The Andrea Brown Literary Agency Inc. has been in business since 1981 and was the first agency to represent both writers and illustrators. We have sold thousands of books and have made deals with every major trade publisher and most of the small independent publishers. Writers Digest Magazine named us one of the top twenty-five literary agencies taking on new talent. We represent clients at all stages of their careers; from first-time writers and illustrators to established, best-selling and award-winning authors and illustrators with many published books to their credit.

As a mid-size literary agency celebrating almost forty years in the publishing business, we bring the best of both worlds to the table: the personal client attention of a small agency and the clout of a larger one. We invest a great deal of care in each project and each client. We devise a strategy at every stage of the writing process, from conception, to editorial, to publication, that is tailored to the client and will enable us to find the best publisher for his or her books. We are seeking long-term relationships with writers and illustrators whose careers we can develop and whose talent we can foster.

In conjunction with the Henry Miller Library, our agency runs the Big Sur Children's Writing Workshop and the Big Sur Fiction Workshop. For more information, go to our website: www.andreabrownlit.com

Jemiscoe is actively building her list in the following categories:

Adult:

• Romance – RomCom, Contemporary (especially from underrepresented voices)
• Upmarket—commercial plot with beautiful writing
• Suspense/Thriller and cozy mysteries (think Golden Girls but with a dead body)
• Select nonfiction—narrative, memoir, true crime, and cookbooks

Illustrators/Author Illustrators:

• Creators that illustrate any age group from picture book, chapter book, middle grade, YA, to adult

How to Submit:
For fiction, please submit through QueryManager at http://QueryManager.com/Jemiscoe. Please submit a query letter, a 1-2 page synopsis, and the first 10 pages of your manuscript. For graphic novels, please submit your proposal, a 5-page sample of your script, and a link to any sample pages. For illustrators, please submit a link to your online portfolio.

What Jem may love but doesn't think she could champion:

• No Military Fiction
• Short Story Collections (although, I might be down for the right literary voice)
• No manuscripts that have a strong religious theme
• No books where the oppressor learns their lesson off the back of the marginalized

BA and MFA in English and Creative Writing, 10+ years as an Assistant Director for film and television, 5+ years as a writing coach and freelance editor

Andrea Brown, President
Laura Rennert, Executive Agent
Caryn Wiseman, Senior Agent
Jennifer Laughran, Senior Agent
Jennifer Rofé, Senior Agent
Kelly Sonnack, Senior Agent
Jamie Weiss Chilton, Senior Agent
Kathleen Rushall, Senior Agent
Lara Perkins, Senior Agent
Jennifer March Soloway, Senior Agent
Jennifer Mattson, Agent
Saritza Hernandez, Agent
Jemiscoe Chambers-Black, Agent
Paige Terlip, Agent
Alison Nolen, Agency Administrator
Taryn Fagerness, Subrights Manager

Andrea Brown Literary Agency accepts queries via email only. See the website for guidelines -- www.andreabrownlit.com
Please direct your e-query to ONE agent at our agency, and include the following:
Picture books: query letter and full manuscript text
Fiction: query letter and first 10 pages
Nonfiction: query letter, proposal, and sample chapter
Illustrations: query letter and 2-3 jpegs with pictures of children and animals
Due to the heavy volume of submissions received, we are no longer able to reply to every query. If we are interested in your work, we will contact you within 4 to 6 weeks.

We handle film and performance rights and foreign rights, and have an established network of co-agents with whom we work.