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Susan Graham

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Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner Literary Agency·US

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Represents
children's fictionyoung adult fictiongenre fictionspeculative fictionnon-fictionillustration
Looking for
Query Letter, First Ten Pages
How to submit
Email
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Susan Graham is a literary agent at Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including children's fiction, young adult fiction, and genre fiction. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Children's, Young Adult

Notable Clients

Vita Ayala, Jera Brown, Sam Brown, Megan Lavey Heaton, Jonathan E. Jacobs, Raven Jakubowski, Carter Keane, Lee Durfey LaVoie, Danny Lore, E. E. Salo, A.C. Sangco, Sarah Swire, Jeremy Whitley, Veronica Agarwal, Geneva Bowers, Ashanti Fortson, Jamie Jones, Book Karnjanakit, Aliza Layne, Isabelle Melançon, Waalkr, Seth S. Smith, Sunmi, Ann Xu, remus jackson

Notes

Susan Graham joined Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner Agency in January 2025 after nearly a decade as an agent at Einstein Literary Management. They hold a Master's Degree in Children's Literature and a Master's Degree in English from Simmons College.

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Stacia Decker

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RepresentsScience fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, horror, romance, literary fiction
Looking forAmbitious worldbuilding, strong voices, fast-paced plotting, cross-genre elements, dark romance, and anything slightly unhinged.
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. 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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Arielle Datz

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RepresentsLiterary fiction, commercial fiction, speculative fiction, magical realism, mystery, suspense, memoir, pop culture, science, social commentary
Looking forShe is looking for upmarket fiction, both literary and commercial, with dynamic characters and elevated language, enjoying elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, mystery, and suspense. In nonfiction, she seeks unusual personal narratives, pop culture and science, and social commentary.
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. 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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Jennifer Carlson

Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner Literary Agency

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RepresentsFiction, non-fiction, children's
Looking forShe is often drawn to voice-driven writing with a sense of playfulness or sharpness, strong geographical sensibility, or work that thoughtfully explores culture, recent history, or current human experience.
How to submitEmail query letters to mail@dclagency.com and paste the first ten pages of your manuscript below your letter. Encourage addressing email to a specific agent. 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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Veronica Goldstein

Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner Literary Agency

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RepresentsLiterary fiction, upmarket fiction, narrative non-fiction
Looking forVeronica Goldstein is drawn to distinctive voices with a fresh story to tell and a strong sense of urgency, especially Americans whose stories have been underrepresented in publishing and international writers. She represents narrative and personally-driven nonfiction about feminism, pop culture, science, technology, politics, and the natural world, as well as literary and upmarket fiction with an original, contemporary voice and can't-put-it-down storytelling.
How to submitPlease email query letters to mail@dclagency.com, and paste the first ten pages of your manuscript below your letter. You are encouraged to address your email to a specific agent who you think might be the right fit. Emails with attachments will not be opened.
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Susanna Einstein

Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner Literary Agency

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RepresentsFiction, children's, young adult, non-fiction
Looking forQuery Letter, First Ten Pages
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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Erin Hosier

Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner Literary Agency

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RepresentsNon-fiction, literary fiction
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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. Submitting to more than one agent at a time is permitted, but indicate which agents you are querying.
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Anjanette Barr

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RepresentsAdult fiction, adult non-fiction, children's books, historical fiction, literary fiction, upmarket fiction, romance, fantasy, science fiction, biography, memoir, middle grade, young adult, picture books
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How to submitStarting January 2026, queries must be submitted through QueryManager only. Address your query to the specific agent you think would be the best fit. Only send one query to Dunham Literary as agents share queries with each other when appropriate.
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Laura Rennert

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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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Lara Perkins

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How to submitSubmit through QueryManager with a short query letter, author bio, contact information, and first 10 pages of text for novels. Complete the required fields in the submission form.
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Looking forKurestin wants to work with creators who are creatively ambitious, who have a wide range of ideas and are always pushing themselves to write what's most interesting and challenging to them. She's particularly drawn to illustrators with a strong sense of dynamic use of panels and movement on the page, and always loves a creature.
How to submitSubmissions should be sent via Query Manager. Submit to one agent at a time at Root Literary.
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Jamie Weiss Chilton

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How to submitVisit agent's bio page, click on QueryManager link, and complete all required fields including a short query letter with work description, previous publishing credentials, short author bio, contact information, and appropriate sample materials based on format.
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Jennifer Wills

The Seymour Agency

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RepresentsPicture books, cookbooks, middle grade, young adult, science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, contemporary fiction, upmarket women's fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir
Looking forJennifer Wills is a literary agent at The Seymour Agency. She is interested in a wide range of picture books and cookbooks, especially author-illustrators of sweet and wacky picture books and cookbooks with health-conscious, budget-friendly, or celebrity-chef recipes. In fiction she is interested in middle grade and YA with a sci-fi/fantasy, horror/suspense, or contemporary bent, and upmarket women's fiction with a sense of humor. In nonfiction she welcomes narrative nonfiction and memoir. She wants a great hook, a distinct voice, and work that can make her laugh out loud or ugly cry.
How to submitQuery Jennifer Wills through her official Seymour QueryManager link: https://querymanager.com or query or JenniferWills. The current Seymour profile also lists jennifer@theseymouragency.com as a contact email, but the public query route is QueryManager.
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