Our founder, Uwe Stender,Ph.D, is a Full Member of the AAR (Association of Authors' Representatives).

Dana L. Davis, Whitney Gardner, Sayantani DasGupta, Jared Reck, Laura Weymouth,Christi Paul,Eric Deggans, Natasha Suri, Elizabeth LaBan, Kate Hattemer, Stacy Tornio, Blair Thornburgh, Cynthia Ellingsen.

We are always open to any strong fiction (our current focus in fiction is Mysteries/Thrillers, Psychological Suspense, YA, MG, and PB) and all non-fiction projects.

Founder and President Dr. Uwe Stender is a Full Member of the AAR (Association of Authors' Representatives). He is interested in all kinds of non-fiction and fiction. In non-fiction, he is completely open to any project, from Memoir, Pop Culture, and Health to How-to, Gardening, History and everything in between, including non-fiction for children. In Children's fiction, he is looking for YA, and MG. In adult fiction, his tastes trend towards Women's Fiction, Psychological Suspense, and Mysteries. As an immigrant to the USA himself, he is always eager to bring projects from underrepresented voices into the world. So surprise him, his tastes are eclectic, and he may just love what you wrote!

His favorite five novels right now are: Caraval, The Underground Railroad, Der Nasse Fisch, Kafka On The Shore, The Young Elites, and Wonder.

Literary Agent Brent Taylor's tastes are eclectic, but all of his favorite novels are similar in that they tend to have fresh voice and fantastic writing.

He is seeking smart, fun, and exciting books in the following categories: middle grade, young adult, women's fiction, literary fiction, and crime fiction. His favorite books include: The Time Traveler's Wife, White Oleander, The Vast Fields of Ordinary, Please Ignore Vera Dietz, and The Westing Game.

Associate Literary Agent Laura Crockett is interested in a variety of YA and adult fiction.

In YA, she is interested in contemporary realistic fiction (such as study abroad experiences, strong female friendships, falling in love, mental health, diversity, LGBTQ) and fantasy (particularly with excellent world-building, authentic characterization, fantasy inspired by fairytales and other cultures' mythology, and historical fantasy). Some favorite titles include Fangirl, The Lie Tree, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, All the Bright Places, Shadowfell, When We Collided, Anna and the French Kiss, A Shadow Bright and Burning, The Star-Touched Queen, and The Winner's Curse.

In adult fiction, she is interested in contemporary women's fiction (heartfelt, juicy moral dilemmas, historical bends with parallel narratives), humorous chick-lit (especially if it's millennial-driven), and fantasy (excellent world-building, authentic characterization, fantasy inspired by fairytales and other cultures' mythology, and historical fantasy). Some favorite titles include The Night Circus, Outlander, The Queen of Blood, Daughter of the Forest, The Winter Witch, The Hating Game, and authors like Jodi Picoult, Kate Morton, Gayle Forman, and Sophie Kinsella.

Associate Literary Agent Lauren Spieller comes to TriadaUS with a background in literary scouting and editorial consulting. She has a sharp editorial eye, and is passionate about author advocacy. Lauren is seeking Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction, as well as select Adult fiction and non-fiction. Whatever the age category or genre, Lauren is passionate about finding diverse and underrepresented voices.

In MG, she’s drawn to heartfelt contemporaries, contemporary fantasy and magical realism, and exciting adventures. Some of her recent favorites are Rules for Stealing Stars, George, The Thing About Jellyfish, Wonder, Hour of the Bees, and Rooftoppers. In YA, she’d love to find authentic teen voices in any and all genres. She is especially fond of fantasy, magical realism, and space operas; contemporary stories with a hook; and anything with a feminist bent. A few favorites include Dumplin’, Scorpio Races, An Ember in the Ashes, OCD Love Story, Six of Crows, The Raven Boys, and Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda.

In Adult, Lauren is seeking commercial fiction, particularly female-driven psychological thrillers (a la Lauren Beukes and Gillian Flynn), and immersive literary fantasies, such as The Night Circus, The Miniaturist, and A Darker Shade of Magic. She is also interested in female-driven Upmarket General Fiction, especially if it's funny or has a touch of magical realism (note that she is NOT looking for Romance), and unique non-fiction with an existing platform. She's particularly hungry for counter culture books, cocktail books with a twist/theme, or narrative nonfiction with a unique hook (if you’re the next Lindsey West, Roxanne Gay, or Lauren Duca, she wants to hear from you).

Literary Agent Assistant Amelia Appel joined Triada after previously assisting at McIntosh & Otis, Inc. and Writers House. She is seeking adult fiction, non-fiction, and occasional YA.

For adult fiction, she is most interested in literary fiction, mystery, thriller, upmarket women's fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and horror. Projects with a smart, distinct voice, a fantastic setting to jump into, and/or a witty protagonist are all up her alley. She is not looking for romance novels.

For adult non-fiction, she is primarily looking for creative non-fiction, humor, sports, how-to, pop culture, and true crime. She is not looking to represent memoir.

