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Miriam Altshuler began her career as a literary agent at Russell & Volkening Literary Agency, where she worked for 12 years with such writers as Anne Tyler, Eudora Welty, Joseph Campbell, Nadine Gordimer, and Bernard Malamud
She established her own agency in 1994 and focuses on literary commercial fiction and nonfiction, but most important to her is the quality of the writing and how the subject is approached. In nonfiction, she is interested in general nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, memoirs, psychology, travel, nature and biography. She represents a number of award winning and best selling authors.
Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency has offices in both Red Hook, New York and Manhattan, though all queries should be sent to the Red Hook office at the address below. The agency works directly with co-agents in every foreign territory, and works with a number of Hollywood agents regarding film rights.
Miriam Altshuler is a member of the AAR, and charges no reading fees.
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We represent:
Commercial and literary fiction General nonfiction Creative and narrative nonfiction, including memoirs and books with a focus on cultural, social, and psychological issues Young adult fiction Children's books (very selectively) | We will possibly represent:
How-To Self-Help Spiritual
***Please note, for all three categories we are very selective, with a focus on women, children, mothering, and relationships | We do not represent:
Mystery Romance Poetry Fantasy Science Fiction Techno Thriller Screenplays Horror Western |
Submission Guidelines
Send query first to:
Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency
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Query should include a brief author bio and synopsis of the work. Submit outline and sample chapters upon request only. Any material sent should be single sided, double-spaced, and in twelve font. No phone solicitations, unsolicited manuscripts, handwritten material or electronic versions accepted. Please do not send email queries.
Due to the enormous volume of queries and submissions, we can no longer guarantee a response with a SASE. We prefer you provide an email address with your query, and we will contact you if we are interested in reading your work. If you do not have an email address, please provide a SASE, but please note we cannot guarantee a reply if we do not invite you to submit your work.
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