Publishers Marketplace
   home
   site guide
   help
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   rights postings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flatiron, Macmillan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Inkyard, Harper Collins
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This site is a service of Publishers Lunch, the e-mail newsletter known as "publishing's essential daily read." Join the thousands of people who read Lunch every day.
agent : mary@kimberleycameron.com
Mary C. Moore
Kimberley Cameron & Associates
illustration
Inkyard, Harper Collins

Mary C. Moore represents fiction for adult, young adult, and middle grade audiences. Find out more about her at marycmoore.com.

About the agency: In 1993 Kimberley Cameron became partners with Dorris Halsey of The Reece Halsey Agency, founded in 1957. Among its clients have been Aldous Huxley, William Faulkner, Upton Sinclair, and Henry Miller. Kimberley opened Reece Halsey North in 1995 and Reece Halsey Paris in 2006. In 2009 the agency became Kimberley Cameron & Associates. Find out more at kimberleycameron.com.


GENRES & SPECIALTIES
General fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense/thriller, Fantasy/science fiction, Juvenile fiction, Literary, Magical Realism
TRADE REFERENCES
"I would not be the writer I am without Mary's expert advice, resilience, and encouragement! I'm lucky to have an agent who is so business-savvy when it comes to publishing, but who also has such an intuitive eye for story. Not only is she a proficient agent, her editorial guidance has challenged me to be a stronger storyteller, and now, author!" – Van Hoang

“I feel truly lucky to have Mary C. Moore as my literary agent. Not only is she an indefatigable advocate of my work, she has also been my editor, guide, adviser, and overall a wonderfully supportive and encouraging influence. Thanks Mary, for believing in my work and helping me make my publishing dreams a reality.” – Rati Mehrotra

"Mary has a rare talent for offering guidance while encouraging the writer to be creative and authentic throughout the book's journey. This is in addition to the patience and persistence she displays when advocating for her clients. I'm very fortunate to have her as my agent!" – Elizabeth Montrose

"I count myself lucky to have Mary C. Moore as my agent. She is that rare combination - fierce agent, insightful editor, and tireless cheerleader. Mary took a chance on me and in doing so, changed my life in the best of all possible ways." - Veronica Henry

MOST RECENT SALES/ FORTHCOMING BOOKS
Author of THE KEEPER OF NIGHT Kylie Lee Baker's THE SCARLET ALCHEMIST, a dark YA duology set in an alternate Tang Dynasty China, where alchemy has led to income inequality as the rich eat gold to achieve eternal youth, and a poor biracial girl with the ability to raise the dead gets caught up in the dangerous political games of the royal family, to Claire Stetzer at Inkyard Press for publication in fall of 2023 and 2024.

Author of GIRL GIANT AND THE MONKEY KING Van Hoang's HIDDEN TAILS, Two orphaned siblings are taken in by a mysterious hotel owner on an island filled with secrets—strange creatures, wicked adults, and clues about where the siblings truly come from, to Mekisha Telfer at Roaring Brook, for publication in fall of 2023.

Former New York City Hall senior aide Yume Kitasei's THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP SKY, about a multiracial Japanese and American woman whose mission into deep space begins with a lethal explosion that leaves the survivors scrambling for answers about the culprit and the loyalty of the crew, to Maxine Charles at Flatiron Books, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal.

Jasmine Skye's DAUGHTER OF THE BONE FOREST and DAUGHTER OF THE WITCH KING, a debut duology that follows two girls whose fates are intertwined; a powerful shapeshifter farm girl who resists joining the elite school for witches and shapeshifters, fearing she will be drafted into the king's army, and the king's daughter, a powerful witch who is destined to lead the country into bloody war, but can't help her feelings for the backwater ranch girl who wants no part of it, to Holly West at Feiwel and Friends, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2024 and winter 2025.

Alex Crespo's SAINT JUNIPER'S FOLLY, a queer Gothic mystery pitched as CEMETERY BOYS meets THE DEVOURING GRAY, in which a straight-laced golden boy and a novice witch team up to rescue a Mexican American teen with a cryptic past who has become trapped inside a haunted mansion in Vermont, to Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer of 2023.

Emi Watanabe Cohen's GOLEMCRAFTERS, in which Japanese-Jewish siblings discover they are descended from a long line of golemcrafters, and spend the summer learning to sculpt golems, pitched in the tradition of Jewish folklore, to Meghan Maria McCullough at Levine Querido, for publication in fall 2023.

DaVaun Sanders's KEYNAN MASTERS AND THE PEERLESS MAGIC CREW, a fantasy series where a boy unravels the secrets of Peerless Academy and his own freestyling magic, all while trying to save the world from scary storms that stem from mysterious forces, to Stephanie Cohen at Inkyard Press, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2023.

Author of THE UNBROKEN C.L. Clark's WARMONGERS, an epic fantasy set in a kingdom in a cycle of eternal war, in which two women—once lovers and warriors at arms—are set on a collision course when years after their separation, one is crowned king and the other vows to kill her, to Brit Hvide at Orbit.

Author of HALF OUTLAW and diversity, equity, and inclusion instructor Alex Temblador's WRITING AN IDENTITY NOT YOUR OWN, a guide to help writers craft authentic, complex characters whose identities differ from their own, to Gwen Hawkes at St. Martin's Essentials.

World Fantasy Award finalist R.B. Lemberg's THE YOKE OF STARS, a Birdverse novella in which a rebel who has escaped a remote egalitarian community and a linguist who has left behind an abusive marriage negotiate an assassination contract, only to find how their lives intersect in unusual ways, involving sea serpent shape shifters, fallen stars, and a powerful magical family, to Jacob Weisman at Tachyon Publications, with Jaymee Goh editing.

SUB-AGENTS/ RIGHTS CONTACTS
Foreign rights represented by Whitney Lee of the Fielding Agency:
The Fielding Agency
1550G Tiburon Blvd, #528
Tiburon, CA 94920
(T) 310.968.6683
wlee@fieldingagency.com
KEY PERSONNEL
Kimberley Cameron
Amy Cloughley
Elizabeth Kracht
Lisa Abellera
Dorian Maffei
Camille Kantor
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
As my client list is currently full, I am closed to submissions.

Please read my submission guidelines on kimberleycameron.com or marycmoore.com. Use the submission form http://QueryMe.Online/Mary_C_Moore_KCA to submit. All emailed submissions will be deleted unread.