For YA, she is particularly interested in stories with a savvy protagonist and a slightly dark tone that deal with serious coming-of-age issues well.

Please send an email with QUERY and the manuscript title in the email's subject line. In the body of the email, please paste your query letter, the first ten pages of the manuscript, a full synopsis, and an author bio.

Full Member of AAR (Association of Authors' Representatives).

Dana L. Davis, Whitney Gardner, Sayantani DasGupta, Jared Reck, Laura Weymouth,Christi Paul,Eric Deggans, Natasha Suri, Elizabeth LaBan, Kate Hattemer, Stacy Tornio, Blair Thornburgh, Cynthia Ellingsen

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Lauren Knowles at Page Street has acquired world rights to Adiba Jaigirdar's THE HENNA WARS. When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls with rival henna businesses who fall in love. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal.

Tricia Lin at Simon Pulse has acquired, at auction, Chloe Gong's debut YA fantasy THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS pitched as a Romeo And Juliet retelling by way of The Godfather. A monster has awakened in 1920s Shanghai, killing off citizens and stirring trouble between two feuding gangs. The rival heirs, Roma Montagov and Juliet Cai, must work together before the monster destroys all they hold dear, even while the Chinese Civil War breaks out around them. Publication is planned for Fall 2020. Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the two-book deal for North American rights.

Andrea Tompa at Candlewick has won at auction world rights to I'LL GO AND COME BACK by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Sara Palacios. A tribute to long-distance family relationships and cross-cultural connections, the story follows a girl on a trip to India. When she finds herself homesick, her grandmother knows the cure, and the girl knows just how to welcome her grandmother when she visits the U.S. Publication is slated for spring 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Kendra Marcus and Minju Chang at Bookstop Literary represented the illustrator.

SKULLS! author Blair Thornburgh's SECOND BANANA, illustrated by MAE'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL author/illustrator Kate Berube, about navigating the disappointment of being cast as second banana in the class play...figuratively...or literally, to Emma Ledbetter at Abrams, for publication in fall 2020, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Lori Kilkelly at LK Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Author of Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home To Fight As Confederate Soldiers Tom McMillan's OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE, which reveals how generations of the enduring military family, the Armisteads, defended, fought, hid, but ultimately preserved the original Star Spangled Banner from the War of 1812 through the end of the Civil War--ultimately donating it to the Smithsonian Institution where it is displayed today, to Alex Novak at Regnery History, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in June 2020, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Gender studies professor and author of SHE/HE/THEY/ME: FOR THE SISTERS, MISTERS, AND BINARY RESISTERS Robyn Ryle's WHEN ALL CHEERLEADERS WERE BOYS, an original investigation into the intersection of sports history and identities, using sports as a way to learn about the complicated history of gender, sexuality, race, and social justice while connecting those stories to the world of today's athletes, to Christen Karniski at Rowman & Littlefield, for publication in summer 2020, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Jessica Anderson at Macmillan/Ottaviano has bought Hunting Annabelle author Wendy Heard's debut YA thriller, She's Too Pretty to Burn. In this gender-swapped Dorian Gray reimagining, a teen photographer's picture of her introverted girlfriend goes viral, sending them into a spiral of fame and danger as they navigate the waters of an underground San Diego art scene. Publication is scheduled for winter 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency handled the deal for world rights.

A LOVE HATE THING by Whitney D. Grandison, featuring an It girl from a wealthy coastal community who clashes with a former childhood friend when he moves in with her family after tragedy strikes, wreaking havoc with her summer plans, her friendships and her heart, to Natashya Wilson at Inkyard Press, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Tris Coburn at Tilbury House has acquired world rights to THE ARABIC QUILT by Aya Khalil, illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan. The picture book follows an Egyptian-American girl who learns to appreciate her second language, Arabic, after a class project intended to celebrate everyone's identity. Publication is tentatively slated for winter 2019; Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Christy Tugueau Ewers at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator.

Co-author of The Kids' Outdoor Adventure Book Ken Keffer's EARTH YEAR, a collection structured around phenology of 365 daily facets of natural history, including animals, plants, weather, geology, astronomy, and more that explores the universal patterns of nature across North America from January 1st to December 31st, to Kate Rogers at Mountaineers Books, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Kit Rosewater's THE DERBY DAREDEVILS series, in which a fifth-grader sets out to form an all-girls roller derby crew with her best friend, but things turn complicated when she decides to woo the girl's neighbor (and secret crush) to the team, illustrated by Sophie Escabasse, to Courtney Code at Abrams Children's, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2020, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Authors of THINK LIKE A BABY and creators of doctoranddad.com Andy Ankowski and Amber Ankowski's HOW TO RAISE A BOOKMONSTER: THE JOYFUL WAY TO TURN YOUR CHILD INTO A FEARLESS, RAVENOUS READER, a playful guide for parents on how to nurture their distracted, plugged-in child into a voracious bookmonster, to Batya Rosenblum at The Experiment, for publication in fall 2020, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency(world).

