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Ellen Levine

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Trident Media Group·US

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Represents
literary fictioncommercial fictionmemoirnarrative non-fictionpopular culturehistory
+5 morepoliticswomen's issuesbiographyscienceessays
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How to submit
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Ellen Levine is a literary agent at Trident Media Group based in US. Their list focuses on genres including literary fiction, commercial fiction, and memoir. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within 30-day period. Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within 30-day period

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Notes

Founded the Ellen Levine Literary Agency in the eighties which she merged with Trident in 2002. Do not accept simultaneous submissions to other Trident agents within a 30-day period.

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How to submitMake your submission letter to the point and as brief as possible. Include a short synopsis of your work, an author bio, and the first five pages of your manuscript pasted into the body of your email, no attachments please.
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