Updated November 10, 2009
| Denise Marcil is the president of Denise Marcil Literary Agency, Inc. Ms. Marcil represents a wide variety of commercial fiction and non-fiction—from suspense, thrillers, and contemporary women’s fiction to management books—many of which have appeared on national bestseller lists including The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times.She was named one of Glamour magazine’s Top Ten Outstanding Young Working Women. Ms. Marcil has been interviewed in many publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New Yorker, Business Week, Working Woman, and More magazine. She was the featured story in a nationally televised PBS program, “Working Women.” For many years, Ms. Marcil served on the board of directors of the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR) and its predecessor, the Independent Literary Agents Association. She was Literary Vice President for the AAR. She is chair of the AAR’s Royalty Committee on which she’s served since its inception in 1991. She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Communication Arts Institute, the parent organization for The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow. Currently, she serves on its Literary Advisory Board.
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| We represent: Fiction In fiction, we represent thrillers, suspense novels, and women’s contemporary fiction books that reflect the lives, challenges, loves and family issues facing today’s women — from twenty-something’s to retirees.
Nonfiction We specialize in nonfiction books that help people’s lives. We are currently seeking self-help and popular reference books, including parenting, business, spirituality, and biographies. We are looking for authors with national platforms such as national seminars, columns, television and radio shows. |
We do not represent: We do not represent science fiction, children’s books, or political non-fiction.
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Submission Guidelines |
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It’s always nice to find out how you found out about our agency. If you’ve found my website or my listing in various publishing guides, met me at a writer’s conference, or have been referred by a “colleague or friend,” please feel free to include that in the beginning of your letter. To ensure the fastest response time to your query, please send your query letter to the correct address.
Denise Marcil Literary Agency, Inc. By appointment only. Office Hours Mon-Fri: 9-5:30 SUMMER HOURS Mon-Thurs: 9-5:30 If you would like to send us a submission please visit our submissions page to find out how. Please note: We do not accept e-mail query letters.
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