Submissions
Query Status
Jill Grinberg: Open to queries from authors in all categories. To view Jill’s recent deals, click here.
Katelyn Detweiler: Open to queries from authors in all categories. To view Katelyn’s recent deals, click here.
Sam Farkas: Open to queries from authors in all categories. To view Sam’s recent deals, click here.
Please research our agents and their lists before submitting to determine who is best suited to your project. Submissions sent to agents who are not open to queries or are temporarily closed will be deleted unread.
Query Guidelines
We share queries and materials internally, so please do not send identical queries to all our agents simultaneously. As such, a pass from one agent on a project is generally considered a pass from all of us; please do not immediately re-query another JGLM agent with the same project if you receive a pass.
If you receive an offer of representation from another agent or agency, we appreciate you letting us know by re-forwarding your original query and including OFFER OF REPRESENTATION in your new subject line, and providing any relevant information about the deadline for a response.
If you are submitting as part of an online pitch event, please be sure to mention the hashtag or name of the event in your query’s subject line, and include your original pitch/post in the query letter.
If you were referred to our agency directly by one of our clients, please note their name in the subject line of your email and in your query letter.
We no longer accept or consider mailed hard copy submissions, and any materials received will be discarded unread.
While we endeavor to respond to every query, due to the volume of submissions we receive and our commitments to our existing client list, it is not always be possible. If we decide to pursue your submission, we will be in touch with you. We appreciate your understanding, and we look forward to reading your work.
How to Query
Please submit to us at info [at] jillgrinbergliterary [dot] com
Your email subject line should follow this general format: QUERY: Title of Project by Your Name / Your Book’s Age Category and Genre / ATTN: Name of Agent.
Please paste your query letter in the body of the email, and address your letter directly to the agent you would like to consider it.
Attach your materials as a docx file. Do not attach zip folders, Pages files, links to Google Docs, or links to download materials from file sharing sites.
You will receive an auto-response confirming your submission was received.
Fiction
Please send a query letter and the first fifty (50) pages of your manuscript. If we are interested in reading more, we will reach out to request the full manuscript.
Poetry
Please send your query letter and submit the complete collection as an attachment.
Nonfiction
Please send a query letter and proposal. Your nonfiction proposal should include a project overview or outline, proposed chapter summaries, comparable titles, a sample chapter, your biography, and a bibliography of any additional works. You may also include promotional ties and materials if relevant. Please note in your query letter if you have completed a manuscript for the project, as we may request more materials if we are interested in reading further.
Picture Book
Submissions should include the full text, which can be attached as a docx file or pasted in the body of the email below your query. (You do not need to do both.) If you are an author/illustrator, please include any sample illustrated pages or art samples with your query.
Graphic Novel
Submissions should include a full pitch package, including the project overview, full synopsis, comparable titles, character profiles, and sample script pages. If you are an author/illustrator, please include any sample illustrated pages or art samples with your query.