The International Women’s Writing Guild
LITERARY AGENTS, INDEPENDENT SMALL PRESSES AND OTHER PUBLISHING SERVICES LIST
LITERARY AGENTS
Loretta A. Barrett
Loretta Barrett Books
101 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003-1008
Adult fiction and nonfiction. Specializes in nonfiction areas of self-help,
psychology, current issues and the arts. Interested in mainstream fiction that is
provocative and intelligent.
Meredith Bernstein
Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency, Inc.
2112 Broadway, Suite 503A, New York, NY 10023
Mainstream fiction, psychological suspense, medical thrillers, love stories (not
romances). Seeks nonfiction authoritatively written/driven works that shed
new light on a given subject. Personal memoirs that bring out heroic
individualism, biography, health issues, medicine, psychology, spirituality,
politics, sports.
Regina Brooks
Serendipity Literary Agency
305 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Website: www.serendipitylit.com
Accepts adult fiction (including genre fiction), children’s fiction, and children’s
and adult non-fiction. Submit a query letter, a brief synopsis, and three sample
chapters (one of which should be the opening chapter).
Bill Contardi
Brandt &Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.
1501 Broadway, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10023
Thrillers, women's literary fiction, historical fiction, urban fantasy, young adult,
memoir, true crime, narrative nonfiction, as well as new ethnic voices.
Nicholas Croce
The Croce Agency
Website: hwww.thecroceagency.com
Email:submissions@thecroceagency.com
Represents select categories of fiction for the commercial trade market:
historical fiction, women's fiction, mystery (particularly genre), thriller,
suspense, sci-fi, paranormal and paranormal romance, commercial literary.
Jennifer DeChiara
Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency
31 East 32 Street, #300, New York, NY 10016
Website: www. Jdlit.com
Children’s books: picture books, middle-grade, young adult. Adult fiction:
literary, commercial, chicklit, mysteries, thrillers. Adult non-fiction: almost any
topic if it is written by an expert. Query with an SASE.
Jennie Dunham
Dunham Literary
156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 625, New York, NY 10001
Fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books. No poetry, romance, science fiction,
or horror. Looking for quality writing and strong voices. Query first.
Jane Dystel
Jane Dystel Literary Management
1 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003
Interested in general fiction and nonfiction, both literary and commercial.
Areas of interest include: politics, sociology, women’s issues, gay/lesbian,
ethnic, history, food/cooking, self-help, and religion. Michael Bourret:
children’s books. Please send query.
April Eberhardt
April Eberhardt Literary
Email: april@aprileberhardt.com
Website: www.aprileberhardt.com
Specializes in adult commercial and literary fiction, particularly contemporary
urban fiction, ironic family dramas and realistic midlife tales, often with a twist,
preferably involving strong female characters. Welcomes collections of
interlinked stories with a common character or theme. An original voice and
smart, speedy delivery are critical, as is a subtle sense of the absurd. Will
consider selected nonfiction and YA crossover works (but generally not thrillers
or fantasy, Westerns or romance, or children’s titles).
Stephany Evans / Diane Freed
FinePrint Literary Management
240 West 35 Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10001
Website: www.fineprintlit.com
Email: stephany@fineprintlit.com, diane@fineprintlit.com
Freed: Particularly drawn to what women have to say. Primarily nonfiction:
women’s issues, baby boomer topics in general, memoir, health/fitness,
parenting, popular culture, self-help, and humor.
Anna Ghosh
Scovil, Galen, Ghosh Literary Agency, Inc.
276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 708, New York, NY 10001
Voice: (212) 679-8686 / Fax: (212) 679-6710
Website: www.sgglit.comEmail: annaghosh@sgglit.com
Nonfiction and fiction for adults. Particular interest in narrative nonfiction and
international, ethnic and ethnic minority writing. Open to all kinds of booklength commercial and literary fiction and nonfiction manuscripts as well as
nonfiction book proposals. Send query letter first.
Jeffrey H. Herman, President
Deborah Herman, Other President
The Jeff Herman Agency, Inc.
9 South Street, Stockbridge, MA 01262
Strong nonfiction interests, books of general interest, business books,
spirituality, how to.
Barbara Kouts, Literary Agent,
P.O. Box 560, Bellport, NY 11713
Fiction, nonfiction, juvenile and young adults. Send query first.
Denise Marcil, President
Denise Marcil Literary Agency, Inc.
685 West End Avenue, Suite 9C, New York, NY 10025
Interested in a wide range of nonfiction, including business and management
books, parenting, personal finance, popular reference, relationships, self-help
and spirituality. In addition, contact Jeff Rutherford, agent, at the above
address, for subjects dealing with alternative medicine, careers, health and
pop culture (especially those books aimed at a Generation X audience).
