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agent : dlazar@WritersHouse.com
Daniel Lazar
Writers House LLC
21 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10010
(212) 685-2400
(212) 685-1781 (fax)
http://www.writershouse.com
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Ballantine, 2010

Writers House, coming up on 30 years, is one of the largest literary agencies in the industry. As a company, we represent a wide range of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction.

I've been with Writers House for over eight years, and I'm always on the lookout for distinct fiction and great, lively non-fiction. I represent adult and children's books (and for children's books, I focus mainly on middle grade and YA). For fiction, I love stories that introduce me to new worlds -- or even better, recreate the ones I may already know. For non-fiction, I enjoy memoirs, narrative non-fiction, all stripes and studies of pop-culture, and even small gifty books that strike my fancy and make me smile. I'm a huge fan of graphic novels and memoirs. I also especially love historical fiction of all kinds. And as the oldest child of six who has changed many, many diapers in his life, I'm equally intrigued by any book with unique views on parenting and family life.

If you think your pages can make me hold my breath or miss my subway stop or even laugh out loud, please read my submission guidelines -- I'd love to hear from you.


years experience: 8
GENRES & SPECIALTIES
Literary and commercial fiction, Women's fiction, Historical fiction, Thrillers, Mysteries, Gay and Lesbian, Young adult, Middle grade, Graphic Novels or Memoirs, Judaica, Memoir, Narrative Non-fiction, Fitness, Pop-Culture, Humor
MOST RECENT SALES/ FORTHCOMING BOOKS
Adult titles include:
SITUATIONS MATTER, Sam Sommers (Riverhead) -- THE BELLS, RIchard Harvell (Shaye Areheart Books) -- THE GIRL WHO WOULD SPEAK FOR THE DEAD, Paul Elwork (Amy Einhorn Books) -- WATER GHOSTS, Shawna Yang Ryan (Penguin Press) -- NOTHING LEFT TO BURN, Jay Varner (Algonquin) -- MOONFACE, Angela Balcita (Harper) -- YOU SAY MORE THAN YOU THINK, Janine Driver (Crown) -- EVE, Elissa Elliot (Bantam) -- SCARED OF SANTA, Denise Joyce & Nancy Watkins (William Morrow) -- WHAT WOULD KEITH RICHARDS DO?, Jessica West (Bloomsbury)

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Children's titles include:
CELIA THE DARK AND WEIRD, Karen Finneyfrock (Viking) -- FORGOTTEN, Cat Patrick (Little Brown) -- BLOODTHIRSTY, Flynn Meany (Little Brown) -- SECRET LIFE OF A SCARY GENIUS, Rick Detorie (Egmont) -- SERAPHINA, Rachel Hartman (Random House) -- CHEESIE MAC IS NOT A GENIUS OR ANYTHING, Steve Cotler (Random House) -- THE POPULARITY PAPERS, Amy Ignatow (Abrams) -- SUPER CHICKEN NUGGET BOY, Josh Lewis (Hyperion) -- THE LAST INVISIBLE BOY, Evan Kuhlman (Atheneum) -- THE DEFENSE OF THADDEUS LEDBETTER, John Gosselink (Abrams) -- MEANWHILE, Jason Shiga (Abrams)

SUB-AGENTS/ RIGHTS CONTACTS
Please check our website for more info: www.writershouse.com
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
I am actively seeking new clients.
** Query letter by email or regular mail with SASE. (Email is usually faster, but either is fine.)
** Please include the first 5 pages of your manuscript with your query letter.
** If you email, NO attachments please, unless requested.
** If you mail, no need to send materials double sealed in bubble wrap. (It's paper, not anthrax.)
** My response time is 1 minute to several weeks.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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