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We represent literary and commercial fiction, as well as non-fiction for adults (self-help, parenting, pop culture, mind/body/spirit, true crime, business, science). We also represent fiction for younger readers (chapter books through YA). See list of genres handled below for more information about what we like to see. We are seeking more mysteries and thrillers. Our submission requirements have changed, please see below.

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Congratulations to Carrie Vaughn! Kitty's Big Trouble published June 28, debuts at #15 on NY Times Mass Market Best Seller List! Kitty's Greatest Hits due out August 16, 2011.

Barb Hendee's Memories of Envy in her Vampire Memories series out now in paperback.

Christopher Pike's Thirst No. 1 spent 33 weeks on NY Times Children's Best Seller List and Thirst No. 2 now 12 weeks on NY Times Children's Best Seller List.

Lois Winston's Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun (Midnight Ink) receives starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist - From Publishers Weekly: "Crafty cozies don't get any better than this hilarious confection." and from Booklist: "Winston has hit a home run with this hilarious, laugh-until-your-sides-hurt tale. Oddball characters, uproariously funny situations, and a heroine with a strong sense of irony will delight fans of Janet Evanovich."

John Barnes's YA novel, Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973 (Viking) - now a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book! read the American Library Association Press announcement at ALA website - The LA Times review says Karl Shoemaker is "as troubled, relevant, relatable and hilarious as J.D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield." Read LA Times review at at The Los Angeles Times

Ashley Grayson interviewed on The Huffington Post

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Clients include Isaac Adamson (HarperCollins), John Barnes (Viking, Tor, Ace), Andrew Fox (Ballantine), Barb and J.C. Hendee (ROC), Geoffrey Landis (Tor), Rick Tillotson (Clarkson Potter), Carrie Vaughn (Grand Central, HarperCollins, Tor). In children's books, our clients include Bruce Coville (Harcourt), J.B. Cheaney (Knopf), Kirk Scroggs (Little, Brown), Allison van Diepen (Simon Pulse and Harlequin Teen).

MAGIC SHOP series by Bruce Coville
CHAIN LETTER and THIRST (LAST VAMPIRE series) by Christopher Pike
THE RETURN by Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes
DHAMPIR and the Noble Dead series by Barb and JC Hendee
KITTY AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR series by Carrie Vaughn

Funny Cat pictures The web site for our most exciting Cat book, Rick Tillotson's Cat Yoga, is live at http://www.catyoga.net (Clarkson Potter)

To see what's hot for us in Children's books, check out Kirk Scroggs' work at http://www.wileyandgrampa.com (Little Brown)

Lisa Mantchev's genre-bending YA Fantasy Eyes Like Stars “Electric…delicious…fascinating…vivid…smart and sassy…bawdy and hilarious…Brava! Encore!”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

Fiction
DIRECTIVE 51, DAYBREAK ZERO, third Untitled by John Barnes, Ace
WAKING UP DEAD, HOLLYWOOD DEAD, and DEADLY REVELATIONS by Rachel Graves, Tor Books, beginning 2012
IN MEMORIES WE FEAR and GHOSTS OF MEMORIES by Barb Hendee, NAL/ROC
OF TRUTH AND BEASTS and two untitled novels in the Noble Dead series by Barb and J.C. Hendee, NAL/ROC
GENTLEMEN PREFER SUCCUBI and SUCCUBI LIKE IT HOT by Jill Myles, Pocket Books
KITTY'S BIG TROUBLE by Carrie Vaughn, Tor
AFTER THE GOLDEN AGE by Carrie Vaughn, Tor
ASAULT WITH A DEADLY GLUE GUN, MOP DOLL MURDERS and a third mystery in the Anastasia Pollack series by Lois Winston, Midnight Ink
Non-fiction
A PERVERSION OF JUSTICE by Kathryn Medico and Mollye Barrows (true crime), Morrow
CAVE PAINTINGS TO PICASSO:THE INSIDE SCOOP ON 50 ART MASTERPIECES by Henry Sayre (children's book about art), Chronicle Books
CAT YOGA by Rick Tillotson, Clarkson Potter
Fiction for younger readers
TALES OF THE MADMAN UNDERGROUND by John Barnes, Viking Children's Books
THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE by J.B. Cheaney, Knopf
EYES LIKE STARS, PERCHANCE TO DREAM, SO SILVER BRIGHT by Lisa Mantchev, Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan
JURASSIC GRAMPA in the WILEY & GRAMPA'S CREATURE FEATURES chapter book series by Kirk Scroggs, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
THE VAMPIRE STALKER by Allison van Diepen, Scholastic Point
THE ORACLE OF DATING and THE ORACLE REBOUNDS by Allison van Diepen, Harlequin Teen
STEEL by Carrie Vaughn, HarperCollins

