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Frannie Dove

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The Caldwell Agency·US

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historical fictionnarrative historyhistorical fantasycomedic mysterybook club fictiongenre bended and blended fiction
+3 morescience for the non-scientistessaysmemoir
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Frannie Dove is a literary agent at The Caldwell Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including historical fiction, narrative history, and historical fantasy. Currently open to submissions. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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Frannie joins The Caldwell Agency after two years at a boutique agency, where she co-represented historians and historical fiction authors

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How to submitClick on the QueryManager link in the agent's bio, follow the prompts, and complete all required fields including a short query letter with a description of your work, previous publishing credentials, a short author bio, contact information, and for novels: first 10 pages of text.
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