Agatston, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Dr. Susan Love, Dr. Alice D. Domar, Mallika Chopra, Barbara Sher, Martina Navratilova, Joe and Teresa Graedon, B. Smith and Dan Gasby, Howard Dully...among many others.
What she is seeking: Heather specializes in commercial non-fiction and fiction, adult, YA, and children's literature. Areas of particular interest include: politics, popular psychology and science, history, memoir. She loves a great and memorable character in women's fiction, thrillers, and romantic suspense. And she is always game for the quirky, unique, or deeply moving narrative that takes us in with brilliant writing and insights. She also represents top-tier authors in personal health and wellbeing, business, and self-help.
How to submit: Please send your query to QUERY@HJLIT.COM with a brief description of your book, its uniqueness in the marketplace, and why you and only you can write it. Do not send attachments.
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Root Literary
About Root Literary: Holly Root is the founder of Root Literary, which opened in 2017. Prior to opening her agency, she worked at Waxman Leavell Literary, Trident Media Group, and William Morris. Based in Los Angeles, her clients include #1 New York Times bestsellers, international bestsellers, RITA winners and nominees, and numerous titles named to Best Books of the Year lists by Publishers Weekly, The Washington Post, NPR, the American Library Association, RT Book Reviews, Kirkus, and Amazon. She represents authors of commercial fiction for adults and kids, as well as select nonfiction. Visit publishersmarketplace.com/members/hroot/ for more information about her list.
Taylor Haggerty is a literary agent at Root Literary representing commercial fiction for kids and adults. She focuses mostly on young adult and middle grade fiction, romance, and women’s fiction. Prior to joining Root Literary when it opened in 2017, she worked at Waxman Leavell Literary and Gersh in Los Angeles. Visit publishersmarketplace.com/members/taylorhaggerty/ for more information on her recent sales and releases.
Molly O’Neill is looking for children’s fiction— Picture book Illustrators & Author-Illustrators, middle grade, YA. She is also seeking nonfiction for adults, kids, or teens.
What they are seeking: Actively seeking commercial and upmarket fiction for adults, teens, and middle grade, along with select nonfiction. Does not represent screenplays, poetry, novellas, short stories, or picture books.
How to Submit: Send a query letter and the first 10 pages of your manuscript in the body of an email to submissions@rootliterary.com.
All material should be pasted in the body of the email. No attachments. Only electronic queries for completed, full-length works will be considered. Once you submit a query, you will receive an automated response confirming receipt and noting the current turnaround time.
Holly and Taylor work very closely, often passing projects back and forth and occasionally signing clients together, so they welcome queries addressed to the agency in general. If you are specifically querying one of them, include that agent’s name in the subject line of the email.
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Cullen Stanley International
About Cullen Stanley International: Cullen Stanley International represents a wide range of authors in the US and abroad, and is the exclusive rights representative of Janklow & Nesbit Associates in the UK and translation markets. Cullen Stanley represents Richard Sennett's Building and Dwelling (FSG), Rao Pingru's Our Story (Pantheon), Kristin von Kreisler's A Healing Justice (Kensington), forthcoming in 2018, among others.
What they are seeking: Cullen enjoys compelling narrative nonfiction, historical memoir, biography, mind-body-spirit, and books on art and design. In fiction, she likes novels with strong plot lines, inspirational stories and memorable characters.
Stephanie Koven is looking for narrative driven fiction and, in nonfiction, lifestyle & health, memoir, history, popular science, and outdoor / nature / adventure titles. She represents a select number of middle grade books, mainly in nonfiction. Stephanie's recent projects include David Coggins' New York Times best seller Men and Style (Abrams) and Joy Rhoades' debut novel The Woolgrower's Companion (Penguin Random House).
How to submit: Please send your query and 10 pages (as an attachment) via email to submissions@cullenstanleyinternational.com.
The Bindery
About The Bindery: Alex Field launched The Bindery in 2017 after 18 years working in book publishing and journalism. Prior to starting The Bindery, he served as Vice President and Publisher for two imprints of Penguin Random House. After college, he began his career at Los Angeles Times, assisting in the Calendar section, and writing dozens of freelance pieces and new reports. Since then, he’s worked in journalism and book publishing, writing, editing, acquiring books, and managing teams including editorial, marketing, publicity, design, production, subsidiary rights, and contract departments. He has published a number of New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publisher’s Weekly bestsellers and many award-winning books, with beloved authors, celebrities, leaders, and media luminaries.
What he is seeking: Writers of high quality fiction and nonfiction, including Christian Spirituality, literary fiction, science fiction and fantasy, memoir, biography, business, diet and health, pop culture, theology, and more.
How to Submit: Email your query (for fiction) or book proposal (for nonfiction) to info@thebinderyagency.com along with a cover letter. Please include a summary of you book concept, table of contents, author biography, at least one sample chapter, relevant contact information, and your publishing history.
As always, do not query these agencies without reading their websites first. Submission requirements may change.
If these agencies do not suit your needs, you can find a list of hundreds of new and established agents seeking clients here: Agents Seeking Clients.
