Elizabeth DeNoma

I’m a hands-on agent with deep editorial and international sales expertise whose purpose is to put quality narratives out into the world and help authors build their careers, whether that comprises a single book or 30. I firmly believe that stories of all kinds have the power to open minds and change the world. I sit in the United States and represent global authors writing in English to publishers in North America and others acquiring global English language rights.

My work as an agent is a culmination of my decades of experience as a literary editor, foreign rights manager, manager of design and editorial teams, translator, and ghost writer. I have a PhD in literary studies from the University of Washington and have been awarded several awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship.

What I’m looking for: narrative nonfiction of universal interest – experts and storytellers in environmental science, sociology, psychology, medicine, parenting, history, anthropology, and remarkable memoirs (individual and of a group) that give us insight into our greater human story. Occasionally I represent a work of exceptional fiction.

Please submit queries and proposals to

de****@se***.nl

Nonfiction submissions require a proposal, including sample chapters. Fiction queries require a complete, edited draft of the manuscript.

It’s impossible to reply individually to the quantity of submissions that we receive. If you haven’t heard back from us acknowledging receipt within a month and you’ve followed up, it’s safe to assume that wasn’t the best fit for our team. Thank you for your understanding.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to denoma@sebes.nl

For manuscripts written in English, German or Scandinavian languages, please submit a synopsis (max. two pages) and a motivation letter in English, plus fifty pages of your manuscript in the original language. Please submit all of the above in one document.

If you haven’t heard back from us within six weeks, we are not interested in representing your work.

We are not looking for sci-fi, horror, romance, fantasy, poetry, YA, middle grade or picture books.

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