Kirby Kim is an active literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates
About Kirby Kim
Kirby Kim is an active literary agent at Janklow & Nesbit Associates, currently open to queries and accepting email submissions. His areas of interest include both literary and commercial fiction, as well as narrative nonfiction. Submission guidelines specify sending a query letter with the first ten pages in the body of an email.
Kirby represents fiction across the spectrum; both literary and commercial. He’s most interested in receiving manuscripts that straddle the fence a bit, with upmarket expression combined with a genre element or plot device. His commercial interests include book club fiction, thrillers, mysteries, suspense, horror, and grounded science fiction. When it comes to straight literary work, he’s drawn to rich, sweeping stories that try to encompass a time or a place or tightly written, narratively innovative stories or voices with award potential.
He represents a range of nonfiction working with leaders and journalists in the areas of science, business, culture, and current affairs. He’s also known for representing pop culture, in particular music and comedy.
Submission Guidlines for Luke Kirby Kim and Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Janklow & Nesbit accepts submissions by email only and does not accept submissions written with artificial intelligence.
If you would like to submit your work, include the following:
Fiction: Send an informative description, a brief synopsis, and the first ten pages. Paste the sample pages into the body of the email below your query.
Nonfiction: Send an informative description, a full outline, and the first ten pages of the manuscript. Paste the sample pages into the body of the email below your query.
Picture books: Send an informative description, a full outline, a picture-book dummy, and at least one full-color sample. Attach the dummy as a PDF and the color samples as JPEGs or PDFs.
Graphic novels: Send 10 illustrated pages with text as a PDF attachment and include a synopsis in the body of the email below your query.
Direct the submission to an individual agent and send it to:
Because of the volume of submissions received, the agency cannot respond to every query. Writers will be contacted if the agency wishes to pursue the submission.