nicola barr

Agency: The Bent Agency

Genres: commercial fiction, contemporary fiction, crime fiction, detective fiction, police procedural, general fiction, intersectional/inclusive fiction, LGBTQ+, literary fiction, “womens fiction”, cultural/social issues, current affairs/politics, humour, narrative, sports, wellbeing, “womens issues”, young adult fiction, “childrens fiction”, illustrators, graphic novels, dating/relationships/sex, family saga, food and drink, history, humor nonfiction, photography, pop culture, science, upmarket fiction, memoir and autobiography, food and cookery, thriller, action, popular culture, non-fiction memoir, non-fiction pop culture

Bio: 20+ years experience, bestselling commercial fiction, Richard & Judy bestsellers, award-winning crime fiction, commercial women’s fiction, upmarket commercial fiction, social issues fiction, true-life injustice themes, atypical heroes/heroines, literary and commercial fiction, dysfunctional/unusual families, women struggling and achieving, disenfranchised, outsiders, dark side of life fiction, grounded contemporary YA, non-fiction: housing, Europe, feminism, millennials, sexual harassment, interested in illustrators, cartoonists, sport, comedy

Clients: Andy Cutbill, C. M. Taylor, Charlie Campbell, Colette McBeth, Ginny Baily, Ian Leslie, Jim Bob, John Grindrod, Jon Butler, Bruno Vincent, Josh Lacey, Joshua Doder, Kalinda Ashton, Karen Mcleod, Katherine Webb, Kerry Wilkinson, Lee Rourke, Lisa Ballantyne, Lucy Christopher, Magali Robathan, Natasha Footman, Paul Witcover, Rainbow Rowell, Scott Murray, Simon Lewis, Simon Toseland, Martin Toseland, Steven Amsterdam, Travis Elborough, Stewart Foster, Susan Allott, Ruby Elliot, Philip Gray, Leo Hollis, Alex Norris, Natalie Winter, Thomas Mogford, Tom Jones, Niamh Boyce, Lauren Duca, Owen Hatherley, Danielle Henderson, Alix O’Neill, Virginia Baily

lane clarke

Agency: ArtHouse Literary Agency

Genres: Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, “Childrens Fiction”, “Childrens & YA Non-fiction”, Other Non-fiction, Autobiography, History, Family Sagas, Horror, Historical Fiction, Genre Romance, Fantasy, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery, BIPOC Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Graphic Novel, Current Events Affairs, Commercial Fiction, Picture Book, Cultural Social Issues, Thriller, New Adult Fiction, Black Literary Agents, Dating Relationships Sex, Magical Realism, Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Fiction, General Nonfiction

Bio: Ultra Literary, ArtHouse Literary Agency, BA English Literature Virginia Tech, JD University of Chicago Law School, Co-founder PitBlk Twitter pitch event for Black writers, Creator #BVM Black Voices Matter hashtag, Represents Middle Grade, YA, Adult fiction and some nonfiction, Focus on marginalized creators, Genre-agnostic fiction and nonfiction, Interested in adventures, fantasy, historical horror, contemporary MG, YA speculative, historical, contemporary college and cultural issues, Adult literary fiction, romance with underrepresented heroines, epic fantasy, smart horror

Clients: Jenny Alvarado, Leigh Anne Carter, Robert de la Chevotiere, Lili Jimenez, Melissa Kendall, Jasmine Smith, Carolyn Wilkins

alexa stark

Agency: Writers House

Genres: memoir, parenting, literary fiction, upmarket fiction, general nonfiction, speculative fiction, suspense, thrillers, narrative nonfiction, science, BIPOC voices, feminist, fiction, LGBTQ voices, humor fiction, cultural social issues, commercial fiction, chick lit, women’s issues, psychology, politics, society & current affairs, memoir and autobiography, historical fiction, genre romance, crime, action, family saga, romance

Bio: joined Writers House 2022, 10 years at Trident Media Group, previously at Curtis Brown, represents literary and upmarket fiction, select nonfiction, seeks bold voices, social issues fiction, coming-of-age stories, historical fiction with modern edge, smart book club reads, surreal and genre-bending fiction, relationship-driven fiction, dysfunctional friendships and families, complicated love stories, stories about obsession, elevated suspense and social thrillers, humorous, psychological, tender fiction, “nonfiction: memoir, cultural criticism, popular science, psychology, parenting, womens issues”, helps place fiction and essays in New Yorker, Harper’s, Paris Review, Atlantic, Tin House, N+1, Playboy, McSweeney’s, New York Times, clients on NYT bestseller list, clients recognized by PEN/Faulkner, National Book Foundation 5 under 35, Rona Jaffe, NYPL Young Lions, Scotiabank Giller, Lambda Literary, Ernest J. Gaines, Philip K. Dick, Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, BA Columbia University, comparative literature and society, based in Brooklyn

Clients: Mia McKenzie, Eve J Chung, Mina Seskin, Gabriel Bump, y z chin, Lindsay Cameron, Alexandra Chang, Celia Laskey, Claire Lombardo, Beth Morgan, Claire Oshetsky, Vibhti Jain, Claudia Cravens

jacqui lipton

Agency: Raven Quill Literary Agency

Genres: general fiction, mystery, romance, suspense/thriller, juvenile fiction, biography, computers/technology, history, travel, lifestyle, “childrens books”, African-American, science, publishing attorney (NY Bar admitted)

