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Metamorphosis Literary Agency
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agent : info@metamorphosisliteraryagency.com
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Stephanie Hansen, Metamorphosis Literary Agency
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Our mission is to help authors become traditionally published. We represent commercial fiction that is well-crafted. Metamorphosis Literary Agency works closely with authors to ensure their book is in the best presentable form. Our publishing connections come from experience, numerous conferences, hard work, and genuine care. We do not charge reading fees as we adhere to the Association of Author Representatives' Canon of Ethics.
A few Metamorphosis deals:
IF YOU KNEW MY NAME by Lisa Roberts Carter (Central Avenue)
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABE by Kelly Bennett with Brent Stevens and Stu Dressler (Familius)
THE HERMES PROTOCOL by Christopher Arnone (Castle Bridge Media)
SAFEGUARDING THE WITNESS by Laurie Winter (Love Inspired - HarperCollins)
MISS MATCHED by Wendy Million (W by Wattpad)
THE HOUSE THAT BABE RUTH BUILT by Kelly Bennett (Familius)
TWO HOUSES by Suleena Bibra (Carina - HarperCollins)
I HEAR THE SNOW, I FEEL THE SEA by Janice Milusich (Anne Schwartz Books PRH)
THE UNPLANNED LIFE OF JOSIE HALE and SAID NO ONE EVER by Stephanie Eding (Sourcebooks dis. by PRH)
GOOD MORNING, LOVE by Journalist and music executive Ashley Coleman (37 Ink - S&S)
CHILDREN OF CHICAGO & THE SHOEMAKER'S MAGICIAN by Cynthia Pelayo (Agora - Polis)
THE FORGET-ME-NOT BAKERY, THE WINTER BERRY HOUSE, & A WILDFLOWER SUMMERY by Caroline Flynn (HQ Digital - HarperCollins)
CAST IN FIRELIGHT & BOUND BY FIRELIGHT by Dana Swift (Delacorte - PRH)
RELENTLESS series by NYT & USA Today Bestselling Karen Lynch - Force Majeure (Film & TV)
FIRST COURSE by Jenn Bouchard (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
COME AWAY FROM HER by Samuel Gailey (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
PORCH MUSIC by Kathy Maresca (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
THE GRUNTS OF WRATH: A MEMOIR by Ronny Bruce (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
THE LAGUNA SHORES RESEARCH CLUB by Laura Kelly Robb (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
THE SECRETS OF CONSTELLATIONS by S.H. Clark (Scribd) - Audio Rights
THE EARTH REMAINS by Shelley Burchfield (Scribd) - Audio Rights
THROUGH A BAKERY WINDOW by Catherine Zebrowski (Scribd) - Audio Rights
VISIBLE SIGNS by Grace Marcus (Scribd) - Audio Rights
THE DOUBLE EXPOSURE MURDER by Jeanne Quigley (Scribd) - Audio Rights
LAKEWOOD by William Walsh (Scribd) - Audio Rights
FALLING & UPRISING, SCATTERED & BREAKING and FRACTURED & RENEWED by Natalie Cammaratta (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
DEAD ALREADY, WARM AND DEAD by Mike Krentz (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
ORDER OF SCORPIONS by Ivy Asher (Podium Audio) - Audio Rights
ALL MY LOVE, ALEC BROCK, NO MORE LIES, ALEC BROCK and NO MORE SECRETS, ALEC BROCK by Larissa Lopes (Scribd) - Audio Rights
TEMPTATION by Ivy Smoak (Corint) - Romania
CATCH SOMEWHERE by Megan Hall (Scribd) - Audio Rights
TRAVELS WITH MAURICE: AN OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURE IN EUROPE, 1968 by Gary Orleck (Scribd) - Audio Rights
NO STONE UNTURNED, FROZEN IN DEATH, and SOUR GRAPES by M.S. Peke (Scribd) - Audio Rights
TWELVE FOR TWELVE by Dawn Rasmussen (Scribd) - Audio Rights
NO HERO HERE and NO CHILD HERE by Faith Cameron (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
SEXIEST BILLIONAIRE, BILLIONAIRE'S MATCHMAKER, and BILLIONAIRE'S CHRISTMAS by USA Today Bestselling Sierra Cartwright (MMB Media)
THE TREBORS, RETURN OF THE MALPEDS and FIRE AND WATER by Caroline C. Barney (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
ALL THE GIRLS IN TOWN by Former Days Of Our Lives star and screenwriter Staci Greason (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
THE FLAYED ONE, INKED HEARTS, WILD HEARTS, and TEXAN HEARTS by USA Today Bestselling Lindsay Detwiler (Tantor Media) - Audio
WORK WITH ME, FRIEND ME, and TRIP ME UP by Michelle McCraw (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
TWO TWINS by Rene Perez (Dreamscape Media) - Audio Rights
Ashley Montgomery Legal Thriller series by Laura Snider (Virtualo) - Polish
MY NAME IS LAYLA by Reyna Marder Gentin (Dreamscape Media) - Audio Rights
Love Again and Strangely, Incredibly Good series by Heather Grace Stewart (Virtualo) - Polish
THE HUNTED SERIES and MADE OF STEEL series by Ivy Smoak (Helion) - Polish
BLOOD BROTHER by Susan Keller (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
