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| The Island of Women by Lisa See represented by the Dijkstra Agency |
Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
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The Dijkstra Agency is a California-based literary agency with seven
agents, five four of whom are looking for authors, including picture book
author/illustrators, middle grade fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels, young
adult novels, adult fiction and nonfiction:
Suzy Evans is an attorney, author, and agent at SDLA. She
holds a Ph.D. in history from UC Berkeley. She represents picture
books, middle grade fiction and nonfiction, young adult fiction, nonfiction for
adults, and she’d love to find a great legal thriller.
On the children’s front,
Suzy has a great love of middle grade and is particularly on the hunt for
lively, engaging nonfiction that pops off the page and makes kids excited about
reading and learning.
She also wants wacky/hilarious
commercial MG fiction with series potential; and graphic novels that bring
history, great works of literature and fascinating historical figures to life (think
Socrates, Machiavelli, and Hamilton).
She also have a soft spot for classic, coming-of-age
MG works, contemporary YA fiction that tackles difficult issues in bold, daring
ways and with inventive formats that can be brought into the classroom to
stimulate meaningful discussion and debate (a la Walter Dean Myers’ Monster).
She’s also seeking sweet,
lyrical picture books (favorite classics include Stellaluna and The
Cat Who Walked Across France).
Like everyone else, she'd
also love to find MG/YA fiction that explores diversity.
In the adult market, Suzy is particularly on the hunt
for great serious nonfiction, especially by historians who are looking to make
a transition from an academic to trade readership and journalists who have
something unique and significant to say. She’s also on the lookout for smart
parenting books; food, health, and diet-related titles; sports books with
crossover appeal in other genres; self-help of every stripe by authors with
well-established platforms; and riveting, elegantly-written memoir (recent
favorites include William Finnegan’s Barbarian
Days and Paul Kalanithi's deeply-rendered When
Breath Becomes Air); cookbooks with inventive new twists; humor,
especially as it relates to parenting; and small, quirky books that make her
smile or think about the world in entirely new and surprising ways.
As an author herself,
Suzy’s most recent books include Machiavelli for Moms (Simon
& Schuster) and Forgotten Crimes: The Holocaust and People
with Disabilities. She’s also a ghostwriter for a #1 New York Times
best-selling author with more than 25 million copies in print and her first
children's book will be published by HarperCollins in 2018.
Follow Suzy on Instagram at suzyevans.jd.phd and on Twitter at @thehistorychef
Query Suzy at: suzy@dijkstraagency.com
Update Nov 23: Jessica Watterson is now closed to queries. She hopes to begin accepting queries again in January 2021, once she has her current stack of queries under control.
Jessica Watterson has been with the Sandra Dijkstra Literary
Agency since 2013. She’s looking for Romance (Historical, Contemporary,
Romantic Suspense, and Paranormal), Women's Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Domestic
Noir, Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Picture Books.
Jessica is most interested
in all genres of romance. Independent heroines are a must, in addition to well
realized heroes who aren't alpha-holes. Some of her favorite authors
include: Kristen Ashley, Jennifer Armentrout, Jeaniene Frost, Amy Harmon, and
Colleen Hoover.
She also loves Women’s
Fiction that concerns itself with elements of life that can greatly change
one’s perspective and outlook on cultures and experiences.
Jessica is also open to
select Cozy Mysteries that feature fun and independent heroines that can take
what life throws at them with aplomb and a bit of humor.
On the YA side, she is
looking for just about anything contemporary, and a bit of romance thrown in is
never a bad thing in her opinion.
She is also interested in
select author illustrated picture books that capture the fun and joy of reading
between adults and children.
In nonfiction, Jessica is
solely open to Pop Culture projects for authors who have established
platforms.
Query Jessica at: Queryme.online/jessicawatterson
Thao Le represents picture books and graphic novels by
author-illustrators, Middle Grade fiction, and Young Adult across genres, as
well as Science-Fiction/Fantasy and select Romance for adults.
In the picture books, she
works only with writer/illustrators.
In Middle Grade and YA,
whether in prose or graphic novel format, she’s currently seeking contemporary
stories that are witty, heartfelt, and authentic. She's especially drawn to
stories about family and friendships from the POV of diverse protagonists.
She’s a fan of young characters who are passionate about the arts, sports,
STEM, activism, and geeky fandoms. She adores stories with a touch of magic and
whimsy, and is a fan of mythology and fairy tales.
In the Adult SFF realm,
she’s a fan of character driven contemporary fantasy, near future science
fiction, and romantic space operas. She is particularly excited about stories
with fresh twists to common genre tropes.
Her favorite romantic
tropes are: hate-to-love/enemies-to-lovers, slow burn, forbidden/doomed
romance, fake dating/marriage of convenience, grouchy curmudgeon and bubbly
optimistic, mistaken identities, and she is a sucker for beta second male leads
who steal the show (and hopefully the heroine’s heart!).
In general, she loves
beautiful literary writing with a commercial hook and tight plotting. Like
everyone, she is actively seeking underrepresented voices (including, but not
limited to, all ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental and physical health, and
socioeconomic status) to her client list.
Query Thao at: QueryMe.Online/thaole
Elise Capron is most interested in
well-written narrative nonfiction (particularly trade-friendly history,
cultural studies, and science) as well as character-driven literary fiction.
A graduate of Emerson
College, Elise holds a BFA in Writing, Literature and Publishing. She has been
with the Dijkstra Agency since 2003.
Elise is interested in
fiction that has unforgettable writing, a distinctive narrative voice, and
memorable characters. She loves novels with an unusual or eccentric edge and is
drawn to stories she has never heard before. She aims to work with writers who
are getting their work published regularly in literary magazines and who have a
realistic sense of the market and their audience.
On the nonfiction front,
Elise is looking for fascinating true stories told in a compelling way. She is
especially interested in working with up-and-coming scholars (particularly
historians) who are looking to transition from the academic market to a trade
readership, as well as journalists.
Query Elis at: QueryMe.Online/DijkstraCapron
Sandra Dijkstra seeks adult Literary and Commercial fiction, including mystery, suspense and thrillers,
sci-fi/fantasy, romance, picture books, middle grade books, and young adult
fiction.
In nonfiction, she’s interested in History,
Politics, Current Affairs, Business, Science, and Religious Studies. Sandra
looks for writers with something significant to say, who know how to say it in
a distinctive way, and whose books help to make this a better world.
Query Sandra at: QueryMe.Online/DijkstraCapron
What
to include in your query
For any email queries,
please include the word "QUERY" in your subject line.
Fiction: Please send a query
letter, a 1-page synopsis, a brief bio (including a description of your
publishing history), and the first 10-15 pages of your manuscript, all pasted in
the body of the email. No attachments.
Nonfiction: Please send a query
letter and your book proposal. For more about what to include in your proposal,
see the Dijksta Agency submissions page here.
Picture Book Writers: Please send a query
letter, a brief bio (including a description of your publishing history), and
full manuscript text pasted below your query letter. No attachments.
Illustrators with dummy: Please send a query
letter, a brief bio (including a description of your publishing history), full
manuscript text pasted below your query letter, full dummy (in pdf format as an
attachment) that includes 1-2 color samples, and link to online portfolio.
See the Dijksta Agency
submissions page here.
See more about individual agents here.
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