Formerly known as Mysterious Content Literary Agency.

go to http://www.museliterary.com

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 stories with compelling voices and a unique outlook.

Actively pursuing new writers with formal training 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 develop an awareness of the marketplace for their kind of book.

Member: AWP, NAWE, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers' Association, Historical Novel Society, Assoc. of Booksellers for Children, The Authors Guild, NWU

Aurelia Wills, a short story in The Kenyon Review (summer 08)
Anne Shelby/The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales, UNC Press (Sep 07)
Wes DeMott/The Fund (Sep 04), Heat Sync (Jun 05, The Fund - Russian, Vapors - Czech, Hungarian

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.

Panelist and agent appointments: Sand Hills Writer's Conference (Augusta) March 20-22, 2008, SCBWI's Illustrators Conference (NYC) April 28, 2008, Thrillerfest (NYC) July 10, 2008

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

Audio rights to The Adventures of Molly Whuppie (UNC Press)