Bio: former reader Susan Hawk Upstart Crow Literary Agency, Associate Agent Storm Literary Agency, member SCBWI, author Inside the Palisade (pen name K.C. Maguire), freelance editor, director Authography LLC, LLB University of Melbourne, LLM and PhD International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law Cambridge University, MFA Writing for Children and Young Adults Vermont College of Fine Arts, publishing attorney NY Bar admitted, author Law & Authors: A Legal Handbook for Writers (2020), author Our Data, Ourselves: A Personal Guide to Digital Privacy (2022), former banking and finance attorney Australia, former law professor UK, US, Australia, teaches writing and legal aspects of publishing nationally, writes legal columns for SCBWI Bulletin, Luna Station Quarterly, Catapult, Savvy Authors, broad eclectic reading tastes, international legal and publishing experience

Sales: NO VACANCY by Tziporah Cohen Groundwood Books Fall 2020, MOONWALKING by Lyn Miller-Lachmann and Zetta Elliot FSG/Macmillan Fall 2020, TORCH by Lyn Miller-Lachmann Lerner/Carolrhoda Fall 2022, ON THE CORNER OF CHOCOLATE AVENUE by Tziporah Cohen Clarion/HarperCollins Fall 2022, AIR by Monica Roe Macmillan/FSG Winter 2022, CIRCLE OF LOVE by Monique Gray Smith Heartdrum/HarperCollins Winter 2024, WAYS TO PLAY by Lyn Miller-Lachmann Levine Querido Spring 2023, BRAIDING SWEETGRASS YA Adaptation by Monique Gray Smith Lerner/Zest Books 2022, AFIKOMEN by Tziporah Cohen Groundwood Books 2023, I CAN BE ALL THREE by Salima Alikhan S&S BFYR 2023, CITY BEET by Tziporah Cohen Sleeping Bear 2023, TOBY TOOTLES by Stephanie Gibeault Sleeping Bear 2023, I AM KAVI by Thushanthi Ponweera Holiday House Fall 2023, STITCHES OF TRADITION by Marcie Rendon Heartdrum/HarperCollins Fall 2024, RISING by Sidura Ludwig Candlewick May 2024, CALCULATING CHIMPANZEES by Stephanie Gibeault MIT Kids/Candlewick Spring 2024, DRAGON VS. UNICORN GN by P.J. Hoover Kids Can Press Spring 2025, “MAKING SENSE OF A DOGS SENSES by Stephanie Gibeault Owlkids Spring 2024”, SWAN by Sidura Ludwig Nimbus Fall 2023, THE RAINBOW BANGLES by Thushanthi Ponweera S&S BFYR Spring 2024, “MAMAS CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS by Dionna L. Mann Holiday House Summer 2024”, ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY by Art Coulson S&S BFYR Summer 2024, EYES OPEN by Lyn Miller-Lachmann Lerner/Carolrhoda Spring 2024, BECOMING REAL by Molly Golden Clarion Winter 2025, DREAMING ALONGSIDE by Monique Gray Smith Orca Spring 2025, NO ONE TOLD SANDRA WHAT TO DO by Molly Golden Sleeping Bear Press Spring 2025, CROSSING THE FINISH LINE by Thushanthi Ponweera Union Square Kids 2025, WHERE EVERY GHOST HAS A NAME by Kim Liao Rowman & Littlefield Fall 2024, ANISHINAABE SONGS FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM by Marcie Rendon University of Minnesota Press 2024, WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER by Marcie Rendon Bantam 2024, “THE VAMPIRE OF KINGS STREET by Asha Greyling Crooked Lane 2024”, BLOOD RELAY by Devon Mihesuah Bantam 2025, BROKEN FIELDS by Marcie Rendon 2025, PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY by Ryan Bani Tahmaseb Running Press Kids 2025, NAPESNI by Marcie Rendon Charlesbridge 2026

Clients: Monica Roe, Dionna L. Mann, Tziporah Cohen, Jena Pincott, Art Coulson, Monique Gray Smith, Salima Alikhan, Cathy Collison, Lynne Miller-Lachmann, Margaret Nevinski, Janis Campbell, Molly Golden, Sara Ingle, Tanisia Moore, P.J. Hoover, Sammi Spizziri, Amelinda Bérubé, Stephanie Boswell, Sharon Darrow, Nicholas DeShaw, Stephanie Gibeault, Asha Greyling, Risa Hugo, Aileen Johnson, Kim Liao, Sidura Ludwig, Devon Mihesuah, Melissa Mwai, Nicole Neidhardt, Gary Eldon Peter, Thushanthi Ponweera, Marcie Rendon, Sarah Rosenthal, Jess and Greg Stone (Ruffly), Ryan Bani Tahmaseb, Valerio Velardo, Diane Wilson, L. Marie Wood, Cheyanne Young, Robin Kirk, Isabel Morin, Kaelyn Christian