Alicia Brooks Literary Agency is a New York-based boutique literary agency founded by veteran editor and agent Alicia Brooks. The agency represents adult fiction and nonfiction as well as young adult fiction and nonfiction, with interests spanning literary and book-club fiction, historical fiction, thrillers, horror, memoir, narrative nonfiction, self-help, pop culture, social justice, and Jewish-interest projects.
Drawing on Brooks’s more than 25 years of experience in publishing, the agency takes an editorially informed approach to representation and works with authors on both manuscript development and long-term career strategy. The agency is particularly interested in distinctive voices, strong storytelling, and projects with cultural, historical, or social relevance.
Alicia Brooks Literary Agency Submission Guidelines
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From the Alicia Brooks Literary Agency guidelines:
Submission Guidelines Details for Alicia Brooks Literary Agency
Market Type: Literary Agency
Brooks is currently accepting queries through the agency website.
The form asks for the author's contact information, project title, genre and subgenre, word count, query letter, synopsis, and author bio.
The subject should be formatted as “PROJECT TITLE by YOUR NAME.”
Do not submit a full manuscript or proposal initially; if she is interested, she will request it.
Requested manuscripts or proposals should have numbered pages.
From the Guidelines
The Alicia Brooks Literary Agency is currently accepting submissions for both fiction and non-fiction.
The form asks for the author's contact information, project title, genre and subgenre, word count, query letter, synopsis, and author bio.
The subject should be formatted as “PROJECT TITLE by YOUR NAME.”
Do not submit a full manuscript or proposal initially; if she is interested, she will request it.
Requested manuscripts or proposals should have numbered pages.