Liza Dawson, Literary Agent Liza Dawson is an active literary agent at Liza Dawson Associates. Liza Dawson herself is currently not accepting unsolicited submissions
Represents: Commercial, Crime, Family Saga, Historical, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, History, Journalism, Memoir, Travel
About Liza Dawson
Liza Dawson is the President and Senior Agent of Liza Dawson Associates, which she founded after a 20-year career in book publishing. Before becoming a literary agent, she served as an executive editor at Putnam Publishing and William Morrow. Her client list includes bestselling and award-winning novelists, nonfiction writers and literary estates, with authors such as Robyn Carr, Victoria Christopher Murray, Tawni O'Dell, Ross Gay and Annie Barrows.
Dawson specializes in smart, plot-driven commercial fiction, memorable literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. She is particularly interested in books that combine strong writing with narrative momentum and broad reader appeal. She does not represent science fiction, fantasy, children's or young adult books, business books or books about religion, and she does not consider previously self-published or small-press-published work.
Submission Address
Submissions should be emailed to queryliza@lizadawson.com
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About Liza Dawson:
Liza established Liza Dawson Associates following a successful 20-year career in book publishing.
Submission Guidelines Details for Liza Dawson
Market Types Represented: Fiction, Nonfiction
Accepts: Commercial, Crime, Family Saga, Historical, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult, History, Journalism, Memoir, Travel
Web Address: www.lizadawsonassociates.com
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