________________
Heather Jackson Literary Agency
About Heather Jackson Literary Agency: Heather Jackson decided to jump over the desk to the agent side in 2016 after a highly successful career as a trade editor. In her 20+ years as an editor she acted as the creative midwife to multiple dozens of New York Times bestselling authors and titles, including: Tim Ferriss, Jillian Michaels, Suzanne Somers, Ron Fournier, Joy Bauer, Janine Driver, Rick Hanson, Dr. Robert C. Atkins, Dr. Joseph Mercola, Dr. Arthur Agatston, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Dr. Susan Love, Dr. Alice D. Domar, Mallika Chopra, Barbara Sher, Martina Navratilova, Joe and Teresa Graedon, B. Smith and Dan Gasby, Howard Dully...among many others.
What she is seeking: Heather specializes in commercial non-fiction and fiction, adult, YA, and children's literature. Areas of particular interest include: politics, popular psychology and science, history, memoir. She loves a great and memorable character in women's fiction, thrillers, and romantic suspense. And she is always game for the quirky, unique, or deeply moving narrative that takes us in with brilliant writing and insights. She also represents top-tier authors in personal health and wellbeing, business, and self-help.
How to submit: Please send your query to QUERY@HJLIT.COM with a brief description of your book, its uniqueness in the marketplace, and why you and only you can write it. Do not send attachments.
____________
Root Literary
About Root Literary: Holly Root is the founder of Root Literary, which opened in 2017. Prior to opening her agency, she worked at Waxman Leavell Literary, Trident Media Group, and William Morris. Based in Los Angeles, her clients include #1 New York Times bestsellers, international bestsellers, RITA winners and nominees, and numerous titles named to Best Books of the Year lists by Publishers Weekly, The Washington Post, NPR, the American Library Association, RT Book Reviews, Kirkus, and Amazon. She represents authors of commercial fiction for adults and kids, as well as select nonfiction. Visit publishersmarketplace.com/members/hroot/ for more information about her list.
Taylor Haggerty is a literary agent at Root Literary representing commercial fiction for kids and adults. She focuses mostly on young adult and middle grade fiction, romance, and women’s fiction. Prior to joining Root Literary when it opened in 2017, she worked at Waxman Leavell Literary and Gersh in Los Angeles. Visit publishersmarketplace.com/members/taylorhaggerty/ for more information on her recent sales and releases.
Molly O’Neill is looking for children’s fiction— Picture book Illustrators & Author-Illustrators, middle grade, YA. She is also seeking nonfiction for adults, kids, or teens.
What they are seeking: Actively seeking commercial and upmarket fiction for adults, teens, and middle grade, along with select nonfiction. Does not represent screenplays, poetry, novellas, short stories, or picture books.
How to Submit: Send a query letter and the first 10 pages of your manuscript in the body of an email to submissions@rootliterary.com.
All material should be pasted in the body of the email. No attachments. Only electronic queries for completed, full-length works will be considered. Once you submit a query, you will receive an automated response confirming receipt and noting the current turnaround time.
Holly and Taylor work very closely, often passing projects back and forth and occasionally signing clients together, so they welcome queries addressed to the agency in general. If you are specifically querying one of them, include that agent’s name in the subject line of the email.
____________________
Cullen Stanley International
About Cullen Stanley International: Cullen Stanley International represents a wide range of authors in the US and abroad, and is the exclusive rights representative of Janklow & Nesbit Associates in the UK and translation markets. Cullen Stanley represents Richard Sennett's Building and Dwelling (FSG), Rao Pingru's Our Story (Pantheon), Kristin von Kreisler's A Healing Justice (Kensington), forthcoming in 2018, among others.
What they are seeking: Cullen enjoys compelling narrative nonfiction, historical memoir, biography, mind-body-spirit, and books on art and design. In fiction, she likes novels with strong plot lines, inspirational stories and memorable characters.
Stephanie Koven is looking for narrative driven fiction and, in nonfiction, lifestyle & health, memoir, history, popular science, and outdoor / nature / adventure titles. She represents a select number of middle grade books, mainly in nonfiction. Stephanie's recent projects include David Coggins' New York Times best seller Men and Style (Abrams) and Joy Rhoades' debut novel The Woolgrower's Companion (Penguin Random House).
How to submit: Please send your query and 10 pages (as an attachment) via email to submissions@cullenstanleyinternational.com.
The Bindery
About The Bindery: Alex Field launched The Bindery in 2017 after 18 years working in book publishing and journalism. Prior to starting The Bindery, he served as Vice President and Publisher for two imprints of Penguin Random House. After college, he began his career at Los Angeles Times, assisting in the Calendar section, and writing dozens of freelance pieces and new reports. Since then, he’s worked in journalism and book publishing, writing, editing, acquiring books, and managing teams including editorial, marketing, publicity, design, production, subsidiary rights, and contract departments. He has published a number of New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publisher’s Weekly bestsellers and many award-winning books, with beloved authors, celebrities, leaders, and media luminaries.
What he is seeking: Writers of high quality fiction and nonfiction, including Christian Spirituality, literary fiction, science fiction and fantasy, memoir, biography, business, diet and health, pop culture, theology, and more.
How to Submit: Email your query (for fiction) or book proposal (for nonfiction) to info@thebinderyagency.com along with a cover letter. Please include a summary of you book concept, table of contents, author biography, at least one sample chapter, relevant contact information, and your publishing history.
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