Jonathan Lyons represents a select list of authors of biographies, history, science, pop culture, sports, general narrative non-fiction, mysteries, thrillers, science fiction and fantasy, and young adult fiction, in addition to serving as subagent in the United States for several agencies in the UK. Having previously run translation rights at McIntosh & Otis and Folio Literary Management, Jonathan currently oversees Curtis Brown’s translation rights department. Jonathan is a member of The Authors Guild, and a member of the Contracts Committee of the Association of Authors’ Representatives, Inc.

More information about submission requirements can be found here.

Jonathan Lyons is also an attorney at Lyons & Salky Law, LLP, a boutique intellectual property firm based in New York City. He practices primarily in the area of literary law. He has over ten years experience handling a variety of publishing and copyright related transactions on behalf of individuals and corporations, with an emphasis on print and digital publishing. He is admitted in the bar of New York.

You can contact him regarding a legal matter here here.

Licensed attorney in New York
Associaton of Authors' Representatives
The Author's Guild
New York State Bar Association
New York State Intellectual Property Law Section
Copyright Society of the U.S.A.

Rights inquiries: jl@cbltd.com
Foreign language representatives in all major territories.

Electronic queries only, must be sent via the agency website submission form.