As an independent literary agent, Deborah Carter focuses on manuscript development, the sale & administration of print, performance & foreign rights to literary works, and post-publication publicity and appearances.

Looking for fiction and narrative nonfiction with compelling voices and a unique outlook.

Actively pursuing new writers with formal training (MFA programs or workshops) and published authors who want to try something new. Those who submit should be receptive to editorial feedback and willing to revise. Writers are encouraged to read Publishers Weekly and Poets & Writers to become familiar with the bookselling categories for their books and competitive titles.

SPECIAL PROJECTS:

I'm looking for writers for a new teen series that realistically portrays the lives of American high school students in study abroad programs. Experience as an exchange student, host family or teacher abroad is required. The project is speculative; there is no publisher yet. Writers will be compensated by an advance against publisher royalties upon my acceptance of a proposal and publisher royalties thereafter.

Stories about change of life and second homes.

Member: AWP, NAWE, Biographers International Organization, Women in Music, International Thriller Writers, Historical Novel Society, Children's Literature Network, Assoc. of Booksellers for Children, The Authors Guild

The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales, 2008 Winner of Aesop Accolade, American Folklore Society

Anne Shelby/The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales, UNC Press (Sep 07)

Anne Shelby/The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales (Chinese complex)
Anne Shelby/What to Do about Pollution, illustrated by Irene Trivas (Korean)

Mind Over Music by Scott Von Heldt, a spiritual guide to musical mastery for musicians. http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/scottvonheldt Scott writes a weekly Guitar Zen column for the popular guitarist social network ShareMyGuitar.com and is a journalist for the new tattoo and music culture magazine Tattooed Music.
A Pencil on the Ceiling, a woman's law school memoir by Rose Auslander
Finding Me: An American Teen Abroad, a YA novel about an exchange student in Lebanon by Lina Elbadawi

Ms. Carter trained with an AAR literary agent. Prior to her career in publishing, she worked as a talent scout in A&R for major record companies and in artist management.
She holds a BA in English and music from WSUC/New York University and attends BookExpo and writers' conferences.
Upcoming conferences: Thrillerfest July 2012 (NYC), SEAK August 2012 (Hyannis, MA)

Jack Zhou, Jiaxi Books Literary Agency Taiwan, jack.jiaxi@gmail.com
Lauren Kim, EntersKorea Co., Ltd., lauren@ekagency.co.kr
Worapong Wilai, Tuttle-Mori Agency Thailand,worapong@tuttlemori.co.th
Beverley Levit, Book Publishers Association of Israel
Bengu Ayfer, Akcali Copyright Agency of Istanbul

Query first, and please mention your favorite authors. Prefers queries by e-mail with no attachments. Multiple submissions ok.