Cheryl Klein at Lee & Low has bought world rights to SEVEN GOLDEN RINGS by Rajani LaRocca, a STEM-focused picture book that uses the story of a boy named Bhagat and his chain of seven golden rings to teach the basics of binary numbers. Archana Sreenivasan will illustrate; publication is planned for 2020. Brent Taylor at TriadaUS represented the author, and Stephanie Fretwell-Hill at Red Fox Literary represented the artist.

Debut author KayLynn Flanders's SHIELDED, a YA fantasy about a princess hiding a magical secret in a kingdom ravaged by war; the key to saving not only those closest to her, but the kingdom itself, is also the very secret that could destroy her, to Monica Jean at Delacorte, in a pre-empt, for publication in summer 2020, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Natashya Wilson at Inkyard Press has acquired Alechia Dow’s debut The Sound of Stars, a young adult novel set in the near-future featuring a captive teen human and a young alien leader, bonded by their love of forbidden books and music, who embark on a desperate road trip as they attempt to overturn alien rule and save humankind. Publication is projected for Winter 2020; Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary negotiated the deal for North American rights.

Simon Boughton at Norton Young Readers has bought, in an exclusive submission, Rex Ogle's middle grade memoir FREE LUNCH. The story follows the author's experience as a sixth-grader on the free lunch program, and coming-of-age while dealing with poverty, racism, and domestic violence in Texas. Publication is slated for fall 2018; Brent Taylor at Triada US sold North American rights.

Animator and storyboard artist Louie Zong's BOOK SCIENCE, in which two scientists, a bear and a frog, conduct hands-on, fearless experiments answering the age-old question of how books work, to John Morgan at Imprint, for publication in summer 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

In a four book deal Alyson Heller at Aladdin/Simon & Schuster has bought Dee Romito's FORT BUILDERS series about two best friends, who are determined to earn some spending money, start a fort building company and must navigate the challenges of being pint-size business owners.Publication of Book One is planned for Summer 2020. Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary Agency negotiated the deal for World Rights.

THE SERPENT'S SECRET and GAME OF STARS author Sayantani DasGupta's THE CHAOS CURSE, the third book in the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series, in which a 12-year-old demon slayer and her friends must stop the Serpent King from destroying the multiplicity of the multiverse and reducing the many parallel dimensions to a single story, to Abigail McAden at Scholastic, in a six-figure deal, for publication in February 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

THE HEMINGWAY THIEF author Shaun Harris's THE OLD IRISH EXIT, a new novel following an author who finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation at the University of Notre Dame involving a secret society and old friends who aren't what they seem, to Dan Mayer at Seventh Street, for publication in spring 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Courtney Code at Abrams has preempted world rights for the picture book WILLOW THE ARMADILLO by Marilou Reeder, illustrated by Dave Mottram, in which the tenacious character dreams of being the hero of her very own picture book, but must learn what it means to be a hero first. Publication is slated for spring 2020; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Anne Moore Armstrong at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator.

Alice Jerman at Harper Teen has bought at auction, in a six-figure deal, Erica Waters's debut YA Contemporary Fantasy, GHOST WOOD SONG. In the story, a girl must use her family's ghost-raising fiddle to conjure the one spirit who can prove her brother is innocent of murder, while choosing between the banjo-playing girl of her dreams and the rodeo boy trying to swagger his way into her heart. Publication is set for Summer 2020. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for North American Rights.

Liz Kossnar at Simon & Schuster has bought Fake Blood author-illustrator Whitney Gardner's middle grade graphic novel, Space Camp, in which a 12-year-old girl is upset to move from Portland to Seattle, leaving her only friend behind. When her parents enroll her in a space-themed summer camp, she finds that the camp—and long-distance friendship—might be more out of this world than she bargained for. Publication is set for summer 2020; Brent Taylor at Triada US sold world rights.

Author of the forthcoming 500 WORDS OR LESS Juleah del Rosario's TURTLE UNDER ICE, a novel-in-verse following the relationship between two teen sisters after one of them goes missing during a snowstorm, to Jennifer Ung at Simon Pulse, for publication in spring 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Author of THE KIDS' OUTDOOR ADVENTURE BOOK Stacy Tornio with Jack Tornio's 101 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO HAVE BEFORE YOU GROW UP, offering up activities, games, and challenges to get kids ages 8-12 in the outdoors and loving it, to Katie Benoit at Globe Pequot, for publication in spring 2019, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Debut author Aleksandra Ross's DON'T CALL THE WOLF, pitched as inspired by Polish folklore, following an enchanted queen fighting to protect her forest from a legendary dragon, and the journey that unfolds when she saves a dragon slayer with secrets of his own and discovers just how dark the woods really are, to Stephanie Stein at Harper Teen, for publication in winter 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Charlie Ilgunas at Yellow Jacket has won at auction Rajani LaRocca's debut middle grade novel, Midsummer's Mayhem. Inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream, the story follows an 11-year-old Indian-American girl whose dream of winning a celebrity chef-judged baking contest stirs up trouble when she bakes with a mysterious boy from the woods and people around her start acting loopy. Publication is scheduled for summer 2019; Brent Taylor at TriadaUS brokered the deal for world English rights.

