4 Literary Agents for Non-Fiction Writers
Before you settle on any agent make sure:
- They are member of Association of Authors' Representatives(AAR) or any reputed industry organization
- Have a demonstrated work history
- Clear payment terms
The Sagalyn Agency: Accepts queries by email only, send it with a cover letter as body of the email and not as an attachment. Bestsellers of Sagalyn Agency include: The Whole New Mind (Penguin), Homo Politicus (Doubleday) and Happier (McGraw-Hill).
Send query at: query@sagalyn.com
Website: http://www.sagalyn.com/index.htm
Address: 4922 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda MD 20814
Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency: Send queries/proposal via snail mail with a self addressed stamped envelope (SASE) only and not as an email.
Send query at: 440 West End Ave. #15D, New York, NY 10024
Email: rrosenkranz@mindspring.com
Carol Mann Agency: Prefers queries/proposal via snail mail, also accepts email queries. Carol Mann Agency's writers include: Tim Egan, Mona Charen, and Fox Butterfield.
Send query at: 55 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Email: submissions@carolmannagency.com
Linda Konner Literary Agency: Send query with SASF via post. Linda Konner Agency has sold books to publishers like Perseus Publishing, Doubleday and Ballantine.
Send query: 10 W 15th St. Suite 1918, New York NY 10011
Email:ldkonner@cs.com
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- The Sagalyn Agency accepts queries by email only.
- Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency accepts queries/proposal by snail mail only.
- Carol Mann Agency prefers queries by snail mail.