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NAME
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Holly Root
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AGENCY
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The Waxman Literary Agency
80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1101
New York,
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10011
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AAR MEMBER
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No
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AGENCY PHONE
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AGENCY FAX
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EMAIL
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hollysubmit@waxmanagency.com
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AGENCY WEB SITE
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http://waxmanagency.com/
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FICTION GENRES
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Chick Lit
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Commercial Fiction
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Women's Fiction
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Romance
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Young Adult
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Middle Grade
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NONFICTION GENRES
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Science
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Psychology
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CURRENT STATUS
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This agent does not currently accept unsolicited queries
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MORE INFORMATION
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
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She is seeking commercial fiction, including romance, young adult, and women's fiction.
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Not currently seeking romantic suspense or category romance.
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For mysteries, primarily interested in high-concept cozies. If you have a thriller, try Scott Waxman or Byrd Leavell instead.
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DOES NOT REPRESENT
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Screenplays/theater scripts
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Poetry
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Picture books
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Not interested in military thrillers or woman/child in peril stories.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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She prefers email queries sent to hollysubmit @ waxmanagency . com
- Email: query (no attachments, but please include <10 sample pages in body of email for fiction)
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MANUSCRIPT FONT FACE PREFERENCE
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MANUSCRIPT FONT SIZE PREFERENCE
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FACTS/TIDBITS
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EDUCATION
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NEW DEALS
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Non-Fiction
Founder of zenhabits.net Leo Babauta's THE POWER OF LESS: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential, to Brendan Duffy at Hyperion, at auction, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency.
Fiction
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Chick Lit
Maureen Lipinski's WAS IT PLANNED?, the humorous story of a young newlywed couple whose lives are turned upside down by an unplanned pregnancy, to Kathleen Gilligan at Thomas Dunne Books, in a two-book deal, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (NA).
Non-Fiction
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Pop Culture
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna's CHERRY BOMB: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a Tougher Chick, a Hotter Girlfriend, and Living Life Like a Rock Star, a lifestyle guide for the girl who dares to be different, to Emily Westlake at Simon Spotlight Entertainment, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency.
Fiction
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Mystery
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Multi-Cultural
Misa Ramirez's LIVING THE VIDA LOLA, to Toni Plummer at Thomas Dunne Books, in a two-book deal, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (NA).
Fiction
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Romance
USA Today bestselling author Susan Kearney's next three futuristic fantasy romances, moving to Amy Pierpont at Grand Central, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (world).
Non-Fiction
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Dating/Relationships
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Pop Culture
Carrie Tucker's I LOVE GEEKS, a humorous guide for women who want to get further inside the nerd subculture, breaking down different geeky obsessions and providing tips to make them more female-friendly, to Chelsea King at Adams Media, for publication in Fall 2008, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (world).
Fiction
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Young Adult
Debut author Rachel Hawkins' paranormal YA trilogy starting with DEMONGLASS, about a sixteen-year-old witch shipped off to a boarding school for witches, shapeshifters, and faeries, where the traumas of mortal high school are nothing compared to the goings on at "Freak High," for publication in winter 2010, to Jennifer Besser at Hyperion, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (NA).
Fiction
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Young Adult
2008 Golden Heart winner Kay Cassidy's THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY, about a secret girl-empowering society where makeover dreams become reality, and the Cindys must face off against the Wickeds for high school supremacy and more, to Regina Griffin at Egmont, in a two-book deal, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (NA).
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PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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LINKS
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http://waxmanagency.wordpress.com
Waxman Agency blog
http://www.twitter.com/hroot
Twitter
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