Three literary agents at D4EO seek new authors

Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart
represented by D4EO 

D4EO Literary Agency

13206 Treviso Drive
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211

https://www.d4eoliteraryagency.com/

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The D4EO Literary Agency is a full-service agency representing authors of a very broad range of commercial fiction and nonfiction for children, young adults, and adults. Books represented by the agency have topped the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, and agency authors have received awards that include the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense and the Nero Award, as well as nominations for the Hugo Award, among many other notable successes. With over 3,000 published books under contract, the agency has launched the writing careers of several hundred authors. 

D4EO has four literary agents, three of whom are accepting new authors:

Jana Hanson is the newest member of the team at D4EO. She’s been a book geek since the age of three when she memorized her favorite ABC book but still made her mother read it every night. She was a freelance editor and worked with several electronic publishers from 2006 until 2018 when she became an intern for Paige Wheeler at Creative Media Agency.   

Prior to joining D4EO, Jana was an agent with Metamorphosis Literary Agency.

She is interested in acquiring romance, young adult, cozy mysteries, and women's fiction. 

Query Jana through her Query Manager here.

Vanessa Campos was Sales and Marketing Director of Entrepreneur Press prior to joining D4EO. Now, as an agent at D4EO, she is looking to help bring more diverse voices to the business, entrepreneurship, and self-help publishing space.

Query Vanessa through her Query Manger here.

Please include your book overview, a detailed table of contents, two sample chapters, and marketing plan in .pdf format

Robert G. (Bob) Diforio spent 17 years at New American Library [Dutton / Penguin USA] in positions ranging from VP Sales to President and Publisher, Chairman and CEO. There he helped launch the paperback careers of Erica Jong, Robin Cook, Stephen King, Ken Follett, and Robert K. Tanenbaum. He opened D4EO Literary Agency in late 1989. 

Bob is seeking any fiction or nonfiction work that will absolutely compel him to keep turning pages.

Query Bob at: bob@d4eo.com

For fiction, attach the complete work. Double space, Word format.

For nonfiction, attach proposal and/or Table of Contents along with sample chapters in doubled space Word format.

See D4EO’s submissions page here.

Literary agent Stephanie Winter

If you’re interested in getting published and in meeting a literary agent, don’t miss our online How to Get Published Saturday, May 27, with literary agent Stephanie Winter of P.S. Literary. Details here.

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

Courses:

Online: Intensive Creative Writing, Tuesday evenings, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., April 18 – June 20 – first readings emailed April 11. Details here.

Online: Writing Personal Stories, Tuesday afternoons, 1–3 p.m. April 11 –  May 30, 2023 (Or to June 6 if the course fills up). Details here. 

Online: Welcome to Creative Writing, Wednesday evenings, 7–9 p.m, April 12 – June 7 (Or to June 14 if the course fills up). Details here.

In-person: Welcome to Creative Writing, Thursday evenings, 7–9 p.m, April 20 – June 15, 2023 (Or to June 22 if the course fills up. No class June 8) in Burlington. Details here.

Reserve your spots now before the courses fill up. Email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Author Laurie Flynn

Workshop:

Online: Finding Your Voice, Saturday, April 15, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m., with author Laurie Elizabeth Flynn. Details here.

Writing Retreat:

Late summer Writing Retreat in Algonquin Park at  Arowhon Pines Resort. Tuesday, Sept 5 – Friday, Sept 8. Details here.

To reserve a spot or for more details about any course, workshop or retreat, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Navigation tips: Always check out the Labels underneath a post; they’ll lead you to various distinct collections of postings. If you're searching for a literary agent who represents a particular type of book, check out this post.  

Online and In-person courses this spring: Intensive & Extreme Creative Writing, Writing Kid Lit, Writing Personal Stories, and Welcome to Creative Writing

Writing Kid Lit

Picture Books to Young Adult Novels

Online: Sunday afternoons, 1 – 3 p.m.
April 2 – May 28, 2023, {0r to June 4 if the course fills up; n0 class May 14)
Offered online and accessible from anywhere there's internet 

This course is for adults {or teens} interested in writing picture books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade books, or Young Adult novels. This course is accessible for beginners and meaty enough for advanced writers. Through lectures, in-class assignments, homework, and feedback on your writing, we’ll give you ins and outs of writing for younger readers and set you on course toward writing your own books.

