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Mark McVeigh
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agent : markone@themcveighagency.com
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THE McVEIGH AGENCY is a boutique literary agency handling writers, illustrators, photographers, and graphic novelists for both the adult and children’s markets. Headed by Mark McVeigh, most recently an editorial director at Simon & Schuster, The McVeigh Agency works hands-on with its clients to create the most polished and publishable submission. Our subsidiary rights department, run by Anne Miller, formerly of HarperCollins, has over a decade of experience in selling every kind of subsidiary right, from foreign to merchandise.
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GENRES & SPECIALTIES |
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General fiction
Mystery
Juvenile fiction
Biography
History
Mind/body/spirit
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Lifestyle
Children's books
Sports
African-American
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LEADING CLIENTS
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Adult: Robert J. Hughes, Tom Maremaa, RuPaul, Lyn Di Iorio, James St. James, Candace Chu, Casey Sherman, Jeffrey Banks, Doria De la Chapelle, Neil Giuliano, Phil Berrol, Candace Chu, S.S. Michaels, Damien Walters Grintalis, Ruth Horowitz, Bill Konigsberg, Amalia Gladhart, Jesus Angel Garcia
Childrens: Terry Trueman, Blythe Woolston, Robyn Schneider, Laban Carrick Hill, Don Tate, Brian Kell, Patrick Jones, Steve Bjorkman, Don Tate, Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohen, BD Wong, Nicole Rubel, Deane Sobel, Jess Mowry, Bruce Pollock, Linda Zinnen, Maurene J. Hinds, Glen Hanson, Yves Lola St. Vil, Tina Nichols Coury, MJ Diem, Michele Corriel, Linda Eadie, Bill Konigsberg
Illustrators: Steve Bjorkman, Kelly Light, Katherine Blackmore, Don Tate, Shawn Martinbrough, Wilfred Santiago, Glen Hanson
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MOST RECENT SALES / FORTHCOMING BOOKS
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LIFE HAPPENS NEXT, by Terry Trueman (HarperCollins Children's Books)
PREP: TRAD AND TRUE, by Jeffrey Banks and Doria De la Chapelle (Rizzoli, Fall 2011)
THE PICKY LITTLE WITCH, by Elizabeth Brokamp (Pelican Press, Fall 2011)
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS, illustrated by Kelly Light (Innovative Kids, 2011)
HIDE!! (illustrations by Steve Bjorkman) for Jeff Foxworthy's book (Beaufort Books,Fall 2010)
KNIGHTLEY ACADEMY by Robyn Schneider (Pulse/ Aladdin, 3/5/10)
WORKIN'IT: RUPAUL'S GUIDE TO LIFE, LIBERTY & THE PURSUIT OF STYLE by RuPaul(IT Books, 2/2/10)
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MOST RECENT RIGHTS SALES
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KNIGHTLEY ACADEMY by Violet Haberdasher, audio rights to Audible, 4/2010
KNIGHTLY ACADEMY: Brazilian rights for all three books, to Lenice Bueno at Editora Moderna, 5/2010.
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OTHER LEADING RIGHTS OFFERINGS
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KNIGHTLEY ACADEMY by Violet Haberdasher: foreign translation, dramatic
WORKIN'IT: RUPAUL'S GUIDE TO LIFE, LIBERTY & THE PURSUIT OF STYLE: foreign translation
FREAK SHOW by James St. James: dramatic
HAUNTED (three book series) by Chris Eboch: dramatic
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SPECIALIZED TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, HONORS
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Former Editorial Director, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Aladdin)
Senior Editor, Dutton Children's Books
Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
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SUB-AGENTS / RIGHTS CONTACTS
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Anne Miller, Subsidiary Rights Director 347-924-4294, anne@themcveighagency.com
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KEY PERSONNEL
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Linda Epstein, Submissions Manager and assistant to Mark McVeigh, linda@themcveighagency.com
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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E-mail queries only to queries@themcveighagency.com; please cut and paste the first 20 pages of the manuscript into the body of the e-mail: no attachments.
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