Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency has 4 agents all looking for new authors

Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

27 West 20th Street
Suite 1003
New York, NY  10011

https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com/

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The Jennifer Lyons agency has four agents, all of them looking for new authors: 

Jessica Felleman began her publishing career in Los Angeles after receiving her MFA in writing from CalArts. She relocated to New York in 2015, where she spent five years at a mid-sized agency before joining the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency. 

Jennifer is seeking literary and upmarket commercial fiction; crime fiction and suspense, fiction that balances on the edge of genre, and some selective science fiction / fantasy, and YA. She loves fresh stories about magic, and looks for underserved voices, unforgettable places, and complicated families.

In nonfiction, Jessica specializes in prescriptive titles that offer realistic advice or new perspectives to help readers better understand themselves and the world, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller THE HIDDEN POWER OF F*CKING UP by The Try Guys. She’s also looking for humour, cookbooks, and narrative nonfiction about science or history that resonates with current conversations.

Query Jessica at: jfsubmissions@jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com  

Send only a query letter; she’ll request a chapter or full manuscript if interested.

Jeff Ourvan, an attorney, published author and writing instructor, is a literary agent with the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency. Jeff heads the Agency’s book-to-film efforts. His most recently authored work is THE STAR-SPANGLED BUDDHIST (Skyhorse).

In nonfiction, he’s especially interested in narrative nonfiction, histories, biographies, international current events, finance, science, food and sports.

In fiction, he’s looking for young adult and middle grade novels, mysteries, sci-fi and thrillers.

Query Jeff at: jeff@jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com

Send only a query letter; he’ll request a chapter or full manuscript if interested.

Pamela Malpas has spent more than two decades in publishing; before joining the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency, she was an agent with Harold Ober Associates, and prior to that, with Knox Burger Associates. She has worked with winners of the Stella Prize, and the Morton Dauwen Zabel, PEN/New England, PEN/West, and Ippy awards. 

In fiction, Pamela is seeking literary and upmarket commercial fiction, crime novels, and suspense, particularly novels that examine moral problems, family dynamics and human behaviour.  

In nonfiction, Pamela is seeking history, natural history, arts and culture.

Query Pamela at: pamela@jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com

Send only a query letter; she’ll request a chapter or full manuscript if interested.

Jennifer Lyons, Owner & President: Jennifer was a senior agent for sixteen years before she decided to open up her own literary agency. She represents numerous award-winning authors. The awards her clients have received include the Nobel Prize, The Pulitzer for both Fiction and Nonfiction, the National Book Award for both Fiction and Nonfiction, PEN Literary Awards, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, the Coretta Scott King Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, The Koret Award, The Lambda, and many others.

Jennifer is a contributing editor to the literary journal fiction and the author of THE BUSINESS OF WRITING (Allworth Press, 2012), and she regularly teaches the business of writing based on her own book.

Jennifer is seeking literary and upmarket fiction, and commercial women’s fiction.

She’s also seeking narrative nonfiction.

And children’s books, especially middle grade and young adult.

Jennifer prefers hard copy, but emailed queries should go to: jenniferlyonsagency@gmail.com

Send only a query letter; she’ll request a chapter or full manuscript if interested.

Full submission guidelines here.

Literary Agent Gordan Warnock

If you’re interested in meeting an agent and in getting published, don’t miss our online How to Get Published workshop Saturday, Aug 14, with literary agent Gordon Warnock of Fuse Literary (see here).

If you’re especially interested in writing for children, don’t miss  Writing Little Kid Lit course, offered online Thursday afternoons, July 8 – Aug 26 (see here) and Writing for Children and for Young Adults workshops online Sunday, July 11, with literary agent Maria Vicente of P.S. Literary (see here).

Beyond that, Brian Henry’s schedule continues to take shape...

Summer classes:

Tanya Bellehumeur-Allat's memoir,
Peacekeeper's Daughter, coming in September

Online: Exploring Creative Writing, an introductory, low pressure course to get the creative juices flowing, Wednesday, afternoons, July 7 – Aug 25. Details here.

Online: Writing Little Kid Lit {Picture Books, Early Readers, Chapter Books & Middle Grade}, with two accomplished children's authors as guest speakers, Thursday afternoons, July 8 – Aug 26. Details here.

Online: Intensive Creative Writing, a challenging course to help you grow as a writer. Offered at two different times:  Tuesday afternoons, July 6 – Aug 24, and Wednesday evenings, July 7 – Aug 25. Details here. ~The Intensive classes are probably full; email to get on the waiting list or to inquire about the fall.

Details of all summer classes here.

July workshops

Online: Writing for Children and for Young Adults with literary agent Maria Vicente of P.S. Literary. Sunday, July 11. Details here.

Online: Writing Conflict, Saturday, July 17. Details here.

Online: How to Write Great Dialogue, Sunday, July 25. Details here.

August workshops

Online: How to Get Published, with literary agent Gordon Warnock of Fuse Literary, Saturday, Aug 14.  Details here.

In-Person: How to Write Great Characters, Saturday, Aug 21. Details here.

September ~ Weekly classes 

Online: Writing Personal Stories, 9 weeks of creativity and companionship. Monday afternoons, Sept 27 – Dec 13 {no class Oct 11 or Oct 26}. Details here. 

In-Person: Writing Personal Stories, 9 weeks of creativity and companionship, Tuesday afternoons, Sept 28 – Nov 30, in Burlington. Details here.

In-Person: Intensive Creative Writing, a challenging course to help you grow as a writer. Tuesday evenings, Sept 21 – Dec 8. Details here.

Online: Intensive Creative Writing, a challenging course to help you grow as a writer. Offered at two different times: Thursday afternoons, Sept 23 – Dec 16 {no class Oct 21}, and Friday mornings, Sept 17 – Dec 10 {no class Oct 22}. Details here.  

Writing retreat:

Lake Joseph in Muskoka: Sherwood Inn Writing Retreat: this elegant little resort in the heart of the Muskoka’s will be the site for our fall retreat. Friday, Oct 22 – Monday, Oct 25.  Details to come.