Trinka Hakes Noble's A FIST FOR JOE LOUIS AND ME, set in 1938, the story follows two Detroit boys who are inspired by their hero, the legendary boxer Joe Louis, as they face the hardships of the Great Depression, the rise of Nazi Germany, and a school yard bully, illustrated by Nicole Tadgell, to Barb McNally at Sleeping Bear Press, in a nice deal, for publication in Fall 2019, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Christy Tugeau Ewers at CATugeau for the illustrator (NA).

Impossible Saints author Clarissa Harwood's next historical novel BEAR NO MALICE, pitched as Grantchester meets Great Expectations, about a clergyman with a painful past and an artist trapped by her own secrets, to Katie McGuire at Pegasus, in a nice deal, for publication in Winter 2019, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Author of THE RESTAURANT CRITIC’S WIFE and NOT PERFECT, Elizabeth LaBan's BESIDE HERSELF, in which a woman finds out her husband had an affair and he proposes she do the same to even the score and keep the marriage intact--a story about how marriage doesn’t necessarily follow a straight line and unexpected detours might just bring you back to the place you most want to be, to Jodi Warshaw at Lake Union Publishing, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Mary Fan's STRONGER THAN A BRONZE DRAGON, a steampunk fantasy set in a world inspired by Qing dynasty China, where a warrior girl teams up with a young thief to save her village from shadow spirits, but after arriving at the Courts of Hell, a discovery challenges everything they know about who the real enemy is, to Lauren Knowles at Page Street, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

EXTRAORDINARY and CALL ME SUNFLOWER author Miriam Spitzer Franklin's EMILY OUT OF FOCUS, about a twelve-year-old girl who flies with her family to adopt a baby sister from China, and what happens when a new friend she makes there takes her on an adventure that will change her perspective on the world forever,to Alison Weiss at Sky Pony Press, for publication in Spring 2019, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Erin Clarke at Knopf has bought Kate Hattemer’s new YA novel, The Last Chance Dance, the story of a teenage girl who challenges the traditions at her private school, while exploring idealism vs. reality, friendship vs. sex, and the knotty complications of tradition and privilege. Publication is slated for spring 2020; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world English rights.

Liz Kossnar at Simon & Schuster has acquired world rights to Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice, a middle grade graphic novel biography by the author of I Dissent, Debbie Levy, to be illustrated by Whitney Gardner. The graphic novel follows RBG's evolution as a feminist and legal powerhouse and her path to becoming the second woman on the Supreme Court; Ginsburg just celebrated her 85th birthday on March 15. Publication is set for summer 2019; Caryn Wiseman at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the author, and Brent Taylor at TriadaUS represented the illustrator.

Holly West at Swoon Reads has bought Going Off-Script, a new LGBTQ+ YA contemporary novel by Jen Wilde, author of Queens of Geek and The Brightsiders. A teen gets the TV-writing internship of her dreams, but when her boss rewrites her lesbian character as straight, she and the actress launch a #DontHideYourGays campaign against the studio, and fall for each other along the way. Publication is set for summer 2019; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.

Tasha Suri's debut novel, EMPIRE OF SAND, an epic fantasy inspired by Mughal-Indian history, about a nobleman's illegitimate daughter and a vow-bound mystic who both possess the rare ability to compel the dreams of sleeping gods, to Sarah Guan at Orbit, at auction, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in Fall 2018, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English). ?

Lisa Rosinsky at Barefoot Books has acquired world rights excluding Iran to THE BOOK TREE by Paul Czajak illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. The picture book tells the story of a reactionary mayor who bans all the books in his town, and the imaginative boy who shows him that suppressing people's stories only encourages them to blossom more beautifully than ever. Publication is slated for fall 2018, Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at TriadaUS represented the author, and Carrie Hannigan at Hannigan Salky Getzler represented the illustrator.

Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee has bought world rights to Daniel Haack and Isabel Galupo's MAIDEN & PRINCESS, illustrated by Becca Human, a picture book about a maiden who goes to the prince's royal ball and doesn't quite enjoy herself until she meets and falls in love with the princess. Publication is scheduled for spring 2019; Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the authors, and the illustrator represented herself.

T.S. Ferguson at Harlequin Teen has acquired TIFFANY SLY LIVES HERE NOW author (and star of Heroes and Glee) Dana L. Davis’s THE VOICE IN MY HEAD. When Indigo Phillips hears a voice in her head telling her she can save her terminally-ill twin sister’s life, she delays her medically-assisted suicide to drag her family on a road trip filled with drama, fighting, forgiveness, and eventually, closure. Publication is planned for summer 2019; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency brokered the deal for World English rights.

Annette Rogers at Poisoned Pen Press has acquired Beyond The Grave by Judy Clemens. In this fifth installment of the Grim Reaper Mysteries, the Grim Reaper accompanies hapkido blackbelt Casey Maldonado to the Pacific Northwest, where they investigate a decades-old Halloween murder, fight off drunken rednecks, and re-discover the meaning of Home. Publication is planned for Summer 2018. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author for World English Rights.

