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agent, editorial services : cefort20@gmail.com
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Chris Fortunato
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| The Chris Fortunato Literary Agency |
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| 84 Alhambra Circle, Cranston, RI 02905 |
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(845) 826-3675 |
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(845) 215-0017 |
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http://www.cfliteraryagency.com |
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AS A PACKAGER, I SPECIALIZE IN CRASH PROJECTS. Publishers have turned to me when they have a late manuscript and a date at the printer in two weeks or two months. My years of experience in publishing (from the sales department at Berkley Books, to acquisitions editor at Dodd, Mead, to production editor at Crown, to managing editor at Bantam) ensure that I understand the needs of the publisher and the marketing department and that I am expert in the production process.
AS AN AGENT, I RESPOND TO AUTHOR SUBMISSIONS WITHIN THREE WEEKS. I am currently working on behalf of a select group of clients. I am especially looking for nonfiction that is intellectual/speculative, political, travel oriented, or business oriented. As for fiction, I am looking for thrillers, women's romance (historical or contemporary), and literary novels. Writers should study the market. Please visit my Web site. All submissions should be e-mail attachments.
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Copy editing
Line-editing
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GENRES & SPECIALTIES |
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General fiction
Mystery
Romance
Reference
Biography
Business/investing/finance
History
Religious
Mind/body/spirit
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Travel
Lifestyle
Cookbooks
Sports
Science
Looking for thrillers and women's romance
Also books on personal finance and business management
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TRADE REFERENCES
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Rebecca Holland rholland@randomhouse.com
Ginger Hillman ginger_hillman@condenast.net
Amy Boorstein aboorstein@randomhouse.com
Cheryl Hudson cheryl_hudson@mcgraw-hill.com
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LEADING CLIENTS
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Broadway, Doubleday Religion, Doubleday, McGraw-Hill, Fairchild Books
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MOST RECENT PROJECTS
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WHERE THERE IS LOVE, THERE IS GOD, Mother Teresa (packaged for Doubleday, Aug. 2010 pub)
THE WORLD IS BIGGER NOW, Euna Lee (packaged for Broadway, Fall 2010 pub)
DEBT FREE FOR LIFE, David Bach (packaged for Doubleday Business, December 2010 pub)
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BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS
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Start Over, Finish Rich, David Bach
House of Cards, William D. Cohen
The Dark Side, Jane Mayer
The Diana Chronicles, Tina Brown
Play Like you Mean It, Rex Ryan
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MOST RECENT SALES / FORTHCOMING BOOKS
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ROOM WITH A PEW: SLEEPING OUR WAY THROUGH SPAIN'S ANCIENT MONASTERIES, by Richard Starks and Miriam Murcutt, to Globe Pequot for Fall 2012 publication.
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SPECIALIZED TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, HONORS
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I have worked in trade book publishing for over thirty years.
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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For fiction, please submit the full manuscript. For non-fiction, please submit a synopsis, table of contents, and a few chapters. All submissions should be electronic. I will always respond. I am looking for strong commercial fiction, either literary, thrillers, or romance. As for nonfiction, I am looking for thoughtful, intellectual books, biographies, and personal narratives involving escapades or travel. I am also looking for memoirs that show transformation and by writers who have a platform.
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