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| A Beautiful, Terrible Thing, a memoir by Jen Waite, represented by ARC |
ARC Literary Management
New York
https://arcliterarymanagement.com/
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ARC is a new full-service
literary agency established by Myrsini
Stephanides in the fall of 2021. She was previously with the Carol Mann
agency. ARC represents everything from picture books to adult fiction and
nonfiction. All four agents at ARC are looking for authors:
Agnes Carlowicz joined Arc Literary Management in April 2022 as a full-time agent. As
the most junior member of the team, she is likely the hungriest for new authors.
Agnes began her publishing career in 2015 as assistant to Joy Tutela at the David Black Agency, while completing her English B.A. and Creative Writing concentration at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York. In 2017, she joined Carol Mann Agency as assistant to the president where she worked closely with renowned novelist and essayist Paul Auster.
While there, she began growing her own list
to include authors from varied perspectives interested in disrupting the status
quo. Agnes wants to use her position in the publishing industry to help create
a world where writers are liberated to unabashedly express themselves, and
readers of all identities see themselves represented on the page.
In Nonfiction, Agnes is looking
for projects written from underrepresented perspectives covering both history
and current events, intersectional social justice, lifestyle with a personal
touch, deeply honest and self-reflective memoir, and fresh humor/gift books.
Agnes would love to see fiction
that includes well-developed and imperfect characters with atypical
relationships dealing with relatable issues.
In children’s, Agnes is
interested in complex topics made palatable for kids of all ages for parents to
read with their children. She would also love to see heart-warming stories and
silly wholesome humor.
Submit to Agnes through her query manager here.
Iris Blasi has close to two decades of experience in publishing, working in multiple facets of the industry. She joined Arc Literary Management in 2021 after four years at the Carol Mann Agency. Prior to becoming a literary agent, she was Marketing Director and Senior Editor at Pegasus Books. She has held editorial, marketing, publicity, and consulting roles at Random House, Pegasus Books, Union Square Press, Open Road Media, literary PR firm Hilsinger-Mendelson, and consulting firm Idea Logical, Inc.
She has worked on best-selling and award-winning books by authors including Lawrence Block, Rachel Carson, Michael Dirda, Erica Jong, Ira Levin, Alexandra Silber, Jerry Stahl, Gloria Steinem, Charles Strouse, and Fay Weldon.
She is seeking nonfiction in
the categories of biography, memoir, history, science/nature, pop culture,
cultural criticism, current events, politics, and narrative nonfiction. She has
a strong interest in feminism (especially intersectional feminism), in nature,
climate change, and conservation, and in social and racial justice. She has a
particular penchant for books stemming from a quirky journalistic, academic, or
personal obsession.
On the fiction side, she is
presently seeking literary and commercial fiction with a strong voice. She is
also seeking upmarket mysteries and thrillers. She has a special weakness for
books about a major event (a wedding, a reunion, a funeral) that reunites a
group of people, books that take place in compressed time periods or places
(i.e. The Dinner),
books set in boarding schools or on college campuses (Prep; The Secret Place), and
books with a gently comic touch.
She is a big fan of Jami Attenberg, Megan Abbott, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Emily Henry, Linda Holmes, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Curtis Sittenfeld, Emma Straub, J. Courtney Sullivan, Jonathan Tropper, and Kevin Wilson, and would love to see submissions along any of those lines.
Query Iris at: iris@arcliterary.com
For fiction, send a
query letter including a brief bio and, if applicable, publishing history with
sales figures, and the first 25 pages of your manuscript. For nonfiction, send
a query letter including a brief bio and a proposal with sample material. All
material should be pasted into the body of your message; attachments will not
be opened.
Maile Beal joined Arc Literary Management in 2021 after over five years at the Carol Mann Agency. She began her career as an intern before becoming subrights manager and assistant to Myrsini Stephanides and eventually growing her own client list.
She is passionate about advocating for writers and
artists so that they are empowered to create work that will have a lasting
impact – books in which readers will see themselves represented, find tools for
social change, learn something new, connect with a different perspective, and
deepen their understanding of the world.
Maile is interested in adult
nonfiction as well as children’s, middle grade, and YA fiction and nonfiction.
In all categories, like everyone else, she is looking for projects that amplify
underrepresented voices and untold stories.