We’ll have two children’s authors as guest speakers – Lana Button and Kira Vermond. Details here. 

Fee: $193.81 plus 13% hst = $219

To reserve your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Writing Personal Stories 

 ~ A wealth of writing and sharing

Online: Tuesday afternoons, 1 – 3 p.m.
April 11 –  May 30, 2023 (Or to June 6 if the course fills up)
Offered on Zoom and accessible from anywhere there's internet 

If you've ever considered writing your personal stories, this course is for you. We’ll look at memoirs, travel writing, personal essays, family history ~ personal stories of all kinds. Plus, of course, we’ll work on creativity and writing technique and have fun doing it. 

Whether you want to write a book or just get your thoughts down on paper, this weekly course will get you going. We'll reveal the tricks and conventions of telling true stories, and we’ll show you how to use the techniques of the novel to recount actual events. Weekly writing exercises and friendly feedback from the instructor will help you move forward on this writing adventure. Whether you want to write for your family and friends or for a wider public, don't miss this course.

Our guest speaker will be Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Peacekeeper’s Daughter. More details here.

Fee: $193.81 plus 13% hst = $219

To reserve your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Welcome to Creative Writing

 ~ Discovering your creative side

Online: Wednesday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m.
April 12 – June 7 (Or to June 14 if the course fills up)

Or

In-person: Thursday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m.
April 20 – June 15, 2023 (Or to June 22 if the course fills up. No class June 8)
St. Elizabeth’s Church, 5324 Bromley Road, Burlington, Ontario {Map here}

This is your chance to take up writing in a warm, supportive environment. We’ll explore writing short stories and writing true stories, writing in first person and in third person, writing technique and getting creative, getting down your very best writing and just for fun writing.

You’ll get a shot of inspiration every week and an assignment to keep you going till the next class. Best of all, this class will provide a zero-pressure, totally safe setting, where your words will grow and flower.

Fee: $193.81 plus 13% hst = $219

To reserve your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Intensive Creative Writing

 ~ Grow as a writer

Online ~ 3 different sessions: 

Tuesday evenings, April 18 – June 20, 2023
6:30 – 9:00 p.m
first readings sent April 11

Wednesday afternoons, April 12 – June 21, 2023
12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
first readings sent April 5

and Friday mornings, April 14 – June 23, 2023 (no class June 9); 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.; first readings sent April 7

– Still space in the Tuesday evening Intensive class. For the Wednesday afternoon or Friday morning class, email to be put on standby; a spot may open up.

Intensive Creative Writing isn't for beginners; it's for people who have been writing for a while or who have done a course or two before and are working on their own projects. You’ll be asked to bring in five pieces of your writing for detailed feedback, including three long pieces. All your pieces may be from the same work, such as a novel in progress, or they may be stand-alone pieces. You bring whatever you want to work on. 

Besides critiquing pieces, the instructor will give short lectures addressing the needs of the group, and in addition to learning how to critique your own work and receiving constructive suggestions about your writing, you’ll discover that the greatest benefits come from seeing how your classmates approach and critique a piece of writing and how they write and re-write. This is a challenging course, but extremely rewarding.

Fee: $255.75 + hst = $289

To reserve your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Extreme Creative Writing

 ~ For more experienced writers 

In-person: Thursday afternoons, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m
April 13 – June 22 { No class June 8}
St. Elizabeth’s Anglican Church, 5324 Bromley Road, Burlington, Ontario {Map here} 

Extreme Creative Writing is for experienced writers who have been writing for a while or who have done courses before and are working on their own projects. You’ll be asked to bring in five pieces of your writing for detailed feedback, including three long pieces. All your pieces may be from the same work, such as a novel in progress, or they may be stand-alone pieces. You bring whatever you want to work on. 

