Pitch Wars ... the agents!
Are you ready for this? We have 16 incredible agents vying for our Pitch Wars team manuscripts. We're so excited to see what pitches they fall in love with, and what teams will win the coveted Pitch Wars Most Requested Manuscript title.
And, in no particular order, here are the agents...
Louise Fury
L. Perkins Agency
Twitter: @louisefury
Louise is seeking teen Sci-Fi and Young Adult horror. She's also on the hunt for deep, dark contemporary YA and select Middle Grade fiction with a literary feel--it must be realistic and thought provoking and the characters must be authentic and original. Louise loves horror and romance, especially Regency and Victorian.
Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency
Twitter:
@Natalie_Lakosil
Natalie is looking for commercial fiction, with an emphasis in children’s literature (from picture book-teen), romance (contemporary, paranormal and historical), and upmarket women’s fiction. Specific likes include historical, multi-cultural, paranormal, sci-fi/fantasy, gritty, thrilling and darker contemporary novels, and middle grade with heart.
Natalie is looking for commercial fiction, with an emphasis in children’s literature (from picture book-teen), romance (contemporary, paranormal and historical), and upmarket women’s fiction. Specific likes include historical, multi-cultural, paranormal, sci-fi/fantasy, gritty, thrilling and darker contemporary novels, and middle grade with heart.
Twitter:
@BookaliciousPam
Pam represents young adult and middle grade children’s book authors, and adult romance authors.
Pam represents young adult and middle grade children’s book authors, and adult romance authors.
Twitter:
@bluedragonfly81
Jordy is on the look out for Romance (contemporary, historical/Regency, and paranormal). YA contemporary/historical or dystopian, sci-fi/fantasy with romance elements. She's also open to YA GLBT within those genres. She'd love to see unique, well-developed plots featuring time travel, competitions, or travel.
Jordy is on the look out for Romance (contemporary, historical/Regency, and paranormal). YA contemporary/historical or dystopian, sci-fi/fantasy with romance elements. She's also open to YA GLBT within those genres. She'd love to see unique, well-developed plots featuring time travel, competitions, or travel.
Twitter:
@andreasomberg
Andrea's looking for the following categories: Fiction; literary, commercial, womens fiction, romance, thrillers, mystery, paranormal, fantasy, science fiction, young adult, middle grade.
Andrea's looking for the following categories: Fiction; literary, commercial, womens fiction, romance, thrillers, mystery, paranormal, fantasy, science fiction, young adult, middle grade.
Jennifer Mishler
Twitter:
@literarycounsel
Jennifer is seeking Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Contemporary, Young Adult Literary, and Young Adult Historical.
Jennifer is seeking Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Contemporary, Young Adult Literary, and Young Adult Historical.
Suzie
TownsendNew Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.
Twitter: @sztownsend81
Suzie represents adult and children's fiction. In adult, she's specifically looking for romance (historical and paranormal), and fantasy (urban fantasy, science fiction, steampunk, epic fantasy). In Childrens' she loves YA (all subgenres) and is dying to find great Middle Grade projects (especially something akin to the recent movie SUPER 8).
Victoria MariniGelfman Schneider Literary Agents, Inc.
Victoria is looking for literary
fiction, commercial fiction, pop-culture non-fiction, and
young adult. She is very interested in acquiring engaging
Literary fiction and mysteries / suspense, commercial
women's fiction (romantic suspense, sci-fi, fantasy), and
Young Adult (contemporary, sci-fi/fantasy, thriller and
horror ).
Kerry is looking for Young Adult and
Middle-Grade fiction, both commercial and literary.
She tends to shy away from werewolves, zombies,
faeries, and the like, but she’ll read anything with a
fresh voice and compelling characters. She is
particularly keen on contemporary YA, quirky MG, books
with a strong cinematic element.
Drea is
currently seeking: fiction, memoir, crime, non-fiction
and YA. Her roster consists of British, American, and
Canadian clients. International talent is welcome.
Katie
Shea
Katie specializes in fiction
and memoir, especially women’s fiction and
commercial-scale literary fiction, and realistic YA.
She is most interested in coming-of-age stories and
stories of unique relationships.
Elise Capron
Elise is interested in serious
character-driven literary fiction, well-written
narrative nonfiction, and short story collections.
(Note: She is not interested in Fantasy,
young-adult/middle-grade, picture books, romance, and
sci-fi.) She aims to work with writers who have a
realistic sense of the market and their audience.
Jodell
is interested in YA, MG (especially funny) , fiction and
nonfiction, book proposals, and picture books. She will
also coach writers wanting to self publish. She simply
loves a well-paced story that moves her between joy and
tears.
Brittany and Michelle are teaming
up to look for Adult, YA, and MG
manuscripts.
Twitter: @MJsRetweet
Michelle’s published one novel, The Footloose Killer, and edited several others for publishing houses and private clients. She also is a Script/Story consultant on an independent film in Halifax, NS, Canada, and enjoys working closely with writers to help them develop their voice and craft.
Brittany HowardTwitter: @brittanydhoward
When reading, Brittany loves to be introduced to
new and interesting people and places. She looks for
strong voice, good storytelling, and fascinating
relationships between characters—romantic or otherwise.
More than anything, she loves when a book surprises her.
There's just one more day to get your applications in for Pitch Wars. Make sure to check out this post here to get all the details.
