Nov 04, 2016 i dont pay much attention to trends, really, because usually by the time something is trending in the marketplace, its already difficult to place new manuscripts that fit the type. Once you submit a query, you will receive an automated response confirming receipt and noting our current turnaround time for response. Literary agent jim mccarthy jim mccarthy interned for dg and b while studying urban design at new york university. Greenburger associates prior to joining the laura dail literary agency, where she is now vice president.
Upon graduating in 2002, jim realized he would much rather continue working with books than make the jump as he had originally intended to the field of city planning. Tamar rydzinski literary agent is on our list of publishing agents nyc book agents in nyc, publishing agents usa book agents in the united states, fiction publishing agents book agents who represent fiction authors, nonfiction publishing agents book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels, childrens publishing agents book agents who represent books for younger readers, young adult publishing agents book agents who represent ya books for teens, and middle grade. Greenburger associates prior to joining the laura dail literary agency. Today i am thrilled to introduce my superstar agent, tamar rydzinski of the laura dail literary agency. On the adult side of her list she represents science fiction, fantasy and horror. Sep 29, 2018 from the mixedup files is the group blog of middlegrade authors celebrating books for middlegrade readers. Everyone in this business is in it because they love to read, but agenting gives me a professionally sanctioned opportunity to shout from the rooftops about the books i love. The market tends to get over saturated pretty quickly, and then theres this glut of manuscripts that cant find homes. Mar 29, 2012 the collaborative, alloy entertainments recently launched business arm, has acquired its first book project. Sharing my authors work with editors, and then readers, is a joy, and im always looking for the next project to champion. We are a fullservice, innovative literary agency that is dedicated to helping authors navigate every aspect of the publishing process. As an agent, she loves the thrill of finding new authors with strong, unique voices and. Publishing agent tamar rydzinski is an agent with and the ownerfounder of the context literary agency. Carrie pestritto the official manuscript wish list website.
Pm is most helpful when you begin with a list of books that are like yours, as well as a few names of agents who represent what you write. Tamar rydzinski the official manuscript wish list website. If any of the links stop working, please let me know via email or twitter. Joanna represents all brands of fiction commercial, literary and genre and has a soft spot for speculative andor fantastical elements. Tamar rydzinski context literary agency tamar rydzinski worked at sanford j. Interview with nicole resciniti, president of the seymour.
Can you tell us a little bit about the book for which youve found representation. Context literary agency represents highquality childrens literature, womens fiction, and narrative nonfiction. She graduated from yeshiva university in 2003 with a major in literature and a minor in business. Written in a modernized jane austen style that weaves fact and fiction together seamlessly, and in which jane austen meets mr.
With over fifteen years of experience in corporate and agency publishing, lucinda halpern serves both sides of the literary and business worlds. Tamar rydzinski, literary agent what you need to know jericho. She is an editorially invested partner with a specialty in book marketing strategy. This is a recurring online contest with agent judges and supercool prizes. Join facebook to connect with tamar rydzinski and others you may know. Publishers marketplace isnt the most comprehensive directory of literary agents, but it has profiles for some agents that you wont even find. Jan 15, 2019 james melia and caroline bleeke have each been promoted to senior editor at flatiron books. Carolyn forde has moved over to the transatlantic agency as senior agent. Reflecting her radical politics, the agency has long concentrated on serious, controversial, progressive nonfiction and literary fiction that addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships. I also have favorite books and authors that are currently publishing.
As a childrens book agent, zacker added, dont tell me your child. We represent awardwinning writers of literary fiction, nonfiction, young adult fiction, and childrens books. Its an honor to be inside the process, participating in bringing great reads into the world, and a true joy to enable those books creators to build healthy, sustainable careers. In nonfiction, she specializes in business all areas, narrative nonfiction particularly popular science, pop culture, memoir, and socialcultural issues, and selfhelp that focuses on success, motivation, and psychology. In the book, readers experience what a hospital stay is like when a girl from a diverse. Cover image of a book recently represented by tamar rydzinski. Tamar rydzinski is an agent with the laura dail literary agency. Leave comments about your experiences with this literary agent, or read what other authors have to say. In other words, to get the most out of pm, you need to start with a list of namesauthor names, agent names, andor editor names. Maas bestselling throne of glass book series is headed to television. Jennifer has five years experience in some of the publishing industrys leading literary agencies. See what this literary agent is looking for in queries and get statistics on acceptance rates.
Agent statistics, detailing how long each agent typically takes to respond to a query. Jul 18, 2011 applause and huzzahs to the helpful and superspeedy tamar rydzinski of the laura dail literary agency for being our secret agent this month. Elegy is a ya speculativegothic suspense novel set at an international performing arts school in france. Here is a list of recent howland titles, including whiting award winners, dzanc nonfiction and fiction. Im probably not the right agent for humor either, though i love books that are humorous.
At lucinda literary, we understand that an authors book is just one important piece to building or expanding a brand. Tamar rydzinski, agent, laura dail literary agency. Tamar is not interested in prescriptive or practical nonfiction, humor, coffee table books or childrens books meaning anything younger than. Professionally, im proudest of the times my work has enabled my clients to take great leaps, whether creative or professional, to advance their careers. Ashford, falls in love, and has just the relationship her legions of fans and readers might wish for the beloved spinster. For anyone with a passion for childrens literatureteachers, librarians, parents, kids, writers, industry professionals we offer regularly updated book lists organized by unique categories, author interviews, market news, and a behindthescenes look at the making of a children. Not only is it free to use for agency research, but youll also find agency information there that you wont find anywhere else. January 9, 2020 6 new agents actively seeking nonfiction, memoir, speculative fiction, mainstream fiction, kidlit, and more. Ginger clark has been a literary agent with curtis brown ltd new york since 2005. Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher.
