Dawn Frederick of Red Sofa Literary seeks middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction and adult fiction

Red Sofa Literary

St Paul, Minnesota

https://redsofaliterary.com/

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Red Sofa is a boutique literary agency. Its mission is “to celebrate a life of reading and geek culture, where brains always win over brawn.” 

Dawn Michelle Frederick is the owner of Red Sofa Literary. She brings a broad knowledge of the book business to the table from multiple years of experience in an independent bookstore. She was previously an agent at Sebastian Literary Agency, and she’s a teaching artist at Loft Literary.

Dawn is seeking various kinds of nonfiction: 

Biography-Historical, media related, political. No personal memoir. 

Creative Nonfiction. “It needs to be smart,” says Dawn. The book should be commercial and the author should have a noticeable platform.

History – Books that will engage the commercial reader. 

Humor – Dawn loves a good laugh. She represents the CHOOSE YOUR OWN MISERY series)

Pop Culture – Especially Americana, and anything quirky

Social Issues/Current Affairs—Women’s Studies, GLTB Studies, Social Sciences, and more

Sports — Less mainstream, more extreme sport, ex: Roller Derby, not so much into traditional sports

Women’s Narratives – women’s nonfiction, diverse stories please!

Young Adult – Fiction, Nonfiction

Middle Grade – Fiction, Nonfiction

Query Dawn at: dawn@redsofaliterary.com 

Send a query only; no sample chapters until requested.

Note: Dawn was recently the victim of cancel culture. See the story here.

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