Literary agent Renee Nyen of kt literary seeks Middle Grade & YA fiction

Renee Nyen

kt literaray

Highland Ranch

Colorado

http://ktliterary.com/

Kt literary is  a full-service literary agency operating out of Highland Ranch in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado. They are looking for “brilliant, funny, original Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction, both literary and commercial.”

Renee Nyen is the newest member of the team at KT literary. Renee spent several years in the editorial department at Random House’s Colorado division, where she worked with both bestselling and new authors. She joined KT Literary in early 2013. She makes her home in Colorado with her husband, their young daughter and “their hygienically challenged basset hound.”

Renee is seeking Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction. “I’m always interested in YA historical fiction, mystery, sci-fi, and thrillers, but genre is not as important to me as strong prose and compelling characters.”

Renee doesn't like prologues. She would like a YA set in a lesser-known time in history. “And if anyone out there has a space pirate story, it would jump to the front of my reading queue.”

Query Renee at: queries@ktliterary.com

Paste the first three pages of your manuscript into the email. No attachments.

Full submission guidelines here.

Carly Watters

Brian Henry will lead “How to Get Published” workshops in Ottawa on June 22 with literary agent Maria Vicente (see here), and in Oakville on Sept 27 with literary agent Carly Watters (see here).

But the best way to get your manuscript ready for publication is with a weekly course. You can check out all three courses Brian will be offering this summer here. 

He'll be offering “Writing your life & other personal stories” on Tuesday afternoons in Mississauga (see here), “Next Step in Creative Writing” on Wednesday evenings (see here) and “Intensive Creative Writing” on Wednesday afternoons (see here). 

To register or for more details of any course or workshop, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca

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.