Hannah Allaman at Disney has pre-empted Nina Moreno's debut YA contemporary, Saint Rosa of the Sea, pitched as Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic. The women in Rosa's family are cursed: her abuela is exiled from Cuba, her mother is reckless, and Rosa is forbidden to go to the sea. Rosa dreams of finally seeing their island, but her study abroad plans crumble amid sudden political changes just as she crashes into a quiet boy from the docks. Publication is planned for Summer 2019; Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for World English rights. Foreign language: Brent Taylor (brent@triadaus.com). Film/TV: Uwe Stender (uwe@triadaus.com)

Jim Beviglia's PLAYING BACK THE '80S: A DECADE OF UNSTOPPABLE HITS, an exploration of the era through its most popular songs and the little-known stories behind them, brimming with fresh insights from insider perspectives, from the B-52s to Metallica and all the favorites in between, to Natalie Mandziuk at Rowman & Littlefield, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Lauren Smulski at Harlequin Teen has acquired Coral And Pearl by Mara Rutherford. This YA debut fantasy follows a young woman from a village in the sea who must impersonate her twin on land to save everyone she loves from a tyrannical prince. Publication is planned for Fall 2019; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author for World English Rights.

Paul Czajak's TREES MAKE PERFECT PETS, about a girl whose birthday wish comes true when she receives a dogwood tree as her very own pet, to Annie Berger at Sourcebooks. Cathy Gendron will illustrate, publication is set for spring 2019. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Christy T.Ewers at Christina A. Tugeau Artist Agency represented the illustrator.

Mary Kate Castellani at Bloomsbury Children's Books has acquired Phil Stamper's debut novel, The Gravity of Us, plus an untitled standalone. The story follows two teen boys who find love amid the drama of a NASA mission to Mars. Publication is planned for winter 2020; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the two-book deal for world English rights.

Director and Producer Rocky Lang and film historian Barbara Hall's LETTERS FROM HOLLYWOOD, chronicling the history of Hollywood from the Golden Age through the pre-email era of the 1980s via letters from the most notable and talented industry names, to David Cashion at Abrams, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Emma Ledbetter at Atheneum has acquired Skulls! by Blair Thornburgh, illustrated by Scott Campbell. This hilarious nonfiction picture book is all about…skulls! They give your face a good shape. They have holes in them for sounds, for light, for air, and for grilled cheese sandwiches. You’re lucky to have such a good bone in your body! Publication is planned for Summer 2019; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Steven Malk at Writers House represented the illustrator in the deal for world rights.

Summer Heacock's FINDER'S FEE, about an assistant editor in NYC who's laid off and forced to take a job cleaning out abandoned storage units and the humorous antics that ensue when she finds potential blackmail material and is torn between doing the right thing and selling out a famous British actor for money, to Lauren Smulski at Mira, for publication in Summer 2018, by Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Alice Jerman at HarperTeen has acquired at auction, in a six-figure deal, Laura E. Weymouth's debut YA fantasy, THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, billed as Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS meets C.S. Lewis's Narnia. The story follows two troubled sisters, bound together by blood and fate, as they struggle to find their place in our world after spending years ruling as queens in a realm of myth and magic. Publication is set for fall 2018; Lauren Spieller at Triada US Literary Agency did the two-book deal for North American rights.

Kate Farrell at Henry Holt has acquired Monique Bonneau’s debut YA novel, The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel. The story follows two teen girls, once best friends but now estranged, as their connection is rekindled—and tested—in their common struggle with identity and sexuality. Publication is planned for spring 2019; Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency sold world English rights.

Clarissa Harwood's IMPOSSIBLE SAINTS, the story of an English suffragette torn between her political ambitions and her love for a young clergyman, to Katie McGuire at Pegasus, for publication in Winter 2018, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Daniel Haack's PRINCE + KNIGHT, about a noble prince and a brave knight who come together to defeat a terrible monster and in the process find true love in a most unexpected place: each other, to be illustrated by Stevie Lewis, to Charlie Ilgunas of Little Bee Books, for publication in summer 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author (World).

Juleah del Rosario's debut novel in verse, 500 WORDS OR LESS, in which a high school senior attempts to salvage her reputation by writing her Ivy League-obsessed classmates' college admissions essays after being ostracized for betraying a beloved classmate, while she struggles with a moral compass that no longer points north, to Jennifer Ung at Simon Pulse, in an exclusive submission, for publication in Fall 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Jessica Bayliss's TEN PAST CLOSING, chronicling the events before and after a hold-up at Cafe Flores, during which two teens from very different backgrounds are held hostage and explore a relationship that might have been, all while scheming to stay alive, to Alison Weiss at Sky Pony Press, for publication in Spring 2018, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World).