WHITECAPS ON THE LAKE by Alice Licata (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
MADE OF STEEL, FORGED IN FLAMES, and CARVED IN ICE by Ivy Smoak (Cabana Vermelha) - Brazil
Legacy of Shadows series by Jen Karner (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
DO NO HARM by James Cohoon (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
The Donaghey Brothers series by Wendy Million (Tantor Media) - Audio Rights
ENEMIES OF DOVES by Shanessa Gluhm (Dreamscape Media) - Audio Rights
RELENTLESS, REFUGE, and ROGUE by NYT & USA Today Bestselling Karen Lynch (Queen) - Italy
THE HUNTED series and THE LIGHT TO MY DARKNESS series by Ivy Smoak (Queen) - Italy
GIRLS WHO WEAR GLASSES by Second City-trained comedy writer Jennifer Inglis (Blackstone) - Audio
ASHES OF ONXY by Seth Skorkowsky (Blackstone) - Audio
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GENRES & SPECIALTIES |
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General fiction
Mystery
Romance
Suspense/thriller
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Juvenile fiction
Health
Children's books
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TRADE REFERENCES
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Stephanie Hansen of Metamorphosis Literary Agency is the agent you’ve always wished you had. Someone knowledgeable about even the hardest edges and darkest corners of today’s literary scene, yet enthusiastic, sensitive, and responsive, to guide you to the best you can be, and help you get the best deals you can. She will help you emerge from the cocoon of wishing and hoping and working hard, to find your wings in the bright new world of fiction.
—Carol Cartaino, founder and former editor-in chief of Writer’s Digest Books, trade book editor for Prentice-Hall, Inc., collaborator for bestselling authors, and fulltime freelance and book doctor
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It has been my pleasure to recently do some business with Stephanie Hansen and the Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
Working with them I found that they were extremely courteous and professional. I will definitely come back to them whenever I can.
-Michele Wallerstein, former Hollywood literary agent now writer's consultant
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LEADING CLIENTS
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Samara Shanker
Karen Lynch
Ednah Walters
Anitra Rowe Schulte
Miranda Nichols
Amy Miles
RT Coleman
Wendy Marsh
Laura Snider
Paul F. McGowan
Greg Gildersleeve
Shelly X Leonn
Patty Carothers
Mark Scheel
Lee Barber
Shauna Brittenham
Kellista Keaton
Tiffany Killoren
M. Lachi
Angela Shanté
Alice Licata
John G. Saenger
Ryder Hunte Clancy
Jill Donaldson
Doris Imahiyerobo
Larissa Lopes
LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss
JP Roth
HD Torres
Ibrahim Ashmawey
Angela Wren
Arthur Doweyko
Ciara Duggan
S.Z. Estavillo
Jeffrey Haskey-Valerius
Kristin Kaldahl
Dan Whitfield
Christine Ko
Joel Lawrence
LL Montez
Brady Moore
Jennifer Myers
A.G. Rodriguez
Elisabeth Popolow
Dawn Rasmussen
Sarah Shipley
Bruce Smith
Heather Grace Stewart
Susan M. Sutton
L.A. Taveras
Caleb Wood
Diane Yates
Anita C Young
James Young
Olivia Wildenstein
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BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS
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NAOMI TEITELBAUM ENDS THE WORLD by S. Rose Shanker (Atheneum - S&S Imprint)
DANCING WITH DADDY by Anitra Rowe Schulte (Two Lions)
WILLOW & BUNNY by Anitra Rowe Schulte (Two Lions)
THE NOISY CLASSROOM by Angela Shante (West Margin)
WHEN MY COUSINS COME TO TOWN by Angela Shante (West Margin)
I LOVE ME! by LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss (Beaming Books)
UNSYMPATHETIC VICTIMS by Laura Snider (Severn River)
COOKIE & MILK by Michele McAvoy (Cardinal Rule Press)
THE GHOST AND THE WOLF by Shelly X Leonn (Owl Hollow Press)
CABIN REDEMPTION by Shelly X Leonn (Owl Hollow Press)
GOOD WILL by Tiffany Killoren (Amphorae)
ASLAN: RUNNING JOY by Kristin Kaldahl (CrossLink)
VAGABONDER by RT Coleman (Aurelia Leo)
MEET FREIDA by Doris Imahiyerobo (Clear Fork)
MY FAMILY TREE HAS ROOTS by Tina Mowrey (Brandylane)
LEGEND KEEPERS by Bruce Smith (Hidden Shelf)
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MOST RECENT SALES / FORTHCOMING BOOKS
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THE UNBOXING OF A BLACK GIRL by Wishing Shelf Silver winner and American Fiction Awards finalist Angela Shanté - Page Street
MARA HEARS IN STYLE by Terri Clemmons - Beaming Books
DO YOU SEE ME? by LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss - Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan)
THE BULL IN THE DARKNESS AND THE ONE-EYED DOG by Robert Sharp DVM - Lyons Press (Rowman)
