Updated September 4, 2011
Advocates for books that matter.The Strothman Agency, LLC is a highly selective literary agency dedicated to advocating for authors of significant books through the entire publishing cycle.Wendy Strothman is widely respected in the publishing industry for her editorial eye, her business acumen, her indefatigable championing of writers and her turnaround of two storied publishing houses: Beacon Press and Houghton Mifflin where she edited Philip Roth and John Kenneth Galbraith.
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We represent: The Strothman Agency seeks out scholars, journalists, and other acknowledged and emerging experts in their fields. We specialize in
We will consider smart, well written commercial fiction, but only from authors who have a strong platform. If you have a platform, please mention it in your query letter.
We do not represent:
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Please do not send entire manuscripts unless requested. We do not accept or respond to queries via fax or telephone. The Strothman Agency does not charge a reading fee, and every submission is read and considered. Due to the volume of submissions we receive, please allow three to four weeks for a response. We accept queries via email to this address only: strothmanagency@gmail.com .On January 1st, 2011 The Strothman Agency will begin only accepting electronic submissions. Physical query letters will be recycled or returned unopened.Please include the following items to ensure a successful submission:
For email queries…Send email queries to strothmanagency@gmail.com only. Do not send attachments. All attachments will be deleted unread. All emails received will be responded to with an auto-reply. If we have not replied to your query within six weeks, we do not feel that it is right for us. The Strothman Agency is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives and the Authors Guild.
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