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Henry Dunow

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Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency·US

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Represents
literary fictionhistorical fictioncommercial fictionnarrative non-fictionbiographymemoir
+5 morecurrent affairscultural criticismsciencesportschildren's
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Query Letter, First Ten Pages
How to submit
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Henry Dunow is a literary agent at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including literary fiction, historical fiction, and commercial fiction. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Children's

Notable Clients

Stephen Amidon, Kevin Baker, Wilton Barnhardt, Richard Bausch, Aimee Bender, Robin Black, Amy Bonnaffons, Mark Childress, Jennifer DuBois, Alice Elliot Dark, Boris Fishman, Steven Galloway, Elizabeth Graver, Seth Greenland, Jill McCorkle, Bradford Morrow, Brian Morton, Lori Ostlund, Nic Pizzolatto, Julie Schumacher, Marisa Silver, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Jean Thompson, Christopher Tilghman, Marianne Wiggins, Amy Wilentz, Hilma Wolitzer, Ronald Wright, Patrick McDonnell

Notes

He is particularly proud of discovering and introducing new, younger writers who have gone on to become established literary voices. He is the author of The Way Home, a memoir about fatherhood.

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Julia Kenny

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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RepresentsFiction, non-fiction
Looking forShe has a soft spot for dark, literary fiction, and is on the lookout for writing that immediately draws her in, bold voices, unlikeable narrators, and stories that linger.
How to submitEmail query letters to mail@dclagency.com, and paste the first ten pages of your manuscript below your letter. Address your email to a specific agent who you think might be the right fit. Submitting to more than one agent at a time is permitted, but please indicate in your letter which agents you are querying. Emails with attachments will not be opened.
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Christopher Rogers

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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RepresentsNon-fiction
Looking forHe seeks exclusively nonfiction, including promising, eloquent, scholarly authors with general readership cross-over potential in all fields of history (American, European, Indigenous, Asian, African) as well as psychology, the environment, and biography.
How to submitEmail query letters to mail@dclagency.com and paste the first ten pages of your manuscript below your letter. Address your email to the specific agent you think might be the right fit. Submitting to more than one agent at a time is permitted, but indicate which agents you are querying. Emails with attachments will not be opened.
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