Literary agent Tess Callero at Curtis Brown seeks Young Adult and Adult Fiction, plus some nonfiction

Al Capone Does my Shirts, a YA novel
by Gennifer Choldenko,
represented by Curtis Brown

Curtis Brown Ltd

Ten Astor Place

New York, NY  10003

http://www.curtisbrown.com/

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Curtis Brown, Ltd. is one of the world’s leading literary agencies, representing a wide variety of established and emerging authors of all genres since 1914. The company has offices in New York and San Francisco and has seventeen literary agents on staff and in boasts a very successful film and foreign rights departments. The newest member of the team is Tess Callero, and like all new agents, she needs authors.

Tess Callero has worked at Curtis Brown since 2015. She represents young adult and adult fiction manuscripts, as well as select nonfiction projects. She welcomes all YA submissions but tends to gravitate towards stories involving friendship, romance, or suspense.

On the adult side, Tess is interested in commercial and upmarket women’s fiction, mysteries/ thrillers, and romance. She has a soft spot for anything involving food, sports, or Hollywood.

Her nonfiction interests include pop culture, business, cookbooks, humor, biography, self-help, and food narrative projects.

In addition to her role as agent, Tess is also the Social Media Director at Curtis Brown. Follow her on Twitter here and follow Curtis Brown on Instagram here and on Twitter here for updates.

Query Tess at tc@cbltd.com

No attachments please. She will respond only if she’s interested in taking a look at your work.

Agency submission guidelines here.

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You’ll also be interested in our How to Get Published mini-conference, with literary agent Martha Webb, author Hannah Mary McKinnon, and HarperCollins editor Michelle Meade on Saturday, Nov 18,2017,  in Guelph (see here). This mini-conference is currently full, but to get on the waiting list, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca.  A space may open up!

Brian is also leading a Writing for Children and for Yong Adults workshop, on Saturday, November 11, 2017, in London (see here).

Also, this fall, Brian will lead a Writing with Style on Saturday, Nov 4, 2017, in Barrie (see here) and How to Build Your Story on Saturday, Nov 25, 2017 in Burlington with author Hannah Mary McKinnon (see here).

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