Waxman Leavell Literary Agency
443 Park Ave South #1004
New York, NY 1006
Two agents at Waxman Leavell Literary are actively
looking for new authors.
William Callahan of Waxman Leavell Literary
is from Iowa City, Iowa. He went to the University of Iowa and Fordham
University and previously worked at InkWell
Management.
Here’s what Callahan has to say:
The point of my job, as I see it, is to show my clients what is possible. Whether that means diving in and helping shape a manuscript, develop a new idea, or make sure that publishers are doing everything they can for the health of the book, I’m here to create opportunities and nurture success for my authors.
Luckily, it’s what I love to do.
I bring a strong development-based approach to agenting, and there’s nothing better to me than finding a new voice and working with that author to best put his or her vision on the page.
I’m also drawn to authors who sound on the page like he or she is a character in real life: whether in great crime thrillers, or memoir, or history, my chief interest is in finding authors telling stories in new and compelling ways.
The authors I’ve worked with have included winners of PEN awards, National Magazine Awards, Fulbright grants, CWA Daggers--as well as many first-time and unpublished authors. Recent titles include Daniel Stern's SWINGLAND, Marie Myung-Ok Lee's FIRST-BORN SON, Christobel Kent's THE DEAD SEASON, Timeri Murari's THE TALIBAN CRICKET CLUB, and Robert Zorn's CEMETERY JOHN.
Callahan is currently most interested in narrative
nonfiction and memoir, comedy and pop culture, and American history. For
fiction, he represents crime and commercial thrillers, and literary fiction.
For fiction, include 5 – 10 pages of
your manuscript in the body of your email. No attachments.
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Rachel Vogel says,“I am interested in fiction that pays equal attention to both
the voice and the story, and am particularly drawn to literary fiction that
pops off the page, upmarket thrillers and mysteries, “book club” books, and
novels with a fantastic/paranormal element that reach beyond genre.
“In nonfiction, I’m on the lookout for subject-driven
narratives, memoirs and biography and journalism. Some of the books I’ve
represented include Rebecca Dana’s memoir Jujitsu Rabbi and the Godless Blond
(Amy Einhorn/Putnam), the debut novel Race Across the Sky by Derek Sherman
(Plume), a narrative nonfiction work about the Japanese tsunami and earthquake
disaster Strong in the Rain by Lucy Birmingham and David O’Neill (Palgrave),
and the first authorized biography of Jonas Salk, Jonas Salk: American Icon, Scientific
Outcast (Oxford University Press)."
For fiction, include 5 to 10 pages of your manuscript pasted
into the body of your email. No attachments.
Full submission guidelines here.
Brian Henry will host “From the Horse’s Mouth: Getting published or self-published” at Ryerson University on
June 15 with Stacey
Donaghy of the Corvisiero Literary Agency, Greg Ioannou
of Iguana Books, and Patrick Crean of HarperCollins Canada (details here). To register, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
On Saturday, June 22, Brian will
lead a “How to Build Your Story” workshop in Brampton, with guest speaker Lynda Simmons (details here). To register, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
However, before you submit, though, the best way to get your
manuscript into shape is with a weekly course. This summer, Brian will be
leading Intensive Creative Writing courses on Tuesday afternoons in Burlington (details here) and on Thursday evenings in Mississauga (details here). To register, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
See Brian's full schedule here, including writing workshops
and creative writing courses in Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto, Mississauga,
Brampton, Georgetown, Milton, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, Hamilton,
Dundas, Kitchener, Guelph, London, Woodstock, Orangeville, Newmarket,
Barrie, Orillia, Gravenhurst, Sudbury, Muskoka, Peel, Halton, the
GTA, Ontario and beyond.
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