Constantin film preps fantasy feature a court of thorns. In the uk, wayne davies will join welbeck publishing group as group publisher, nonfiction beginning next week. Jennifer weis is looking for new voices and authors preferably with a platform. Aug 20, 2018 neal porter at holiday houseneal porter books has bought world rights to the hospital book by lisa brown. Her clients have had both critical and commercial success. Do you have the next project to feed her book addiction.
Jensens dark shores, in which a tyrannical ruler forces a feisty pirate and a. The agency welcomes both firsttime authors and established writers in both fiction and nonfiction and has taken many of each genre onto bestselling and awardwinning careers. Tamar rydzinski context literary agency querytracker. She earned her ba in english, cum laude, from amherst college in 2009, also spending a year studying abroad at st. Frances goldin worked in publishing for over six decades, and founded the frances goldin literary agency in 1977. Interview with literary agent tamar rydzinski publishing crawl. I signed with tamar in february 2015, and what a whirlwind two years it has been. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Publishers marketplace is a great resource for authors. This weeks agent spotlight features ginger clark of curtis brown ltd. Agent advice this installment featuring agent laura dail of laura dail literary agency is a series of quick interviews with literary agents and script agents who talk with guide to literary agents about their thoughts on writing, publishing, and just. Search tools to help you find the right agent for your book. Last june, she sold my ya asian fantasy forest of a thousand lanterns in a three book deal to the amazing brian geffen at philomel books. Mar 25, 2019 carrie pestritto worked at writers house and prospect agency before becoming part of the ldla team.
Lockhart, sarah mlynowski and lauren myracles how to be bad, to marenostrum, by international editores, on behalf of tamar rydzinski at laura dail literary agency. Carolyn forde has moved over to the transatlantic agency as. Were a group of authors and industry professionals formerly known as let the words flow who blog about all things writing, publishing, and books. Click on our names to find out more about each of us. Literary agent tamar rydzinski tamar rydzinski worked at sanford j. Moreover, if the market is saturated with the type of book youve invested your heart in, you may have to shelve it for a while or redefine your book s genre in some manner. Melissa frain at tor teen has bought, in a three book deal, danielle l. How to love was submitted to more than a dozen publishers, and the book has had tremendous response, according to shandler. Tamar rydzinski association of authors representatives. Jun 27, 2019 tamar rydzinski literary agent this article about literary agent tamar rydzinski and the context literary agency is part of a series about literary agents and how to find a publishing agent. Get full access to her profile and hundreds more, for free. Agent tricia skinner was raised in detroit, michigan. The meredith bernstein literary agency is a boutique agency that has developed its reputation as a place where an author experiences a unique and interactive relationship. He was previously was cofounder and nonfiction publisher at quercus.
Areas of specialty include but are not limited to health, psychology, memoir, current events and narrative nonfiction of special interest. Publishers marketplace free directory of literary agents. Representing awardwinning fiction, nonfiction, young adult fiction, and childrens books. How to use publishers marketplace when querying the.
Hulu is developing queen of shadows, an epic fantasy adventure tv series based on the books, from the mark gordon. To protect agents from spam, email addresses are hidden except to loggedin members. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the nationally acclaimed journalism institute for media diversity at wayne state university and earned her graduate degree from southern methodist university. With every contest, the details are essentially the same, but the niche itself changesmeaning each contest is focused around a specific category or two. I love books that make me think about a topic in a completely new way. On the nonfiction side she tends toward all things geekrelated, general popculture, popscience and narrative nonfiction featuring interesting and powerful women. Please send a query letter or email telling us about your book and convincing us that we want to read more. Finally, i love books that are epic epic love, epic adventure, epic failure, epic after school job, epic sibling rivalry, etc. Tamar rydzinski literary agent context literary agency. What literary agents want to see before signing with a writer. Tv series adaptation of throne of glass books set at hulu. Whatever i thought was the best source of information on the agent. So if youre writing young adult fiction, this 15th contest is for.
Youre also welcome to query the agency in general and well direct your material internally. Jennie dunham has been a literary agent in new york, new york since may 1992. We regularly pass submissions back and forth, so a no from one of us is a no from all of us. This weeks agent spotlight features tamar rydzinski of the laura dail literary agency, inc status. Katie began her career at denise marcil literary agency in 2005 and joined don congdon associates as an agent in 2008.
I linked each agents name to something informationalwhether it was their agencys website, an interview, a publishers marketplace page, etc. If you would like, you may include a synopsis and no more than 10 pages. Apr 27, 2015 what literary agents want to see before signing with a writer. At laura dail literary agency, samantha fabien has been promoted to literary agent in addition to her role as international rights manager. She worked with publishers around the world as an assistant in trident media groups huge foreign rights department, and with domestic publishers as an assistant at writers house where, incidentally, she began her career as an intern. She represents literary fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. Tamar rydzinski has formed context literary agency, bringing over her roster of authors from laura dail literary agency, where she was previously vice president and director of sub rights. Julie c dao h0bbit0n on qt has signed with agent tamar rydzinski of context literary agency. She represents pretty much everything but prescriptive nonfiction and picture books. Today i am thrilled to introduce my superstar agent, tamar rydzinski of.
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