In adult nonfiction, Maile is
interested in journalistic, investigative deep dives, narrative retellings of
untold histories, business and leadership resources centering underestimated
identities, lifestyle and cookbooks with a fresh, personal hook, and unexpected
humor and gift books.
In children’s, Maile is seeking
fiction and nonfiction in all age categories. In picture books and MG, she
gravitates toward heartfelt, earnest stories that use humor and silliness to
connect with readers. In YA, she’s drawn to voice driven projects focusing on
community and relationships with strong, complex characters that will stick
with readers beyond the last page.
Submit to Maile through her query manager here.
Myrsini Stephanides founded Arc Literary in Fall 2021. A publishing professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry, she spent the first 10 years of her career as an editor at book packagers, Indie, and Big 5 publishers specializing in illustrated nonfiction. From 2009 to 2021 Myrsini was a literary agent at the Carol Mann Agency, where she built an eclectic roster of clients while managing day-to-day operations.
From 2009 to 2021 Myrsini was a literary agent at the Carol Mann Agency, where she built an eclectic roster of clients while managing day-to-day operations. She brings her clients and her passion for fostering a supportive community around colleagues, affiliates, and budding creatives to her next chapter at Arc Literary.
Myrsini is currently looking
for projects in the following adult categories: voice-driven business/tech
books with clear perspectives from experts in their fields;
scientist-storytellers writing accessible narratives for a general,
non-academic audience; women's health, self-care, and progressive parenting
books geared toward a millennial audience; narrative humorists and/or
illustrators with unique voices and a strong platform/community of supporters (on
Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc).
In the children’s world, she is
looking for early readers, middle grade and young adult fiction; graphic novels
for all reading levels; narrative or illustrated nonfiction for all reading
levels; picture books by writer-illustrators (no scripts without illustrators
already attached).
Like everyone else, Myrsini
welcomes submissions (adult and children’s) from authors and creators with
diverse backgrounds who have been misrepresented or marginalized and want to
share their work with the world.
Submit to Myrsini
through her query manager here.
Full submission guidelines here.
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| Kids Can Press Senior Editor Patricia Ocampo |
If you’re interested in writing for children or
for young adults, don’t miss the online Writing Kid Lit workshop, with Kids Can Press senior
editor Patricia Ocampo, August 13. Details here.
And in the fall, join us for an
online Writing Kid Lit weekly class, Wednesday evenings, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Oct 12 – Dec 7,
2022 {Or to Dec 14 if the course fills up}. Details of all fall classes here.
Beyond that, Brian's schedule continues
to take shape:
Online: Writing
and Revising, Sunday, August 14. Details here.
Weekly classes {Details of all fall classes here}:
Online: Enjoying Creative
Writing, Tuesday afternoons, 12:30 –
2:30, Oct 11 – Dec 6, 2022 {Or to Dec 13 if the course fills up.} Details
of all fall classes here.
In-person: Enjoying Creative Writing, Thursday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m., Sept 29 – Nov 24, in
Burlington. Details here.
Online: Writing
Personal Stories, Monday afternoons, 12:30 – 2:30, Oct 24 – Dec 5, 2022 {Or to Dec 12 if the course
fills up.) Details of all fall
classes here.
Online: Intensive Creative Writing, Tuesday evenings, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., Sept
20 – Dec 6, 2022 {Or to Dec 13 if the course fills up. No class Oct
4}. Details of all fall classes here.
Online: Intensive Creative Writing, Wednesday afternoons, 12:30 –
3:00 p.m., Sept 14 – Dec 7, 2022 {Or to Dec 14 if it’s fill. No class Oct 5}. Details of all fall classes here.
Online: Intensive Creative Writing, Friday
mornings, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Sept 23 – Dec 9, 2022 {or to Dec 16 if the
course fills up. No class Oct 14}. Details of all fall classes here.
In-person: Extreme Creative Writing, Thursday evenings, Sept 29 –
Dec 1, in Burlington. Details here.
Writing
Retreats:
Lake Simcoe
Writing Retreat at The Briars resort, Friday, Sept
16 – Monday Sept 19, 2022. Enjoy a weekend of writing at an elegant southern
Ontario resort. Details here.
Muskoka
Writing Retreat at Sherwood Inn, Friday, Oct
14 – Monday Oct 17, 2022. Details here.
To reserve a
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