Literary Agents

Ah, literary agents!  What can I say? 

But you really kind of need an agent, don't you?  These people are supposed to work on your behalf to get your works published and several hundred other things, but you have to get accepted first.
I expect a lot of:

So in my quest to look for a literary agent, I have found three that I like:

Eddie Schneider at JABberwocky Literary Agency:

I really liked the sound of JABberwocky Literary Agency who can be found at  http://awfulagent.com.  I love their sense of humor.  I liked what I read of Eddie Schneider and that he had a sense of humor made me smile, but I also liked his special notes that he is "happily consider queries by persons, or featuring protagonists, of any race, color, creed, religion, national citizenship/origin, gender or sexual orientation, disability, age, or physical appearance. Further, I will not attempt to editorially limit the presence of characters in any of the above in order to sell a project, and will support any client who has been discriminated against by a publisher or editor because of such status, in the hopefully unlikely event that this might occur."  You can send a query letter to him at queryeddie [at] awfulagent [dot] com.  He would like a brief one to three-page synopsis, which can be included in the query letter.  The synopsis must be pasted below the query letter.

Nephele Tempest at The Knight Agency:

 

I like the Knight Agency works along side their clients to not just help them write, but learn about their side of business and about the finances.  I also like that they are a green agency, which means they do not take paper queries.  Their website also advises people on how to write a query letter.  Ms. Tempest has a lot of experience and has also worked a writer.  All queries should be sent to Submissions (at) KnightAgency (dot) net.  Queries should be kept to about one-page in length and that all text be contained in the body of an email and be addressed to a specific agent.

 

Sara Crowe at Harvey Klinger, INC:

 

Sara Crowe has a lot of experience in the literary world both in the United States and abroad.  Ms. Crowe has been ranked among the top three YA and MG agents in Publishers Marketplace.  You can send a query to her e-mail at  sara@harveyklinger.com or to the Harvey Klinger website.  She says feel free to include up to 5 pages below the query.  It should be pasted in as plain text in the body of your email.