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agent : cjohnson@johnsonlitagency.com
Caren Johnson
Caren Johnson Literary Agency
132 East 43rd Street, #216, New York, NY 10017
http://www.carenjohnson.com

Caren Johnson began her literary career as an intern for the Peter Rubie Agency. She stayed for three years, working her way up from intern to agent. She worked with Nadia Cornier at Firebrand Literary for a year before starting her own agency in early 2007. She works closely with each of her authors, not only acting as an agent, but offering career guidance and publicity consultations. Her goal is to make sure each of her authors gets published and has a long-lasting, lucrative career.


GENRES & SPECIALTIES
General fiction, Mystery, Romance, Reference, History, Lifestyle, Science, Pop culture, Humor, Narrative nonfiction, YA
LEADING CLIENTS
Kelley St. John (www.kelleystjohn.com)
Barbara Caridad Ferrer (www.barbaraferrer.com)
Jennifer Echols (www.jennifer-echols.com)
Alex Echevarria Roman (www.aeroman101.blogspot.com)
Stephanie Kuehnert (www.stephaniekuehnert.com)
Stacey Jay (www.staceyjay.com)
Faye Hughes (www.fayehughes.net)
Karen Anders (www.karenanders.com)
Lee Roland (www.leeroland.com)
BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS
Good Girls Don't, Warner Books, Kelley St. John
Real Women Don't Wear Size 2, Warner Books, Kelley St. John
To Catch a Cheat, Warner Books, Kelley St. John
Adios to My Old Life, MTV Books, Caridad Ferrer
It's Not About the Accent, MTV Books, Caridad Ferrer
Sex and the South Beach Chicas, Pocket Books, Caridad Pineiro
South Beach Chicas Get Their Man,Pocket Books, Caridad Pineiro
Glory Days, Kensington Books, Irene Peterson
Kiss and Dwell, Kelley St. John
MOST RECENT SALES/ FORTHCOMING BOOKS
What A Scoundrel Wants--Carrie Lofty, Kensington Books
Confessions of a Teenage Zombie Queen--Stacey Jay, Razorbill
Boy in Blue--Jennifer Echols, MTV
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone--Stephanie Kuehnert, MTV
A Thin Line--Caridad Ferrer, Dial Books
Once Again to Zelda--Marlene Wagman-Geller, Perigee
Chinatown Angel & Wrestling with the Superman-- Alex Echevarria Roman, St. Martin's Press
Untitled Novella-- Dianna Love Snell, St. Martin's Press
Ghost and Roses-- Kelley St. John, Blaze
Kiss and Dwell-- Kelley St. John, Blaze
Shiver and Spice-- Kelley St. John, Blaze
No Quince (an essay) in Fifteen Candles anthology-- Barbara Ferrer, Rayo
Kisses to Go-- Irene Peterson, Kensington Books
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Caren only accepts queries by email (and is surprised how many people still send queries by snail mail—those go straight into the trash so don’t waste your time!). Send your query in the body of the email. Attachments won’t be opened unless the material was requested. Queries usually take 6-8 weeks to answer and requested partials take 8-10 weeks to answer. Send all queries to submissions@johnsonlitagency.com.