Literary agents looking for books about science — page 9
Phrasemill lists literary agents who want science, based on what they say on their public websites. “science” is a subject tag; its identifier is science. 229 agents currently want it. Agents whose websites say they are closed to submissions are omitted. The quoted evidence for each tag is on the agent's profile. How it works.
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Agents (201–225 of 229)
In fiction, Lisa represents literary fiction, along with some upmarket and Young Adult. She is often drawn to “contained” settings (campuses, unique communities, etc), family sagas, and complex relationships of all kinds…
Ethan is passionate about important, life-changing subjects told through engaging stories, and brings a strong editorial approach to his clients’ books. he lectures regularly about book publishing and writing across the…
Mel represents fiction and non-fiction. For fiction -- particular interest in thrillers, women's fiction, and any strong debut novel. For non-fiction, works of politics and policy, military history, narrative, memoirs th…
Dara represents adult nonfiction that tells great stories, from serious history and memoir to pop science and parenting. Across genres, she is drawn to projects with potential for international success and books that ma…
Erin represents fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. More than any specific category or genre, she’s drawn to good stories and distinct points of view; writers who make us think and also those who provide a g…
Jay represents a wide range of both fiction and nonfiction – from international literary work to suspense thrillers, investigative journalism, political theory, history, popular science, business, technology writing, mem…
Howard works exclusively with nonfiction writers, gravitating towards reported narratives, memoir, history, science, sports, tech, business, and popular culture. He represents leading experts and thought leaders, but als…
Says: “surprising scientific explorations”
Amelia is looking for literary and upmarket fiction, and narrative non-fiction. Across all of these, Amelia is most drawn to books with an obsessive bent. Her ideal fiction skews voicey and strange, with an indelible s…
We represent writing which covers a broad range of genres, including memoir; geography; economics; politics; history; nature writing; biography; science; travel; and literary fiction.
Says: “Adult Nonfiction Titles Sketchy YTD Sales of adult nonfiction titles - business, science, self-help, other genres of books we sell at Keller Media - were...”
Jim is a former academic who specializes in helping leaders in business, academia, government, and the non-profit sector to translate their expertise into bestsellers for maximum impact. He does the same for journalists…
She acquires books in a wide range of areas in the humanities and social sciences. She works with authors writing general readership books, as well as scholarly books. Special interests: current events, environment, bi…
He loves non-fiction of all kinds, especially books that seek to translate big ideas to a broad audience and authors who help us better understand the time and place in which we live. Whether in science, history, memoir…
Says: “Medical, psychological (especially safety), and science/STEM”
Children’s Literature: Seeking author-illustrators that want to work across fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels (spanning age audiences). Particularly interested in STEM/STEAM, social-…
In fiction, I’m frequently drawn to charming and winning novels about complicated relationships between families, lovers and friends, such as The Interestings, Commonwealth, Writers & Lovers, The Bee Sting and The In-Bet…
She is actively looking for compelling, deeply researched narrative non-fiction that guides readers toward a better understanding of the societal forces and systems that shape their lives, whether it takes the form of "b…
Says: “pop science and motivational self-help”
My list is diverse, yet all of my titles have one thing in common: They are written by authors who are passionate about their book’s subject. Whether it’s how to live your dream (October Sky by Homer Hickam), win the Ol…
Marisa will judge each story not just on the writing, but also with an eye toward finding creative stories with well developed plots and rich characters with unique voices. She is always hoping for stories with standout…
Says: “nonfiction popular science projects”
She is seeking nonfiction in the categories of biography, memoir, history, science/nature, pop culture, cultural criticism, current events, politics, and narrative nonfiction. She has a strong interest in feminism (espe…
She represents a range of nonfiction, including narrative nonfiction, current affairs, cultural criticism, popular history, science, and smart pop culture. She’s also looking to represent select, plot-driven literary and…
Phoebe enjoys well-observed literary fiction that explores the tragedy of the human condition in the everyday, intense interiority, and lyrical prose. Her nonfiction tastes include ambitious cross-disciplinary cultural…
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