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NAME
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Rebecca Sherman
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AGENCY
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Writers House
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AAR MEMBER
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No
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EMAIL
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rsherman@writershouse.com
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AGENCY WEB SITE
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http://www.writershouse.com/
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FICTION GENRES
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Young Adult
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Children's
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Middle Grade
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NONFICTION GENRES
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Celebrity
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Pop Culture
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Film & Entertainment
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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's looking for new talent in the children's book market, specifically writers of teen novels, young adult, and middle grade fiction
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For adult or children's non-fiction, she's looking for entertainment and pop-culture. All submissions by celebrities (even D-listers) are welcome
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Picture books occasionally strike her fancy, but it's rare, and almost impossible if the subject is "your dog"
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She is particularly interested in middle grade and YA novels which authentically portray modern tween and/or teen life
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She's for books with something to say, books that make her laugh, and characters that truly remind her of how confounding and wonderful (ridiculous! frightening! glorious!) adolescence can be
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DOES NOT REPRESENT
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Snail Mail: query with sample chapters (or full manuscript if it's a picture book) & SASE
- Email: query only (no attachments)
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FACTS/TIDBITS
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Former assistant to WH's senior agent Susan Cohen
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Actively building her client list
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EDUCATION
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Graduate of Northwestern University
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NEW DEALS
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PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls
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Bennett Madison
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Young Adult
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Razorbill (May 19, 2005) |
While at the Big Blonde club, Lulu loses her purse–the one with gorgeous Alfy Romero's phone number in it–and she wants it back. Along with her friends Charlie and Daisy, she sets out to find it and becomes enmeshed in a wild case of identity theft and homicide
View book at Amazon
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Lulu Dark and the Summer of the Fox
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Bennett Madison
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Young Adult
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Razorbill (May 18, 2006) |
The last thing Lulu Dark needs is a mystery getting in the way of her Important Summer Plans (which include snacking, sunbathing, and trash TV); but when Lulu’s mother, B-list celebrity Isabelle Dark, disappears, Lulu gets just that...
View book at Amazon
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LINKS
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http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/rebeccasherman/
This is Rebecca Sherman's webpage on PublishersMarketplace
Her is an interview with Ms. Sherman on Verla Kay's website
http://www.verlakay.com/agent9-05.html
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