agents at dmlaDonald Maass, AgentDonald Maass is president of the Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, which he founded in 1980. He represents more than 100 fiction writers and sells more than 100 novels per year to top publishers in America and overseas. Recently he has obtained six- and seven-figure advances from publishers such as Warner, Ballantine, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Harcourt Brace, Penguin Canada and others for authors like mystery writer Anne Perry, thriller writer Gregg Keizer, historical novelist Jack Whyte and science fiction writers Diane Duane and Todd McCaffrey. He is himself the author of fourteen pseudonymous novels and of the books The Career Novelist (Heineman, 1996), Writing the Breakout Novel (Writers Digest Press, 2001) and the forthcoming Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook (Writers Digest Press, 2004). He is a past president of the Association of Authors’ Representatives, Inc. (AAR). More about Donald Maass here. Writer Unboxed interview Part I Writer Unboxed interview Part II
Jennifer Jackson, AgentJennifer Jackson joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency of New York City in 1993. Growing up reading science fiction and fantasy led naturally to a concentration in that genre, which she continues to champion. She went
on to pioneer the expansion of the agency into the areas of romance and women's fiction, and is developing her list in the mystery and suspense genres, as well as YA fiction. Her current roster includes New York Times best-selling fantasy writer Jim Butcher, Hugo Award winning science fiction author Elizabeth Bear, USA Today best-selling author Anne Bishop, critically acclaimed mystery writer Chris Knopf, and RITA Award Winner Shelley Bates. Previously, she worked as a bookseller for Waldenbooks, and also for Forbidden Planet, the retail division of London's Titan Books.
Cameron McClure, Agent and Rights DirectorCameron McClure joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2004, and handles the agency's foreign and film rights as well as her own growing client list. Prior to this she worked as an assistant agent for Curtis Brown. She represents mostly fiction, and is especially looking for projects that combine genre style plotting with literary quality writing. She's also interested in seeing literary fiction, mystery and suspense, urban fantasy (fantasy and SF set on earth), and projects with multi-cultural, international, environmental, and GBLT themes. She's drawn to non-fiction that reads like fiction, and that explores subcultures or topics that haven't quite broken into the mainstream. E-mail her at cmcclure@maassagency.com with the query letter and first 5 pages pasted into the body of the e-mail. More about Cameron McClure here and here.
J.L. Stermer, Agent and Contracts ManagerJ.L. Stermer joined the agency in 2007. She is seeking fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction, pop-culture (cooking, fashion, style, music, art), smart humor, upscale erotica/erotic memoir and multi-cultural fiction/non-fiction. A graduate of Columbia University, she lives in New York City. Previously, she worked at Venture Literary. Please email her at jlstermer@maassagency.com with a query letter and the first five pages pasted into the body of the email.
Stacia Decker , AgentStacia Decker joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2009. A former editor at Harcourt and Otto Penzler Books, she began her career at Farrar, Straus & Giroux after earning an MFA in nonfiction writing at Columbia University. She represents mystery, suspense, noir, and crime fiction and is looking for a strong voice, dark humor, fast-paced plotting, and unpredictable violence. E-mail her at sdecker@maassagency.com with the query letter and first 5 pages pasted into the body of the e-mail.
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