REBECCA REZNIK REBOOTS THE UNIVERSE by Samara Shanker - Atheneum (Simon & Schuster)
SOUND SWITCH WONDER by Professor at Yale University Christine Ko (West Margin Press)
DEATH TANGO by Blind creative artist and community leader Lachi (Rize Press)
THE PARTNERSHIP by Feathered Quill Award winner Bruce Smith (Hidden Shelf)
Ashley Montgomery Legal Thriller series by Laura Snider (Severn River Publishing)
THE NOISY CLASSROOM GOES TO THE MUSEUM by Wishing Shelf Silver winner and American Fiction Awards finalist Angela Shanté (West Margin Press)
NAOMI TEITELBAUM ENDS THE WORLD by Samara Shanker (Atheneum)
CABIN REDEMPTION by Shelly X. Leonn (Owl Hollow Press)
WILLOW AND BUNNY by Anitra Rowe Schulte (Two Lions)
THE LEGEND KEEPERS by Wildlife biologist Bruce Smith (Hidden Shelf)
VAGABONDER by RT Coleman (Aurelia Leo)
ASLAN: RUNNING JOY by Kidney transplant survivor and 2018 Genesis Awards semi-finalist Kristin Kaldahl (CrossLink)
STAR CHASER by Winner of the J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award Mark Scheel (Anamcara)
WHEN MY COUSINS COME TO TOWN by MFA graduate Angela Shanté (West Margin Press)
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MOST RECENT RIGHTS SALES
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Angels of Elysium series by Olivia Wildenstein - Hebrew, Polish, Russian, & Italian
AWAKENED by Ciara Duggan - Italian
RELENTLESS series by NYT & USA Today Bestselling Karen Lynch - Force Majeure (Film & TV)
RELENTLESS by Karen Lynch - Polish
RELENTLESS by Karen Lynch - Italian
ENEMIES OF DOVES by Shanessa Gluhm - Audio
THE GREEN TRIANGLE by Rachel Homard - Audio
LAUREN FROM LAST NIGHT by Heather Grace Stewart - Audio
STRANGELY, INCREDIBLY GOOD by Heather Grace Stewart - Audio
REMARKABLY GREAT by Heather Grace Stewart - Audio
TOTALLY ENTWINED titles - story app (6 figure deal)
TOTALLY ENTWINED titles - gaming app rights
TOUCHPOINT PRESS titles - story app
CHAMPAGNE BOOK GROUP titles - story app
GOOD WILL by Tiffany Killoren - Audio
ASLAN: RUNNING JOY by Kristin Kaldahl - Audio
DEAD ALREADY by Mike Krentz - Audio
DO NO HARM by James Cohoon - Audio
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OTHER LEADING RIGHTS OFFERINGS
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ANGELS OF ELYSIUM series by USA Today Bestselling Olivia Wildenstein - Foreign, Film & TV
RELENTLESS by New York Times Bestselling Karen Lynch - Foreign, Film & TV
RUNES by USA Today Bestselling Ednah Walters - Foreign, Film & TV
THE UNBOXING OF A BLACK GIRL by Angela Shanté - Film & TV
NAOMI TEITELBAUM ENDS THE WORLD by Samara Shanker - Film & TV
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SPECIALIZED TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, HONORS
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Stephanie represents authors with their debut novels and New York Times-bestsellers and has brokered deals with small presses, mid-size publishers, major publishing houses, foreign publishers, audio producers, gaming app companies, and film producers. She holds a master’s degree with a Creative Writing Specialization. She represents everything fiction from children's to adult books. She's also seeking non-fiction projects with heart. Previously editorial for Mind’s Eye Literary Magazine and consulting with Hollywood book & film agent Michele Wallerstein, she joined Metamorphosis July 2016. Originally looking to help Midwest authors in "flyover states" to garner the attention of major publishing houses, she found camaraderie with multiple agents and editors. Covid has her missing coffees and lunches with publishers & major house editors and trips to NYC. Stephanie is unilaterally deaf with 90 dB tinnitus. She's dedicated to elevating voices that often go unheard.
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SUB-AGENTS / RIGHTS CONTACTS
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Corto Literary Agency (Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia)
Sandra Bruna Agencia Literaria (Spain, Portugal, and Brazil)
Book/Lab (Poland)
Amy Marie Spangler (Turkey)
ICM (Film for specific clients)
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KEY PERSONNEL
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Business Owner, Senior Agent, and Subsidiary Rights Manager - Stephanie Hansen
Senior Agent & Subsidiary Rights Assistant Manager - Amy Brewer
Senior Agent & Subsidiary Rights Assistant Manager - Erica Christensen
Senior Agent & Subsidiary Rights Assistant - Jessica Reino
Senior Agent - Katie Salvo
Agent in Training - Caroline Trussell
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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https://www.metamorphosisliteraryagency.com/submissions
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