Dado Derviskadic is an active literary agent at Folio Literary Management, specializing in nonfiction genres. He is currently open to submissions and provides specific guidelines for querying.
About Dado Derviskadic
Dado Derviskadic is a Senior Vice President and literary agent at Folio Literary. He began his publishing career in 2009 as a foreign rights director in Beijing, acquiring English-language nonfiction for the Chinese market. His clients include Dr. Nicole LePera, Dr. Cate Shanahan, Kelly and Juliet Starrett, Matt Alt, and Naz Deravian.
Dado Derviskadic focuses on nonfiction by writers with distinctive expertise or insight. His interests include cultural history, biography, art history, film, religion and spirituality, psychology, philosophy, popular science, self-help, health and nutrition, pop culture, fashion, food narratives, and cookbooks.
Dado Derviskadic — Literary Agent
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Submission Details for Dado Derviskadic
Email Dado a query letter and the first ten pages of the manuscript or proposal in the email body, with QUERY in the subject line.
Folio requires a complete nonfiction proposal with a sample chapter, asks writers to query only one Folio agent at a time, and requests one polished project per submission.
If Dado has not responded within four weeks, assume he has passed.
Query and Submission Hints
Please submit queries to dado@foliolitmanagement.com with the query letter and first ten pages of the manuscript or proposal in the body of the email. Write QUERY in the subject line.