Updated November 1, 2009
| Max Gartenberg Literary Agencyis an author-focused agency, which handles books of fiction and non-fiction intended for general readers. Established in 1954 in New York City, the agency has since migrated first to New Jersey and most recently Pennsylvania. Among notable books the agency has handled in its fifty years history are Don Robertson’s Paradise Falls (Putnam), a Main Selection of the Literary Guild; W. S. Kuniczak’s The Thousand Hour Day (Dial), a Main Selection of the Book of the Month Club; The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China (Westview) by Ralph D. Sawyer, a Selection of the Military Book Club; The Dying of the Trees by Charles E. Little (Viking), The Frog Prince by Maurice Girodias (Crown), Once They Moved Like the Wind by David Roberts (Simon and Schuster), The Total Film-Maker by Jerry Lewis (Random House), A Heritage of Stone by Jim Garrison (Putnam), Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker by Robert George Reisner (Citadel), Phantom Illness by Carla Cantor (Houghton Mifflin); and hundreds of other books in both hard and soft covers. Thanks to the wonders of modern telecommunications, excellent highways and public transportation, our agents are able to maintain productive relationships with editors and publishers throughout the United States and, indeed, the world. |
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Special interests: current events, women’s issues, health, lifestyle, literary fiction, romance, and celebrity. Will Devlin, Agent Special interests: sports, popular culture, humor and politics |
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Submission Guidelines |
| Writers desirous of having their work handled by this agency should first send a one- or two-page query letter directed to an agent on staff. Simply put, the letter should describe the material being offered as well as relevant background information about the writer, and include an s.a.s.e. for the agent’s reply. If the material is of interest, the agent may request a sample or the entire manuscript. Unsolicited material will be returned unread if accompanied by sufficient postage for its return. 912 North Pennsylvania Ave.Yardley, PA 19067 Phone 215.295.9230 Fax 215.295.9240 |