Doris Michaels
Doris S. Michaels Literary Agency, Inc.
1841 Broadway, Suite 903, New York, NY 10023
Website: www.dsmagency.com Email: query@dsmagency.com
Interested in adult fiction, particularly women’s literary and commercial
fiction, as well as novels with strong screen potential. Nonfiction interests:
business, biography and memoirs, women’s issues, health and self-help,
cutting edge technology, music, arts, and sports (no sci-fi, fantasy, mysteries,
westerns, horror, cookbooks/diet books, anthologies, poetry, religion or
humor). Enclose detailed query letter via email only.
Emmanuelle Morgen
Judith Ehrlich Literary Management
880 Third Avenue, 8th fl., New York, NY 10022
Email: ehrlich@judithehrlichliterary.com
Women’s fiction, historical fiction, and romance in most subgenres;
paranormal and historical romance, and urban fantasy. Also narrative
nonfiction, memoir, psychology, business, and how-to. No cozy mysteries,
FBI/CIA agents, or whodunits unless they are really unique. Query via snail mail
or email with first 10 to 15 pages.
Rita Rosenkranz
Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency
440 West End Avenue, Suite 15D, New York, NY 10024
Specializes in nonfiction, including biography, music, health, food, decorative
arts, general interest. Please send inquiry letter. No reading fees.
Katharine Sands
Sarah Jane Freymann Agency
200 East 62 Street, New York, NY 10021
Literary fiction, chicklit, nonfiction, pop culture, personal growth, home arts,
lifestyle, cookbooks, travel, humor, spirituality.
Susan Schulman
Susan Schulman—A Literary Agency
454 West 44 Street, New York, NY 10036
Email: schulmanqueries@yahoo.com (no attachments)
Areas of focus include commercial and literary fiction and nonfiction,
specifically narrative memoir, politics, economics, social issues, history, urban
planning, finance, law, health, psychology, body/mind/spirit, and creativity and
writing. This agency has particular interest in fiction and nonfiction books for,
by and about women and women's issues and interests. Fiction: Query letter
with outline, three sample chapters, and resume. Nonfiction: Query letter with
complete description of subject, at least one chapter, resume and SASE.
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Evans: Health/healing, well-being and fitness, spirituality, personal growth,
environment/sustainability, women's, multicultural (especially African
American), lifestyle (food, decorating), popular reference, memoir. Literary or
commercial fiction, especially women’s fiction (romance, chick lit, mystery,
light suspense, paranormal). No fantasy or science fiction, children’s books,
plays, screenplays or poetry. Proposals for nonfiction. Query for fiction.
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John F. Thornton
The Spieler Agency
Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57 Street, Room 135, New York, NY 10019
Email: virtualft@aol.com
Accepts only electronic submissions. Send query. Works mostly with
unagented writers and publishes in both paper and ebook formats.
Quality nonfiction projects only, for general trade publishers. All subjects
considered, with the general exceptions of autobiography, memoir and selfhelp. First-rate writing and fresh approaches are indispensable for any author
who lacks her own publishing platform. Please send cover letter, c.v., brief
proposal and/or no more than 30 sample manuscript pages, plus SASE or other
means of returning submission if necessary. Emails are also acceptable.
Jennifer Rudolph Walsh
William Morris
1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
Literary fiction, quality commercial and narrative nonfiction, social science,
parenting. Query first.
PUBLISHERS & OTHER LITERARY SERVICES
Paul Cash
Voice: (607) 546-9342
Email: paulrcash@aol.com
Four Way Books
P.O. Box 535 Village Station, New York NY 10014
www.fourwaybooks.com
Publishes full-length poetry and fiction collections only. Does not read
individual poems or partial collections and does not publish chapbooks.
Graywolf Press
Attn: Editorial Department
2402 University Avenue, Suite 203, St. Paul, MN 55414
Website:www.graywolfpress.org
Literary and Publishing Services
Offers contract negotiation and related consultation for authors with
publishers and distributors, as well as self-publishing assistance including
editing, production, design and marketing. Concept refinement, manuscript
development / book doctoring, ghost writing, book proposals, agent services,
book packaging and publicity.
Hazel Dawkins, Editor/Writer
The Writing Team
91 Smith Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Voice: (413) 772-1049
Email: teamdawkins@aol.com
Seasoned editor/writer evaluates concepts and manuscripts. Prepares material
for commercial publication or guides manuscripts through the stages of selfpublication, from first draft to bound books. Advises on promotion and
marketing. Also has studio in Philadelphia. Mention IWWG membership.
Sheila J. Levine
Publishing-Related Legal Services
Voice: (212)866-5353
Email: sheillev@aol.com
Attorney with extensive experience in publishing law. Services include drafting,
reviewing and negotiating book, agency and distribution contracts; copyright
and trademark research, registrations; advice and counsel on rights and royalty
disputes; and client representation in litigations and arbitrations.
