TLA - SUBMISSIONS



		SUBMISSIONS Please do not submit your query to more than one TLA agent. DAVID & LYNN BENNETT — click here for agent page Mailing address: 72 Glengowan Road Toronto, Ontario M4N 1G4 Canada Telephone: (416) 488-9214 E-mail: david@tla1.com & lynn@tla1.com Areas of interest: young adult fiction and non-fiction. Middle grade fiction and non-fiction. No picture books or poetry. Guidelines: Not accepting new clients at present. MARIE CAMPBELL — click here for agent page Mailing address: c/o 72 Glengowan Road Toronto, Ontario M4N 1G4 Canada E-mail: marie@tla1.com Areas of interest: Marie specializes in children’s writers, with a particular interest in middle-grade fiction. Genuinely character-led stories that combine beauty and a lightness of touch are most likely to attract quick attention, as are writers who publish across age categories. No non-fiction or poetry collections. Guidelines: Please send, by email only, a concise query letter, highlighting past publishing credits and/or referral from published authors/TLA clients. Do not submit further writing samples, either by post or email, until contacted. Due to the volume of submissions received, unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned. ANDREA CASCARDI — click here for agent page Mailing address: TLA Inc. P.O. Box 349 Rockville Centre, NY 11571-0349 Telephone: (516) 255-9597 Areas of interest: young adult and middle grade grade fiction. Guidelines: By referral only, please submit a query with outline and SASE. Send manuscripts only when requested by the agent. Manuscripts will not be returned except at the expense of the author. No electronic queries or submissions. SAMANTHA HAYWOOD — click here for agent page E-mail: sam@tla1.com Areas of interest: Fiction: Sophisticated, finely crafted, literary narratives of all types and styles (experimental is good within reason). Some types of commercial fiction, preferably with original approaches (but no sci-fi, fantasy, pulp romance, or overly violent thrillers). Non-fiction: Narrative-driven writing on fascinating and culturally relevant topics. Politics, gender issues, memoirs (must be truly original, or well known subjects), environmental issues, historical narratives handled in refreshing ways, sexuality, and true crime with social implications. Quirky subjects are welcome – keeping in mind that essentially the story must be thrilling - and arresting – and, where applicable, socially important. Graphic Novels and Narratives: This is a new and accelerating personal interest and submission queries are welcome via email. Guidelines: Submissions are welcome only via email. Authors are encouraged to email a 20-page writing sample (maximum), along with a publishing history and synopsis. Please note if other agents are also considering these projects. Due to the volume of submissions received, replies will be sent only for submissions being actively considered. KAREN KLOCKNER — click here for agent page Mailing address: PO Box 1145 Ridgewood New Jersey, U.S.A. 07450 (This is Karen Klockner's new address, changed in 2007.) Telephone: (216) 212-7944 E-mail: karen@tla1.com Areas of interest: Karen represents illustrators of children's books and writers of nonfiction for preschool through young adult. Guidelines: Illustrators Please send sample art and bio, by regular mail or email. Authors Please send description of your project, plus 5-6 pages of text, along with a brief bio and a list of competing titles that have been published on your subject. Regular mail or email. DON SEDGWICK & SHAUN BRADLEY — click here for agent page Mailing address: 1603 Italy Cross Road Petite Riviere, Nova Scotia B0J 2P0 Canada Telephone: (902) 693-2026 E-mail: don@tla1.com and shaun@tla1.com Areas of interest: ADULT fiction and non-fiction. We do NOT accept: poetry, science fiction or fantasy, thrillers or mystery novels, romances, historical novels, cookbooks, self-help, education or scholarly works, travel guides, children's literature or art books. Submission guidelines: Please submit a two-page outline of the work and a full author biography. Send manuscripts only when requested by the agent. Manuscripts will not be returned except at the expense of the author. LEONA TRAINER — click here for agent page Mailing address: 16 Bethley Drive Toronto, Ontario M1E 3M7 Canada Telephone: (416) 287-3146 E-mail: jtrainer@sympatico.ca Areas of interest: young adult fiction and non-fiction. Middle grade fiction and non-fiction. Adult fiction. No picture books or poetry at present. Guidelines: Not accepting new clients at present.