For over thirty years, the Marianne Strong Literary Agency has offered professional representation to authors of nonfiction and fiction. At MSLA, we pride ourselves in giving new authors a first chance as well as published authors a chance to try something new.

Though the agency has historically focused on non-fiction work--successfully publishing works in politics, business, memoir, real estate, self-help, sports, true crime, and medicine--we are actively seeking quality historical fiction, young adult novels, contemporary thrillers, mystery and crime novels, and the ever-elusive piece of quality literary fiction.

Lou Sahadi, author of over 20 sports books, including his upcoming project, AFFIRMED, about the last horse to win the Triple Crown.

Michael Griffith, defense lawyer for Ted Maher, has signed with the Strong Agency to write the definitive book on the Edmond Safra murder case. Cherokee McDonald co-writes.

Susan Crimp and Joel Richardson.

Photographer Roger Moenks' INHERITING BEAUTY, with a foreword by Graydon Carter of Vanity Fair.

United Nations correspondent Ian Williams funneled his interest in history, politics--and rum!--into the writing of RUM: A Social and Sociable History, The Real Story of 1776.

Rosemarie Stack, the widow of Robert Stack (a.k.a. Eliot Ness of The Untouchables), has completed her biography of her Hollywood husband and their five decade journey through the world of film-making and family: Mr. Untouchable: the Life and Times of Robert Stack.

Angela Hemingway is the widow of Jack Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's son. Currently she is working on a book about "growing up Hemingway," as well as a Travel television series with KPI Television.

Real-estate heiress Denise LeFrak Calicchio, author of High Rise, Low Down, along with co-writers Katherine Livingston and Eunice David.

Marv Davis, corporate turnaround expert, author of FIXIN' CORPORATE AMERICA.

Ted Kavanau, co-founder of CNN with Ted Turner.

Sam Rubin, Yale historian and sportswriter writes of sports pioneer Joan Whitney Payson, one of the first women involved in professional sports management. Co-founder of the New York Mets, her biography fills a gap in NY sports history.

David Wallace, author of national bestseller, LOST HOLLYWOOD (St. Martin's, 2001) and its follow-up HOLLYWOODLAND (St. Martin's, 2003), both anecdote-driven histories of the golden age of the film capital, its built environment, and its personalities. Of LOST HOLLYWOOD, The New York Times wrote: “A solid . . . account of how Los Angeles . . . became an international synonym for glamour. Wallace’s concept is inspired.” Wallace is also the author of A CITY COMES OUT: How Celebrities Made Palm Springs a Gay and Lesbian Paradise (Barricade Books, 2008), EXILES IN HOLLYWOOD (Limelight Editions, 2006), and DREAM PALACES OF HOLLYWOOD’S GOLDEN AGE (Harry Abrams, 2006).

The Hunt For Bin Laden; Rum; Inheriting Beauty; Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous Cookbook; A Woman Named Jackie; The Bouviers

David Wallace's untitled book about New York City in the 1920s to Lyons Press.

Denise LeFrak's THE ROOF GARDENS OF NEW YORK, to Rizzoli.

Lou Sahadi's AFFIRMED, to St. Martin's Press.

Susan Crimp and Joel Richardson's WHY WE LEFT ISLAM, to WND Books.

Roger Moenks' INHERITING BEAUTY, to powerHouse books.

Marv Davis' FIXIN' CORPORATE AMERICA, retitled TAKE NO PRISONERS to Amacon Books

Lefrak-Callichio, Livingston, and David's HIGH RISE LOW DOWN, to Barricade Books

Author's Guild

Marianne Strong, President
nonfiction interests: politics, true crime, history, business, society or celebrity memoirs
fiction interests: thriller/suspense, women's fiction

Diana Oswald, Literary Agent
nonfiction interests: memoirs, pets, politics, and humor
fiction interests: mystery/suspense, romance

Roseanne Wells, Literary Agent
nonfiction interests: narrative nonfiction, science (popular or trade, not academic), humor, history, true crime, religion, travel, food/cooking, and similar subjects
fiction interests: strong literary fiction, YA, sci-fi (most subgenres included), fantasy, and mysteries (more Sherlock Holmes than cozy mysteries)

One page query with no attachments, sent to: queries@stronglit.com. If interested, the agency will contact for proposals or manuscript pages.