Anita D. McClellan
Book Doctor
Email: adm@anitamcclellan.com
Website: www.AnitaMcClellan.com
Adult and juvenile, nonfiction and fiction, commercial, scholarly, selfpublication big-picture issues: what works, what doesn't and why; marketing
strategies. In mid-revision and spinning your wheels on honing the current
draft? Your submission package or sample chapter(s) getting bites but not
landing an offer? Exhausted all usable feedback from your trusted readers?
Sherri Rosen
454 Manhattan Avenue, #3J, New York, NY 10026
Voice/Fax: (212) 222-1183
Email:sherri@sherrirosen.com
Website: www.sherrirosen.com
Publicity
Eclectic clientele working with published and self-published authors, dancers,
healers, spiritual teachers, magazines, etc. Specializing in working with each
client in accordance with her unique voice and special needs.
Alexandra Sellon
Alexandra Sellon Editing Services
Voice: (203) 208-0023, Cell: (917)526-2236
Email: aksellon@aol.com
INDEPENDENT SMALL PRESSES
Accepting Direct Submissions Without Agents
(Before submitting, write to press for guidelines and enclose an SASE)
Editor
We are looking for high quality literary fiction and nonfiction that combines a
distinct voice with a distinct vision. Interested in manuscripts that in some way
take on the social and cultural challenges of contemporary life. Query with a
one-page cover letter containing relevant autobiographical information and a
short description, along with list of published works, if available.
Hobblebush Books
7-A Old Milford Road. Brookline, NH 03033
Voice: (603) 672-4317
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/hobblebush/index.html
Dedicated to publishing books of the highest quality that present a unique
voice and make a difference, we publish both literary and non-literary titles.
Poetry, non-fiction, humor and New England regional books.
Inner Ocean Publishing
P.O. Box 1239, Makawao, HI 96768
Email: mailto:info@innerocean.com
Attn: Submissions
Interested in personal growth, women’s issues, political call-to-action,
psychology, inspiration, parenting, environment, lifestyle, Hawaiian/
Polynesian wisdom. Does not publish children’s books, memoirs, poetry or
fiction. Allow 60 days for a response to query and include an SASE.
Plain View Press
P.O. Box 42255, Austin, TX 78704
Voice: (512) 441-2452
Website: www.plainviewpress.net Email: sbright1@austin.rr.com
A long-time independent. High literary standards, collaborative process,
activist orientation, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction relevant to environmental
protection, peace, and gender, racial, economic justice. Spoken word and
print—offset, pod, E-books, CDs.
Red Wheel/Weiser Books/Conari Press
Pat Bryce, Acquisitions Ed.
368 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
Website: www.redwheelweiser.com; www.conari.com
Red Wheel publishes practical, helpful books, most with a spiritual element,
and esoteric and occult teachings. Conari seeks to inspire creativity, laughter,
gratitude, good food and all good things in life for the mind, body and spirit.
Running Press Book Publishers
Jennifer Colella
125 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4399
Voice: (215) 567-5080 Fax: (215) 568-2919
Specializes in general adult and children’s nonfiction. Responds in 4–6 weeks
to a query letter accompanied by a brief outline or table of contents.
Soho Press
Attn: JurisJurjevics
853 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Website:www.sohopress.com
Network proofreader since 1993. “The Guild couldn’t ask for a more thorough,
proficient and sensitive editor/ proofreader than Alex,” say Elizabeth Julia
Stoumen and Hannelore Hahn. Inquiries welcome, rates are modest.
Elizabeth Julia Stoumen
Editor
240 East 82nd Street, Suite 14A
New York, NY 10028
Voice: (212) 737-7536; Email: elizabethjulia@iwwg.org
Primarily publishes fiction, with the occasional autobiography or cultural
historical account. Places a high priority on publishing quality unsolicited
materials from new writers. Query with first three chapters and a brief outline
of plot events. Include cover letter listing publishing credits.
IWWG’s Network editor offers line editing, proofreading and computer
formatting of manuscripts. Write or call.
The Guild neither expressly warrants nor specifically endorses the
above-listed agents, publishers and services, nor guarantees the
placement of any submissions. Listings are provided free of charge to
agents, publishers and services interested in evaluating and facilitating
submissions from Guild writers. Any and all such listings provided to
members are for informational purposes only.
Write Words, Inc.
Arline Chase
Email: publisher@ebooksonthe.net
Web-based Publisher
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(Revised October 20, 2011)
The International Women’s Writing Guild
LITERARY AGENTS, INDEPENDENT SMALL PRESSES AND OTHER PUBLISHING SERVICES LIST
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