L.PERKINS AGENCY
5800 Arlington Avenue
Riverdale, NY 10471
The AGENTS:
Please note that we do NOT represent screenplays, poetry or short stories.
Below is a list of our agents. If you are unsure as to whom to direct your query, please send it to our GENERAL SUBMISSIONS and we will do our best to forward it to the agent most suited to represent your work. submissions@lperkinsagency.com
Please note that the agents open and close submissions depending on their work load, client needs and previous commitments. If you are submitting to one of the following agents, please be sure to check the submission status of the agent by visiting their blog or social media accounts listed below.
Louise Fury
Louise believes in the power of marketing and is constantly on the lookout for authors who know how to promote themselves.She is seeking well written, teen Sci-Fi and Young Adult horror. She is also on the hunt for deep, dark contemporary YA and select Middle Grade fiction with a literary feel-- it must be realistic and thought provoking and the characters must be authentic and original.
Louise is a huge adult horror fan, but also loves romance (especially Regency & Victorian) and is looking for steam/cyberpunk.
In nonfiction, please send humor and pop culture manuscripts her way.
NO memoirs or erotica!!
If your manuscript is COMPLETE, well-written and edited, send your query and the first five pages to: Louise@Lperkinsagency.com
For more information on Louise or to take a peek at her client list, visit www.louisefury.com or follow her on twitter @louisefury
Sandy Lu
Sandy is seeking submissions that draw her in with a unique voice and a good yarn that will make her miss her subway stop and keep her up at night. In fiction, she is looking for dark literary and commercial fiction, mystery, thriller, psychological horror, paranormal/urban fantasy, historical fiction, and YA. In particular, she is looking for historical thrillers or mysteries set in Victorian times and has recently fallen in love with steampunk.
In non-fiction, she is looking for narrative non-fiction, history, biography, pop science, pop psychology, pop culture (music/theatre/film), humor, and food writing.
She is also actively searching for espionage fiction and non-fiction set in China between the two World Wars. No romance, high fantasy, children’s picture books, how-to/self-help, parenting, religion/spirituality, and sports.
Email her at sandy@lperkinsagency.com Please note that Sandy only accepts e-mail submissions. You can check her submission status or follow her on twitter at @sandylunyc
Saritza Hernandez - The e-pub agent
E-Pub Agent extraordinaire and avid coffee-drinker, Saritza is as short and simple as this paragraph. Give her a good paranormal or fantasy romance, a giant mug of steaming Cuban coffee and a corner to put her feet up to read, and she's one happy camper!Saritza represents both new and established authors and is currently looking for strong erotic romance in the following sub-genres:Paranormal, sci-fi, steampunk, cyberpunk, fantasy, BDSM, historical (emphasis on Ancient Egypt, Caribbean/MesoAmerican), intercultural and all GLBT-themed erotica for the digital marketplace. Find her submission guidelines and status on her blog: saritzahernandez.blogspot.com and please send queries to: sh@lperkinsagency.com Follow her twitter @epubagentEmily Keyes
Emily is Contracts & Foreign Rights Manager at the L. Perkins Agency. She’s very passionate about YA and teen novels and is looking to acquire in that area.Previously, she was a Contracts Administrator at Simon & Schuster, Inc. and a writer for “The World Almanac for Kids.” She is a graduate of the NYU Publishing program and knowledgeable about many areas of publishing, and an expert on all things “Sweet Valley.”
Email her at emily@lperkinsagency.com
Twitter: @esc_key
Lori Perkins - Founder - Closed to submissions
Lori is no longer taking submissions.She does, however, maintain her client list, is editorial director at Ravenous Romance and writes a popular blog where you can read about the goings on at the agency, submission updates and her personal and professional take on life and agenting.
www.agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com
Follow her on twitter at @loriperkinsrr
2012 Update
Marisa Corvisiero is no longer with the L. Perkins Agency.Foreign Agents:
We have agents in 11 different countries.
Links coming soon
5800 Arlington Avenue
Riverdale, NY 10471
