Julia
Bannon has
been walking around with her nose stuck in a book since the age of
five. It didn’t matter if she was walking to school or lacing up her
skating boots, reading has been her lifelong passion. After several
years in public relations, Internet sales and marketing, Julia was
able to merge her passion for the written word with her career when
she went to work for HarperCollins in online marketing. After several
years learning from her amazing colleagues and authors, Julia left the
publishing world to start a family. While raising her children Julia
worked for marketing agencies to build websites and brands for a wide
array of clients through web marketing. Then she returned to her
passion by becoming a copy editor. Julia was so pleased to join the L.
Perkins Agency in late 2012, to learn from her talented colleagues who
have done so much to further the careers of terrific authors. Julia is
thrilled to bring her experiences in publishing, copy editing and
marketing to her new clients as they look to forge the way in the
evolving world of e-publishing.
All appointments with Sara D'Emic have been
filled
Sara
D'Emic
is an Associate Agent with Talcott Notch Literary and is
actively extending her client base. She graduated from Emerson College
with a B.A. in Writing, Literature, and Publishing. She was previously
an editorial/PR intern for Last Light Studio (Boston) and an editorial
intern for Hanging Loose Press (Brooklyn). She currently lives in
upstate New York with her dog, Martha.
I'm interested in: Adult or YA
mainstream fiction, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, mystery, and any and all
sub genres that those encompass.
All appointments with Emily Keyes have been
filled
Emily
Keyes is Contracts & Foreign Rights
Manager at the L. Perkins Agency as well as an acquiring agent. She is
passionate about YA and teen novels, therefore acquiring in that area.
In addition, Emily is looking for a wide-range of commercial fiction
including women's fiction, contemporary romance, fantasy, science
fiction, paranormal and historical. Emily is actively expanding her
client list and open to submissions. As a Contracts Administrator at
Simon & Schuster, Inc. and a writer for "The World Almanac
for Kids," Emily forged her knowledge of many aspects of
publishing, bringing that experience to her current position. She is a
graduate of the NYU Publishing program.
Emily is looking for young adult and middle grade (all
genres), women's fiction, fantasy, science fiction, popular culture
and humor.
Jita
Fumich first began working with Folio in 2006. She has
also worked with the editorial department at Berkley Books at Penguin
and with Macmillan Publishers at their self-help podcasting website,
and is currently the secretary for the AAR’s Digital Rights
Committee. She holds a B.A. from New York University and has taken
classes at NYU’s Center for Publishing.
Jita is actively looking for single title
romance, comic fantasy, urban fantasy, women's fiction, YA, and select
non-fiction. She has a soft spot for steampunk and just about
anything with a touch of romance.
All appointments with Emily Gref have
been filled.
Emily
Gref is an Associate Agent at Lowenstein Associates,
as wel as our foreign rights manager. Prior to Lowenstein Associates
she interned with the Donald Maass Literary Agency, Serendipity
Literary Agency, Arthur A. Levine Books, Tor Books, and Penguin Young
Readers. Her interests are wide and varied. In Young Adult and Middle
Grade she is looking for all genres, but has a weak spot for fairy
tale, folklore, and mythology retellings. Emily is also interested in
fantasy and science fiction, as well as literary and commercial
women's fiction. In non-fiction she is looking for strong narratives
and books by recognized experts with a wide-reaching platform. Books
that lend themselves well to digital platforms are especially of
interest. Non-fiction projects she'd like to take on include
narratives about linguistics, anthropology and history. She is also
open to biographies and memoirs with a strong voice and unique hook.
Primarily young adult and middle grade, all genres. Also
looking for adult science fiction, fantasy, and other speculative
fiction, as well as narrative non-fiction in the social sciences.
