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| The Dutch Wife by Ellen Keith, represented by CookeMcDermid |
320 Front St. W., Suite 1105
Toronto, Ontario
CookeMcDermid was created in 2017 by the amalgamation of two preeminent Canadian
agencies, The Cooke Agency and The McDermid Agency. CookeMcDermid is a full-service literary agency representing authors of
literary, commercial and speculative fiction; a broad range of narrative nonfiction;
health, wellness and lifestyle resources; and middle-grade and young adult
books.
CookeMcDermid represents more than
300 writers, among them Man Booker nominees, Giller and Governor General’s
award–winning authors, prize-winning journalists, New York Times bestsellers
and some of the literary world’s most notable names, including: Jen Agg, Omar
el Akkad, Deborah Campbell, Michael Crummey, Robyn Doolittle, John Irving, Rupi
Kaur, Scaachi Koul, Karen Le Billon, Geddy Lee, Robert Munsch, Jordan B. Peterson, Alison Pick, Andrew Pyper,
Bob Rae, Nino Ricci, David Adams Richards, Amy Stuart, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Jeff
VanderMeer, Sarah Waters, and Jesse Wente.
There are nine agents with CookeMcDermid including:
Paige Sisley joined CookeMcDermid (then The Cooke Agency) in June 2013 following an
internship and is now an associate agent. Paige has her Master of Arts from
Ryerson University's Literatures of Modernity program and a Bachelor’s degree
in English from the University of King's College and Dalhousie.
Paige is currently building her list as a keen and market-focused
reader. When it comes to fiction she is looking for smart, well-written
commercial novels that both entertain and have something to say (e.g. Liane
Moriarty's Big Little Lies and Eliza Kennedy’s I Take
You). She’s seeking books that can compete with Netflix for people’s time,
but that someone like Reese Witherspoon might in turn be interested in
adapting for Netflix.
Paige also represents nonfiction books in the lifestyle and health and
wellness space. In both categories, Paige is attracted to books that enhance
lives, either through a practical application or by shifting and expanding
their reader’s worldview.
When Paige’s head isn’t in a book you can find her baking, at a concert,
or simply watching the world go by in her busy downtown Toronto neighborhood. A
born and bred Torontonian, Paige loves to travel and has also lived in LA, a
sleepy New Zealand surf town, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. She's on Twitter here.
In the subject line, you must include “Author Query” are welcome to
include the first 4 pages of your manuscript pasted into the query. No
attachments. Please do not send any further material unless invited.. Full
submission guidelines here.
Note: Paige will be the guest speaker at the How to Get
Published workshop Saturday,
August 18, 2018, in Collingwood. Details here.
Rachel Letofsky joined the
Cooke Agency in 2010 and is now an associate agent. She frequently travels
throughout Canada and the US to various writer’s festivals and literary events
such as Bloody Words, PNWA, CanSCAIP, SiWC, VWF, NorthWords and Quick Brown Fox
workshops.
Rachel is actively seeking ground-breaking and heart-breaking middle
grade and young adult titles in all genres. She is drawn to works with a
whimsical nature or a grounded, gritty edge in equal measure, though in either
instance, unforgettable characters and original concepts are a must. Rachel
also has a natural soft-spot for exquisite literary fiction.
In nonfiction, Rachel is looking for narrative-driven memoirs, and
anything quirky and life-affirming. Rachel is particularly committed to working
with previously unpublished authors in a focused, collaborative and hands-on
manner.
Read an extended interview with Rachel here.
In the subject line, you must include “Author Query” are welcome to
include the first 4 pages of your manuscript pasted into the query. No
attachments. Please do not send any further material unless invited.. Full
submission guidelines here.
Ron
Eckel is a literary agent at Cooke-McDermid and co-owner of
Cooke International, an agency specializing in foreign rights management for a
diverse group of publishing clients. He is a graduate of Simon Fraser
University’s Master of Publishing program and a twenty-year veteran of Canadian
publishing. Ron worked with Penguin Group Canada, Westwood Creative Artists,
and Random House of Canada before joining CookeMcDermid and Cooke
International.
As an agent Ron is particularly drawn to dark fiction, both
commercial and literary, in the areas of horror, suspense, and psychological
thriller.
On the nonfiction side, Ron loves pop culture, entertainment, music,
pop science, and story-driven current affairs.
Ron’s client list at
CookeMcDermid includes bestselling author Scaachi Koul, CBC Radio columnist and
pop-culture critic Jesse Wente, RUSH bassist and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of
Famer Geddy Lee, and horror writers Eric McCormack and Michael Rowe. On his
bedside table you will find equal amounts of fiction and non-fiction, but
always, always at
least one biography (authorized or not) of the Ramones.
Ron is the sitting
Vice-President of PACLA
(the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents) and you can find him
on Twitter @roneckel.
In the subject line, you must include “Author Query” are welcome to
include the first 4 pages of your manuscript pasted into the query. No
attachments. Please do not send any further material unless invited. Full
submission guidelines here.
Suzanne Brandreth is an agent with
CookeMcDermid and a co-owner of Cooke International, an agency specializing in
foreign rights management for a diverse group of publishing clients. She has
worked in publishing for over 20 years, as an independent bookseller, an
editor, and, since 2003, an agent.
