Transatlantic Agency
2 Bloor Street East
Suite 3500
Toronto, ON M4W 1A8
Canada
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The
Transatlantic Agency is one of Canada’s larger literary
agencies, with over 150 clients on two continents. The agency represents both
books for children and books for adults, and nine of their agents are
looking for authors, including Andrea Cascardi, who has returned to
Transatlantic after a few years as Publisher
and Managing Director of Egmont USA.
Andrea
Cascardi
is enormously experienced both as an agent and an editor and she is now
actively looking for authors, of both children’s and adult books. Before her
recent stint with Egmont, she was with Transatlantic for ten years and before
that held senior editorial positions at Random House and Disney Publishing.
Said
Cascardi, “I am delighted to be returning to agenting with Transatlantic, a
company I know and trust, after a period of three years on the other side of
the desk. I am very excited about working closely with authors and illustrators
and I look forward to bringing a new perspective to my work as an agent.”
David
Bennett, president of Transatlantic said, “We are so pleased that Andrea is
returning to the agency to represent a broad range of talent in different
genres from her base in New York.”
“I
have eclectic taste, so my submissions wish-list is broad-ranging,” says Andrea.
She is looking for both children’s authors and adult authors, both fiction and
nonfiction
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| Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, represented by Andrea Cascardi |
Fiction: “Any fiction submission
must, first and foremost, have a compelling voice driving the story.” says
Andrea. “Beyond that, I look for smart writing, and amped-up emotions: for
example, if you’re writing a warm, heartfelt story, I want it to leave me
emotionally spent at the end. Ditto for romance: I want to feel the heat!
“I’m
hoping to discover funny books that literally make me snort with laughter
throughout. And books that take unexpected turns that surprise or shock me in a
good way. I look for unique yet relatable characters, and I want those
characters to come from a full range of diverse backgrounds and time periods.
More specifically, I’d love to see boundary-pushing stories, dark humor,
literary, and clever commercial fiction.”
Nonfiction: I am open to nonfiction
for young readers of all ages, and I’m keen to find innovative presentations
and compelling, creative nonfiction that illuminates a broader topic by viewing
it through a smaller lens. I’d like to see some “out there” nonfiction ideas
that dazzle with their brilliance yet connect immediately with kids.”
Author-illustrators: “I’m excited to bring
new storytelling talent into the field, as well as to work with artists who
have experience in other fields such as animation or editorial work and are
ready to send their own projects into the world.”
Adult
fiction:
I’m a voracious reader, and I’m looking to represent what I’d love to read,
which for lack of a better term I will call commercial books that beg to be
discussed. As with children’s fiction, it must be superlative in one or more
ways: smart, fierce, commercial, emotionally-hooking, clever, heart-pounding,
diverse…the bar is high but I’m eager to discover exciting new voices.”
Query
Andrea at: andrea@transatlanticagency.com
Full submission guidelines, here.
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| Literary agent Cassandra Rodgers |
Brian
Henry has a number of workshops coming up: “Writing and Revising,” Saturday, July 23 in Kitchener (see here),“How to Make Your Stories Dramatic,” Saturday, Aug 20, in Oakville (see here),
and “You can write great dialogue,” Sunday, Aug 21, in Brampton (see here).
For
those who love great food and a beautiful setting with their writing, Brian
Henry will lead a Fall Colours
Writing Retreat at Arowhon Pines Resort in Algonquin Park, Friday, Sept 16 –
Sunday, Sept 18 (see here).
This
fall, Brian will offer a wide range of classes:
“Welcome
to Creative Writing,” Thursday afternoons, Sept 29 - Dec 8, in Oakville.
“Writing
Kid Lit ~ Picture Books to YA” (new) Tuesday afternoons, Sept 27 - Nov 22 (no class Oct 11), in Burlington.
“Intermediate
Creative Writing,” Wednesday evenings, Sept 21 to Nov 30 (no class Oct
12), in Burlington (see here)
“Intensive
Creative Writing,” Wednesday afternoons, Intensive Sept 14 - Dec 14
(no class Oct 12) , in Burlington.
Brian
will lead “How to Get Published” workshops on Saturday, Oct 15 in Burlington
with literary agent Cassandra Rodgers of The Rights Factory as his guest
speaker (details to be posted soon), and on Saturday, October 29, in Caledon,
at the Bolton Public Library, with Martha Web of the McDermid Agency (see here).
Then
on Saturday, November 19, Brian will lead a “Writing for Children and for Young Adults” workshop in Mississauga with Anne Shone, Senior
Editor, Scholastics Canada as his guest speaker.
Read reviews of Brian’s courses and
workshops here.
See Brian’s complete current schedule here, including
writing workshops and creative writing courses in Algonquin
Park, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Georgetown,
Guelph, Hamilton, Ingersoll, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Midland, Mississauga,
Newmarket, Orillia, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, St. John,
NB, Sudbury, Thessalon, Toronto, Windsor, Halton, Ingersoll,
Kitchener-Waterloo, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.
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