Updated November 16, 2009
| Ted Weinstein Literary Management is a leading U.S. literary agency and a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR), working with a wide range of authors of adult nonfiction.The agency’s clients include journalists, academics, enthusiasts and other expert authors. We offer a full-service approach to working with our clients, helping them identify and take advantage of the full range of opportunities – across many different media – that their insights and talents can bring them. With our deep expertise in all aspects of the publishing process and our extensive network of subsidiary rights agents overseas and in Hollywood, we help talented authors build long term careers.
We are particularly interested in representing authors of journalism and narrative nonfiction, popular science, business and personal finance, biography and history, current affairs and politics, health and fitness, food and cooking, entertainment and pop culture (often based on popular Web sites or blogs), and quirky reference books. We invite you to explore our site, which includes information about the agency, recent deals, our clients’ recent books, agency news, submissions guidelines, and other resources to help you understand and succeed in the publishing business. We’re looking forward to learning more about you and your work. Ted Weinstein is an AAR-member literary agent with broad experience on both the business and editorial sides of publishing. Before founding his agency in 2001 he held senior publishing positions in licensing, marketing, publicity and business development with several major publishing companies. Also a widely published author, Ted has been the music critic for NPR’s All Things Considered and a commentator for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Bay Guardian, SF Weekly and Might Magazine. Ted received his B.A. cum laude in philosophy from Yale College and his Master’s degree in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Management. He is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives, the Authors Guild, the Northern California Science Writers Association, and the American Historical Association, and he is on the board of directors of GreenInfo Network.
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Submission Guidelines |
| Submissions There is wisdom in books. Publishing is a business. Because we believe strongly in both these principles, we urge you to take advantage of the books and other helpful resources we link to on this page. Books: We encourage you to read some of the many good books that explain how to write a great nonfiction book proposal, how to work well with literary agents and editors, and how to promote your work most effectively. Shown on the right are a few that we like. Online resources:
When you’re ready to query us, please follow our guidelines carefully so that we can give your work the most timely and careful review. We welcome either a brief query letter or a detailed proposal. Please remember we do NOT represent fiction, stage plays, screenplays, poetry, or books for children or young adults. To save money, time and trees, we accept initial submissions by email only; paper submissions will be discarded unopened. Also, our telephone number does not appear anywhere on this Web site. The written word is our business, and we do not accept or reply to telephone queries. |
