The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
represented by Sterling Lord
Sterling Lord Literistic
115 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
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The Sterling Lord Agency was founded in 1952 and
counted Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey among his early clients. Peter Matson
founded his firm, Literistic, in 1979 and rose to prominence representing such
writers as John Irving and Dee Brown. In 1987, the two agencies joined forces
to create Sterling Lord Literistic. The agency now has 14 agents accepting
submissions, including two associate agents, Chris Combemale and Nell Pierce.
Like all new agents, they particularly need authors:
Chris
Combemale joined Sterling Lord Literistic in 2019 and works with Chairman Peter
Matson and Senior Agent Robert Guinsler.
Chris
is looking for a broad range of literary fiction and commercial fiction with an
unexpected hook, from psychological suspense to speculative and fantasy.
In
nonfiction he is interested in memoir, essay, and expert-driven projects across
subject areas with special attention to technology, food, pop-science,
economics, and any book that asks big questions about forces of change.
As
a Singaporean/French/American born and raised in London, Chris is drawn to
international voices and writers in translation. He graduated from UNC-Chapel
Hill as a Morehead-Cain Scholar and now lives in Brooklyn.
Query Chris through the agency’s
submission page here.
Nell
Pierce joined Sterling Lord Literistic in 2016 and works with President Philippa
Brophy and Senior Editor Jim Rutman.
Nell is looking for literary and commercial fiction,
narrative nonfiction, character-driven young adult novels, and books about
language and linguistics.
Originally from Australia, Nell holds a Bachelor of
Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne and an MFA in
Fiction from The New School in New York.
Query Nell through the agency’s
submission page here.
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).
Anne Shone
If you’re especially interested in writing for
children or for young adults, don’t miss out Kid Lit workshop, Saturday, Oct 2,
with guest Anne Shone, executive editor, Scholastic Books (see here).
Beyond that, Brian
Henry’s schedule continues to take
shape...
August:
In-Person: How to Write Great
Characters, Saturday, Aug 21. Details here.
September ~ Weekly classes
Online: Welcome
to Creative Writing, 10 weeks of
discovering your creative side, Tuesday afternoons, Sept 28 – Dec 7, 2021
{no class Oct 26}. Details here.
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, Wednesday evenings, Sept 29 – Nov 24, in Burlington. Details here.
Online: Intensive
Creative Writing, a challenging course to help you grow as a writer.
Offered online at 3 different times:
Tuesday evenings, Sept 14 – Dec 7, 2021 {no class Oct 26} – still
lots of room in this session
Thursday afternoons, Sept 23 – Dec 16, 2021 {no class Oct 21}
Friday mornings, Sept 17 – Dec 10, 2021 {no class Oct 22}. Details here.
Details of
all upcoming classes here.
The Briars Resort and Spa on Lake Simcoe
Writing retreats:
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 here. Note: This retreat is now full. Next fall, we’ll offer two retreats at Sherwood to accommodate everyone.
In the
meanwhile, we’re planning a winter retreat at The
Briars on Lake Simcoe and a spring retreat at Arowhon Pines in Algonquin Park, May 27 – May
30, 2022. See details or our 2020 retreat at the Briars here
and or the 2020 Arowhon retreat here.
If you’re interested in either of these upcoming retreats, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
But note, we’ll give first dibs to the people who weren’t able to get into the
Sherwood Retreat.
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