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Dado Derviskadic

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Folio Literary Management·US

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Represents
nonfictioncultural historybiographyart historyfilmreligion and spirituality
+10 morepsychologyphilosophypopular scienceself-helphealth and nutritionpop culturesubculturesfashionfood narrativecookbooks
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Dado Derviskadic is a literary agent at Folio Literary Management based in US. Their list focuses on genres including nonfiction, cultural history, and biography. Currently open to submissions, with response guidance listed as If there is no response within 4 weeks, assume the project is not right for him.. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within If there is no response within 4 weeks, assume the project is not right for him.

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Jenna Land Free

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RepresentsJournalism, narrative nonfiction, sociology, psychology, child welfare, politics, education, environment, history, memoir, voice-driven fiction, mystery
Looking forJenna Land Free is looking for journalism that takes readers deeply into a world they have not seen before; leaders in sociology, psychology, child welfare, politics, education, and the environment; history for a general audience; uncommon personal stories that offer perspective into something greater than the individual; voice-driven novels; and page-turning mysteries.
How to submitEmail queries to jenna@foliolit.com. Jenna Land Free says she cannot reply to every submission individually, if you have not heard back within four weeks, it was not the best fit for her.
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Jeff Kleinman

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Jan Baumer

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RepresentsNonfiction, self-help, psychology, health, narrative nonfiction, memoir, parenting, business
Looking forJan Baumer represents solely nonfiction. She is particularly interested in measurable experts in their field, including impressively credentialed authors or authors with a built-in following, who want to change minds, change the world, or change how people think, interact, and live day to day. Her categories include smart self-help, psychology, expert and research-driven health, narrative nonfiction, memoir, parenting, and business, and she is open to well executed nonfiction proposals outside those lanes.
How to submitJan Baumer is currently closed to submissions according to her official Folio profile.
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Michael Harriot

Folio Literary Management

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RepresentsNonfiction, memoir, celebrity books, music books, sports, pop culture, fiction
Looking forMichael Harriot is Director of Contracts at Folio Literary Management. His client list has featured high-profile authors and more than a dozen New York Times bestsellers. He looks first for authors with something valuable, thought-provoking, or entertaining to say: a compelling story or message that readers have not heard before or that is told from a completely new perspective. He likes distinctive voice, command of craft, or an author committed to working with a quality co-writer, with extra points for fearlessness, genuine quirkiness, or a dark sense of humor.
How to submitEmail queries to michael@foliolit.com and attach your proposal or the first three chapters of your manuscript.
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Lauren Hall

Folio Literary Management

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RepresentsBig idea nonfiction, memoir, pop culture, pop science, psychology, philosophy, prescriptive nonfiction, ecology, cultural history, social history, narrative nonfiction, investigative journalism, biography, essays, criticism, cookbooks, literary fiction, commercial fiction
Looking forLauren Hall is especially interested in wide-ranging nonfiction, including big idea books, high-concept and outward-facing memoir, pop culture, pop science, psychology, philosophy, voicey prescriptive projects, ecology, cultural and social history, deeply reported narrative, investigative journalism, biography, essays and criticism, and select design-driven books and cookbooks. She is also interested in select literary and commercial fiction, particularly absurdist or surreal but not fantastical narratives and characters with vivid inner lives.
How to submitEmail submissions to lauren@foliolit.com. Include the word QUERY and the title of the project in the subject line. Lauren Hall does not accept physical queries through the mail.
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Jamie Chambliss

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RepresentsBook club fiction, literary fiction, nonfiction, memoir, narrative nonfiction, prescriptive nonfiction
Looking forJamie Chambliss is drawn to literary and upmarket or book club fiction, and to narrative nonfiction, especially work dealing with food, pop culture, the quirks of human nature, stories within science and sports, and forgotten corners of history.
How to submitJamie Chambliss is currently closed to queries according to her official Folio profile.
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Rita Rosenkranz

Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency

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RepresentsAdult nonfiction, health, history, parenting, music, how-to, self-help, popular science, business, biography, sports, reference, cooking, writing, humor, spirituality, illustrated books, general interest
Looking forRita Rosenkranz represents almost exclusively adult nonfiction. Her list includes health, history, parenting, music, how-to, popular science, business, biography, sports, popular reference, cooking, writing, humor, spirituality, illustrated books, and general interest titles. She represents first-time and seasoned authors and looks for projects that present familiar subjects freshly or lesser-known subjects commercially.
How to submitSend a query letter by email to rrosenkranz@mindspring.com or by regular mail with SASE. If requested, send the proposal as a single Word document attachment labeled with the book project name. The agency does not accept screenplays, poetry, fiction, children's books, or YA books.
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How to submitQuery Peter through the QueryTracker link on his FinePrint profile. FinePrint asks writers not to submit to more than one FinePrint agent at a time and to follow the selected agent's preferred submission method.
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Laura Nolan

Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK)

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How to submitEmail querytom@lizadawson.com with a query letter including a detailed overview of the nonfiction or fiction project, no more than 25 pages of sample writing, a concise author bio, and network or platform details pasted into the email body. Do not send attachments or snail mail.
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Gordon Warnock

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Looking forGordon Warnock seeks fresh voices, timely and timeless projects, socially responsible nonfiction by authors with strong expertise or platforms, memoir and biography, food narrative and history, graphic and illustrated nonfiction, essays on social issues, pop science, pop or geek culture, self-help, historical narrative, humor, how-to, business and career, high-concept suspense, book club women's fiction, literary fiction, verse novels for YA and MG, and graphic novels for adults, YA, and MG.
How to submitQuery Gordon Warnock by email at querygordon@fuseliterary.com or through conferences he attends. For text-based works, paste the first chapter below the query, for memoir, paste the first chapter, for graphic nonfiction or graphic novels, attach a 10-page sequential PDF excerpt of finished artwork not exceeding 50 MB. Unsolicited submissions by paper mail or social media will be discarded unread.
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Joy Tutela

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How to submitJoy Tutela accepts new queries through the Manuscript Wishlist page linked from her official David Black profile. The David Black submissions page says writers should query only one agent at a time, include a concise query letter, and for nonfiction attach a proposal while fiction queries should include the first several chapters. The agency accepts queries by email submission or via QueryTracker or Manuscript Wishlist only, and does not accept queries by phone, mail, or fax.
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