We successfully handle many foreign rights sales ourselves. We attend (most years) the major rights fairs in Bologna, Frankfurt, and BEA.
Film rights to Bruce Coville's MAGIC SHOP series to Universal in six-picture deal; publication rights to Fragment (Czech Republic), Havas Poche (France), Ravensburger (Germany), Minoas (Greece), Kodansha (Japan), Bertrand (Portugal), Corint Junior (Romania), PenPocket (Thailand), Hodder (U.K.);
KITTY AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, KITTY GOES TO WASHINGTON, and KITTY TAKES A HOLIDAY by Carrie Vaughn at auction to Pygmalion in France via Lora Fountain and Associates, and to Amber in Poland via Graal Agency;
KITTY GOES TO WAR, KITTY'S BIG TROUBLE and third novel to Orion UK;
THIRST 2 by Christopher Pike to J'ai lu in France; Mondadori in Italy; Mag Jacek Rodek in Poland via Graal Agency; and in complex Chinese characters to Locus Publishing, Taiwan.
FAT WHITE VAMPIRE BLUES by Andrew Fox to Andrews Press of Japan and AST of Russia;
MOVE YOUR STUFF, CHANGE YOUR LIFE by Karen Rauch Carter in French, Korean, Portuguese, Polish.

Agents for the estates of A.E. van Vogt and James White. The classic SLAN has been republished by TOR to coincide with the first publication of SLAN HUNTER by A.E. van Vogt and Kevin J. Anderson.

Ashley Grayson and Carolyn Grayson are members of the Assn. of Authors' Representatives (AAR).
Ashley Grayson is a member of SFWA and the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
Carolyn Grayson and Lois Winston are members of Romance Writers of America (RWA).

For rights information, please contact
rights@graysonagency.com

Selected titles represented by:
Lora Fountain and Associates, France (+33 1) 43-56-21-96
Graal Agency, Poland (+48 22) 895-2000; fax (+48 22) 895-2001
Yumi Chun, Bestun Korea Literary Agency (+82 2) 3486-3012

Ashley Grayson, Agent - Fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, young adult
Carolyn Grayson, Agent, carolyngraysonagent@earthlink.net - Women's fiction, romance, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, mysteries, thrillers, children's books, non-fiction
Lois Winston, Agent, lois.graysonagent@earthlink.net - women's fiction, romance, chick-lit, mysteries
Denise Dumars has retired from the agency.

Note: New submissions policies

Published authors of fiction and non-fiction: We are still accepting clients who are previously published by a known publisher (no self-published or print-on-demand).

Unpublished authors - Fiction: The agency is temporarily closed to queries from writers who are not published at book length (self published or print-on-demand do not count). There are only three exceptions to this policy: (1) Unpublished authors who have received an offer from a reputable publisher, who need an agent before beginning contract negotiations; (2) Authors who are recommended by a published author, editor or agent who has read the work in question; (3) Authors whom we have met at conferences and from whom we have requested submissions.

Unpublished authors - Non-fiction: Authors who are recognized within their field or area may still query with proposals. Note: We cannot review self-published, subsidy-published, and POD-published works to evaluate moving them to mainstream publishers.

Why we are doing this?
We have always been open to new talent and have excellent success selling first-time novelists. At this time, however, we must concentrate on the needs of professional authors who need our intellectual property management skills and financial skills. We are prepared for the future, and must concentrate on those authors who are equally prepared. We will let you know when we reopen.
How to submit
If you meet the criteria above, send query letter plus list of your publication credits, including by whom published and year of publication. Ashley Grayson, Carolyn Grayson, and Lois Winston accept queries by email. Do not include attachments to your email unless requested. Never ever, ever send a query by certified mail. Do not query more than one agent in our agency, whether by email or post; we will make sure that your query reaches the right person.

We represent selected titles for Editions Nathan, France and Rageot, France.