Abigail McAden and Patrice Caldwell at Scholastic have won a six-house auction for Sayantani DasGupta’s debut middle-grade novel Kiranmala and the Kingdom of Serpents, plus a sequel. The books draw from the traditional folktales of West Bengal, India and follow the interdimensional adventures of a 12-year-old girl who finds out she’s an Indian princess destined to slay blood-thirsty rakkhosh demons. Publication is planned to begin in spring 2018; Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for North American rights for six figures. Audio rights have been sold to Scholastic Audio and German rights have been sold to Carlsen Verlag.

T.S. Ferguson and Natashya Wilson at Harlequin Teen have acquired at auction Heroes actress Dana Davis’s debut YA novel, Seven Days of Stone, the story of a teen girl who, in the wake of her mother’s death, travels from Chicago to LA to live with a father she has never known, and who may in fact not be her real father. Publication is planned for summer 2018; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for World English rights.

PLANTS YOU CAN’T KILL author Stacy Tornio’s PLANTS THAT CAN KILL, about how to identify and protect yourself, your family, and your pets from potentially poisonous plants found in your backyard or neighboring areas, to Nicole Frail at Skyhorse by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Author-illustrator Monique Bonneau's SEVEN BAD CATS, a picture book about a little girl and a band of bad cats who stow away on her ship and wreak havoc on their voyage, to Annie Berger at Sourcebooks, at auction, for publication in Fall 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (World).

NOBODY BUT US and EVERY LAST PROMISE author Kristin Halbrook writing as K.D. Halbrook's SMOKE AND MIRRORS, about a girl who loses faith in her culture, family, and friends when bullying at school becomes overwhelming and she must embark on a quest to discover the roots of a curse that plagues the magical cirque where she's grown up, to Sylvie Frank at Paula Wiseman Books, for publication in Fall 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

The BFF Bucket List author Dee Romito's THE ITALY LIST, which follows the continuing adventures of Skyler Grace as she blogs her way through Venice, Italy as a social media intern, searching for a skill she can call her own, to Alyson Heller at Aladdin, for publication in Summer 2018, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World).

THE WHOLE PACKAGE and MARRIAGE MATTERS author Cynthia Ellingsen's THE LIGHTHOUSE IN STARLIGHT COVE, about a woman who loses everything after a family scandal surrounding lost treasure and returns home under the guise of remodeling a lighthouse, but in the process uncovers a family secret and opens her heart to love, to Miriam Juskowicz at Lake Union Publishing, for publication in Spring 2017, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (World).

LOST’S BURIED TREASURES author Lynnette Porter’s BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH- LONDON AND HOLLYWOOD, an unauthorized performance biography, to Steve Emecz at MX Publishing, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World).

THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING and DON'T VOTE FOR ME author Krista Van Dolzer's DON'T SOLVE THE PUZZLE, a murder mystery set at a math camp with built-in logic puzzles that readers can solve alongside the main character, to Brett Wright at Bloomsbury Children's, at auction, for publication in Winter 2019, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (World).

THE RESTAURANT CRITIC’S WIFE author Elizabeth LaBan’s NOT PERFECT, a novel about coming close to losing everything before you can find yourself again, all the while dealing with guilt, loss, mystery and love, to Jodi Warshaw at Lake Union, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World).
TV/Film: uwe@triadaus.com

Mara Rutherford's CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL, to Emas (Bulgaria), by Diana Matulic at Corto Literary Agency, on behalf of Triada US.

Rajani LaRocca's MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM, to Roca Editorial (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

Audio rights to Rajani LaRocca's MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM, to Addi Black at Blackstone Audio, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

UK rights to THE LIGHT BETWEEN WORLDS author Laura E. Weymouth's A TREASON OF THORNS, set in a reimagined version of early 1800s England, in which a teen girl discovers her family's sentient Great House is slowly dying, and must attempt to save it with the help of her father's mysterious ward before the House rains down destruction on the surrounding countryside and everyone in it, to Rachel Leyshon at Chicken House, for publication in spring 2020, by Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

German rights to Rex Ogle writing as Adam Monster's EAST EMERSON series, to HarperCollins Germany, in a two-book deal, by Bastian Schlueck at Thomas Schlueck Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

Polish rights to Wendy Heard's HUNTING ANNABELLE, to Urszula Ruzik-Kulinska at Swiat Ksiazki, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.

Film Rights to Natasha Suri’s EMPIRE OF SAND, to Kronicle Media, Rebel Maverick, and Amyale Productions by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Nina Moreno's DON'T DATE ROSA SANTOS, to Vergara & Riba(ARGENTINA), at auction, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; also to Vergara & Riba (BRAZIL), by Camila Marandino at Riff Agency; to AST (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency; and to Maxim (HUNGARY), in a pre-empt, by Diana Matulic at Corto Literary Agency; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Audio Rights to Mary Fan's STRONGER THAN A BRONZE DRAGON, to Ron Formica at Tantor Media, at auction, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Uwe Stender (world English).

Clarissa Harwood's BEAR NO MALICE, to Catherine Wallach at HighBridge Audio, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett (world English).

