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Helps authors get publishing contracts and speaking engagements worldwide.
Only non-fiction by credible experts: business, sales, management, marketing and finance; metaphysics: esoteric/New Age/spirituality/inspiration; history; science; biography (celebrity only); health and wellness; psychology; parenting; gift books, self-help; how-to.
Submission guidelines can be found on our web site.
See this list for authors represented.
Founded 1989.
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Founded 1981.
Business, mainstream fiction and non-fiction.
No poetry or children's books.
Submit query letter with sase to Margret McBride.
Detailed submission guidelines
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Currently Handles:
Represents:
Nonfiction:
Biography/Autobiography
Business/Economics
History
Memoirs
Science/Technology (pop science)
Women's Issues/Studies
Fiction:
Historical
Literary
Mainstream/Contemporary
Mystery/Suspense
Thriller
Women's
Does not want to receive science fiction or children's picture books.
Query with SASE
Responds in 1 week to queries.
Responds in 3 months to manuscripts.
Obtains 60% of new clients through recommendations from others and conferences; 40% from query letters.
Works in conjunction with foreign, TV and movie agents.
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Founded 1980. Adult non-fiction, especially science, business and women's issues.
Specialises in business and computer books (professional and reference to popular trade how-to); general how-to and self-help on all topics, from diet and exercise to parenting, relationships, health, sex, psychology and personal finance, plus literary and suspense fiction. No unsolicited mss. Send outline and sample chapter with return postage for reply. No reading fee for outlines. Brochure available on how to write a book proposal. Author of
From Book Idea to Bestseller, published by Prima. Rewriting, developmental editing, collaborating and ghostwriting services available on a fee basis. Send IRCs.
Commission Home 15%.
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Motor sports, cartoon books, business, history and factual and biographical material.
No poetry, science fiction or cookery.
No unsolicited MSS. Send letter accompanied by CV and sae with synopsis of proposed work. No email submissions.
Overseas associates United Media (USA), Auspac Media (Australia), Puzzle Company (NZ).
Founded 1985.
Fiction: Commercial and Literary, YA, Fantasy, Women's Fiction, Sci Fi, children's.
Non-fiction: history, business, science, biography, popular culture.
New clients by professional recommendation only. No unsolicited MSS.
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The Rees Literary Agency was founded in 1983 by Helen Rees. The agency represents a wide variety of authors, including Jack Welch, Alan Dershowitz and Siobhan Fallon.
We represent the following genres: literary and commercial fiction, memoirs, history, biography, business, self-help, psychology, and science.
Our website is www.reesagency.com.
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Rocking Chair Books is a literary agency focusing on literary fiction, upmarket commercial, and commercial fiction and general non-fiction for publication around the world. Our motto is a great story is a great story.
No reading fee.
We represent Brian Turner, Zena el Khalil, Lakambini Sitoy, Conflict Relief, Elle Symmonds.
Founded 2011
For submissions: representme@rockingchairbooks.com
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Fiction and non-fiction: narrative, history, business, psychology, science, memoir/biography, contemporary, women's, suspense, children's literature and young adults.
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Business, reference, popular psychology, technology, health, spirituality, general non-fiction.
Founded 1986.
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Our agents work with literary and commercial fiction, women's fiction, science fiction/fantasy, narrative non-fiction, history, memoirs, biographies, psychology, science, parenting, cookbooks, how-to, self-help, business, finance, young adult and juvenile fiction/non-fiction and picture books. We are interested in and work with authors at all stages of their career. We don't accept poetry, screenplays or academia.
Submission guidelines:
Please e-mail us a query letter, which includes your credentials, an explanation of what makes your book unique, a synopsis and the first three chapters.
Overseas associates
All our US and Canadian deals are handled by Writers House US. They are also the port of call for all our foreign deals, excluding Australia and New Zealand, which we handle.
We represent:
Nora Roberts, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Franzen, John Green, Stephanie Meyer, Diane Chamberlain, Michael Lewis, Jonathan Tropper, Rachel Renee Russel, Jon Klassen, Karen Rose, Laurell K. Hamilton, Kami Garcia, Kevin Sands, Stephan Pastis, Ally Condie, Allison Brennan, Jennifer Donnelly, David Arnold, Elisa Albert, Andrea Chapin, Angus Watson, Dan Vyleta, Barbara Delinsky, Steve Berry, Michelle Moran, Nell Zink.
UK office set up in 2008