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Literary
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Books
& Such
Santa
Rosa, California
represented
by Janet Kobobel Grant,
founder
Wendy
Lawton, agent
Etta
Wilson, agent
Agency Description
(see also listing
on page 571 of the 2008 Christian
Writers' Market Guide)
Books
& Such Literary Agency's
slogan,
“Discerning Literature,” forms
the hallmark of our work. We
focus on helping authors to
develop topnotch ideas, to stretch
and grow with each new book
they write, and to think strategically
not only about their next book
but also about their careers.
Understanding
the ever-changing rhythms of
publishing trends and how to
respond to them is an integral
part of the service we offer.
We
concentrate on developing long-term
relationships with the authors
we serve, shining the light
of success on them, and helping
them to be savvy caretakers
of their abilities and time.
In
2005, Wendy
Lawton
— author of 10 young adult and
teen books and two adult books
as well as founder of the Lawton
Doll business, which created
collectible, prize-winning dolls
— joined the agency.
In
the summer of 2007 Books &
Such added publicist Kathleen
Y'Barbo to its staff. With her
PR experience and degree in
marketing, Kathleen exclusively
works with our agency and clients
to promote their books, writing
achievements, and awards. This
makes our agency the first in
the Christian market to hire
a publicist to be part of its
staff.
In
September 2007, Etta Wilson
joined the agency. The
author of 12 childrens books,
Etta is a member of the Society
of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators, the Women's National
Book Association, the Southern
Festival of Books Planning Committee,
and a founding member of the
Tennessee Writers Alliance.
Books
& Such has been in existence
since 1996. In any given year
we place more than 150 projects
with a variety of publishers.
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About the agents |
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Literary
agent Janet Kobobel
Grant represents
several best-selling authors
and winners of the Gold
Medallion, Christy Award,
and RITA. She founded the
Books & Such Literary
Agency in 1996. Before that
she was an imprint editor
at Zondervan, managing book
editor at Focus on the Family,
collaborator on 17 books,
and writer of two books
of her own. As a result,
Janet knows the publishing
world from the perspective
of a writer, an editor,
and an agent.
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Wendy
Lawton,
a fulltime literary
agent with Books & Such
and an award-winning, internationally
known doll artist and author,
draws on her 26 years in
the gift and collectible
industry to present career
advice for writers that
is fresh and applicable.
She understands business
and she understands promotion.
As an agent, she understands
the business of publishing.
And, having written 10 novels
and one nonfiction book,
she understands writers.
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Etta Wilson,
literary agent with Books
& Such, has extensive
experience as an editor
at Thomas Nelson and Abingdon
Press and as a book packager
and agent with March Media.
In
September 2007, she joined
Books & Such, where
she specializes in representing
authors of works for children
and YA readers. She continues
to sell to publishers
in both the Christian
and the general markets.
She lives in Tennessee.
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Hartline
Literary Agency
Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
Represented
by Terry Burns, agent
Agency
Description
(see
also listing on page 575 in
the 2008 Christian Writers'
Market Guide )
Hartline
Literary Agency represents
fiction and nonfiction books
to leading mainstream and inspirational
publishers. Over the years we
have built productive working
relationships with editors that
help us advise you and guide
your work toward the most appropriate
markets.
We
currently represent many award-winning
authors (see list at hartlineliterary.com
), and we seek to add both
established and promising authors
as clients. If we recognize
potential in your work, we will
do our best to achieve the exposure
and attention it deserves.
Our
core strength is representing
commercial fiction and nonfiction
books for adults. We do not
market short fiction, poetry,
or magazine articles. We're
prepared to represent most genres
in adult commercial fiction.
About
the agent
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Terry
Burns writes
inspirational fiction
and
is an agent with Hartline
Literary. He is one of
10 agents nominated by
the American Christian
Fiction Writers as Agent
of the Year. As a writer,
h is young
adult book Beyond the
Smoke will come out from
BJU Press in January 2009,
and a historical novel
A Promise Kept will
release later in the year
from Treble Heart. Terry's
other fiction titles include
includes the three-book
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Mysterious
Ways series from River
Oak and Trails of
the Dime Novel ,
a trade paperback from Echelon
Press and in audio from
JBS Publishing. Terry has
published more than 200
articles and short stories.
A popular speaker at workshops
across the country, his
available works, as well
as a daily blog, can be
found at terryburns.net
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an agent Terry says, "I'm
looking for a good book,
well written, aimed at a
market that looks promising,
and where I feel I have
the contacts appropriate
to be able to sell the book
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Zachary
Shuster Harmsworth
New
York & Boston
represented
by Mary Beth Chappell
, agent
Agency
Description
(see
also listing on page 588 in
the 2008 Christian Writers'
Market Guide )
Zachary
Shuster Harmsworth
is a full-service literary agency
with a reputation for working
with high quality authors who
create deeply intelligent, beautifully
crafted works intended for a
wide audience. We represent
literary, commercial and inspirational
fiction, memoirs, biography,
history, science, narrative
nonfiction, and prescriptive
books in the areas of business,
health, relationships, religion/spirituality,
food and wine, fitness, parenting,
and general psychology.
The
agents at Zachary Shuster Harmsworth
are respected across the industry
for our eye for talent, our
strong editorial skills, our
negotiating ability, the success
of our books, and our strong
relationships with clients,
publishers, film and television
producers, and other media firms.
In
addition to placing projects
with all the major publishers
in the United States — Random
House, Simon & Schuster,
Penguin Putnam, Thomas Nelson,
HarperCollins, Little, Brown,
Hachette, the Holtzbrink Group
— we sell our authors' works
directly in the United Kingdom
and, through a network of first-rate
sub-agents, in territories throughout
the World.
A
full-service entertainment agency,
Zachary Shuster Harmsworth,
has built a sterling reputation
in the film and television industries.
Each year, we place projects
with large film studios such
as Warner Bros., Universal,
and Fox, major television networks
such as CBS, ABC, and NBC, and
cable networks such as FX, Lifetime,
and HBO. We are also skilled
at placing our clients' work
in magazines and selling audio
and internet rights to books.
About
the Agent
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Mary
Beth Chappell received
a B.A. in Political Science
from Brown University
and a J.D. from Emory
School of Law. Chappell
attended New York University
's Summer Publishing Institute
and then joined Zachary
Shuster Harmsworth in
2004. She seeks projects
that involve compelling
voices, captivating stories
and unique perspectives.
Chappell
represents both fiction
and nonfiction authors
working in many genres.
Her nonfiction interests
include Christianity,
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food/cookbooks, lifestyle, self-help,
pop-psychology, politics, human
rights, southern culture, travel,
religion, the environment and
women's issues. Her fiction interests
include historical fiction, women's
commercial fiction including romance,
Southern fiction, mysteries, and
horror. |
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must be requested in writing
prior to January 5, 2009. Written
cancellations received before
the deadline will be promptly
refunded, less a lost deposit
(nontransferable) of $150. After
the refund deadline, no refunds
will be issued.
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