Mara Rutherford's CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL, to Vulkan (Serbia), by Vuk Perisic at Plima Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Rena Rossner's THE SISTERS OF THE WINTER WOOD, to Eksmo (Russian Federation), by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Mark SaFranko's HATING OLIVIA, to La Dragonne (France), by Donatella d'Ormesson at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Audio rights to Juleah del Rosario's 500 WORDS OR LESS, to Emily Parliman at Listening Library, for publication in April 2019, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Juleah Del Rosario's s 500 Words OR LESS, to Gabrielle Union's Production Company I'll Have Another, and Matt Nicholas' Rebel Maverick and Manaal Khan's Amyale Productions, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency. (Film rights)

Audio rights to K. D. Halbrook's SILVER BATAL AND THE WATER DRAGON RACES, to Meagan Cohen at Audible, in a two-book deal, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Serbian rights to Rena Rossner's THE SISTERS OF THE WINTER WOOD, to Vulkan, by Vuk Perisic at Plima Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

K. D. Halbrook's SMOKE AND MIRRORS, to Meagan Cohen at Audible, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Turkish rights to K. D. Halbrook's SMOKE AND MIRRORS, to Kirmizi Kedi, by Gaksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Dramatic/Film/TV rights to Dana L. Davis's TIFFANY SLY LIVES HERE NOW, to Korin Huggins and Monique Nash's Kronicle Media and Matt Nicholas' Rebel Maverick Productions, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Bengali rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET, to Cafe Table, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Rights to Rex Ogle's EAST EMERSON series, to Ediciones B in Spain, in a pre-empt, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, to Il Castoro in Italy, at auction, by Maura Solinas at Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency; to Mamania in Poland, in a pre-empt, and Storytel for Polish audio, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency; to Pena in Turkey, by Goksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency; all in three-book deals on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Korean rights to Krista Van Dolzer's EARTH TO DAD, to Prunsoop, by Jully Lee at Eric Yang Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Simplified Chinese rights to Krista Van Dolzer's EARTH TO DAD, to Beijing White Horse Time, by Claire Cai at Big Apple Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

French rights to Mark SaFranko's THE SUICIDE, to Actes Sud, for publication in Spring 2019, by Donatella d'Ormesson at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

QUEENS OF GEEK author Jen Wilde's THE BRIGHTSIDERS, in which a teen drummer navigates coming out as bisexual, old family struggles, and paparazzi after she's branded Hollywood's latest trainwreck, to Pamela Lorence at Forever Young Audiobooks, for publication in Summer 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller (World English).

German audio rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET, to Silberfisch, by Daniela Steiner at Carlsen on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Spanish and Catalan rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET, to La Galera, in a two-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Norwegian rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET, to Lindy Andersen at Fontini, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Polish rights to Eric Bell's ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD, to Katarzyna Gasinska at Foksal, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Turkish rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET: KIRANMALA AND THE KINGDOM BEYOND, to Siyah Kitap, in a two-book deal, by Gaksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.
World Spanish rights to Laura E. Weymouth's THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Edward Benitez at Harper Espanol, in a two-book deal, by Lola Esquina at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller and Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.
Latin American Spanish rights to Shaun Harris's THE HEMINGWAY THIEF, to Ediciones B Mexico, by Lola Esquina at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

U.K. rights to Laura E. Weymouth's THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Barry Cunningham at Chicken House, at auction, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller.

French rights to Laura E. Weymouth's THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Pocket Jeunesse, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Donatella d'Ormesson at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary on behalf of Lauren Spieller and Brent Taylor.

Catalan rights to Eric Bell's ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD, to Bromera, by Lola Esquina at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Simplified Chinese rights to Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer’s THE TRUTH ABOUT NATURE, to Publishing House of the Electronics Industry, by Claire Feng at Big Apple Agency on behalf of Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at Triada US Literary Agency.

Simplified Chinese rights to Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer’s THE SECRET LIVES OF ANIMALS, to Publishing House of the Electronics Industry, by Claire Feng at Big Apple Agency on behalf of Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at Triada US Literary Agency.

French rights to L. Philips's PERFECT TEN, to Castelmore, by Donatella d'Ormesson at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Turkish rights to J.C. Lane's TAG, YOU'RE DEAD, to Bilgi, at auction, by Göksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency on behalf of Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

German Rights to Eric Bell's ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD to Almut Werner at Fischer, by Brent Taylor.

AUDIO RIGHTS: J.C. Lane's TAG, YOU'RE DEAD, to Anne Fonteneau at Blackstone Audio, by Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

FILM RIGHTS: Shaun Harris's debut thriller THE HEMINGWAY THIEF, about a novelist seeking refuge in Mexico's badlands who finds a never-before-seen draft of A MOVEABLE FEAST that reveals the desperate lengths Hemingway underwent to get published, optioned to LA-based Scott/Burns Productions, by Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor and attorney Kevin Garlitz at Loeb & Loeb on behalf of Scott/Burns Productions.

