I hung out my shingle as a literary agent in 2007 after building a small clientele of writers. An avid reader with eclectic taste in non-fiction and fiction, I bring 30 years of writing, translating, editing and publishing experience to the agency.

I am always on the lookout for narrative non-fiction projects, commercial and literary fiction, unique parenting, nutrition, body/mind/spirit, religion, and self-help books, in addition to sports, travel and lifestyle books.

I love working with authors to help them produce their best work and then present it to the marketplace. It is also my goal to coach clients to market and promote their books after publication.

Nancy Tringali Piho
Dr. Deanna Minich
Robert Montgomery
Debbie Busby
Ron Hutchison
Gary Kraus, M.D., and Paul Popp, PhD
Eve Lestrange

Food consultant Nancy Tringali Piho's MY TWO-YEAR-OLD EATS OCTOPUS: Developing Children's Palates So
They'll Love To Eat Everything, Bull Publishing, publication in 2009.

Nutrition for the Soul founder Deanna Minich's CHAKRA FOODS, Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari, for publication in Spring 2009.

Senior writer for ESPN/BASS publications and outdoor photographer Robert Montgomery's HEAD WATERS: A Thoughtful Angler's Secrets for Better Bass Fishing, Countryman Press (a division of W.W. Norton) publication in Spring 2009.

CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING MORMON: A MEMOIR by Debbie Busby, to SterlingHouse Publishers, for publication in Summer 2009.

WIDDERSHINS by Eve Lestrange, to Dailey Swan Publications, for publication in Summer 2009.

Chakra Foods’ author Deanna Minich's NEVER EAT WHAT YOU CAN'T PRONOUNCE: An A to Z Guide to Food Additives to Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari, for publication in spring 2009 .

Chakra Foods’ author Deanna Minich's CHAKRA SUPPLEMENTS: A Complete Guide to the Vibrational and Energy Healing Properties of Herbs and Supplements, to Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari, for publication in 2010.

Film rights to Ron Hutchison's Andy Sweet adventure series (Andy Sweet and the $20 Gold Piece, Marooned, and Andy Sweet and the Ghosts of Petroglyph Canyon), in which a twelve-year-old boy outwits crooks while searching for the lost treasure of Jesse James, overcomes robbers who have hijacked a hot-air balloon, and saves a canyon filled with 5,000-year-old petroglyphs from a band of thieves, optioned to Antibody Films.

Literary rights to BODY TRADE by Gary Kraus, MD, and Paul Popp, PhD, optioned to Robot Binaries & Press Corp.

"Testosterone-Free Marketing: How Women Home-Based Business Owners Get Customers To Happily And Effortlessly Say "Yes" by Denise Michaels (business)

"Writing To God-- How to Use Channeling and Autowriting for Divine Guidance" by Sara Wiseman (spiritual)

"The Wisdom Box: Getting to the Heart of the Matter" by Judy Ranieri (how to)

"The Unheard Voice Of The Aging Parent: Conflicts and Ambivalence of Aging Parents and Their Adult Children" by Carol Ball-Teplin, MPS, and Barbara Kaplan, Ph. D. (health)

"Texas Hold'em: A Starting Hand Strategy For Internet And Live Play" by Robert McCauley and William McCauley (gaming)

"The Artful Pie" by Lisa Cherkasky with photographs by Renee Comet (cookbook)

"Crazy Critter Lady" by Kelly Meister (memoir)

"Finding Jesus Outside The Box: What To Do When You've Outgrown Your Religion" by Jarrod Cochran (religion)

"The Scarlet Cord: Women of the Bible Tell Their Stories" by The Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman, with 12 original paintings by Karen Canton (religion)

"A Real Piece Of Work" by Chris Orcutt (mystery)

"The Rich Are Different" by Chris Orcutt (mystery)

"Finders Keepers" by Russ Colchamiro (fiction)

"Doc Be Nimble" by Allen Parsley (mystery)

"Holy Animals" by Jonathan Voorhees (literary fiction)

"Tempting Danger" by Kathryn Flatt (mystery)

"Roscoe's Revenge" by Kevin Singer (suspense)

"The Cross And The Dragon" by Kim Rendfeld (historical fiction)

"Dawn Of Darkness" by Barry S. Willdorf (historical fiction)

"Primaeval!" by John Stag Hanson (action adventure)

"An Abduction Story" by Joseph Fullam (science fiction/fantasy)

"Margery Goldenrod Changes Her Name And Her Species And Calls It A Day" by Sandy Green (middle grade fiction)

"My Little Gigantic Secret" by Sandy Green (middle grade fiction)

"When One Plus One Equals Three" by Sandy Green (middle grade fiction)

"The Wolf Of Tebron" by Susanne Lakin (young adult fantasy)

"The Map Across Time" by Susanne Lakin (young adult fantasy)

"Andy Sweet And The $20 Gold Piece," "Andy Sweet And The Runaway Airship" and "Andy Sweet and The Ghosts Of Petroglyph Canyon" by Ron Hutchison (young adult fiction)

Earlier in her career Goering studied creative writing at Tufts, German in Vienna, and Danish in Copenhagen. She graduated from the Copenhagen Business School and worked as a Danish/English translator in Europe. She received her juris doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law.

Since the 1980s Goering has lived in the U.S., working as a freelance writer, publishing a regional magazine, acting as Editor-in-Chief of a law journal, and practicing law.

For fiction submissions send a query letter which includes the word count, the first 30 pages of your manuscript, a 1-3 page synopsis and an author's bio according to guidelines on our website, www.kristagoering.com. FYI - if your manuscript is more than 100,000 words, it's probably too long.

For nonfiction proposals send a query letter by email (using the 'contact us' page on our website) or by regular mail. Please review our website before sending nonfiction proposals.