Suzanne has close working relationships around
the world, frequently travels to New York and London, and has participated in
numerous publishing fellowships in Frankfurt, Jerusalem, Taiwan, Turin, and the
United Arab Emirates. Suzanne is a hands-on agent and works with her clients to
brainstorm and fine-tune book ideas and substantively edit proposals or
manuscripts before submission.
Whether literary or commercial novels or
evidence-based and narrative nonfiction, Suzanne seeks stories that challenge
the mind and/or move the heart. She is the agent for Rupi Kaur’s international
bestseller the sun
and her flowers, CS Richardson’s perennial bestseller The End of the Alphabet, and Emily White’s ground-breaking Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude.
In the subject line, you must include “Author Query” are welcome to
include the first 4 pages of your manuscript pasted into the query. No
attachments. Please do not send any further material unless invited. Full
submission guidelines here.
Chris Bucci represents bestselling authors such as Bob
Rae, Timothy Caulfield, Susan Delacourt, Jowita Bydlowdka, James Grainger, and
Kerri Sakamoto.
Chris began his career at the University of Toronto Press and soon
became an acquisitions editor in social sciences and cultural studies. Chris
joined HarperCollins Canada in 2003 as a nonfiction editor. Moving to
McClelland & Stewart in 2004, Chris helped revitalize their nonfiction
program, establishing relationships with international authors, agents and
publishers.
Chris represents both fiction and nonfiction. In particular, he’s looking
for literary fiction, mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction,
commercial literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. For nonfiction, he seeks
popular science, sports, popular culture, politics, essays, and history.
In the subject line, you must include “Author Query” are welcome to
include the first 4 pages of your manuscript pasted into the query. No
attachments. Please do not send any further material unless invited. Full
submission guidelines here.
Martha Webb is a literary agent and part owner of CookeMcDermid.
She represents a wide range of books, but her list focuses primarily on
literary fiction, narrative nonfiction (including memoir and true crime) and
ideas-driven nonfiction. She is especially drawn to approaches that are
thought-provoking, controversial, change the conversation on a given subject or
have a positive impact on people’s lives.
Her clients include Jen Agg, Michael Crummey, Robyn Doolittle, Cathal Kelly, Tima Kurdi, Saleema Nawaz, Pasha Malla, Zoey Leigh Peterson, and Shannon Lee Simmons.
In the subject line, you must include “Author Query”
are welcome to include the first 4 pages of your manuscript pasted into the
query. No attachments. Please do not send any further material unless
invited. Full submission guidelines here.
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| Author Kira Vermond |
If you’re interested in getting published, soon or somewhere down the
road, don’t miss upcoming How to Get Published workshops on
Saturday, Aug 18, in Collingwood with literary agent Paige Sisley (see here)
and Saturday, Nov 17, in Mississauga with literary agent Stephanie Sinclair
(see here).
For updated listing of How to Get Published
workshops, see here (and scroll
down).
If you’re interested in Writing for Children & for Young Adults, Brian Henry will lead a mini-conference with Yasemin Uçar, senior
editor at Kids Can Press, children’s author Kira Vermond, and YA author Tanaz
Bhathena, Saturday, Sept 22, in Oakville (see here), a Writing Kid Lit weekly course on Friday afternoons, Oct 5 – Nov 30
in Toronto (see here), and
a Writing for Children & for Young
Adults workshop Saturday, October 12,
in Sudbury (see here).
For updated listings of Writing for
Children & for Young adult workshops and for weekly Kid lit classes,
see here (and scroll down).
Also
coming soon: Writing Conflict: Fight scenes, Dialogue scenes &
Love scenes, Saturday, Sept 15, in Toronto (see here), and Writing and
Revising, Saturday, Sept 29,
in St. Catharines (see here).
New: November
at the Briar’s Writing Retreat, Friday, Nov 2 – Sunday, Nov 4. Three days to put up your feet, recharge
your creative batteries, and get some great writing tips – all in the
supportive company of your fellow writers. Details here.
This September, Brian is leading a full roster of courses, Introductory
to Intense (Details of all six courses here):
Welcome to Creative Writing, Thursday, afternoons, Sept 27 - Nov 9, in Oakville. See here.
Writing Kid Lit, Friday afternoons, Oct 5 – Nov 30, in Toronto. See here.
And Intensive
Creative Writing, offered in three locales:
Tuesday afternoons, Sept 25 – Nov 27 (first readings emailed Sept 18),
in Burlington. See here.
Wednesday evenings Sept 26 – Dec 5 (first readings emailed Sept
19), in Georgetown. See here.
Friday mornings Sept 28 – Nov 30 (first readings emailed Sept 21),
in Toronto. See here.
See details of all six courses here.
To reserve a spot in any workshop, or weekly
course, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
Read reviews of Brian’s courses and workshops here.
See Brian’s complete current schedule here, including writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and
weekend retreats in Algonquin Park, Alliston, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton,
Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton,
Jackson’s Point, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, New
Tecumseth, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Sudbury, Toronto,
Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA,
Ontario and beyond.
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