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NAME
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Wendy Schmalz
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AGENCY
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Wendy Schmalz Agency
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AAR MEMBER
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Yes
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EMAIL
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wendy@schmalzagency.com
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AGENCY WEB SITE
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http://www.schmalzagency.com/
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FICTION GENRES
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Literary Fiction
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Young Adult
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Middle Grade
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NONFICTION GENRES
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History
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Biography
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Politics
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Current Affairs
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Pop Culture
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Narrative
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Cultural/Social Issues
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CURRENT STATUS
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This agent accepts queries
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MORE INFORMATION
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
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She mainly represents and sells YA and MG books
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DOES NOT REPRESENT
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She does NOT represent fantasy, horror, science fiction, mysteries, or thrillers
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Not currently accepting submissions of genre fiction or children's picture books.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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http://www.schmalzagency.com/
- She prefers email queries
- Snail Mail: query with SASE (do not include sample pages and must include SASE for a response)
- Email: query only (she only responds when interested)
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FACTS/TIDBITS
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She is taking on very few clients and no new picture book writers
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EDUCATION
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NEW DEALS
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PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It
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Alice Alexiou
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History
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Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition (June 8, 2010) |
A history of the building of the Flatiron Building
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The False Friend
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Myla Goldberg
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Literary Fiction
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Doubleday (October 5, 2010) |
Twenty-one years later, Celia returns to her hometown to tell her family and old friends what really happened that fateful day her best friend disappeared, but her new version of the disappearance is met with disbelief by family and old friends. Meanwhile, Celia's image of her childhood identity is shattered as she listens to descriptions of herself as a child
View book at Amazon
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Girl, Stolen (Christy Ottaviano Books)
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April Henry
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Young Adult
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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition edition (September 28, 2010) |
A trip to the pharmacy turns into a nightmare for Cheyenne Wilder, a blind teenager, sick with pneumonia, she waits in the backseat of her stepmother's car when someone steals it, unintentionally kidnapping her.
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By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
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Julie Anne Peters
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Genres:
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Young Adult
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Hyperion Book CH (January 5, 2010) |
National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters shines a light on how bullying can push young people to the very edge.
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ROCK ON
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Denise Vega
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Genres:
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Young Adult
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Little Brown |
A relatable new story about friends, family, and stepping out of an older sibling's shadow, all while preparing for the ultimate Battle of the Bands
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John Belushi Is Dead
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Kathy Charles
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Young Adult
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MTV; Original edition (August 24, 2010) |
The story of a teenage girl and her best friend who are obsessed with celebrity deaths
View book at Amazon
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LINKS
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http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/lScmalz
This is her webpage on PublishersMarketplace.com
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