Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents is a full-service New York literary agency with roots dating to approximately 1913. The agency represents a selective list of authors across literary and commercial fiction, mystery and thriller, memoir, narrative nonfiction, history, biography, journalism, current affairs, science, popular culture, and children's publishing. Its agents work with both established and emerging writers and provide representation covering editorial development, publishing contracts, foreign rights, film and television rights, audio rights, and other subsidiary rights.
The agency's current roster includes Gail Hochman, Marianne Merola, Emily Forland, Emma Patterson, Jody Kahn, Henry Thayer, and Mitchell Waters. Submission interests vary considerably by agent, ranging from literary and upmarket fiction to commercial genre work, children's books, memoir, journalism, history, politics, science, sports, and cultural nonfiction. Writers should review individual agent profiles and direct their query to the agent whose interests most closely match the project.
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents Inc Submission Guidelines
Submitting Your Work to Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents Inc
For submissions, Brandt & Hochman currently accepts queries by email.
Query a specific agent using the email listed on that agent's profile. The basic agency guideline is a query of no more than two pages containing a persuasive overview of the project plus information about the author and writing credits.
The agency does not represent screenplays or textbooks and does not guarantee a response to queries.
Before submitting to Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents Inc
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From the Guidelines
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. represents fiction and non-fiction for the general trade market. We work with literary and commercial fiction, mystery/thriller, memoir, narrative non-fiction, journalism, history, current affairs, books on health, science, popular culture, lifestyle, and art history, and children’s books.
We do not handle screenplays or textbooks.
We accept queries by email and regular mail; however, we cannot guarantee a response to queries. For queries via regular mail, be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope for our reply. Query letters should be no more than two pages and should include a convincing overview of the book project and information about the author and his or her writing credits. Unsolicited query inquiries are not accepted by phone.
Address queries to the specific Brandt & Hochman agent whom you would like to consider your work. Agent email addresses and query preferences may be found at the end of each agent profile on the AGENTS page of this website.