The Corvisiero Literary Agency is dedicated to writers of high quality fiction and non-fiction. Our clients include authors at all different stages of their careers, from Best Selling Authors to debut Authors with unique voices and stories to tell. We value fresh, original writing that has a compelling point of view.

Marisa A. Corvisiero is the founder and CEO of the Corvisiero Literary Agency and our Senior Literary Agent. She is also a Literary Consultant and an Attorney practicing law for over twenty years in New York City.

Ms. Corvisiero has held positions in several law firms and companies since 1995 in different capacities. In such positions, she has attained the knowledge and experience necessary to properly and dynamically represent her clients. These stellar firms and companies include Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, a top global law firm; Windels, Marx, Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, a white shoe boutique law firm; and Avaya, Inc., a Fortune 500 telecommunications company among several distinguished others.

Ms. Corvisiero received her Bachelors in Business Administration in International Business and Marketing from Hofstra University in 1995, where she was the President of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Chapter, and the President of the Pre Law Society during her last year. Ms. Corvisiero received her Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law in 2000, and earned Pace University School of Law's prestigious International Law Certificate for her studies in International Law. During her legal studies, she held several Board positions on the Student Bar Association, where she was also the Treasurer of the Environmental Law Society, the Chair of the Social Committee, and the Co-Editor of the Pace University School of Law Year Book in 1999 and 2000.

Ms. Corvisiero is licensed to practice in New York State, and has been in good standing for the duration of her admission to the Bar. She belongs to the New York City Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

She is fluent in Italian and Spanish, and has some working knowledge of Portuguese and Japanese.

Marisa Corvisiero is an attorney with over twenty years of General Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Trust and Estates experience with offices in New York City and Red Bank, NJ. She is a publishing consultant, speaker and instructor for several mediums including Writer's Digest and participates on panels and workshops at conferences regularly.

She has been ranked by Publisher's Marketplace at the top of several of her leading categories.

Marisa Corvisiero, Founder, CEO and Sr. Literary Agent

Rudy Cecera, Film/TV Rights Agent
Tessa Shaffer, Literary Manager and Lit. Agent

Maggie Sadler
Emma Konn
Grace Long
Estefany Delgadillo

Renee Wolf: rwolf@corvisierolaw.com

All submission to be uploaded through Query Manager. Button with Link for each agent can be found on each agent's profile and our submission guidelines. No E-mails, No Paper Submissions accepted. Submission package must include Query letter, the first five pages of your complete and polished manuscript and an up to 2 pages synopsis. If your work is non-fiction, then you should include a proposal instead of the synopsis. All sample pages (including requests for partials and fulls) must be properly formatted into 1 inch margins, double-spaced lines, Times New Roman black font size 12.

Do not e-mail queries to any of our Agents directly unless the work has been solicited. We suggest that you review our Agents' profiles under the Representation tab on our website at www.corvisieroagency.com and choose an agent that seems to be the best fit for your genre. Then address your Query letter to that specific Agent. A rejection from one agent is a rejection from all. Please do not query another agent unless expressly invited.