Alec Shane: Writers House
Alec Shane majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stuntman. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency, where he has been building his list since 2012.
Currently seeking: On the nonfiction side, Alec would love to see humor, biography, history (particularly military history), true crime, “guys” reads, and all things sports. In fiction, Alec is looking for mystery, thrillers (though he’s experiencing terrorist and Russia fatigue at the moment), suspense, horror, historical fiction, literary fiction, and middle grade and young adult fiction. He doesn’t want Romance, straight sci-fi, high fantasy, picture books, self-help, women’s fiction, food, or memoir.
Catch Alec during his Your Opening Pages: How to Make That First Chapter Stand Out workshop.
Brenna English-Loeb: Transatlantic Agency
Brenna English-Loeb joined Transatlantic in 2019 after working for several years at Janklow & Nesbit Associates and Writers House, where she had the pleasure of working with New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors across multiple genres. Brenna grew up in beautiful Upstate New York and studied English and Theatre at Bucknell University.
Currently seeking: adult nonfiction; adult and crossover YA science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror
Catch Brenna during her Friday Roundtable Critique and Methods for Visualizing Structure and Pacing workshop.
Erica Bauman: Aevitas Creative
Erica Bauman represents a wide variety of authors across middle grade, young adult, and upmarket adult fiction. She is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and has worked in the publishing industry since 2012. Prior to Aevitas, she worked at Spectrum Literary Agency. Based in New York, Erica is most interested in commercial novels that feature an exciting premise and lyrical, atmospheric writing; imaginative, genre-blending tales; speculative worlds filled with haunting, quietly wondrous magic; fresh retellings of mythology, ballet, opera, and classic literature; sharply funny rom-coms; graphic novels for all ages; fearless storytellers that tackle big ideas and contemporary issues; and working with and supporting marginalized authors and stories that represent the wide range of humanity.
Currently seeking: Middle Grade; Young Adult; Adult Upmarket, SFF, and Romcom
Catch Erica during her Query Letter Workshop.
Kristina Sutton Lennon: Focused Artists
Kristina Sutton Lennon is a bilingual, Latiné, media executive and the CEO/Co-Founder of Focused Artists. As a Literary Manager for Focused Artists, she has facilitated book deals with publishers for clients, pitched content to producers, studios and networks, and has projects in various stages of development with production companies. She prides herself on her diverse slate of content and has a proven track record in sourcing material, script development, and talent scouting.
Prior to delving into producing and management, Kristina was an actor (SAG-AFTRA) and educator, teaching acting and improv at the college level. She previously served as a film/tv agent and the Director of the Louisiana Division for a talent agency headquartered in Atlanta. Kristina recently served as the Director of Media Rights at Context Literary Agency and currently serves as a Talent Manager for Citizen Skull.
Currently seeking: Women’s Fiction, Roman-tasy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Picture Books, Upmarket
Catch Kristina during her Friday Roundtable Critique.
Nikki Terpilowski: Holloway Literary
Nikki Terpilowski established Holloway Literary in 2011. She represents award-nominated and best-selling authors in romance, southern fiction, mystery and suspense. Nikki is based in North Carolina.
Currently seeking: Romance (small town, historical), suspense and military/political thrillers, lifestyle non-fiction (culinary, hobbies, etc.) YA fantasy and sci-fi, southern fiction, epic historical fiction in the vein of Poldark, magical realism, western fiction.
Catch Nikki during her The Mindful Writer: Techniques for Tapping Into Your Inner Creativity workshop.
Patricia Nelson: Marsal Lyon Literary
Patricia Nelson is a literary agent with Marsal Lyon Literary Agency representing all genres of young adult and middle grade fiction, as well as women’s fiction and romance. Her clients include bestselling and award-winning authors, and her recent sales include books placed with Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster, among others. She holds master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Southern California and has previously taught literature and writing at the college level.
Currently seeking: YA fiction (all genres), middle grade fiction (all genres), upmarket fiction, women’s fiction, romance
Catch Patricia during her 8 Rookie Submission Mistakes (and how to avoid them) workshop.
Rebecca Scherer: Jane Rotrosen Agency
Rebecca Scherer began her publishing career at JRA in 2010 while earning a BA in English Literature, Political Science, and German from the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter. Immediately upon graduating, she was offered the unique opportunity to work within each department at the agency to gain a deep understanding of the business before going on to become an agent. A lifelong New Yorker with a true head for numbers, Rebecca bridges her taste in literature with her business acumen to comprehensively advocate for her authors.
Currently Seeking: women’s fiction, crime/mystery, suspense, book club fiction, and upmarket/literary-leaning fiction
Catch Rebecca during her Friday Roundtable Critique.
