The LKG Agency
465 West End Avenue 2A
New York, NY 10024
http://lkgagency.com/ Caitlen Rubino-Bradway joined the LKG Agency in 2008. Before that she was with Don Congdon Associates literary agency. She is now beginning to build her own list and is actively looking for new authors.
“I
personally am looking for middle grade and young adult fiction,” says Caitlen. “Please,
no picture books or early chapter books. And please, no dystopian futures
(it’s not really my thing), a lot of violence (also not my thing), or books
written in the present tense. (Wow, I just described The Hunger Games,
didn’t I?) Please, no zombies.
“Vampires, werewolves, witches and wizards, angels
and demons, the Greek Pantheon, Thor and Loki and Fenrir, superheroes, aliens,
super-powered aliens — all good. But zombies give me nightmares.
“Please do send fantasy, whether
it be like Harry Potter and Sarah Prineas’ Winterling trilogy (contemporary fantasy
about modern kids!); or Stephanie Burgis’ Kat, Incorrigible series, and Patricia Wrede and
Caroline Stevermer’s Sorcery and Cecelia (historic fantasy re-writes with both
humor and heart!); or Kristen Cashore’s Graceling, Jessica
Day George’s Princess of the Midnight Ball,
and Erin Bow’s devastating Plain Kate (traditional fantasy! With
horses!). And, why, yes, I am listing some of my favorite books on
purpose, on the chance that you have read these and your book compares
favorably to one of them.
“On a related note, please do
send sci-fi, which I also love, having grown up on Star Trek: TNG. Anne
Osterlund’s Academy 7 will forever hold a place in my heart
because it is a futuristic sci-fi with spaceships and lasers, but it also has a
boarding school! (I love books with boarding schools.) Ah, that
reminds me: please do send things with boarding schools.
Please, please, please send fairy
tale re-tellings. Please.
“In my spare time, I am
an author in my own right (or is that write?). My first book, Lady Vernon and Her Daughter, which I co-wrote with my
mother, was released by Crown in 2009. We also contributed to Jane Austen Made Me Do It, published by Ballantine in
2011. My first middle grade novel, Ordinary Magic, was
published by Bloomsbury Children’s in 2012.”
Lauren Galit, the lead agent at LKG is also looking for authors. She
represents only nonfiction and specializes in women’s focused
how-to, such as parenting, lifestyle, health & nutrition, and beauty.
“More than anything else, The LKG Agency is looking
for books that pique our interest,” says Lauren. “Truly original memoirs with
something to share, how-to with a new and interesting take on a subject,
writers with a strong voice that carries the reader along.”
Please make sure to mention any publicity
you have at your disposal.
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| Olga Filina of The Rights Factory |
Brian Henry will lead “How
to Get Published” in Guelph on April 12 with literary
agent Sam Hiyate (see here), in
London on April 19 with literary agent Olga Filina (see here), in
Stouffville on May 24 with literary agent Carly Watters (see here) and in
Ottawa on June 22 with literary agent Maria Vicente (see here).
And Brian will lead a "Writing for Children & for Young Adults" workshop on May 31 in
Burlington (see here).
But the best way to get your
manuscript ready for publication is with a weekly course. Note this new
course: “Intermediate Creative Writing" on Wednesday evenings in Burlington (see here) and check
out the details of all course starting in March and April here.
See Brian's full schedule here, including writing
workshops and creative writing courses in Barrie, Brampton, Bolton, Burlington,
Caledon, Cambridge, Georgetown, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Midland,
Mississauga, Newmarket, Orillia, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines,
Stouffville, Sudbury, Toronto, Halton, Kitchener-Waterloo,
Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.
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