Besides critiquing pieces, we’ll have discussions on topics of interest to the class. In addition to learning how to critique your own work and receiving constructive suggestions about your writing, you’ll discover that the greatest benefits come from seeing how your classmates approach and critique a piece of writing and how they write and re-write. This is a challenging course, but extremely rewarding.

Fee: $255.75 + hst = $289

To reserve your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Instructor Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada's most popular blog for writers, taught creative writing at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Saint John. Brian is the author of a children's version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Tribute Publishing). But his proudest boast is that he’s has helped many of his students get published.  

Read reviews of Brian's various courses and workshops here (and scroll down).

See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here. 

You're invited to a book launch for The Sound of a Rainbow by Sharon Frayne, Sunday, April 2.

Hi, Brian.

I’m very excited to announce the April 2 launch of my debut YA novel, The Sound of a Rainbow, published by Latitude 46.

The book tells the story of Raven, a teenaged pop singer who has been destroyed by social media, and sent to an inclusive and diverse summer camp for the performing arts. Angry and depressed, she meets other campers with significant cognitive or physical challenges in an environment that dares her to make difficult decisions.

The launch is this Sunday, April 2
2–4 p.m.
The Yellow Door Theatre Project
504 Line 2 Road
Niagara on the Lake, Ontario (map here)

Arlyn Levy is the guest host, and the Yellow Door students will perform a variety of musical theatre songs. 

Best wishes,

Sharon

P.S. If you miss the launch, The Sound of a Rainbow is available from Latitude 46 here.

For information about submitting to Latitude 46, see here.

If you’re interested in writing for children or young adults, don’t miss the Brian Henry’s weekly Kid Lit class. Details here. 

See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.

Online: How to Get Published workshop with literary agent Stephanie Winter

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
reporesented by P.S. Literary

How to Get Published

An editor & a literary agent tell all

Saturday, May 27, 2023
1:15 – 5:00 p.m. Toronto time
Online and accessible wherever there's Internet

If you've ever dreamed of becoming a published author, this workshop is for you. We’ll focus on the process of submitting to an agent or publisher, and show you exactly how to write a query letter that will get a “yes!” Bring all your questions! Come and get ready to be published!

Special Option: Participants are invited to prepare a draft of a query letter you might use to interest an agent or publisher in your book. You don't need to prepare anything, but if you like, email me a draft of your query prior to our workshop. Stephanie and I will critique several queries, perhaps half a dozen, so everyone can see what works, what doesn’t and how to improve your query. Do remember that agents come to these events wanting to hear what you’ve got and hoping to find authors they want to represent.

Guest speaker Stephanie Winter is an associate agent at P.S. Literary. P.S. is a full-service literary agency with eight agents, representing everything from picture books through young adult, and literary and commercial fiction and nonfiction for adults. Their goal is to support clients from draft to post-publication and to pursue foreign, audio, digital, TV/film, and serial rights on their behalf. P.S. has launched many new authors on their careers.

As an agent with P.S. Literary, Stephanie Winter acquires across three main pillars: nonfiction, graphic novels, and picture books for young readers, in addition to select adult fiction in upmarket and thriller categories. Stephanie lovingly describes her list as geeky, young at heart, and queer-affirming. Some of Stephanie’s projects include Danny Loves Pasta (DK, 2023), The Case for Cancel Culture (Macmillan, 2023), and The Embroidered Closet (Abrams, 2022).

Stephanie holds a B.A. in English Literature with High Distinction from the University of Toronto and an M.A. in English: Issues in Modern Culture from University College London, UK.

You can find more information on how to connect with Stephanie at www.stephaniewinter.ca

Workshop leader Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for writers, teaches creative writing at Ryerson University, and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Windsor to Charlottetown. But his proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their first book published and launch their careers as authors. 

See reviews of Brian's classes and workshops here.

Fee: $45.13 + 13% hst = $51 paid in advance by mail or Interac

To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.