AUDIO RIGHTS: Shaun Harris's THE HEMINGWAY THIEF, to Ron Formica at Tantor Media, at auction, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Turkish rights to Shaun Harris's THE HEMINGWAY THIEF, to Paris Yayýnevi, for publication in fall 2017, by Sedef Ilgic at Kalem Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

For audiobook and foreign rights:
Brent Taylor | Subsidiary Rights Manager
(502) 420-8063 | brent@triadaus.com

For film, TV, and dramatic rights:
Uwe Stender | President
(412) 401-3376 | uwe@triadaus.com

Translation Rights Co-Agents:

BRAZIL
Riff Agency
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
www.agenciariff.com.br
Phone: 55 21 2287-6299
Email: laura@agenciariff.com.br

CHINA
Big Apple Agency
Shanghai, China
www.bigapple-china.com
Phone: 86-21-6658-0055
Email: maggie-han@bigapple-china.com

CROATIA
Corto Literary
Zagreb, Croatia
www.cortoliterary.com
Phone: +385 91 4577 409
Email: diana@cortoliterary.com

FRANCE
Donatella d’Ormesson Agent Littéraire
Paris, France
Phone: 06 22 38 88 27
Email: ddormesson@free.fr

GERMANY
Thomas Schlueck Agency
Garbsen, Germany
www.schlueckagent.com
Phone: 05131-4975-68
Email: b.schlueck@schlueckagent.com

ISRAEL
The Deborah Harris Agency
Jerusalem, Israel
www.thedeborahharrisagency.com
Phone: 972 (0)2 5633237
Email: geula@thedeborahharrisagency.com

ITALY
Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency
Milan, Italy
www.pnla.it
Phone: +39 02 83420192
Email: Maura.Solinas@pnla.it

JAPAN
Tuttle-Mori Agency
Tokyo, Japan
www.tuttlemori.com
Phone: +81(0)3 3230 4083
Email: ken@tuttlemori.com

KOREA
Eric Yang Agency
Seoul, Korea
www.eyagency.com
Phone: +82-2-592-3356
Email: jackieyang@eyagency.com

MEXICO & SPAIN
IMC Literary Agency
Barcelona, Spain
www.iemece.com
Phone: +34 933 638 757
Email: anna@iemece.com

THE NETHERLANDS
Blackbird Literary Agency
RL Baarn, the Netherlands
www.b-l-agency.com
Phone: +31 35 887 4272
Email: b.lit.agency@gmail.com

POLAND
Book/lab Literary Agency
Warsaw, Poland
www.literatura.com.pl
Phone: +48 22 646 58 60
Email: piotr@literatura.com.pl

PORTUGAL
Agencia Das Letras
Lisbon, Portugal
www.agenciadasletras.pt
Phone: 91 422 1193
Email: rita.fazenda@agenciadasletras.pt

RUSSIA & THE BALTICS
Alexander Korzhenevski Agency
Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7-903-566-8676
Email: alex.akagency@gmail.com

SERBIA
Plima Literary
Belgrade, Serbia
www.plimaliterary.rs
Phone: +381 (0)11 304 6386
Email: vuk@plimaliterary.rs

THAILAND, VIETNAM, & INDONESIA
Arika Interrights Agency
Bangkok, Thailand
Phone: (6681) 623-5954
Email: arikainterrights@yahoo.co.th

TURKEY
Kalem Agency
Istanbul, Turkey
www.kalemagency.com
Phone: +90 212 245 44 06
Email: rights@kalemagency.com

*For all other territories (incl. U.K., Australia, Germany), contact Brent Taylor.

Brent Taylor, Literary Agent, Subsidiary Rights Manager, EMAIL: brent@triadaus.com
Laura Crockett, Associate Literary Agent, EMAIL:laura@triadaus.com
Lauren Spieller, Associate Literary Agent, EMAIL:lauren@triadaus.com
Amelia Appel, Literary Agent Assistant, EMAIL:amelia@triadaus.com

We prefer to receive queries via email. Paste your query into the body of the email. We will not download attachments unless we request them.

We do not respond to postal submissions that aren't accompanied by a SASE and will not return any material unless a SASE accompanies the submission. Additionally, because of new postal regulations, we cannot use metered mail for returns. All self-addressed envelopes must include stamps. If you send a snail mail query, please, send it to:

Dr. Uwe Stender
Triada US Literary Agency
P.O. Box 561
Sewickley, PA 15143

If we haven't responded after two weeks, we have not received your query.

If one of us rejects your query, do not query the other agents at Triada. If we think that it would appeal to one of our colleagues, we will share it with them and they will be in touch with you.

We strive to keep our response time one of the fastest in the industry. On average, we respond to submissions in one week.

Many agencies can take several months to respond to even solicited submissions. We will respond promptly. If you do not hear from us within two weeks, we did not receive your query. We also encourage you to check with us regularly via email about the progress of your submission.

Lastly, if we request a full manuscript and ultimately decide to reject it, we will explain to you our reasons for doing so.

**Because of the large volume of submissions that we receive, we will only respond to those that follow the above guidelines. Submissions made that do not follow our protocol will be discarded.**