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. She grew up reading science fiction and fantasy, and initially concentrated her endeavors in that field. She continued by pioneering 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. Her current roster includes best-selling fantasy writer Jim Butcher, Derringer-Award nominee C.M. Chan, and award-winning author Jo Ann Ferguson. Previously, she worked as a bookseller for Waldenbooks, and also for Forbidden Planet, the retail division of London's Titan Books. For more information, please visit Ms. Jackson's website: http://www.jenniferjackson.org
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 literary mysteries (mysteries and thrillers that are well written and address particular social issues). She's also interested in seeing literary fiction, 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 - memoir, biography, narrative non-fiction - that explores subcultures or topics that haven't quite broken into the mainstream. E-mail her at cmcclure@maassagency.com with the first 5 pages pasted into the body of the e-mail; she'll only respond to e-queries if interested. If you'd like a response either way, please snail mail with an SASE. More about Cameron McClure here.
Stephen Barbara, Agent and Contracts ManagerStephen Barbara joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency in January of 2006. He specializes in discovering, developing, and managing talented authors with long-term career goals in select areas: children's (from YA novels down to picture books); literary fiction, SFF, narrative nonfiction, and diet/fitness. His clients include acclaimed children's author Lynne Jonell (Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat), Texas Blue Bonnet nominee Lisa Graff (The Thing About Georgie), and top internet fat loss guru Tom Venuto. Previously, he's been a book reviewer and sports writer for the Wall Street Journal, and worked brief stints at HarperCollins and the Fifi Oscard Agency. He can be queried via email at sbarbara@maassagency.com with a brief query and the first 5 pages of the work pasted into the body of the email. More about Stephen Barbara here. |
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